The Physics of the players


  • In basketball, you need to be able to jump off the floor to be able to make layups or jump shots


  • The force needed to get off the floor is a frictional force (here)


  • Also, gravity allows players to stay in the air for a certain amount of time before they fall back down     

  • There can also be a lot of contact in between the players, so when there is contact, there's the normal force from the 2 players coming in contact and pushing on each other --><--


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image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzQAC8kPJxo








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