4 20 28 36 46 47 47 48 48 5 4 3 2 1 NOTHING BUT NET THE SCIENCE OF MOTION 12 HIGH TECH PLAY ENGINEERING GAME CHANGERS TABLE OF CONTENTS A GAME OF NUMBERS GLOSSARY ONLINE RESOURCES MORE INFORMATION INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
From youth basketball to the professional level STEM principles are always in play
1 CHAPTER NOTHING BUT NET The team is down by two points Only three seconds are left in the game Isabelle snatches the rebound She has a split second decision to make dribble or pass She knows it would take her at least four seconds to run down the court at full speed She sees Kelsey on the move Isabelle hurls the ball Two seconds later it meets Kelsey at the perfect spot for a three pointer Kelsey plants her feet bends her knees and leaps eight inches 20 cm in the air She releases the ball at a 55 degree angle with two