BASKETBALL Flashcards
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is a team sport, the objective being to shoot a ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules.
basketball
Canadian American physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield.
James Naismith
an American physical education instructor, international basketball official, and founder with his wife of the Camp Fire Girls, an international youth organization now known as Camp Fire.
Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick
when?
, Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, asked Naismith to find a physical activity to occupy a “class of incorrigibles.
December 1891
The first public basketball game was in Springfield, MA, on
December 21, 1891.
Court Length
94 ft. or 28.65 m
Dimension of the Court NBA
Court Length 94 ft./ 28.65 m
Court Width 50 ft./ 15. 24m
Rim Height 10 ft./ 3.05m
Restricted Arc Radius 4 ft./ 1.22m
Center Circle Diameter 12 ft. / 3.66m
3-point line distance from the basket
23.75 ft. (22 ft in corner)/ 7.24 m (6.70 m in corner)
Key (shaded lane or restricted area) width
16 ft./ 4.88 m
Free-throw line distance from point on the floor directly below the backboard
15 ft./ 4.57m
Dimension of the Court FIBA
Court Length 91.86 ft./ 28 m
Court Width 49.21 ft./ 15m
Rim Height 10 ft./ 3.05m
Restricted Arc Radius 4.10 ft./ 1.25m
Center Circle Diameter 11.81 ft. / 3.6m
3-point line distance from the basket
22.15 ft. (21.65 ft in corner)/ 6.75 m (6.60 m in corner)
Key (shaded lane or restricted area) width
16.08 ft./ 4.9 m
Free-throw line distance from point on the floor directly below the backboard
15.09 ft./ 4.6
Materials and Equipment
- Backstop unit
- Backboard
- Basket Ring
- Basket Net
- Backboard Support Structure
- Padding
- Basketballs
- Game Lock
- Score Board
- Twenty-four (24) second clock
- Signals
- Player foul marker
- Team foul marker
- Alternating possession arrow
- Playing floor
- Playing court
- Lighting
- Advertising boards
- Support service areas
- Spectator area
is to make sure the game of basketball runs smoothly and the right team wins the game.
referee
also has the power to call off a game if conditions get too bad.
referee
is the official who tosses the ball up for the center jump at the start of the game and each overtime period.
referee
Function of Officials
Referee & Umpire
SCORERS AND TIMERS
Hands Signals
Administrative Signals
- substitution
- charged time-out
Scoring Signals
- one points
- two points
- three points attempt
- three points successful shot
Violation Signals
- stop clock for foul
- travelling
- three seconds
- jump ball
The tallest player on the team usually plays
center” also known as “position 5”,
Basic Basketball Rules
- Number of Players
- Positions
- Violations
- Fouls
- Scoring
the medium size ones play .
“forwards” / “position 3 and 4”
The shortest players then play “
guards” / “position 1 and 2”.
occurs when the player breaks one of the rules of Basketball
violation
It can also result from the player taking more than 2 steps without bouncing the ball on the floor..
Traveling
when a player stops dribbling and then starts dribbling again or when he bounces the ball with both hands on the ball.
double Dribble.
if you twist your hand, when in contact with the ball, beyond the vertical, bringing it under the ball.
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