Basketball is a team game, the essence of which is to throw a basketball into the opponent’s ring. Each team consists of five players. The ball can be driven, transferred, thrown into the ring only with your hands, while observing certain rules of the game. One of the violations of the game is a run in basketball.
In order to avoid penalties from the referee and not to let down his teammates, it is worth paying close attention to the correct ball. In this article you can find out what a jogging in basketball is, how many steps you can take when dribbling the ball and the rules for moving a player around the playing court.
Supporting leg
Ball movements made by the player are counted from the supporting leg. Therefore, in order to determine whether a player has made a run or not, the International Basketball Federation has established instructions for determining the supporting leg. It includes the following items:
- When a player takes possession of the ball, he independently decides which leg to use as a supporting leg. As soon as the basketball player has moved one leg, the second will automatically be considered a supporting one.
- If at the time of passing the ball the player is on one leg, it will be the supporting one as soon as the player touches the floor with the second foot.
- If a basketball player stands on one leg at the time of mastering the ball, and then jumps out and lands on both, then none of the legs will be supportive.
- If the player received the ball in a jump, then touching the court with both legs at the same time, he can independently choose which leg to support.
- When a player lands on one foot, and then only lowers the second, then the one that first touched the playing court will be considered as a reference.
- If in a jump the basketball player touched the court with one foot, then he has the right to jump out of this state on both legs. Then the supporting leg is not determined.
It is allowed to catch the ball in a sitting, lying, reclining position, but it is strictly forbidden to roll, stand, slide on the court with the ball in hand.
Kicking the ball
In order to find out what a jogging in basketball is, you need to familiarize yourself with the rules for moving a basketball around the playing field. They read:
- Putting the supporting foot on the playing court is allowed only after the basketball player has released the ball from his hands. Those. initially, the basketball player must make a pass or throw into the basket, and then touch the playing court, otherwise his actions will be regarded as a run.
- The following sequence of actions is considered to be the proper dribble: the basketball player takes the pass, hits the floor with the ball, moves the supporting leg. If the second paragraph was omitted, the judge will record a violation.
- After the player has stopped, he can bounce or take one step, provided that not one of his legs was support. Touching the floor is allowed only after the ball has been released from the player’s hands.
What is jogging
A jogging in basketball is the prohibited movement of a basketball player controlling the ball across the playing court. Dribbling should not exceed two steps, then the player must either pass the ball or throw into the basket. It is also forbidden to carry the ball through the playing court. During the lead, the basketball player is obliged to “knock” the ball on the floor.
Another nuance that should be considered when playing the game is that at the very beginning of the dribble, the basketball player must first hit the ball with the ball on the floor, and then begin to move. If this action has not been performed, then it will also be regarded as a run in basketball.
Jogging punishment
The penalty in basketball is called a foul. It happens:
- personal
- technical;
- unsportsmanlike;
- disqualifying
- mutual, etc.
Running in basketball is not a serious violation, so it does not entail severe punishment. If a player runs, the ball is passed to players of the opposing team for a throw-in. Its place is chosen next to the place of the perfect violation and is located outside the playing field.