Basketball and Soccer

Basketball was born in 1891 by James Naismith who was a professor of physical education. Soccer was born in 1863, by people in England. Both are really fun sports that are played around the world. The statistics say that 80% percent of people around the world can play one of these sports while 95% know about these sports. CNN, “Expansion En Alianza,” says, that basketball and soccer fight to be the most popular sport in the world. These two sports require teamwork, therefore, Pat Summit in 1980 said, teamwork is important in these sports and doesn’t come naturally. It must be taught. What can we learn from these two sports? Why are they important? Basketball and soccer are entertaining games with some similarities and even more difference such as players and each team (positions), and the rules from each sport.
There are many interesting similarities between basketball and soccer such as teamwork and professional salary. Basketball and soccer require intense teamwork as opposed to other more individual sports like golf and tennis. Also, both are enjoyed by people of different genders, readily understandable, and “…intimate in the sense they each depend on the ability and resolves to work together spontaneously” (R. W. Keidel, June 29, 1986. Game plans). Another similarity is the tremendous amounts of money the professionals receive. On average for basketball and soccer, athletes make per contract more than 15 million dollars. (WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF MONEY A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER MAKES PER YEAR? Para. 1 By Carol Finch).
Some well-known examples, Cristiano Ronaldo, a soccer player for Real Madrid made 21 million of dollars this year, and Steph Curry made 34.7 million dollars this year alone (GOAL, para. 1 and INFO ABT, para. 2). Although salaries vary between leagues and players, we see that generally professional athletes of both sports have enough to make ends meet. Basketball and soccer are games of geometry. They are played with a ball on a court or field moving forward and backward. Both have coaches and assistants. Kobe Bryant exemplifies how playing one sport helps with the other. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, credits his exceptional footwork and court vision to playing soccer (Barry Petchesky, 1/11/16 6:03 pm).  In conclusion, with all these similarities s we can see how similar and are these two sports, but at the same time, we can see all the difference.

One of the differences that both teams have is the people on the team. Basketball is a sport that is played with two teams of 5 players for each team on the court at the same time, and each player has his position that needs to protect from the opponent so that they cannot score. The number of player in the bench differs by the league. For example, in the minor league, the number of players is 9, but in the NBA the number of players is twelve. (Ismail Khan, studied Computer Science ; Basketball at Chandigarh University Answered Apr 7, 2018).  In soccer, there are eleven players per team. One goalkeeper and there are ten outfielder players. Each team has seven substitutes players on the sideline. But each team is allowing to have three substitutions per game.
These players have a position, but they can change in the order of the other players in the opposite team run. Therefore, the reason why these two sports have this quantity of player is to give all of them the opportunity to play and if one of them has a injure the other one can replace it. (Davin Ferrigon, two loves in life…one is football Answered Apr 4, 2018).  Another notable difference is the positions on each team. The position in basketball is: Point guard, shooting the guard, small forward, power forward, center and each player need to focus in his position. Also, the position in Soccer are Attackers (3 players), midfielders (3 players), defender (4 players), goalkeeper (1 player); also, they need to focus in his positions so that when they are playing, they can to protect his position. These two sports have an interesting difference, but this difference like people on the team and positions make the game unique.
The last difference is the rules of the game and the style to play. These are some rules that players cannot do it in the game. Of the essential rules in each sport is it so, any player possessing the ball cannot stay inside of the foul ring with his back to the basket for more than three seconds. Also, the players are allowing to have contact with the opponent when they are going to make a point, but they cannot obstruct them. Players cannot carry the ball with them and walk or run. This is called traveling. Also, a player that makes more than six fouls are removing of the game. They should shoot the ball before the shot clock clicks. These are some of the essential rules that people need to remember when they are playing basketball. These rules are to help the game being more interesting and faster.
And the other side we have the rules of soccer. They cannot touch the ball with their hands. Also, the ball cannot gout outside of the boundary. The players cannot receive more than two yellow cards because they are going to be kit out of the game; also, if one of the players get a red car, they are automatically removing of the game. This rule is to have control of the game. Continually both sports have a different strategy to play. Basketball needs to have a fast offense so that they can make point faster. A press offense is used against full- or half-court defensive presses and requires strong passing and ball movement to get the ball inbounds and across half court in the face of tough defensive pressure. Soccer has different strategies such as pass the ball and moves quickly to make a goal. Another approach is to switch the attack and keep the position for an extended period. (Sport. Para. 1 and 2).
Rules and strategy are essential and these two sports but in this case, are different.In conclusion, there are so many similitudes like both sports played with a ball and they play in a court, they have assistant and couch. But there is more difference between soccer and basketball such as people on the team and the way to play. But in these two sports is relevant all the big difference that has it. With the time these two sports have growth and change, but the strategies and rules are the same although different from the sports.