When people think of sports, they most often think of team sports. Team sports are when one group, or team, plays against another group, or team, in a competition. The team members work together to achieve a common goal. My chosen team sport is basketball.
Basketball is a team sport where players try to score points by throwing a ball through a high hoop. In basketball there are five players from each team playing at one time. The goal of the game is to score more points than the other team. A point is scored by getting the ball through the hoop. This is called making a basket. Baskets made are worth 1, 2, or 3 points.
A free throw is a basket made following a foul. It is worth one point. The worth of all other baskets depends on how far the shooter is from the basket. If the shooter shoots from behind the three-point line, the basket is worth 3 points. If the shooter shoots from in front of the three-point line, the basket is worth 2 points.