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BASKETB
ALL
is a relatively simple
game played between two
teams of five players each
on a rectangular court,
usually indoors. Each
team tries to score by
tossing the ball through
the opponent’s goal, an
 Basketball was invented by
James A. Naismith (1861-
1939). He was a Canadian-
American physical
educator, physician,
Christian chaplain, and
sports coach.

 For that first game of

basketball in 1891,
Naismith used as goals two
half-bushel peach baskets,
 The students were
enthusiastic. After much
running and shooting,
William R. Chase made a
midcourt shot – the only
score in that historic
contest.

 After moving to the United

Sates, he wrote the
original basketball rule
book and founded the
Word spread about
the newly invented
game, and numerous
associations wrote
Naismith for a copy
of the rules, which
published in the Jan.
15, 1892, issue of the
Triangle, the YMCA
Naismith lived to see
basketball adopted as
an Olympic
demonstration sport in
1904 and as an official
event at the 1936
Summer Olympics in
Berlin, as well as the
birth of the National
Invitation Tournament
 EQUIPMENTS OF
Backboard and BASKETBALL
Basketball Basketball
Rim/Basket (Ball) Court
● A hoop or ● A basketball is ● A rectangular
basket with net an orange- playing
around its colored and surface
circumference is rough-textured usually made
firmly hung spherical ball out of a
horizontally with black hardwood,
from a contours usually often maple,
rectangular made of leather and highly
backboard on or composite polished.
the other side tough materials.
 OTHER EQUIPMENTS
Game Clock Shot Clock
● Makes a beep at the ● Used in basketball
end of each period. to quicken the pace
of the game.
● Times a play and
provides that a
team on offense
that does not
promptly try to
score points lose
possession of the
ball.
 OTHER EQUIPMENTS
Basketball Back Boards
● AUniform
type of uniform ● Have bordering
worn by lights that light
basketball players up and indicate
consist of a jersey that a period is
that features the
about to end.
number and last
name of the
player on the
back, as well as
shorts and
 OTHER EQUIPMENTS
Basketball Scoresheet
Whistle
● All officials wear ● Official record of
a whistle that the game. If there
used to stop are any disputes,
play because of the officials refer
to the scoresheet.
a foul or a
violation on the ● All players, are
court. listed, the
coaches’ names
recorded, and the
correct team’s
 OTHER EQUIPMENTS
Game Arrow
● Used to determine ● Also used to jump
which team will gain balls by alternating
possession in the possession arrow
situations where to point the other
definitive control of team each time it is
the ball is not clear. utilized.
 PLAYERS
POSITION
AND THE
BASIC SKILLS
IN
Basketball
Positions

CENTER
The center is the
tallest player on each
team, playing near the
basket. On offense,
the center tries to
score on close shots
and rebound.
However, on defense,
the center tries to
Basketball
Positions
POWER
FORWARD
The power forward
does many of the
things a center does,
playing near the
basket while
rebounding and
defending taller
players. However,
Basketball
Positions
SMALL
FORWARD
The small forward
plays against small
and large players.
They roam all over
on the court. Small
forwards can score
from long shots and
Basketball
Positions POINT
GUARD
The point guard
runs the offense
and usually is the
team’s best
dribbler and
passer. The point
guard defends the
Basketball
Positions

SHOOTING
GUARD
The shooting guard
is usually the
team’s best
shooter. The
shooting guard can
make shots from
 Basic Skills
Is a two-point shot
attempt made by leaping
from below, laying the

SHOOTI ball up near the basket,

and using one hand to
bounce off to the
NG backboard and into the
basket. The lay-up is
 Lay-Ups considered the most
basic shot in basketball.
When doing a lay-up the
player lifts the outside
foot, or the foot away
from the basket.
 Basic Skills

SHOOTI A player releases

NG the basketball at
the high point of
 Jump Shot
a jump.
 Basic Skills

SHOOTI A basketball shot

made over the
NG head with the
hand that is
 Hook Shot
further from the
basket.
 Basic Skills

