HOPE WEEK 2 Basketball

• BASKETBALL

  • Played between two teams of five
  • Usually indoors
  • Scoring by shooting the ball into the net.
• In 1894,teams began to play with five on a side when the playing area was less than 1,800 square feet (167.2 square meters);
• The number rose to seven when the gymnasium measured from 1,800 to 3,600 square feet (334.5 square meters) and up to nine when the playing area exceeded that.
• In 1895 the number was occasionally set at five by mutual consent
• the rules stipulated five players two years later, and this number has remained ever since.
• James Naismith is the Inventor Of Basketball
• Basketball was Invented in YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association Training School) at Springfield, Massachusetts.
• BASKETBALL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

  • Basketball Ball
  • Basketball Court
  • Basketball Shoes
  • Basketball Jersey and Short
  • Basketball Socks
  • Arm Basketball Sleeve
• Two teams of five players each try to score by shooting a ball through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the ground.
• The game is played in a court with hoops at each end.
• The court is divided into two by the mid-court line.
• If the offensive team puts the ball into play behind the mid-court line, it has eight seconds to get the ball over the mid-court line.
• The team with the ball is called the offense. The team without the ball is called the defense.
• The ball is moved down the court toward the basket by dribbling. 
• When a team makes a basket, they score two points and the ball goes to the other team.
• If a basket, or field goal, is made outside of the three-point arc, then that basket is worth three points.
• A free throw is worth one point. Awarded to a team according to some formats involving the number of fouls committed
• Personal Fouls: any type of illegal physical contact.

  • Hitting, Pushing, Slapping, Holding
• When fouled while shooting, the player gets 2 points if his shot doesn’t go in. If it does, the player gets only 1 free throw.
• These are the types of Violations

  • Walking/ Traveling
  • Carrying/ Palming
  • Double Dribble
  • Held ball
  • Goaltending
  • Time restrictions
  • Backcourt violation
• Dribbling - important to move the ball across the court.
• Passing - helps find an open man, to find a good shooter or to get away from a defender.
• Shooting - The object of the game is to win by scoring the most points.
• Rebounding - is essential to gain or regain possession after the shot.
• Offense - Only chance that the team has a shot at the basket and scoring. Requires coordination among players and individual skill to execute well plays.
• Defense - try to stop their opponent from scoring.
• Moves - Important in executing both a good offense and a good defense.
• Violations - Knowing the kinds of basketball violations improves your game.
• Foul - often an accidental contact made by the defender to his opponent or an aggressive move by the ball-handler towards his defender.