What Is a Basketball Foul?
Video Transcript What Is a Basketball Foul? Alright in this clip I’m going to explain what a foul is. A foul is when the defender touches the offensive player on a shot. Whether a lay up, whether a jump shot, whether a dunk, whether at all. But a foul is when the defender strikes a player and in attempt to either steal the ball from a dribbler or knock the ball out of the hand from a jump, I mean from a jump shot or a lay up. This is what a foul is. And what a, after you could foul someone, it gives the opportunity for the offensive player to go to the free throw line and get extra points by shooting. So the important, but there are strategic ways to use fouls. At the end of the game when the team is down, you may see a coach call for a persons, I mean to make a attentional to foul, which means that they are going to send out their weakest player to the line. Which means if they go to the line and lets say you are down five points, with thirty seconds to go, you foul a person that’s no
