BASKETBALL

HISTORY OF
BASKETBALL
WHO INVENTED THE
BASKETBALL
The game was invented by College
instructor and graduate student Dr.
James A. Naismith in 1891 and has
grown into the worldwide athletic sport
that we know until today.
FIRST GAME OF
BASKETBALL
On this day in 1891, the first game of
basketball was played at the school for
Christian Workers building this was
the original site of Springfield College.
WHERE DOES THE
NAME BASKETBALL
CAME FROM?
For that first game of basketball
in 1891, Naismith used as goals
two half-bushel peach baskets,
which gave the sport its name.
BASKETBALL WAS
INTRODUCED IN
THE OLYMPIC
Basketball was introduced in
the Olympic program at the
1904 Games in St Louis as a
demonstration event. It was
only from the 1936 Olympics
that it was contested as a medal
event.
FIRST OFFICIAL
BASKETBALL GAME
The first official game was played in
the YMCA gymnasium in Albany,
New York, on January 20, 1892, with
nine players. The game ended at 1–0;
the shot was made from 25 feet (7.6 m)
court.
NATURE OF THE
GAME
MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME
BASKETBALL

The main goal of the

game of Basketball is to
try to score more points
than the opposing team by
shooting a ball through
the opening in the top of
the basketball hoop.
SCORING AND TIMEOUTS

Has two types of field goals 3pts and

2pts. 1 Free throw is equivalent to 1pt.
Timeouts are 1 minute or 30 seconds
in length
Each team gets a total of 5 timeouts
for the entire game.
BASKETBALL CONSIST
OF HOW MANY PLAYERS?
Basketball is played by 2 teams consist
of 5 players each.
Will use ball control such as passing
the ball, dribbling and shooting.
has also evolved very many
specialized player positioning
techniques and offensive/defensive
POSITIONING AND
FOULS

A player in possession of the ball

must maintain contact with the
floor with one foot (pivot foot).
Every player with the ball must
shoot, pass, or dribble.
Foul occurs if there is an illegal
contact with an opponent and/or
unsportsmanlike behavior.
BASKETBALL COURT
ROLES AND
POSITIONS
 Pont Guard
 Shooting Guard
 Small Forward
 Power Forward
 Center
THE POINT GUARD

The Point Guard is usually the shortest

but the best ball handler on the team.
Also known as the ‘coach on the floor’
or the ‘floor general’, a point guard is
responsible for directing plays.
THE SHOOTING GUARD

Potentially the shortest player on the

team, the Shooting Guard is the team’s
best outside shooter. Besides being able
to shoot well, the Shooting Guard needs
to be good at dribbling fast, passing and
having court vision by seeing the court.
THE SMALL FORWARD

The Small Forward is usually the

shorter of the two forwards on the team
but plays the most versatile role out of
the main five positions.
THE POWER FORWARD

Power Forwards are usually the second

tallest in the team and are the closest to
the center in terms of physical attributes
and playing style but with more speed.
THE CENTER

The center is usually the team’s tallest

and strongest player and is positioned
under the basket. He is also required to
be physically domineering with more
physical strength and athleticism.
RULES AND
REGULATION
OF
BASKETBALL
THE RULES

Two teams of five players each try to

score in a hoop elevated 10 feet above
the ground.
It has ten seconds to get the ball over
the mid-court line.
The ball is moved down the court
toward the basket by passing or
dribbling.
Team with the ball is offense. Team
without the ball is defense.
The defense tries to steal the ball,
contest shots, deflects, and rebounds.
The court is divided into two main
sections by the mid-court line.
POINTS AND SCORES

When a team makes a basket, they

score two points, and the ball goes to
the other team.
field goal made outside of the three-
point arc, is worth three points. A free
throw is worth one point.
Fouling a shooter always results in two
or three free throws being awarded the
shooter.
Free throws depends where he was
when he shot. If player was in the
three-point line, player gets three shots.
Other fouls do not result in free throws
being awarded, until number of fouls is
committed by a team (Team foul).
Free throws are awarded according to
some formats involving the number of
fouls committed.
GAME CLOCK

Each game is divided into sections,

and all levels have two halves.
In college, each half is twenty minutes
long.
In high school and below, the halves
are divided into eight (and sometimes,
six) minute quarters.
In the pros, quarters are twelve
minutes long.
There is a gap of several minutes
between halves. Gaps between quarters
are relatively short.
If the score is tied at the end of
regulation, then overtime periods of
various lengths are played until a
winner emerges.
OFFICIATING
OFFICIALS
OFFICIALS

In basketball, officials (usually called a

referee) enforce the rules and maintain
order in the game. The title of official
also applies to the scorers and
timekeepers, as well as other personnel
that have an active task in maintaining
the game.
OFFICIALS

There is one lead referee and one or

two umpires, depending on whether
there is a two- or three-person crew.
VIOLATIONS AND FOULS

In addition to stealing the

ball from an opposing
player, there are other ways
for a team to get the ball.
One such way is if the
other team commits a foul
or violation.
PERSONAL FOULS

Personal fouls include any type of

illegal physical contact. If a player is
shooting while a being fouled, then he
gets two free throws if his shot doesn't
go in, but only one free throw if his
shot does go in.
CHARGING FOUL

An offensive foul that is committed

when a player pushes or runs over a
defensive player. The ball is given to
the team that the foul was committed
upon.
BLOCKING FOUL

Blocking is illegal contact resulting to a

defender not establishing position in
time to prevent an opponent's drive to
the basket.
FLAGRANT FOUL

Violent contact with an opponent.

