Differences: Similarities Between Football And Basketball

Bounce, the basketball goes. Swoosh, the football went. Both sports are thrilling to watch. Fans all across the United States cheer to support their favorite team. However, there are a lot of different and similar features of football and basketball.

Both football and basketball are alike in many different ways. To begin, both sports wear uniforms. Football and basketball have a number on their jersey. This number represents if they have a personal foul, a touchdown/basket, or their stats. The referees calls out their number and tells what they have done. Also on their jersey they have their last name. The name on the back of the jersey represents who they are. In addition, both sports have any sort of fouls or penalties. In any game, you

Football Players have to run the play before the time runs out, or it's a delay of game. If the players don’t take the football to the quarterback in the time limit, it’s a delay of game. When the team gets a delay of game, the whole team has to go back 5 yards. It's the same thing when the basketball player has a 5 second rule in the paint. If they’re in paint for more than 5 seconds, it is a penalty. On the other hand, in football if you tackle the face, it is called a face mask. You can’t grab the player’s face, or you will get penalized. Getting penalized is not a good thing, you can lose you chances in getting ahead, by making the other team ahead. This is just like in basketball when you get a personal foul to another player. This also makes you lose your chances for your team. Almost like in basketball, if the basketball player gets called for traveling, the basketball has to go to the other team. That loses the chances for the team. On the contrary, the quarterback has to be very careful when throwing the football to their teammate. If the quarterback crosses the scrimmage line to throw the football, it’s called encroachment. In like manner, there are a lot of differences between football and