PE

• type of indoor team sports which is very popular all over the world - as few as two players can play, all they need is a ball, basket, and a level surface. - it requires teamwork, quick reactions and endurance - played 2 teams of 5 players each

  Basketball
• Dr. James Naismith – introduced basketball on _. He is a Physical Education Instructor at the school for Christian workers (Springfield College) in Massachusetts, USA

  December 21, 1891
• Court Measurement – 28 meters length; 15 meters width
• Floor – dimensions of minimum of 32 meters in length by a minimum of 19 meters in width
• – consists of its team’s own basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the court limited by the end line behind its own basket, the side lines and the center line

  Backcourt
• consists of its opponent’s basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the court limited by the end line behind its opponent’s basket, the side lines and the center line nearest to the opponents’ basket

  Frontcourt
• all line shall be of the same color and drawn in white or other contrasting color, 5cm in width and clearly visible

  Line
• consisting of end lines and sidelines, not part of the court

  Boundary Line
• – shall be marked parallel to the end lines from the mid-point of the side lines, shall extend 0.15m beyond each side line, part of the backcourt

  Center line
• – marked in the center of the court and have a radius of 1.80m measured to the outer edge of the circumference

  Center circle
• – marked on the court with a radius of 1.80m measured to the outer circumference and with their centers at the mid-point of the free-throw lines


  Free-throw semi-circles
• Backboard - 180cm x 120cm
• Rim – metal hoop, 45cm and 20 milimeters thick
• – shall be rectangular areas marked on the court limited by the endlines (2.45m from the mid-point)

  Free-throw (restricted areas)
• reserved for players during free throws

  Free-throw (rebound places) –
• - marked outside the court limited by 2 lines. There must be 16 seats available in each team bench are (head coach, assistant coaches, substitutes, excluded players, accompanying delegation members) any other persons shall be at least 2m behind the team bench

  Team bench areas
• – 2 lines of 0.15m in length shall be marked outside the court at the sideline opposite the scorer’s table, with outer edge of the lines 8.325m from the inner edge of the nearest endline

  Throw-in lines
• with the radius of 1.30m measured from the point on the court beneath the exact center of the basket to the outer edge of the semi-circle

  No-charge semi-circle areas –
• – a team member is this when he is on the playing court entitled to play

  Player
• – a team member is a _ when he is not playing on the court or not entitled to play

  Substitute
• – should be a good handlers or dribblers and passers and he/she always direct the attack and start most of the moves

  Point guards
• – main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. They are the best shooter of the team

  Shooting guard
• – usually the tallest team player and best rebounder


  Center players
• – the way of progress with the ball of an individual to get free from his opponent or to get a proper position in passing or shooting

  Dribbling
• – most quickest and most effective way to get the ball from player to player

  Passing
• – most important skill in the game. It is final movement to complete the offensive action in order to score a basket

  Shooting
• The game shall consist of 4 periods of 10 minutes
• There shall be 2 minutes intervals 1st and 2 nd, 3rd and 4th periods
• There be half time interval of 15 minutes - If the score is tied at the end of the game there must be an extra period of 5 minutes
• – a shot that misses the rim or backboard

  Air ball
• – a pass to a teammate that results in a made basket

  Assist
• – flat surface directly behind the basket. The basket is connected to the backboard

  Backboard
• – consists of the rim and the net, also known as ‘the hoop’

  Basket
• – round ball made of rubber, leather or synthetic leather

  Basketball
• – the successful deflection of a shot by touching part of the ball on its way to the basket, and preventing a field goal

  Blocked Shot
• – the use of a defender’s body position to legally prevent and opponent’s advance

  Blocking
• – an offensive foul, which occurs when an offensive player runs into a defender who has established position

  Charging
• – when a ball handler dribbles the ball across their body from one hand to the other

  Cross-over
• – the act of preventing the offense from scoring. Defense is the team without the ball

  Defense
• – the act of dribbling the ball, stopping the dribble or motion of the ball and beginning to dribble again

  Double-dribble