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Why do they call them Field Goals?
Why not shots attempted? What do field goals have to do with basketball?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
They are goals made from the field of play. Just like football. It's truly called the PAT, point after try, but it is also a score made from the field of play. Technically, goals in soccer are field goals too. It's just saying it's a goal from the field of play.
- 5 years ago
Well , i think that when the coaches use a timeout they have a better chance of planning out the defense because i remember when the giants called a timeout last year and blocked the field goal.So it gets the kicker more anxious and in some cases allows the other team to develop a strategy.