| SportsDictionary.org Sports Terms... |
|
|
|
|
Dictionaries by Category
|
| Definition Of: |
free throw
The attempt to score a basket, unobstructed, uncontested from the free throw line (15 feet from the basket). A free throw is worth one point. A team is awarded a free throw when the opposing team commits a foul. The player on whom the foul was committed has to take the free throw(s). In case of free throw(s) resulting from a technical foul, any player can take the free throw. This is generally the point guard of the team, at the time on the floor. A player who is fouled while in the act of shooting a two-pointer gets two free throws, and in the act of shooting a three-pointer, three free throws. Also: foul shot.
|
| |
Ball Sports INDEX:
List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
|
1 A: Page 1 of 1.
|
|
|
|
|
| Copyright 2008, SportsDictionary.org. All rights reserved. |
|
|
