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• Court


  • 94m in length
  • 50m in width
  • Area bounded by 2 sidelines and 2 end lines
  • Contains a basket at each end
  • Used for playing basketball
• Ball


  • Spherical
  • Circumference between 75-78cm
  • Weight between 600-650 grams
• Ring


  • Constructed from solid iron
  • 0.45m inside diameter
  • Painted orange
  • Rigidly attached to the backboards
  • Lies on a horizontal plane 3.05m above the floor
• Net


  • Made of white cord
  • Suspended from the rings
  • 0.40m in length
  • Allows the ball to momentarily pass through the basket
• Backboard


  • Rectangular structure, 6m x 4m
  • Where the basket is attached
  • Made of hardwood
  • Painted white
• Assist


  The manner of passing the ball to a teammate that leads to directly to a field goal
• Backboard


  • The rectangular structure, 6x4, where the basket is attached
• Back court


  The area from midcourt line to the endline farthest from the offense basket
• Ball Handler


  The player with the ball; usually the point guard at the start of a play
• Blocked shot


  The successful deflection of a shot by touching a part of the ball on its way to the basket, thereby preventing a field goal
• Blocking


  The use of a defender's body position to legally prevent an opponent, the opposite of charging
• Boxing Out


  A player's attempt to positions his body between his opponents and the basket to get rebounds to prevent the opponents from doing so
• Center Court


  The circular area at the midcourt from which jump balls are taken
• Charging


  An offensive foul which occurs when an offensive player run into a defender who has established position
• Dead ball


  Any ball that is not alive, occurs after each successful field goal or free throw attempt, after any official whistles or if the ball leaves the court; it stops the play which is then resumed by a jump ball, throw-in or free throw
• Dribble


  A player repeatedly pushes, taps or bats the ball toward the floor with on hand to cause the ball to bounce back up to either of his hands; used to advance the ball or keep control of it
• Dunk


  An athlete creative shot used to intimidate an opponent when player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into it
• Defensive rebound


  A rebound made by a player o defense
• Double team


  Two teammates join efforts in guarding a single opponent
• Elbowing


  A violation, when player vigorously or excessively swings his elbows, even if there is no contact; it is a foul if contact is made. And even an automatic ejection, if that contact is above shoulder level
• Endline


  The boundary line also called the baseline behind each basket
• Fake or feint


  A deceptive move to throw a defender off balance and allow an offensive player to shoot or receive a pass. Players use their eyes, head or any other part of the body to trick an opponent
• Free Throw


  An unguarded shot taken from the foul line by a player whose opponent commits a personal or technical foul, it is worth 1 point
• Fragrant foul


  Unnecessary or excessive contact against an opponent
• Foul


  Action by players which break the rules, but are not floor violations, penalized by a change in possession or free throw opportunities. (Personal Foul or technical foul)
• Shot clock


  A clock that limits the 24 seconds to a team which has to shoot the ball
• Traveling


  A floor violation, called walking, which occurs when the ball handler takes too many steps without dribbling it
• Time out


  A play temporarily suspended by an official or at the request of a team to discuss strategy or respond to an injured player 20 seconds, 30 seconds and full time out
• Transition


  The shift from offense to defense
• Zone defense


  A defense used extensively by a team, where each defender is responsible for an area of the court and must guard any player who enters that area
• Dribbling- is the way of progress with the ball of an individual to get free from the opponent or get proper position in passing or shooting.

  
  

  Passing- it allows both players who are on the team to take control of the ball and move around the court while passing a player.

  
  

  Shooting- throwing the basketball toward the hoop.
• Types of Shooting

  ● Jump shot

  ● Layup shot