Foul ball

Although one might not get injured at a game, seeing another fan struck by a foul ball or broken bat and being carried out on a stretcher with blood leaking onto their shirt can ruin the atmosphere and the experience of the whole game for other fans. While the odds of death due to a foul ball or broken bat are astronomically low, it is still a chance, and there are enough foul balls hit each year that it is just a matter of time before one of these severe injuries turn into a tragedy. While the extending screens could potentially inconvenience fans (even though the inconvenience would most likely be incredibly small), it is better to extend the netting so that fans are not seriously injured. As USA Today writer Bob Nightengale put it, “You can get used to inconvenience. You can never become immune to tragedy.” Although the netting will not entirely eliminate fan injuries, it will severely limit the amount of severe injuries and possibly even prevent fatal ones, because fans without protection will be farther away from the plate, have more time to react, and the ball will have slowed down by the time it reaches them. Despite the potential inconvenience and the large expenses required to extend the netting, the extra protection for fans is worth…

kicked up, but administered little relief from the suffocating heat. Inhaling deeply, I took in the fragrance of the freshly cut grass. The umpire bellowed, “batter up!” and I spit out the last of the salty sunflower seeds that were in my mouth before advancing into the batter’s box, shirking the crisp white paint that merged with the agar-lime in numerous spots left over from the previous inning. I adjusted my hands on the bat and prepared myself for the first pitch. The pitcher wound…

viewing options. These issues are complicated and there is no easy solution that will solve any of these issues. The easiest to fix is bringing up the quality of play. Again, there are many reasons as to why quality of play is down and some are complicated, but many are simple and would significantly improve level of play. One simple change that would significantly improve quality of play is changing the pass-interference rule. Pass interference is is a foul that occurs when a player interferes…

established as a rule. This meant that if the ball went outside the court boundaries, the team which did not touch the ball would be awarded possession of the ball. Out of bounds lines was not the only rule that affected the game, but offensive rules of basketball were affected too. Players were not allowed to bounce the ball while having an offensive possession to score the ball according to the People History website. Eventually, there was a rule change which gave basketball athletes the…

For instance during regulation play only four members from the team are allowed on the court. Also only three personal fouls can be committed before being disqualified from the game. Another rule is (obviously) to score you have to get the ball in your hoop for it to count. There also can’t be two people on the same trampoline , and if this happens it results in a turnover. After a foul is committed it will result in a faceoff in which the two players will go head to head and the player with…

know how to shoot a free throw. It all starts by just going to a court and having a basketball. This could be anywhere, your high school, friends house, or a local recreation center. If you can’t find a court, you could just go in your own driveway and measure out ten feet. This is the length between the free throw line and the basket. The next step is to find the center mark on the free throw line. On most hardwood courts there is a nail mark on the foul line to mark the middle of the free…

The ball is in your hands, you control the outcome of the game. If you miss it, the other team has a chance to score and win. If you make it, your team wins. Thus, free throws win games. If only it was as simple as putting the ball to the net. Shooting a free throw starts in the mind. It is just as much of a mental thing as a physical. Whether it be in your driveway, the gym, or at the end of a close game, the one thing you must be equipped with is focus.…

perception, and trajectory of the ball in flight. First of all, shooting is artistic because it requires correct hand and eye coordination. A basketball player’s hand and eye coordination can be improved as he or she practices dribbling techniques. Velocity is used when the speed of an object is moving at a certain pace in a particular direction. So, when a player goes in for a layup or shoots a jump shot, the athlete has to know how to adjust their speed of velocity with the speed…

It started out like every other day and when I would go to practice then I would shoot the basketball for about thirty minutes to forty-five minutes into practice. Before I had conducted this experiment I sucked as a free throw shooter and everyone just thought that was the funniest thing in the world. Now I am in the top ten on our team and have impressed everyone so far. My actually goal was to make at least 80-90% of my free throw shots. The actions that I need to take were to go home after…

motion, inertia, force, velocity, acceleration and gravity by using balls, blocks and tubes. The report will also outline the pedagogy approach adopted by educators to ascertain that the child will engage in a physical science activity, which will improve the child’s skills of problem solving, critical thinking and reasoning in accordance to the Australian Curriculum and The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia expectation. Activity Design (Appendix 1, pp. 7-12) Context In…