basketball (ppt) Flashcards
(30 cards)
team sport with the objective of shooting a ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules
basketball
founded basketball
james naismith
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
date when dr. gulick asked naismith to find a physical activity to occupy a class of incorrigibles
december 1891
materials he first used to facilitate his game
peach baskets and a soccer ball
first public basketball game was in springfield, MA
december 21, 1891
court length
94 ft/28.65 m
court width
50 ft/15.24m
rim height
10 ft and 3.05 m
restricted arc radius
4 ft and 1.22 m
center circle diameter
12 ft and 3.66 m
3 point line distance from the basket
23.75 ft. (22 ft in corner)/ 7.24 m (6.70 m in corner)
key width
16 ft and 4.88 m
Free-throw line distance from point on the floor directly below the backboard
15 ft and 4.57 m
materials and equipment
backboard
basket ring
basket net
padding
basketballs
score board
signals
24 second clock
the official who tosses the ball up for the center jump at the start of the game and each overtime period.
referee
administrative hand signals
substitution
charged time out
scoring signals
one point
two points
3 points attempt
3 points successful shot
violation signlas
stop clock for foul
travelling
3 seconds
jump ball
tallest player position
center or position 5
medium size pplayer position
forwards / position 3 and 4
shortest players
guards / position 1 and 2
occurs when the player breaks one of the rules of Basketball
violations