BASKETBALL

• Point Guard


  • Runs the offense
  • Team's best dribbler and passer
  • Defends the opponent's point guard and tries to steal the ball
• Shooting Guard


  • Team's best shooter
  • Can make shots from long distance
  • Good dribbler
• Small Forward


  • Plays against small and large players
  • Roams all over the court
  • Can score from long shots and close ones
• Power Forward


  • Does many of the things a center does
  • Plays near the basket while rebounding and defending taller players
  • Also takes longer shots than centers
• Center


  • Tallest player on the team
  • Tries to score on close shots and rebound on offense
  • Tries to block opponents' shots and rebound their misses on defense
• Violation Signals


  • Traveling
  • Double Dribbling
  • Carrying the Basketball
  • 3-Second Violation
  • 5-Second Violation
  • 8-Second Violation
  • 24-Second Violation
  • Over-and-Back (Backcourt Violation)
  • Kicking
  • Out of Bounds
  • Jump Ball
• Traveling


  When a player illegally moves one or both of their feet
• Double Dribbling


  When a player stops dribbling and then starts dribbling again
• Carrying the Basketball


  When a player is dribbling the basketball and puts their hand under it, then continues dribbling
• 1. 3-Second Violation


  When a player is in the paint for more than 3 seconds
• 1. 5-Second Violation


  When a team takes longer than 5 seconds to throw the ball inbounds
• 1. 8-Second Violation


  When a team takes longer than 8 seconds to get the ball across the half-court line
• 24-Second Violation


  When a team fails to shoot within 24 seconds
• Over-and-Back (Backcourt Violation)


  When the offensive team goes back into the defender's half court with the ball
• Basketball


  blend of physical prowess and strategic finesse.
• DRIBBLING


  a fundamental skill that involves the continuous and controlled bouncing of the ball while moving around the court
• SHOOTING


  the most important skill in basketball
• > Types of Basketball Shots

  Layup

  Jump Shot

  Free Throw

  Hook Shot

  Dunk

  Floater

  Bank Shot

  Fadeaway

  Three-Pointer
• PASSING


  is the act of throwing the ball to a teammate. One player will try to pass the ball to their teammate while the other player tries to steal the ball and take it away.
• > Basic Passing Techniques

  Chest Pass

  Bounce Pass

  Overhead Pass
• Defense 


  refers to the defensive strategies, alignments, and positioning that a team uses to prevent the opposing offense from scoring baskets
• 4 Types of Defense in Basketball

  Man-to-Man Defense

  Zone Defense

  Combination or Junk Defense

  Press Defense
• REBOUNDING


  occurs when the shot does not go in the net ,instead bouncing off the rim  or backboard in to the hands of the player below. 
• Offensive Rebounds


  in which the ball is recovered by the offensive side and does not change possession
• Defensive Rebounds

  in which the defending team gains possession
• BILL RUSSELL


  Won 11 NBA titles in the 13 seasons that he played with the Boston Celtics, and he became the first African American coach of a modern major professional sports team in the United States when he was named the player-coach of the Celtics in 1966
• WILT CHAMBERLAIN


  • Is the only player who scored 100 points in a single NBA game
  • Never fouled out in his entire NBA career
  • An All-Star in every season of his career
• Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)


  • A men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams
  • Founded in 1975
  • The first professional basketball league in Asia and the second-oldest continuously operating professional basketball league in the world after North America's NBA
• June Mar Sotto Fajardo


  • A Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association
  • Known by his nickname "The Kraken" for his extraordinary size and finesse against opposing big men
• Jean Marc Prado Pingris Jr.


  • A Filipino professional basketball player for the Imus SV Squad of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
  • Regarded as an all-time great in Philippine basketball
  • Named one of the Philippine Basketball Association's 40 Greatest Players
• James Carlos Agravante Yap Sr.


  • A Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
  • Known by his nickname Big Game James
  • Widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play in the PBA
  • Also a politician, serving his first term as a city councilor for San Juan since 2022
• Mark Barroca


  A Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) known as "Coffee Prince"
• Peter June Simon


  A professional basketball player who plays Shooting guard for the Magnolia Hotshots as number 8
• Lewis Alfred Vasquez Tenorio


  • A Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association
  • Was an assistant coach for the Letran Knights of the Philippines' NCAA
• BASKETBALL

  Invented in December 1891 


  by the Canadian clergyman, educator, and physician James Naismith.
• the goals were wooden peach baskets affixed to the walls.
• Competitive basketball 


  is primarily an indoor sport played on a carefully marked and maintained basketball court, but less regulated variations are often played outdoors in both inner city and remote areas.
• tallest members of a team will play

  "center", "power forward" or

  "small forward" positions
• shorter players or those who possess the best ball handling skills and speed play

  "point guard" or "shooting guard"
• basketball hoop consists of a rim 18 inches in diameter