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• Field Goal


  When the ball enters the basket from above the rim during play. It is worth two points.
• Flagrant foul


  An unsportsmanlike foul in which there is no serious attempt to play the ball.
• Foul


  Actions by players, which break the rules but are not floor violations.
• Free Throw


  An unopposed attempt to score a basket.
• Jump shot


  A shot taken while jumping.
• Kicking


  When a player intentionally uses his/her foot or leg to contact the ball.
• Lay up


  A close range shot using one hand to bank the ball off the backboard.
• Man to man defense


  A defense in which each player guards a single opposing player.
• Offensive foul


  A foul committed by a member of the team playing offense.
• Outlet Pass


  A pass thrown by a rebounder to start a fastbreak.
• Overtime


  When the score is tied at the end of regulation play, the teams play a five minute overtime period.
• Pass


  To throw the ball to a teammate.
• Penalty


  Once a team reaches a set number of team fouls in a playing period.
• Perimeter


  The area outside the key but well inside the three point arc.
• Pivot


  A center, also the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler.
• Pivot foot


  The foot that must remain touching the floor to avoid travelling.
• Rebound


  To obtain the ball after a missed field goal attempt.
• Technical foul


  A foul assessed for unsportsmanlike non-contact behaviour and for some procedural violations.
• Three points


  A shot worth three points attempted with both feet behind the three point line.
• Violation


  An infraction of rules other than a foul.
• Zone defense


  A defense in which each player is responsible for a section of the court.
• Substitution


  Replacing one player with another during a match.
• Jump ball


  Used to start or resume a basketball game. Two players from opposing teams try to gain possession of the ball after an official has tossed the ball.
• Delaying the game


  Preventing the ball, players and coach from being promptly put into play.
• Illegal screening


  When an offensive player setting a screen either moves their feet or leans into the defender.
• Assist


  A pass to a teammate that results in a made basket.
• Bank shot


  A shot where the ball ricochets off the backboard before going into the basket.
• Federation International Basketball Association (FIBA), the International Basketball Federation is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide.
• Facilities


  • Things that are permanent.
• Equipment


  • Things that can be moved/brought one place to another (movable).
• Ball


  Made of inflatable inner rubber and generally wrapped in layers of fiber and then covered with a tacky surface.
• Four-point play


  The rare occasion when an offensive player shoots and makes a three-point field goal while simultaneously being fouled by a defensive player, resulting in a shooting foul and one free throw attempt.
• Jump Shot


  A basic shooting technique in which a player throws the ball towards the basket from a straight vertical jump.
• Bank Shot


  A shot that ricochets off the backboard before going into the basket.
• Lay-up


  A shot near the basket, usually off the backboard.
• Dunk


  A slam dunk, also simply known as dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands.
• Chest Pass


  Hold ball in both hands, chest high. Step forward, extend your arms and snap your wrists to throw the ball in a straight line to your teammate's chest.
• Bounce Pass


  The pass is thrown to the floor so that it bounces to the intended receiver.
• Overhead Pass


  An overhead pass in basketball is when the player throws the ball with both hands starting from behind the head and releasing the ball out.
• No Look Pass


  The no look pass, also occasionally referred to as the blind pass, features offensive action that occurs when a player in possession of the basketball.