BallCODE

Nova faces a full-court press that seems impossible to break. Every attempt to advance fails until she realizes the foundation of all dribbling starts with a simple, powerful pound—and discovers that coding, like basketball, begins with the basics.

Nova faces a defender who reads every move. She can't get past because the defender predicts her direction. She learns that the crossover—changing direction based on what the defense shows—is like coding's "if/then" logic: if the defense goes left, then crossover right.

Nova faces a defender who reacts to every fake. She tries simple fakes, but the defender doesn't fall for them. She learns that the in & out dribble—a fake one way, then back the other—is like a loop: repeat the pattern, then break it at the perfect moment.