BASKETBALL

HISTORY The creation of basketball has been attributed to James Naismith, a Canadian- American sports coach, asked by Springfield College (Massachusets) to come up with a winter sport to keep athletes fit The game involved elements of American football, soccer, and hockey, and the first ball used was a soccer ball. Teams had nine players, and the goals were wooden peach baskets affixed to the walls. By 1897-1898, teams of five became standard. The game rapidly spread nationwide and to Canada and other parts of the world, played by both women and men.

WHAT DOES BASKETBALL CONSIST OF? Basketball is a team sport where 2 teams play with the same aim: to score the ball in the opposite team’s basket and to defend their own basket from the opponent team

HOW LONG DOES A GAME LAST? There are 4 game periods of 10 minutes each. The resting time (between the 1st and 2nd period and between the 3rd and 4th period) lasts 2 minutes. The halftime (between the 2nd and 3rd period) lasts 15 minutes

There is a maximun fo 12 players on each team, but only 5 are playing while the rest are waiting on the bench BASKETBALL PLAYERS

COURT

Free throw line: tha balls from this line score 1 point Free throw line: tha balls from this line score 1 point. Only when you throw after a foul The rest of balls thrown inside the three-point score 2 points Three-point line: all scored balls from this line or further have a 3 points value

BASKETBALL POSITIONS

POINT GUARD The point guard is essentially the team's captain, and his/her job is to make his/her teammates better and to hand out assists. The point guard is typically the smallest player on his/her squad. TONY PARKER

SHOOTING GUARD The shooting guard, is usually the team's best shooter. They should also have good ball-handling skills

SMALL FORWARD The small forward, is typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers.

POWER FORWARD The power forward On defense, he plays under the basket in a zone Defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense.

CENTER The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. The center's primary role is to use his or her size to score and defend from a position close to the basket. The centers are also generally the players who are chosen to take jump balls

WHAT CAN I DO? Bounce the ball with one hand Pass the ball Shoot the ball to the basket Take 2 steps while holding the ball

WHAT CAN’T I DO? (VIOLATIONS) PERSONAL FAULTS Hitting Pushing Slapping Holding Each player can commit 5 personal fouls. A player who commits 5 personal fouls is disqualified for the remainder of the game.

Traveling. Taking more than 3 steps VIOLATIONS Traveling. Taking more than 3 steps without dribbling the ball Double Dribble. Bounce the ball using 2 hands. Or bouncing, picking up the ball and bouncing again Held ball. Occasionally, two or more opposing players will gain possession of the ball at the same time. Backcourt violation. Pass the ball back to your side of the court once you have crossed the center line

IMPORTANT TOSSES CHEST PASS BOUNCE PASS OVERHEAD PASS BASEBALL PASS

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO IN ATTACK? WHEN I HAVE THE BALL WHEN I DON’T HAVE THE BALL Move forward dribbling when nobody is defending me. Pass the ball to the best placed players of my team. If I have a good opportunity to score, shoot the ball Run off the ball (create space off the ball) Stay away from the defenders Keep the possession

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO IN DEFEND? Try to recover the possession. Recovering the ball after the rebounce To block the opponent’s attack to the basket Blocking the opposite team’s movements Dispossess an opponent