How to Avoid Fouls in Basketball

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If you foul a player in basketball, he or she will get to take either two or three free throw shots worth one point per shot. Learn how not to foul in this basketball fundamentals video from a hoops expert.

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How to Avoid Fouls in Basketball
One thing a player should never do in a game of basketball is try to foul a player one thing that you do when you foul a player is you hit any part of there body push them in any other way or kick them or trip them without trying to go for the ball. For example if you go for the basket or shoot a shot the defender will have his hands in the air but you can't touch the other defender at all, you have to let him jump you have to let him shoot but if he shoots you can try to block the ball. Don't touch any part of him if he gets hacked on his arm, neck, his chest, he goes to the free throw line and every free throw is counted as 1 point when you shoot both depending if your outside of the 3 point line or the inside line you get 3 or 2 shoots. If you shoot the basket and you get fouled outside of the 3 point line you get 3 free throw shoots. If you shoot anywhere from the inside an on you get 2 free throw shots.

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