Basketball is better than Soccer

One day, my friends and I decided to try playing basketball. We found a ball and played for a while. It was so much fun! We laughed and played for hours. It is still to this day my favorite sport.  Basketball is a harder sport to play than soccer but totally worth it. People are struggling to decide which sport to commit to. You can’t have 2 sports that are the best, so this topic is important in giving athletes reasons and evidence that basketball is the best sport, and the one people should play and commit to. 

First, basketball is one of the few games that is so high scoring, resulting in a high speed, non-stop, entertaining game. There are so many ways to shoot and score in basketball, so, unlike soccer, when a player scores, it’s not like watching the same thing over and over again. Also, basketball is ranked #1 on “The Best Sports to Play” by “thetoptens.com”. While soccer players’ main focus is foot skills, basketball players need to practice foot skills, as well as shooting, dribbling and rebounding. If a basketball player doesn’t use their feet as necessary, they can pick up a foul, and potentially injure another player. 

Another reason basketball is better than soccer is that the average NBA player makes 2.5 million dollars, while an average professional soccer player makes about $149,000. Basketball players are paid more because more basketball fans are willing to pay high prices to watch a game than soccer fans. So, more people prefer basketball, the players are more popular, and the demand is higher for a basketball game than a soccer game. 

My next point is that basketball gives athletes so much room to be creative due to the wide range of playing styles. In soccer, the moves are very uniform, and there’s not much room to be unique and different. However, in basketball, players can be creative and try new moves. There are so many parts to personalize on the court, such as ball handling moves, shooting form, court vision, and defensive style. 

Some argue that soccer is better for your health, admittedly, soccer is better for your cardiovascular strength. However, basketball players are stronger, better at short distance running, more coordinated, and are more aggressive. Basketball requires talent, lots of technicality and precision, as well as strength and speed. 

Basketball is exhilarating, fun, and much better than soccer. It gives athletes room to be creative, is more popular, better for your body and health, and is uniquely high scoring. Hurry! Go pick up a basketball and join the 450 million people on Earth that chose the better sport.

Citations: Basketball was voted #1 sport

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