BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL
Basketball History
• Basketball was invented at

Springfield College by Dr.
Naismith in 1891.
Basketball History
• In the beginning, a peach basket was

used as the hoop. By 1932, things
drastically changed when eight
national federations founded the
International Basketball Federation in
Switzerland.
Basketball History
• 14 years later the National

Basketball Association (NBA) was
formed. Then in 1917, women began
their own professional league, The
Women’s National Basketball
Association (WNBA)
Basketball History
Dr. James Naismith

• The Philippine Basketball
Association (PBA) opened its first
game at the Araneta Coliseum
with 10 teams joining on April 9,
1975.
• It was the first professional
basketball league in Asia and the
second oldest in the world after
the National Basketball Association
(NBA)
COURT
The Court
RING AND BACKGROUND
RING AND BACK BOARD
• The ringExchange
is made up of
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solid iron with a 45 cm

diameter attached to a
horizontal board
placed 3.05 m above
the floor.
BALL
BALL
• The ball shall be made of leather or
rubber and synthetic materials.
• 75 cm to 78 cm
Exchange weight Equipment
not less
than 600 at 650 grams.
• Its colors shall be dark orange for
men’s basketball and tri-color for
women’s basketball.
• Women basketball is lighter and
smaller compared to men’s
basketball
ATTIRE
Attire
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• As preferred
Exchange by players,
basketball uniforms
comprise of sando or
jersey, shorts, rubber
shoes, and socks
SKILLS
Skills
• Boxing out- a player’s position between an
opposing player and the basket to obtain a
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better rebounding position.
• Dribbling- bouncing the ball with 1 hand
using your fingertips instead of your palm so
that it rebounds back to yourself (the only
legal way to move with the ball)
• Low dribble for control (knee high)
• High dribble for speed (waist height)
Skills
Passing- moving the ball by

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throwing, bouncing,
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or rolling it to another player
(Chest- most common,
Bounce, Lob, ect..) Passing is
better then shooting
Shooting- throwing the ball to
make a basket
Skills
Pivoting- stepping onceEquipment

or
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more in any direction with the
same foot while holding the
other foot at its initial point.
Rebounding- The recovering
of a shot that bounces off the
backboard or the rim.
RULES OF THE GAME
Rules of the Game
Number of players
If you wantExchange Equipment
to play basketball for fun, you have the
possibility of playing on your own. But you can also
play team games with either 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 players on
each teams. Teams can be mixed, with boys and girls,
or not.
On a competition level, a team is made up of 5 players
playing on the court and 5 players sitting on the bench
that can be used for substitution during the whole
period of the game.
POSITIONS
Positions
Each player is assigned a position when
playing. This position is usually
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determined Exchange
by the height of the player.
The tallest player on the team usually

plays “center” also known as “position
5”, while the medium size ones play
“forwards” / “position 3 and 4”. The
shortest players then play “guards” /
“position 1 and 2”.
SCORING
Scoring
A player scores when he manages to throw the ball
into the basket, with the ball passingEquipment
through the
basket from above Exchange
the hoop. Scoring a basket
increases the team’s score by 3, 2, or 1 point.
• 2 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere
during play inside the 3 pt arc.
• 3 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere
outside the 3 pt arc.
• Free throw- 1 point is awarded to an
unguarded shot taken from behind the free
throw line while the clock is stopped.
VIOLATIONS
Violations!!
A violation occurs when the player breaks

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one of the rulesExchange
of Basketball. A violation
results in the awarding of the ball to the
opponents.
• Traveling- moving illegally with the ball
• Three seconds- an offensive player
remains in the key (free throw lane- the
area under the basket) for more than 3
seconds
Violations!!
• Double dribble- a player dribbles the
ball with both hands at the same time
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or they stop and then start dribbling
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again
• Free throw Violation – Stepping over
the free throw line before the ball hits
the rim.
• Back court violation – going back over
the centerline/half court to gain
control of the ball after the ball has
already been in the opponents court.
FOULS
Fouls
A foul is an illegal action that can be
committed by player from one team
against a player from the opposing Equipment
team. BasketballExchange
is generally said to
be a non-contact game.
FOULS: results in one or more free
throws awarded to the opposing
team
• Blocking- impeding the progress
of an opponent by extending one
or both arms horizontally or
getting in the path of a moving
player.
Fouls
Charging- running into a stationary Equipment

player
while you are moving
Exchangewith the ball.
Hacking- the player hits the arm or hand
of the person holding the ball.
Holding- the player holds the person with
or without the ball.
Disqualifications
1. Five personal fouls
2. Single disqualifying foul (Flagrant Foul)
TERMS
TERMS
• Air ball- a shot that completely
misses the rim and the backboard
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• Jump BallExchange
– is used to start the game
• Assist- a pass to a teammate who
then scores a field goal.
• Defense- team trying to stop the
other team from scoring
• Dunk- to throw the ball down into
the basket with the hand above the
level of the rim
TERMS
• Fast break- dribbling or passing the ball
towards your basket before the defense
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can set up Exchange
• Man-to-man- a defensive strategy where
everyone guards an assigned player
• Offense- team trying to score
• Turn over- any loss of the ball without a
shot being taken
• Zone defense- a defensive strategy
where everyone guards an area instead
of a player (2-1-2, 2-3)
REFERENCES
• For the pictures: PICS ART
Retrieved from:
https://pin.it/4oWPq59 Equipment
• Springfield College(2020)
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Retrieved from:
https://springfield.edu/where-basketball-was-invented-the-birthplace-of-basketball#:~:text=Springfield%20College
%20alumnus%20James%20Naismith,of%20the%20College%20in%201891.&text=This%20is%20the%20only
%20known,basketball%2C%20played%20at%20Springfield%20College.
• Breakthrough Basketball, LLC(2021)
Retrieved from:
https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/basics/basics.html
• Donald, 2021 (Brittanica dictionary)

Retrieved from:
https://www.britannica.com/sports/basketball
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• Basketball was invented at

• In the beginning, a peach basket was

• 14 years later the National

Dr. James Naismith

solid iron with a 45 cm

Passing- moving the ball by

Pivoting- stepping onceEquipment

The tallest player on the team usually

A violation occurs when the player breaks

Charging- running into a stationary Equipment

• Donald, 2021 (Brittanica dictionary)

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