Jump ball
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A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball. It is similar to a face-off in ice hockey and field lacrosse and a ball-up in Australian rules football. Two opposing players attemp
Joakim Noah (13) and JaVale McGee (34) compete at center court for the jump ball that starts the game, which is known as the tip-off or opening tip.
Possession arrow in Poland (circled)
Electric possession arrow in Wadowice, Poland
Ball-up
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A ball-up in Australian rules football is the method by which the field umpire restarts play at a neutral contest after a stoppage within the field of play. It involves throwing the ball up between tw
Jump ball
…A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball. It is similar to a face-off in ice hockey and field lacrosse and a ball-up in Australian rules football. Two opposing players attempt to gain control of the ball after an official tosses it into the air between them. Originally…
Contesting the centre ball-up in England
Umpire Matt Stevic bounces the ball in a game between Carlton and St Kilda, 2011.