Basketball Flashcards
(26 cards)
Games are divided into
Quarters or halves
Who invented basketball and where
Dr. James Naismith in Massachusetts
Time is managed by
Game clock and shot clock
If the game ends in a tie…
It will go to overtime
The game begins with
A tip off, where two people face off to try and get the ball for their team
Lay up
A shot close to the basket using one hand
Drive
Run to the basket to make a layup
Players cannot advance the ball without
Dribbling or passing
Traveling
When you run with the ball without dribbling
Defense is either
Man to man or zone
Man to man
Peach defender guards one member of offense
Zone
Defenders guard specific areas of the court
Examples of zone defense
2-3, 2-1-2, 3-2 always adds up to five
Free throw
Unguarded shot from free throw line after a foul was called
Worth one point
Field goal
Shot within the three point line
Worth two points
Three pointer
Shots from beyond the three point line
Worth three points
Mid court line
Line in the middle of the court
Frontcourt
The half of the court that your team is scoring in
Back court
The half of the court where your team is defending
Baseline
Line behind the baskets that mark the out of bounds
Sideline
Boundary on each side of the court that marks out of bounds
How many people from each team on the court at one time
5
Double dribble
Either when player uses both hands to dribble or stops dribbling and then begins again
Name the lines in the court
Mid court line, baseline, sideline
