PE - The History of Basketball

• The game of basketball originated in December 1891.
• James Naismith - he invented the game of basketball.
• The objective of the game is to shoot the ball.
• A goal is made when a live ball enters the basket from aboce and remains within or passes through.
• The playing court(whole) shall have a dimensions of 28m by 15m.
• The playing court(half) shall have a dimensions of 14m by 15m.
• Free throw line - The distance from the free throw line to the front of the rim is 13 feet ( 15 feet to the board).
• Key - The area from the baseline to the free-throw line.
• Half circle above the key - The radius of the half circle above the key is 6 feet.
• Blocks - are 12 inches wide and 8 inches deep
• Three point line - Line begins with a straight line extending from the baseline and curves around the perimeter; the distance is 19 feet, 9 inches.
• Baskets - The top of the rim is 10 feet off the ground; the rim itself is 18 inches in diameter.
• Backboard - The piece of equipment the basket attaches to.
• Shot Clock - is placed on top of the backboard.
• Basketball - is a spherical ball used in games.
• Center - are generally your tallest players. They generally are positioned near the basket.
• Forward - Your next tallest players.
• Guard - is responsible for stealing passes, contesting, shots, preventing drives to the hoop, and for boxing out.
• Assist - A pass (to a teammate) that leads directly to a basket.
• Ball handler - The player dribbling or trying to a pass the ball.
• Bank Shot - A shot that bounces off the backboard and goes into the basket.
• Beat the defender - When offensive player, with or without the ball, gets past the player guarding him to take a shot or receive a pass.
• Charging - When an offensive players runs into a denfensive a player who has already established set position.
• Crossover dribble - A player dribbling the ball from one hand to the other in front of his body.
• Double Bonus - After a team has committed a set number of fouls in a quarter or half, the opponent receives two free throws for every foul during that quarter or half.
• Dribbling - A ball movement method carried out by repeatedly bouncing the ball on the floor.
• Drive - When a player with ball advances toward the basket by trying to beat his defender.
• Fake - When an offensive players tries to put the player guarding him off-balance with a deceptive move.
• Fast Break - When a team gains possession of the ball and immediately tries to advance it down the floor as quickly as possible to outnumber the defense and generate a good scoring opportunity.
• Field Goal - A basket tha'ts made during regular play.
• Free throw - An unguarded shot taken from behind line by a player whose opponent committed a foul on him.
• Lay up - A shot that occurs when a player drives to the basket(or gets a rebound and attempts a close-range shot, usually by banking the ball of the background.
• Offensive Rebound - When an offensive player secures the ball after a teammate's missed shot.
• One and one - A free throw attempt awarded to the offense when the opposing team commits a foul that puts over the limit.
• Pivot - When a ball handler has stopped dribbling.
• Posting Up - When an offensive player goes into the lane, with the defensive player behind him, and establishes an advantageous position to receive a pass and score a basket.
• Release - The moment the ball leaves a shooter's hands.
• Screen - A play in which an offensive player stands between a teammate and his defender to obstruct the opponent and allow his teammate to get open for a shot, a pass, or a drive to the basket; also called a Pick.
• Set Offense - brings the ball down court slowly and runs specific plays to create scoring opportunities.
• Shooting Range - The distance from which a player has a legitimate chance of making a shots.