Soccer Vs Basketball: The Uniqueness Of Each Sport

Playing sports is an emotional, physical, and mental adventure. You have the opportunity to know whether you are a team player or a maverick. Soccer and Basketball are two of the most popular sports that are played by people around the world. The purpose of this essay is to illustrate the similarities and differences in its uniform, its rule, and, its ball type.

Both sports require uniforms. The soccer jersey is pretty simple. It includes a short-sleeved shirt, shorts, socks, and shoes. In its basic design, the soccer jersey is to make a player feel cool during a warm season such as spring and summer. On the other hand, Basketball uniform comes up with a tank-top shirt, shorts, socks, and shoes. The basic purpose of the tank-top shirt is to make players feel comfortable and to absorb the sweat. The jersey is basically each player’s identity and marks their allegiances to a specific team.

Either Soccer or Basketball has its own rules. There are two rounds in Soccer. One round consists of 45 minutes with 15 minutes’ rest in between. Each game must include one referee and two referee’s assistants. Also, there are eleven players on the field and seven substitute players including goalkeepers, forwards, midfielders, and defenders. Furthermore, the field must be made of either artificial or natural grass. Soccer has a rectangular goal with a net, located on the ground. You can score in soccer on goals, penalty and free kicks, and each goal is worth one point. In contrast, there are four rounds in Basketball. Each round consists of 10-15 minutes with a 15 minutes’ rest in between. Each game includes 3 referees. Furthermore, there are five players on the court and seven substitute players including point guards, forwards, and centers. Moreover, the court must be made of wood, maple or highly polished. The goal in basketball is high above the court so players have to shoot the ball into it. Basketball scoring involves long-distance shot made from behind an arc that is worth three points while all the other shots made from within the arc with the clock running are worth two points. Free throws, attempted from a 15-feet line from the basket while the clock is stopped, are worth one point. Thus it is the fact that a soccer field is larger than a basketball court.

Soccer, as well as, Basketball are ball games. In both sports, players dribble and shoot the ball. But soccer players dribble the ball with their feet, except the goalkeeper, while basketball players, dribble the ball with their hands. Nevertheless, Soccer typically made of a synthetic ball with black and white pentagonal sections, while Basketball relies on an orange leather or composite ball encircled with thin symmetrical lines.

In conclusion, Soccer and Basketball are both team sports that play with the ball, but beyond those similarities, they also include some differences such as length of times, positions, number of members, places and ball types. It depends on us to decide which one is better based on what we like the most.