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“A basketball player dribbling down the court usually keeps his eyes fixed on th

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Question

“A basketball player dribbling down the court usually keeps his eyes fixed on the players around him. He is moving fast. Why doesn’t he need to keep his eyes on the ball?”

“A basketball player dribbling down the court usually keeps his eyes fixed on the players around him. He is moving fast. Why doesn’t he need to keep his eyes on the ball?”

“A basketball player dribbling down the court usually keeps his eyes fixed on the players around him. He is moving fast. Why doesn’t he need to keep his eyes on the ball?”

Explanation / Answer

Here ,

when the player is moving while dribbing the ball ,

the ball have same velocity as the player and it comes in contact with the player's hand after short durations of time.

and the ball will keep moving with the player , so he doesn't need to keep his eyes on the ball.