De Chavez, Sheila D.

AL - 62

I. BASKETBALL

1. What is the purpose of time out?

In a game, a point will come where players will be out of energy, like a toy that
run out of battery. They need all the recharge they can get to fulfill and maximize
their function once again. This case scenario is comparable to sports - players have to
have a time to regain their strength, strategize, and fuel themselves up with motivation
in the middle of the game in order to be under the title “winner”. This is where time
out comes in.

Time out is a brief interruption in the period of play during which the clock is
stopped and is provided by the rules. This kind of play interruption is provided to give
players a chance to rest, to change their game strategy, to draw up a specific play, and
also to fire up the team. Firstly, breaks come in handy especially when the best
players runs out of energy. This gives the players the chance to recharge and get the
game back on their shoes. Next up, time outs are made to tackle the most appropriate
strategy on the situation at hand without distractions. Third, when the game is almost
done, it is crucial to have a difference in the game play. Time-out gives the team the
opportunity to draw up a new play that the opposing team haven’t learned or
discussed yet. Lastly, there are instances when a team is winning or losing by a line,
and a fire of motivation can help them get into their A-game. To sum up, these breaks
must give the players something new on their sleeves and helps them overcome
obstacles.

2. What is the most effective basketball defense in a crucial game? Explain your
answer.

In my perspective, the most effective basketball defense is the zone defense. It is

an alternative of the man-to-man defense, wherein instead of each player guarding a
corresponding player from the other team, each zone defender is responsible for
guarding an area on the floor or “zone”, or any offensive player that comes into that
area. Zone defenders change their positions relative to the where the ball moves. This
strategy is often effective in stopping dribble penetration and one-on-one moves and
on personal note, I think it is best suited during crucial games. Playing a zone can help
in the situations when the offense have a couple of outstanding players too quick to
defend individually. Also, when using the zone defense, the players protect the paint
area and force the opponents to shoot from outside; less probability of scoring points.
It prevents easy scores when the ball is in-bounded under the basket. The defense can
somehow slow down the game and control the tempo of the game. Further, changing
the defense from man-to-man to various zones can make the offense off-balanced and
confused.

3. What is the difference between offensive foul and blocking foul?

Basketball is related to words such as aggressiveness, alertness, toughness,

decisiveness, spontaneous, and although it is not all about the use of physical strength,
we can all agree that it is what makes the game rolling, aside from attitude. Since
basketball is a game that involves ‘physicality’, the ‘game-on’ attitude, and its
spontaneity, fouls are almost inevitable. First off, a foul is a rule-breaking action
which can either be physical or technical.

Physical fouls also called personal foul involves actions such as pushing,
grabbing, hitting, and trapping while the technical foul involves shouting at the
referee or at an opponent. The first foul mentioned are committed by either offense or
defense. An offensive foul happens when a player makes significant contact with a
defender who has established a position. In layman’s term, players foul when trying to
get past a defense by pushing or holding the opponent. Most common offensive foul
are charging fouls and illegal screens. Each player who gets an offensive foul losses
the possession of the ball, unless the team who committed the foul is in a penalty
situation. Meanwhile, defensive foul occurs when the offensive player makes
significant contact with a defender who is not stationary, fails to give proper space
and/or is in the restricted area. In short, this kind of foul is committed when a player
on defense use an illegal contact to try to stop the attacking players. Defenders are
allowed to move backwards and sideward to block the attacker’s path, but moving
forward is not allowed.

II. VOLLEYBALL

1. What is the server’s primary responsibility?

To begin with, when it comes to volleyball, it all begins with serving. The first
contact that starts every game is what we call the serve. Serving is all about putting
the ball into play and the player who does the act is the server. A player becomes the
server if he is situated in the right back position during the rotation. Its primary
responsibility is to get the ball over the net and within the court while being in the
service zone of the court.

Moreover, the servers has various rules to follow for the service execution. Firstly,
hey are not allowed to toss or release the ball more than once. Once the ball is tossed
or released, the server has to hit it and execute the service. Secondly, the server is also
not permitted to to touch the court when the service has been carried out. Third, the
server has to do the service hit within eight seconds after the 1st whistle of the referee.
A service will be cancelled if the execution is carried out before the referee’s whistle
or too late after the said signal. Fourth, if the serve hits the top of the net and rolls
onto the other side, the server gets a point. Meanwhile, if it falls back onto the server's
side instead, the other team gets to serve.

2. Why is the overhead pass or set important in a Volleyball game?

The goal of passing is to prevent the ball from landing on the court. Specifically,
overhead pass is one of the paramount skills, both for passing the ball and setting the
ball for attackers. It involves hitting the ball using an overhead playing motion to
direct the ball to your teammate. Setters have to get the ball quickly and accurately
place it for the hitter. The “set” play a vital role in a volleyball game for it puts the
ball where it needs to be before the hitter hits the ball into the opponent’s court. The
consistent set makes an established offensive rhythm. This makes the skill involved in
almost every play. On the other hand, the skill is comparable to a safety net because a
set or overhead pass can negate a bad pass. If a setter can track down any pass and set
it where a hitter can spike effectively, it does not really matter how poor the initial
pass was.

3. When does a team rotate?

There are six players on the court at a time for each team in a traditional
volleyball game. Each players occupy a location in the court, but this changes when
there is already a need to rotate. The front-row players are the left front, middle front
and right front. The back-row players are the left back, middle back and right back.
These locations are not to be confused with a player’s position. If you a player is
assigned to be the setter wherever position he/she might be inside the court, the
assigned task must be played. Each player, except the libero, rotates to each position,
may it be in the front row or back row.

In terms of rotation, whenever a teams gets the possession of the serve, this is
where the new serving team rotates clockwise. Those who are in the left front rotates
to the middle front position , the middle front rotates to the right-front position, the
right-front rotates to the right-back, the right-back rotates to the middle back, and the
middle-back rotates to the left-back. The player whose located in the new right-back
is the one to serve the ball. Rules are strictly observed during rotation. If a player
switch to it’s position before the ball is served, the player will be called out from an
overlap, giving the point to the other team.