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• Basketball is a 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.
• Tall players can easily reach closer to the basket or above other players to shoot and retrieve the ball on the rebound
• Small players also make contributions to their teams as shooters and ball handlers
• Dr. James Naismith introduced Basketball on Dec. 21, 1891.
• Luther Gulick, head of the school’s physical education department, asked James Naismith to create a team sport that could be played indoors game during winter seasons.
• A team member is a player when he is on the playing court entitled to play
• A team member is a substitute when he is not playing on the court or not entitled to play
• Point guards should be a good handlers or dribblers and passers and he/she always direct the attack and start most of the moves
• A shooting guard main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. They are the best shooter of the team
• Forwards are generally stronger and taller than guards. They usually play in the area from the end line to the free throw lane, must be a good rebounders and long distance shooters
• Center players are usually the tallest team player and best rebounder
• Dribbling is 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
• Passing the ball is most quickest and most effective way to get the ball from player to player
• Shooting is the final movement to complete the offensive action in order to score a basket
• Air Ball is a shot that misses the rim or backboard
• Assist is a pass to a teammate that results in a made basket.
• Backboard is the flat surface directly behind the basket. The basket is connected to here
• Basket consists of the rim and the net, also known as ‘the hoop’.
• Basketball is a round ball made of rubber, leather or synthetic leather
• Blocked Shot is the successful deflection of a shot by touching part of the ball on its way to the basket, and preventing a field goal
• Blocking is the use of a defender’s body position to legally prevent an opponent’s advance
• Charging is an offensive foul, which occurs when an offensive player runs into a defender who has established position
• Cross Over is when a ball handler dribbles the ball across their body from one hand to the other
• Defense is the act of preventing the offense from scoring. This is the team without the ball
• Double Dribble is the act of dribbling the ball, stopping the dribble or motion of the ball and beginning to dribble again.
• Dribble is the act of bouncing the ball up and down. The offensive player with the ball uses the dribble to move the ball around the court
• Dunk is a shot in which a jumping player slams the ball down into the opponent’s basket from above
• Fastbreak is the act of moving the ball quickly down court by an offensive team in hopes of getting ahead of the defense to score
• Field Goal is when the ball enters the basket from above the rim during play. It is worth two point
• Flagrant Foul this is unnecessary or excessive contact against an opponent
• Foul are actions by players, which break the rules but are not floor violations. They are penalized by a change in possession or free throw opportunities
• Fouled Out is when a player having to leave the game because they have committed five fouls
• Foul Shot is an unguarded shot taken from the foul line by a player whose opponent committed a personal or technical foul, which is worth one point
• Goaltending is an interference with a shot by touching the ball or basket while the ball is on/over/within the rim. Also touching the ball on its downward flight to the basket
• Half time is the rest period between two halves of the game. Usually 5 minutes in length
• Inbounds is the area within the end lines and sidelines of the court.
• Inside Shooting are shots taken by a player near or under the basket.
• Jump Shot is a field-goal attempt by a player with both feet off the floor, enabling the player to shoot over the defender
• Lay Up is a shot taken after driving to the basket by leaping up under the basket and using one hand to shoot the ball off the backboard.
• Loose Ball is a ball that is alive but not in the possession of either team