Playing basketball requires skill, strength, agility—and physics! Get an edge on your competitors with this fascinating book, which reveals the science of the game. Discover how players who jump have to overcome gravity, how friction affects the ball when it bounces on the ground, and why the shot clock has to precisely measure time to make sure that teams shoot within 24 seconds of taking possession.
- ISBN10 0778775577
- ISBN13 9780778775577
- Publish Date 15 January 2020
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Crabtree Publishing Co,US
- Format Paperback
- Pages 48
- Language English