Let's determine if you give a ball energy when you pick it up.
When you pick up a ball at rest, the ball is now energized. The type of energy the ball will have when you pick it up is the potential energy.
Potential energy is the nergy a ball has due to its position which is relative to other objects.
Since the ball is now in your hand which is above the ground, it has the potential to fall to the ground.
Therefore, if you pick up a ball, you are giving it potential energy.
ANSWER:
Yes, you