SHOOTI
NG An attempt to
score in a game.
 Shot
 The chest pass is
Basic Skills
named so
because the pass
is originated from
PASSING the chest. It is
thrown by
 Chest Pass gripping the ball
on the sides with
the thumbs
directly behind
the ball.
 Basic Skills
When the pass is
thrown, the finger is
rotated behind the
ball and the thumbs
PASSING are turned down.
The resulting follow
 Chest Pass through has the
back of the hands
facing one another
with the thumbs
straight down.
 The bounce pass
Basic Skills
is thrown with the
same motion,
however, it is
PASSING aimed to the floor.
It should be
 Bounce thrown far
Pass enough out that
the ball bounces
waist high to the
receiver.
 The overhead pass is
Basic Skills
often used as an outlet
pass. Bring the ball
directly above your
forehead with both
PASSING hands on the side of the
ball and follow through.
Aim for the teammate’s
 Overhead chin. Some coaches
advise not to bring the
Pass ball behind your head,
because it can get
stolen and it takes a
split-second longer to
throw the pass.
 Basic Skills
A baseball pass
is a one-handed
pass that uses
PASSING the same
motion as a
 Baseball baseball throw.
Pass This is often
used to make
long passes.
 This is a pass that is
Basic Skillsused when the
defenders double-team
or switch on the pick
and roll. If dribbling to

PASSING the right, your left side

is facing the target
and you bring the ball
 Pick and up from the right side
to throw the ball
Roll Pass overhead to the
screener who has
either rolled to the
basket or popped to
the perimeter.
 The pass is used
Basic Skills
to shield the ball
from the
defender, and
PASSING many times is
thrown in “hook
 Pick and shot” fashion.
Advanced players
Roll Pass can do this while
slightly fading
away from the
defender.
 As its name
Basic Skills
implies, low dribble
just means that
you must keep the
DRIBBLI ball bouncing low
nearest to the
NG floor. This entails
 Low the dribblers to
Dribble extend his hand so
as to limit the
space the
opponent can
penetrate.
 This type of dribble
Basic Skills
is slowing down your
motion that may be

DRIBBLI conceived as
stopping to pass the
ball. However, once
NG you achieve the
 Change-of- reaction from the
opponent, you must
Pace be keen to explode
Dribble with speed then
drive through the
opponent.
 The between the legs
Basic Skills
dribble is used to go
past a defender who is
overplaying you. If you
DRIBBLI are going to the left,
begin with rapid low

NG dribbles with your

right hand. Take a
 Between deep step forward with
your left foot and flick
the Legs the ball through your
legs to your left hand.
Keep your body low as
you move forward to
your left.
 Basic Skills
If you want to change
directions while
keeping a view of the
DRIBBLI entire court, a behind
the back dribble can

NG be effective. If you
want to move to your
 Behind the left, begin dribbling
with your right hand.
Back To execute this dribble,
you need to place your
hand on the side of the
ball.
 Step forward with
Basic Skills
your left foot while
simultaneously

DRIBBLI wrapping the ball

behind your back,

NG across the back of

your thighs, and flick
 Behind the the ball towards your
left hand. Be sure to
Back plant your right foot
before stepping
forward with your
left foot.
 Is when the player
Basic Skills
comes to a stop
landing
simultaneously on
both feet in a
JUMP controlled stance.
The reason why
STOP they land on both
feet at the same
time is because
they can use either
foot as their pivot
foot.
 Is an essential
Basic Skills
basketball move that
sees the ball handler
utilize an aggressive
“jabbing” step out of

JAB – the triple-threat

position. The jab step
is executed with
STEP whichever foot is not
the pivot foot, allowing
a player to execute
multiple jab steps from
the same spot on the
floor, should they
choose to do so.
 Basic SkillsA screen is a
blocking move by an
offensive player in
which they stand
beside or behind a
SCREENI defender in order to
free a teammate to
NG either shoot a pass
or drive in to score.
In basketball and
field lacrosse, it is
also known as a
pick.
 Basic Skills
Means trying to
stop your opponent
from scoring. The
DEFENS rules of basketball
spell out how and
E under what
circumstances the
defense can
attempt to stop the
offensive players.
 Basic Skills

Rebounds are
REBOUNDI divided into two
NG main categories:
 1. Offensive
Basic Skills
Rebounds – in
which the ball is
recovered by
offensive side and
REBOUNDI does not change
possession.
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2. Defensive
Rebounds – in
which the player
defending the team
gains possession.
 RULES
AND
REGULATIO
NS
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

1. PERSONAL FOULS
Extending the hands
outside the cylinder
FOULS

and causing illegal

Illegal Use contact (example,
going for a steal but
Of Hands hitting the player’s
hand or arm, or
hitting the arm of a
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

1. PERSONAL FOULS
Contact that
displaces an
FOULS

opponent (example,
pushing a player
Pushing away from the
basket, or using the
body weight to affect
a player’s
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

1. PERSONAL FOULS

Contact by the
FOULS

defense on a ball
 Hand handler that impedes
Checking a player’s speed,
quickness, rhythm
and/or balance.
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

