Everyday English
read the court
understand players' positions
To read the court means to understand where players are and predict how play is likely to develop.
Hear it in real life
What makes her such a good defender?
She reads the court well and anticipates the next pass.
Our point guard reads the court quickly and finds the open player.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She can read on the court well in basketball.
Say: She can read the court well in basketball.
Do not add “on” inside the fixed phrase “read the court”; it means interpret the players' positions and movement.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
read the court; read the court well
Your turn: say it out loud
Our point guard reads the court quickly and finds the open player.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
read the court
understand players' positions
“Our point guard reads the court quickly and finds the open player.”
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