### activity | game:

Basketball
* also features disqualification, also known as fouling out
  - has a large following
  - uses large balls
* are round, orange, and of roughly the same size.
* break from soccer, and soccer is always a break from basketball.
* can be a game of position and physical prowess or a game of passing and creation
  - great source of entertainment to be played or watched
  - take a toll on a players' ankles
* cold-weather sport in most countries.
* combines power and aerobic capacity.
* contact sport, but boxing blood sport
* difficult game for kids to play.
* fast moving game that can be played on both indoor and outdoor courts.
* game of angles
  - controlling tempo when reduced to it's simplest element
  - momentum and spurts
  - peaks and valleys
  - rhythm and flow, speed and finesse
  - runs, and the next one belonged to Susquehanna
  - skills carved from the basic fundamentals
  - played high in the trees
* game that involves many disciplines, including math, physics, art, and others
  - requires sound fundamentals
* graceful sport.
* great sport because just about anyone can play it.
* growing sport in Japan
* highly skilled sport that requires hours of practice.
* includes basketball shot
  - goals
  - regulation time
  - second periods
* involves forces.
* is America's number one sport, and is only getting bigger
  - aerobic exercises
* is also one of the most versatile of all team sports
  - the most popular team sport among high school and college women
  - very popular in schools, and there are a number of national competitions
* is an activity that puts some of the highest demands on the feet
  - athletic game
  - example of a sport that requires an extended period of physical exertion
  - another example of a sport whose play descriptions can be applied to parenting
  - based on fundamentals regardless of talent
  - basketball, regardless of who's playing
  - during the winter
  - extremely popular in Philippines
  - found throughout North America and has spanned the globe
* is like jazz, or like the blues
  - that, a team sport
  - the business world in that there's a big emphasis on groups and teams
* is located in basketball courts
  - stores
  - more than just a sport
  - no longer a game of skill, with emphasis on shooting and passing
  - now the second most popular sport in the world
  - on the rise internationally
* is one of the fastest changing and unpredictable games played
  - growing sports in Europe and the Middle East
  - most popular indoor sports
  - neatest sports in sports history
  - world's most popular sports for players and spectators alike
  - open to both men and women
  - played all year round
* is played in every country by players of every skill level and enjoyed by all peoples
  - terms two and three and popular sport
* is played in the sportscenter
* is popular in Australia in terms of participation, especially among children
  - Panama
  - psychological
  - punctureds
  - sports equipment
  - supposed to be a tall man s game
  - the essence of zen in action
* is the major sport in reservation communities in the southwest
  - on the play grounds of the major sized communities
  - most frequent sports injury producer in the military
* is the most popular sport among college women, followed by volleyball and tennis
  - at North Queens
  - one that crossed over all levels
  - sport deal plans to play at the collegiate level
* is the ultimate hacker sport
  - theoretically a non-contact sport
* is used for bouncing
  - throwings
  - very popular, as are cross-country skiing and football
* naturally appealing sport in today's economy and ecology.
* needs the abilities of running, jumqing and throwing.
* physically taxing game full of huge bodies constantly crashing into each other.
* popular recreational sport.
* popular sport for students of all ages
  - in the country as well
  - sport, especially among children and young adults
* positive sport.
* reaction sport.
* series of sprints rather than continuous running.
* shows energy.
* speaks a universal language
  - their language
* sport for black men.
* sport that has a rapid and constantly changing environment
  - seems almost made for the movies
* strenuous sport and it is easy to get dehydrated.
  - sport played in a gym with up to five players on the court at a time
  - sport, and the sixth man is the ultimate team player
* tests one s strength and agility as well as mental fortitude.
* tournament game, and it's tournament time.
* tradition, a heritage, a festival.
* way of life.
* young man s sport
+ Chile, Regions, Sports: Spanish-speaking countries
  * Basketball is a popular sport. Chile earned a bronze medal in the first men's FIBA World Championship held in 1950. They won a second bronze medal when Chile hosted the 1959 FIBA World Championship. Chile hosted the first FIBA World Championship for Women in 1953 finishing the tournament with the silver medal. Other sports such as marathons and ultramarathons are also increasing in popularity. The Dakar Rally off-road automobile race has been held in both Chile and Argentina since 2009.
  * Basketball is now the second most popular sport in the world. Women's basketball is also a popular sport, even though it does not receive nearly as much attention as men's basketball. Basketball has been played in the Summer Olympic Games since 1936.