This includes hitting, kicking, and
punching. This type of foul results in
free throws plus the offense
retaining possession of the ball after
the free throws.
INTENTIONAL FOUL

When a player makes physical contact

with another player with no reasonable
effort to steal the ball. It is a judgment
call for the officials.
TECHNICAL FOUL

Technical foul. A player or a coach can

commit this type of foul. It does not
involve player contact or the ball but is
instead about the 'manners' of the game.
WALKING/TRAVELING
VIOLATION
Taking more than 'a step and a half'
without dribbling the ball is traveling.
Moving your pivot foot once you've
stopped dribbling is traveling.
CARRYING/PALMING
VIOLATION
When a player dribbles the ball with his
hand too far to the side of or,
sometimes, even under the ball.
DOUBLE DRIBBLE
VIOLATION
Dribbling the ball with both hands on
the ball at the same time or picking up
the dribble and then dribbling again is a
double dribble.
HELD BALL VIOLATION

Occasionally, two or more opposing

players will gain possession of the ball
at the same time.
GOALTENDING
VIOLATION
If a defensive player interferes with a
shot while it's on the way down toward
the basket, it's goaltending and the shot
counts.
BACKCOURT VIOLATION

Once the offense has brought the ball

across the mid-court line, they cannot
go back across the line during
possession.
TIME RESTRICTIONS

A player passing the ball inbounds has

five seconds to pass the ball. If he does
not, then the ball is awarded to the
other team.
SIGNALS
OF
REFEREES
START CLOCK

Beginning with one hand raised above

head, the start of the clock is indicated
by dropping the raised hand directly
towards the floor.
STOP CLOCK

To stop the clock at any point in the

game, the referee will raise one hand
straight over head with his palms facing
out and fingertips pointed.
FULL TIMEOUT

When an official wishes to

signal for a full timeout, it is
indicated by two arms spread
to the sides forming a “T”
shape.
JUMP BALL

When both players have control over

the ball at the same time, it is indicated
by both thumbs pointing upwards with
arms extended.
SUBSTITUTION

If a substitute player wishes to enter the

game it is indicated by having one hand
facing the timekeeper, raised in a “stop”
manner, and the other hand waving the
substitute player into the game.
BLOCKING FOUL

If a defensive player commits

a blocking foul the official will
have both hands, in fists,
touching his hips, and his
elbows in tight against his
body.
INTENTIONAL FOUL

When a player commits an intentional

foul, the official will put both arms
above his head and cross them.
TECHNICAL FOUL

To signal a technical foul has

occurred the referee will place
both his hands in front of him
and put them in the formation
of a letter “T”.
ILLEGAL HAND USE

An illegal hand use foul is

signaled by the official putting
both of his hands in front of
him, at waist level, and
grabbing one of his wrists with
the other hand.
TRAVELING

When a player has committed a

traveling violation, the official will
signal it by placing both of his hands in
front of him and moving them in a
circle.
CARRYING OR
PALMING
In order to signal a palming or
carrying violation, the referee
will have one hand at the side,
flipped over from palm up to
palm down.
DOUBLE DRIBBLE

The official will signal a

double dribble violation has
been committed by putting
both of his hands in front of
him, with palms down, and
alternating them up and down,
as if dribbling a basketball.
GOAL COUNTS

The referee indicates he is counting for

a timed violation by moving his hand
back and forth from the middle of the
chest to straight in front continuously.
Each movement represents one second.
 BASIC AND
FUNDAMENTAL
SKILLS
DRIBBLING

dribbling is bouncing the ball on the

floor continuously with one hand at a
time.
RUNNING

In full-court game, you will find

yourself running back and forth as the
game quickly transitions between
offense and defense.
JUMPING

Shooting in a basketball game must be

a biomechanically comfortable motion.
Jumping straight up and down is the
antithesis of physical comfort.
PASSING

Passing in basketball has

been defined as "The
deliberate attempt to move
a live ball between two
teammates.
SHOOTING

Throwing the basketball toward the

hoop.
REBOUNDING

A rebound is credited to a team when it

gains possession of the ball after any
missed shot that is not cleared by a
single player
VIDEOS
DEMONSTRATING
BASKETBALL
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 Defense
 Fouls
 Violations
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