Basketball is the kind of sport where you need to have a lot of elements in order to be good. You need to be conditioned, which means you have to be in the best shape in order to run down the basketball court. You have to have good dribble skills in order to advance the ball up the ten second half court line. you have to be a good shooter and be able to make lay-ups in order to score the ball. Basketball is the kind of sport were it takes a lot of dedication, but it is very fun.