Basketball & Volleyball (finals)

• BASKETBALL - a very popular fast action team sport game wtih lots of running and jumping
• Basketball was invented in December 1891
• Basketball was invented by a canadian educator, Dr. James Naismith
• William G. Morgan - inventor of volleyball
• Volleyball is an indoor or outdoor team sport where players use their hands to hit a ball over the net onto the opponent's court.
• the first equipment of basketball was a peach basket and soccer ball
• basketball was invented at Spring field Massachusetts
• volleyball was invented on december 1895
• volleyball was invented at Holyoke, Massachusetts
• the base or end line of a basketball court is 15m
• a basketball ring is 10ft from the ground
• standard basketball is size 7
• Passing - the intentional transfer towards a teammate
• Chest Pass - originates from the chest, it is usually done to make a quick transfer
• Bounce Pass - Thrown in the same motion however, it is aimed at the floor
• Overhead Pass - often use as a substitute to bounce pass
• Shooting - primary objective of the game to score goals
• what is the BEEF principle? Bend your knees, Elevate your elbows, Extend your arms, Follow through
• Dribbling - the legal way of advancing the ball across the court
• Free ball - can be done if a foul was committed while the opponent was shooting a ball
• Fouls - illegal physical contact of the players
• Violation - against the official rules
• volleyball was introduced in the Philippines in 1910
• Elwoods Brown introduced volleyball in the Philippines
• Three hit limit - the rule that the americans created due to the philippines players letting everyone hit the ball before passing it back to the opponent
• Set and spike was also known as the "Filipino Bomb"
• volleyball was first called as "Mintonette"
• Set and spike technique was created by the philippine volleyball players due to the new three hit limit rule
• the side line of a volleyball court is 18m
• the end lines of a volleyball court is 9m
• the front zone of a volleyball court is 3m from the center line
• the service area of a volleyball court is 3m
• the back zone of a volleyball court is 6m
• a player can only touch the ball once on their side of the court except when blocking
• the size of the volleyball net's antenna is 1.8m
• the size of the volleyball net for women is 2.24m
• the size of the volleyball net for men is 2.43m
• the sideline of a basketball court is 28m
• in 1998, the FIVB introduced a new specialist role: the Libero
• Forearm Pass - Keep your eyes on the ball, and align yourself with its path. Bring forearms together for the ball to hit