Article: The equipment for tetherball is relatively simple. Each court is composed of a ball on a rope attached to a ten foot pole. The court is divided into two sides, one for each player, that should evenly divide the pole in half. Your goal when playing tetherball is to hit the ball with your hand in a way that gets it past your opponent so that the rope winds completely around the tetherball pole. The tetherball court is divided in half and is usually marked off by chalk or a line in the cement. If there are no markers for the side boundaries, be sure to ask other players. You will be expected to stay on your side of the court while facing your opponent. Going off-sides will result in the offending player getting a penalty. Opposite of soccer rules, tetherball requires you to only touch the ball with your hands. Touching the ball with another part of your body can result in a penalty against you. Open, closed, or double handed strikes are allowed - use what works best for you! A popular house rule, sometimes called "beach tetherball," allows for the use of any part of the body during play. Using the rope, a player can launch the ball in a way that makes it difficult for opposing players to return. This is why touching the rope is considered an illegal move. Touching the tetherball pole is also illegal and will result in the immediate loss of the game for the player who touched it. A common house rule allows players to hold the rope where it meets the ball only when serving. This might seem obvious, but violating this rule can be tempting. By holding the ball for a split second, you can redirect it out of the reach of your opponent, which is illegal and referred to as "carrying." All contact between you and the ball should result in it bouncing off your hands right away, otherwise it is considered a rule violation. Unless a house rule says otherwise, serves must also be hit and not thrown or "carried." Each time the ball crosses onto your side of the court, you are allowed a single hit. The one exception to this rule are rebounds off the pole. If the ball hits the pole and returns to a player, the player may hit the ball again as though it were his first hit. Hitting the ball more than once is often called "juggling." Each time the ball passes the boundary line or bounces off the pole, the hit counter is reset to zero. Hitting more the once will result in a penalty. Because of the fact that tetherball is an informal game, there may be special rules, called "house rules," that you'll need to take into account while playing. These rules might be slight variations on rules you are already familiar with, but by asking for the house rules up front, you'll prevent yourself from getting an unnecessary penalty. Whenever a player breaks the rules, play should be stopped immediately and the ball returned to its position when the violation occurred. This includes the number of wraps; wraps around the pole gained from violations should be unwound. Additionally: Possession of the ball goes to the player who did not break the rules. This player should then serve the ball. Three rule violations results in an immediate loss for the rule breaking player. Some house rules allow an extra wrap in favor of the player who did not break the rules. When both players commit a violation of the rules, a pole drop will decide play. This is where both player hold the tetherball with a single hand over the boundary line about three feet ( .91 m) away from the pole. Both players then drop the ball and after the ball hits the pole, game play resumes.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Know your goal. Stay on your side. Use your hands. Avoid touching the rope or pole. Strike the ball to return it to your opponent. Make your hits count. Ask other players about house rules. Award penalties for breaking the rules. Pole drop the tetherball for double violations.
Article: Keep holding their left foot up with your right hand. Raise your own left foot and pivot on your right foot to execute a 180-degree turn in a clockwise direction. When you finish your turn: Your back should now face your opponent. Your right foot should still be between their legs. Your left foot should now be on the outside of their left leg. Hold their foot up with both hands. Once your left hand has taken hold, slide your right hand down along their left leg. Stop just before you reach their knee. Keep turning in the same clockwise direction by another 90 degrees. As you do, use your hands to bend their left knee so you scoot your left foot under that leg while straddling it. When you finish your turn, your should be facing the inside of their right leg.
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Straddle their left leg. Grab their left foot with your free hand. Continue turning.