Basketball

• Basketball

  • Game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors
  • Objective is to shoot a ball through a basket
  • One of the most popular and widely viewed team sports in the world
• Commonly used techniques in basketball

  • Shooting
  • Passing
  • Dribbling
  • Rebounding
• Player positions in basketball

  • Center
  • Power forward
  • Small forward
  • Point guard
  • Shooting guard
• Center, power forward, small forward

  Tallest players of the team
• Point guard, shooting guard


  Shorter players of the team that possess the best ball handling skills and speed
• Basketball was invented by James Naismith


  December 1891
• James Naismith


  Canadian clergyman, educator and physician who invented basketball
• Luther Halsey Gulick

  Naismith's supervisor and the College's first physical education director, who challenged Naismith to invent a new indoor game
• Dribbling


  Important skill for all basketball players that allows them to move up and down the court, maneuver past defenders and execute plays
• Shooting

  The act of attempting to score points by throwing the ball through the basket
• Passing


  Skill that when mastered can help a player become a complete basketball player, involves throwing the ball to another player to set up a play or take a shot
• Basic passes in basketball

  • Chest pass
  • Bounce pass
  • Overhead pass
• Chest pass


  Pass originated from the chest, gripping the ball on the sides with the thumbs directly behind the ball
• Bounce pass

  Pass thrown with the same motion as a chest pass but aimed at the floor, should bounce waist high to the receiver
• Overhead pass

  Often used as an outlet pass, bringing the ball directly above the forehead with both hands on the side of the ball
• Rebounding

  Objective is to successfully gain possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw, as it rebounds from the hoop or backboard
• Running

  A big part of basketball, used to avoid defenders and get to the basket quicker on offense, and to chase opponents especially during fast breaks on defense
• Basketball equipment


  • Ball
  • Court
  • Lines
• Basketball ball


  Made of leather, official size of 29.5 to 30 inches in circumference for men's game and 28.5 inches for women's game, weighing 18 to 22 ounces, should bounce 49 to 54 inches in height when bounced off 6 feet from the floor
• Basketball court

  Flat, hard surface free from obstructions, 28m long and 15m wide, measured from the inner edge of the boundary line
• Basketball lines

  All lines are white, 5cm wide and clearly visible
• Dehydration


  Abnormal depletion of body fluids, happens when the body loses greater amount of water than the amount being taken in
• Overexertion

  Occurs when people push themselves too hard during physical activity, can be avoided by proper posture, safe and efficient workspaces, proper lifting techniques and knowing one's body limits
• Hypothermia


  Condition of having an abnormally low body temperature, usually caused by prolonged exposure to cold temperature
• Hyperthermia

  Condition where the body's core temperature begins to rise, with stages of heat stress, heat fatigue and heat exhaustion