Basketball is a sport that requires teams to have a variety of skills to perform at a high level. While you need scorers, it’s also important to have players who can effectively pass the ball to your scorers. The best passers get lots of assists. So what is an assist in basketball? An assist is … Read more
Baseball is a bit different from other sports in the sense that baseball doesn’t use a clock to dictate the length of baseball games. Sure, baseball has innings but they’re not a predetermined length of time such as football or basketball quarters. Because of this, there are a ton of things that factor into the … Read more
Goaltending is one of the most deflating plays in basketball. As a defender, what might have been a game-changing block turns into points for the other team. Goaltending on offense may also negate momentum-changing putback dunks. Either way, goaltending occurs as the result of a mistimed jump – leaping too early for an offensive rebound … Read more
It is commonly said that baseball is a sport of failure. In fact, one of the greatest to ever play, Ted Williams, even said that baseball may be the only endeavor where someone can succeed three out of ten times and still be considered successful. What happens the other seven times? Well, the batter is … Read more
When learning to play basketball for the first time, it’s important you understand how to do the right things on the court. At the same time, it’s also important you know how to avoid doing the wrong things on the court — such as traveling. So, what is traveling in basketball? Traveling is a violation … Read more
While there are a lot of things that go right on the basketball court, there are also a lot of things that go wrong. It doesn’t matter how much you try to avoid them, fouls are inevitable in the game of basketball and are often the deciding factor between a win or a loss. So, … Read more
It’s 4 p.m. on a Friday and your boss asks you to play in a golf tournament on Monday morning. The team needs a fourth player and despite your lack of experience playing golf, your boss assures you it will be fun to get out of the office for a day. Knowing the alternative is … Read more
There’s nothing more exciting in soccer than rushing down the field on a breakaway as your teammates fill the outside lanes. And there’s nothing worse than in that same moment when you make one last forward pass and hear the dreaded sound of the whistle. Sounds like someone was offside. So, what is offside in … Read more
Every sport evolves with time and soccer is no exception. One such evolution is that of the “sweeper” position. What used to be a fairly straightforward role, has evolved to stay relevant in today’s game. Now, you might be wondering… What is a sweeper in soccer? A sweeper or “libero” in some languages, is a … Read more
In today’s game of football, there is an emphasis on the vertical passing game. Many fans might be under the impression that the game is heavily favored towards the offense, but there are several costly penalties the offense can commit. One of them being “intentional grounding”. What is intentional grounding? Intentional grounding is a penalty … Read more