When you shoot the ball and it goes in the hoop but only touches the net
The net's point is to make hte ball go straight down from the hoop.
a game in which two teams of five players each compete to throw a ball through a hoop.
it depends if your playing mods or divisions
An air ball is, in the game of basketball, a thrown ball which misses the target and fails to touch the net or hoop, or, by extension, any ball which widely misses its target when thrown.
According to Rule 5 of the NBA rules, a field goal is scored if the ball goes through the net or remains in the net. Therefore, a ball that hits the net and comes out is not a field goal even though it went through the hoop.
you can score a goal in netball when either goal attack or goal defence shoots the netball into the hoop.
in 4th grade on 10 ft. like regulation under 4th is 7ft.
goal? as in hoop? To stand straight and 10" tall, and be round so the ball can go in it.
I'm not sure how the net first came into the game but I've heard a couple good reasons for it which I'll share: 1. It helps determine if a shot was made. You know the term, "nothin but net" If there was no net and a ref didn't have a good view then it might look like an "airball" 2. The net also substantially slows down the ball coming through the hoop to avoid it from screamin through and off the court or hitting a player below the basket.
AIRBALL
In Basketball you score by getting the ball through the centre of the hoop (ring, basket, net) and you can score from anywhere within the boundaries of the court.