PRELIM

Question 1

is a game played y two teams of five players on a rectangle court, usually indoors.

Answer 1

Basketball

Question 2

How many players per team in basketball?

Answer 2

Five

Question 3

What is the objective of the game?

Answer 3

Shoot ball through a basket

Question 4

Commonly used skills in basketball(5)

Answer 4

Shooting
Passing
Dribbling
Rebounding
Running

Question 5

Different Positions(Player Positioning)

Answer 5

Center
Power Forward
Small Forward
Point Guard
Shooting Guard

Question 6

The Tallest Players

Answer 6

Center
Power Forward
Small Forward

Question 7

Shortest Players that posses best ball handling skills and speed play

Answer 7

Point Guard
Shooting Guard

Question 8

Who is the Canadian clergyman, educator, and physician that invented Basketball

Answer 8

James Naismith

Question 9

When did James Naismith invented Basketball?

Answer 9

December 1891

Question 10

Where did James Naismith invented Basketball?

Answer 10

International Young Men Christian Association(YMCA) Training School in Springfield Massachusetts

Question 11

Who is Naismith’s supervisor and college’s first physician education director who challenged him to invent a new indoor game?

Answer 11

Luther Halsey Gulick

Question 12

What is the first basket that is used for the first game?

Answer 12

Peach Basket

Question 13

What ball is used for the first 2 years?

Answer 13

Soccer ball

Question 14

This skill will allow you to move around the court, maneuver past defenders and execute plays.

This involves bouncing the ball off the floor with your hands.

Answer 14

Dribbling

Question 15

When dribbling you use your fingertips or palm?

Answer 15

Fingertips

Question 16

When dribbling, side or front of body?

Answer 16

Side

Question 17

At about what level when dribbling?

Answer 17

Waist level

Question 18

Where do you look when dribbling? Up or down the floor?

Answer 18

Look up

Question 19

The act of attempting to score points by throwing the ball through the basktet

Answer 19

Shooting

Question 20

When shooting your legs should be _____-

Answer 20

Half Bent

Question 21

When shooting your dominant hand should have its fingers____

Answer 21

Spread out

Question 22

When shooting only the ____ should be gripping onto the ball

Answer 22

Fingertips

Question 23

When shooting our (other/dominant) hand supports the ball on the side

Answer 23

Other hand

Question 24

When shotting he ball should be brought above the _____in one motion

Answer 24

Head

Question 25

At this point, the angles of your armpit, elbow, and wrist is at ________ degrees

Answer 25

90 degrees

Question 26

when shooting make sure you ______- ________with your wrist movement. It feels natural to jump upon release

Answer 26

follow through

Question 27

A ____ happens when one player throws the ball to another player with a purpose of setting up a play or taking a shot

Answer 27

Passing

Question 28

Basic Passes(3)

Answer 28

Chest Pass Bounce Pass Overhead Pass

Question 29

The pass originates from the chest, thrown by gripping the ball on the sides with the thumbs directly behind the ball.

Answer 29

Chest pass

Question 30

The ball is thrown with the same motion as chest bass however it is aimed at the floor

Answer 30

Bounce Pass

Question 31

Often used as an outlet pass

Answer 31

Overhead Pass

Question 32

The objectives of this is to successfully gain possession of the baskeball after a missed field goal or free throw

Answer 32

rebounding

Question 33

This is an important skill in basketball. You will find yourself Doing this back and forth as the game quickly transitions between offense and defense

Answer 33

Running

Question 34

What is the ball made of?

Answer 34

Leather

Question 35

What is the official size of the basketball for men.

Answer 35

29.5 to 30 inches circumference(for men)

Question 36

What is the official size of the basketball for women.

Answer 36

28.5 inches in circumference

Question 37

What is the weight of the basketball

Answer 37

18 to 22 ounces

Question 38

When bounced off 6 feet from the floor, a well inflated ball should bounce __ to __ inches in height

Answer 38

49 to 54

Question 39

When one starts coaching a basketball team, the most important requirement for a team is to have a ____

Answer 39

Uniform

Question 40

This helps one in differentiating a team from another

Answer 40

Uniform

Question 41

A uniform is consist of:

Answer 41

Jersey(shirt) Shorts Number(Front and back) For ID

Question 42

_____ _____ help prevent injuries, in part, by providing adequate ankle support

Answer 42

Basketball shoes

Question 43

___ ____sneakers offer the best ankle support; these shoes should also lace up to the top to help provide a snug fit

Answer 43

High Top Sneakers

Question 44

A large board the displays the score in a game

Answer 44

Scoreboard

Question 45

Used by the referees to give signals on the game

Answer 45

Whistles

Question 46

Use to regulate the playing time and track the duration of the game

Answer 46

Timer

Question 47

Is a flat, hard surface free from obstruction 28m long and 15m wide, measured from the inner edge of the boundary line

Answer 47

Court

Question 48

Dimensions of a Basketball Court

Answer 48

28 m long 15 m wide

Question 49

Equipment in Basketball(7)

Answer 49

Ball Uniform Basketball Sneakers Water Bottle Scoreboard Whistles Timer

Question 50

Facilities in Basketball Court Dimensions

Answer 50

Court Backboard and Rim Backcourt Front court

Question 51

Height above the ground for the rim

Answer 51

10 feet

Question 52

Diameter of the rim

Answer 52

18 inches

Question 53

Size of the backboard

Answer 53

72 inches wide 42 inches tall

Question 54

size of the backboard inner square

Answer 54

24 inches wide 18 inches tall

Question 55

This is where the team's own basket, inbounds part of the backboard and the part of the playing court limited by their own end line, side lines and center line

Answer 55

Backcourt

Question 56

consists of the opponents’ basket, inbounds part of the backboard and the part of the playing court limited by the end lines behind the opponents’ basket, side lines and inner edge of the center line nearest to the opponents’ basket

Answer 56

Front court

Question 57

The _____basketball team is the one that has the ball

Answer 57

offensive

Answer 58

Backcourt Violation