Basketball And Baseball Similarities

Words: 580
Pages: 3
Open Document
Baseball and basketball have been around for over one hundred years. There are many differences and similarities between scoring, changing possession, and physical contact in basketball and baseball. Even with the differences they possess, they both include the human nature to compete against one another to achieve victory. A player must score to win in any sport, and scoring in basketball and baseball are different. Competing and scoring to win is human nature and it’s in one’s everyday life, not just in sports. In basketball, players score by making the basketball into a basket. It could be for either three, two, or one point. From the three point line or inside the three point line; or if a player gets fouled, from the free throw line, any player must make a shot to score. …show more content…
Both basketball and baseball are determined as “limited contact sports (Wikipedia)”. Basketball contact comes usually when a player enters the “paint” or lane. It is an area that is close to the basket, and is where most larger players are located. Too much contact will result in a foul. A foul can be both offensive and defensive. A foul results in two free throws if the player is in a shooting motion when fouled, or three free throws if the player is behind the three point line. It has the chance to also result in a one-and-one if the opposing team has seven or more fouls. If they do not, however, the team will just get the ball out of bounds. In baseball, the contact comes usually at home plate. When a base runner is trying to score, and the catcher has the ball, the base runner has the opportunity to try and run the catcher over, trying to make the catcher lose the ball, and getting to home base. Another contact at home plate is a batter getting hit by a pitch. This results in the batter going to first base. There are also collisions on the field, when two outfielders try and catch the same
Show More

Related Documents: Basketball And Baseball Similarities

Compare And Contrast Baseball And Baseball

Both basketball and baseball require different preparations throughout the course of the year. Students at Wahlert have long debated whether baseball or basketball is more physically and mentally demanding. Athletes aren’t only physically and mentally challenged, but they are also involved in many offseason and postgame activities that shape them into the type of players they want to be. Basketball and baseball have similarities and differences when it comes to physical and mental drain along with…

Words 1637 - Pages 7

Cultural Similarities Between Honduras And Puerto Rico

that city. When you go to a game the crowd even bring fireworks that the light up during the game. Unlike Honduras, Puerto Rico main sports are baseball and basketball. Every city only has one team and when you go to a game of baseball or basketball in Puerto Rico its more organized they do not light up any fireworks as it is illegal. Another similarity that this country has when you go to a stadium is that people bring percussion instrument to make music for their team…

Words 494 - Pages 2

Similarities Between Delaware Valley University And Harcum College

share multiple similarities; There are far more differences among them. This paper will examine the many differences and the many similarities between these schools. First, Delaware Valley University is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It offers over twenty-five, four year undergraduate majors on a spacious campus. It offers extracurricular activities for students to join such as clubs, and athletic programs. There are many sports to choose from football, baseball, basketball, track and field…

Words 454 - Pages 2

Essay on Farenheight 451

4. “Or go out in the cars and race on the streets, trying to see how close you can get to the lampposts, playing ‘chicken’ and ‘knock hubcaps’.” ­30 5. “…an hour of basketball or baseball or running…” ­29 Is Our World any Different? The dystopia in Fahrenheit 451 is a lot like, and not like our society today. A similarity between these societies is that we rely heavily on electronics such as televisions. We constantly need the newest product to fit in with everyone else. In Fahrenhei…

Words 304 - Pages 2

Statistics: Michael Jordan Essay

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Basketball Hall of Fame as player Medals[hide] Men's Basketball Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles Men's basketball Gold 1992 Barcelona Men's basketball FIBA Americas Championship Gold 1992 Portland Men's basketball Pan American Games Gold 1983 Caracas Men's basketball Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ,[1] is a former American professional basketball player, entrepreneur…

Words 3093 - Pages 13

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Research Paper

protesting power, these instances are portrayed very differently. Given the possibilities that power and protest is a shared theme in the novel and film versions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, other key similarities and differences exist if one considers the the fishing scene and the baseball scene. In the novel the fishing trip was a pivotal moment for the men on the ward. It was most of the men’s first time outside the ward since they had voluntarily committed themselves. It was their chance…

Words 1012 - Pages 5

Similarities Between Fahrenheit 451 And Today

ignorant race. Today’s society should stay away from this type of destruction. Today’s society today contrasts with this society greatly, but there are also many similarities, which can be fatal. In “Fahrenheit 451” the fashion that they do schooling may seem very unusual compared to today’s way of schooling but they have slight similarities as well as differences. In the schools the children are doing mostly physical activity and the real things they learn are just answers thrown…

Words 805 - Pages 4

Family Origin Paper

Origin Paper To start my family origin paper we have to go way back to 1976 when my parents met in Alamo, North Dakota; a town of about 200 people in the northwestern part of the state. They met while going through school playing sports, mainly basketball. Both were pretty good at the sport and won some awards and had chances to play more but decided to get married and start a family instead. Both grew up around the whole farming scene. My mom actually lived on a farm growing up and also as she…

Words 1818 - Pages 8

Athletes Story Essay

factual mini-biography about Marshawn Lynch and Russell Wilson, two talented young men who landed themselves in the big league and some of the encounters they endured along their journey. These two men are unique, yet very similar in many ways. One similarity includes both of these gentlemen playing for the Seattle Seahawks, and both are quarterbacks. In 2012, Marshawn Lynch and Russell Wilson became co-MVP’s in a game that made Clare Farnsworth, a digital media writer for the Seahawks say “You can’t…

Words 1143 - Pages 5

Sociological Portrait Analysis

As a young boy I was given Tonka Trucks, Matchbox cars, a baseball glove and other “little boy” toys. My father made sure I was always outside playing in the dirt and riding my big wheel. As I became older I started hanging out with other little boys and playing sports. My parents would practice baseball with me by teaching me to bat, as well as throw and field the ball. While hanging out with my male friends I started picking up basketball and football. Later closer to my teenage years I started…

Words 1751 - Pages 8