P.E

• Basketball


  • Invented at Springfield College by Dr. Naismith in 1891
  • Peach basket used as the hoop initially
  • 8 national federations founded the International Basketball Federation in Switzerland in 1932
  • National Basketball Association (NBA) formed in 1946
  • Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) formed in 1917
• Dr. James Naismith


  Inventor of basketball
• Rules of the Game

  • Number of players: 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 players on each team, teams can be mixed
  • Competition level: 5 players on the court, 5 on the bench for substitutions
• Positions


  • Tallest player is the "center" (position 5)
  • Medium size players are "forwards" (positions 3 and 4)
  • Shortest players are "guards" (positions 1 and 2)
• Scoring


  • 2 point field goal: shot made from inside the 3 pt arc
  • 3 point field goal: shot made from outside the 3 pt arc
  • Free throw: 1 point awarded for unguarded shot from free throw line
• Violations


  • Traveling
  • Three seconds
  • Double dribble
  • Free throw violation
  • Backcourt violation
• Fouls


  • Blocking
  • Charging
  • Hacking
  • Holding
  • Disqualifications: 5 personal fouls or single disqualifying foul
• Basketball Terms


  • Air ball
  • Jump ball
  • Assist
  • Defense
  • Dunk
  • Fast break
  • Man-to-man
  • Offense
  • Turnover
  • Zone defense
• MSCT BASKETBALL

  Mr.Brophy

  Ms.Murphy

  Mr.Prentice

  Ms.Adler
• Basketball skills

  • Boxing out
  • Dribbling
  • Passing
  • Shooting
  • Pivoting
  • Rebounding
• Boxing out


  Player position between an opposing player and the basket to obtain a better rebounding position
• Dribbling


  Bouncing the ball with 1 hand using your fingertips instead of your palms (the only legal way to move with the ball)
• Types of dribbling

  • Low dribble for control (knee high)
  • High dribble for speed (waist height)
• Passing


  Moving the ball by throwing, bouncing, handing, or rolling it to another player
• Passing is better than shooting
• Shooting


  Throwing the ball to make a basket
• Pivoting


  Stepping once or more in any direction with the same foot while holding the other foot at its initial point
• Rebounding


  The recovering of a shot that bounces off the backboard or the rim
• Air ball

  A shot that completely misses the rim and the backboard
• Jump ball


  Used to start the game
• Assist


  A pass to a teammate who then scores a field goal
• Defense


  Team trying to stop the other team from scoring
• Dunk


  To throw the ball down into the basket with the hand above the level of the rim
• Fast break


  Dribbling or passing the ball towards your basket before the defense can set up
• Man to man


  A defensive strategy where everyone guards an assigned player
• Offense


  Team trying to score
• Turn over


  Any loss of the ball without a shot being taken
• Zone defense


  A defensive strategy where everyone guards an area instead of a player