1. PERSONAL FOULS

Contact that
FOULS

interferes with a
player’s freedom of
 Holding movement (example,
physically grabbing a
player driving to the
basket).
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

1. PERSONAL FOULS
When an offense
player is moving.
FOULS

When an offensive
 player stick out a
Illegal
limb and makes
pick/screen physical contact with
a defender in an
attempt to block the
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

2. PERSONAL FOULS PENALTIES

If a player is in act of
shooting while being fouled,
FOULS

then he gets two free throws

if his shot doesn't go in, but
only one free throw if his shot
does go in.
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

3. CHARGING
Charging is an offensive foul
that is committed when a
FOULS

player pushes or runs over a

defensive player. The ball is
given to the team that the
fouls was committed upon.
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

4. BLOCKING
Is an illegal personal
contact resulting from a
FOULS

defender not establishing

position in time to prevent
an opponent’s drive to the
basket.
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

5. FLAGRANT FOUL
A violent contact with an
opponent. This includes
hitting, kicking, and
FOULS

punching. This type of foul

results in free throw plus the
offense retaining possession
of the ball after the free
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

6. INTENTIONAL FOUL
When a player makes
physical contact with
FOULS

another player with no

reasonable effort to steal
the ball. It is judgement
call for the officials.
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

6. TECHNICAL FOUL
A player or coach can commit this type
of foul. It does not involve player
FOULS

contact or the ball but is instead about

the “manners” of the game. Foul
language, obscenity, obscene gesture,
and even arguing can be considered a
technical foul, as can technical details
regarding filling in the scorebook
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

1. WALKING/TRAVELLING
Take more than “a step
VIOLATIONS

and half” without dribbling

the ball is traveling.
Moving your pivot foot
once you’ve stopped
dribbling is traveling.
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

2. CARRYING/PALMING

When a player dribbles

VIOLATIONS

the ball with his hand

too far to the side or
sometimes, even under
the ball.
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

3. DOUBLE DRIBBLE
Dribbling the ball with
VIOLATIONS

both hands on the ball at

the same time or picking
up the dribble and then
dribbling it again is a
double dribble.
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

4. HELD BALL
Occasionally, two or more
opposing players will gain
VIOLATIONS

possession of the ball at the

same time. In order to avoid a
prolonged and/or violent
tussle, the referee stops the
action and awards the ball to
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

5. GOALTENDING
If a defense player
VIOLATIONS

interferes with a shot

while it’s on the way
down towards the
basket it’s goaltending
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

6. BACKCOURT VIOLATION
Once the offense has brought
VIOLATIONS

the ball across the mid-court

line, they cannot go back
across the line during
possession. If they do, the
ball is awarded to the other
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

7. TIME RESTRICTIONS
VIOLATIONS

A player passing a ball

inbounds has five seconds
to pass. If he does not,
then the ball is awarded to
the opposing team.
 FOULS AND VIOLATIONS

Other7.time
TIMErestrictions
RESTRICTIONSincludes
the rule that the player cannot
VIOLATIONS

have the ball for than five

seconds when being closely
guarded and, in some states
and levels, shot-clock
restrictions requiring a team to
attempt a shot within a given
 OFFICIATING
OFFICIALS IN
BASKETBALL
The make up of the officiating corps is
strictly a matter of choice. The minimum
number is five: a referee, an umpire, a
scorer, a timer, and a shot clock operator. In
some cases, eight officials are used in the
line up comprising a referee, two umpires, a
 OFFICIALS’ SIGNALS
When s foul occurs, the official is required
by the rules to:

● Signal the timer to stop the clock,

● Designate the offender to the scorer and
use his/her fingers to indicate the
number of free throws.
 OFFICIALS’ SIGNALS
When a team is entitled to a throw-in, an
official must:

● Signal what cause the ball to become

dead,
● Indicate the throw-in spot(except after a
goal) and,
● Designate the team entitled to throw-in.
DUTIES OF SCORER AND
TIMERS
Scorers must:

● Record, in numerical order, names and

numbers of all players
● Record field goals made and free throws
made an missed
 DUTIES OF SCORER AND
Scorers must: TIMERS
● Keep a running summary of points
scored
● Records fouls called on each player and
notify officials when a player
disqualification or bonus-free-throw
situation arises
DUTIES OF SCORER AND
Scorers must:
TIMERS
● Record timeouts and report when
a team’s allotted number has
been used
 DUTIES OF SCORER AND
Scorers must: TIMERS
● Record when a squad member has been
ejected for fighting. It is the game-clock
and shot-clock operators’ responsibility
to keep everyone abreast of key factors
while carrying out the timing
regulations.
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