Basketball Audience: 6 th -12 th grade By: Lindsey Singer

Greatest Players of All-Time Michael Jordan Magic Johnson Larry Bird Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Popular NBA Basketball Players (Present) Kobe Bryant Lebron James Tim Duncan Carmelo Anthony Yao Ming

Examples of NBA Teams

Popular College Basketball Players (Present) Kemba Walker Kyle Singler Charles Okwandu John Flowers

Examples of College Teams

History Invented in December, 1891 by James Naismith First formal rules were devised in 1892 Teams originally had 9 players : teams of 5 became standard Became popular in both the U.S and Canada

History Cont.. The first pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898 – Only lasted 5 years before disbanding jh : First original team -Dominated basketball until 1936 : founded in Known for fancy ball handling

History Cont : The National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America merged to create the National Basketball Association (NBA) Boston Celtics: dominated from the late 1950s through the 1960s 1970s: NBA dropped in popularity – Larry Bird, Magic Johnson brought back the excitement in the 1980’s

History Cont s: “Greatest player to ever play the game” rose to stardom; Michael Jordan NBA is still popular today with players such as: – Kobe Bryant – Lebron James – Shaquille O’Neil – Dirk Nowitzki

Hall of Fame Founded in 1959 in Springfield, Massachusetts Includes the names of great players, coaches, referees, and people who have contributed significantly to the game

Some Hall of Famers Players: - Scottie Pippen - Karl Malone Referees: - Earl Strom - David Walsh Coaches: - Larry Brown - John Chaney Contributors: - Clair Bee - Walter Brown

What Is Needed to Play?

Important Terms Assist A pass to a teammate, who then scores Air Ball A shot that completely misses the rim and backboard Defense Team trying to stop the other team from scoring Dunk To throw the ball down into the basket with the hand above the level of the rim Fast Break Dribbling or passing the ball towards your basket before the defense can set up Man-to-Man A defensive strategy where everyone guards an assigned player

Important Terms Cont.. Offense: the team trying to score Turnover: Any loss of the ball without a shot being taken Zone Defense: defensive strategy where everyone guards an area instead of a player (2-1-2, 2-3)

Violations Results in a change of possession with the team in bounding the ball at the side line opposite where the infringement took place – Traveling: walking or running with ball, without dribbling – 3 Seconds: when an offensive player stands in the key (free throw-lane), for more than 3 seconds – Double Dribble: when a player dribbles the ball with 2 hands or dribbles the ball, stops, then starts dribbling again

Fouls Results in one or more free throws awarded to the opposing team – Blocking: impeding the progress of an opponent by extending one or both arms horizontally or getting in the path of a moving player – Charging: running into a stationary player while you are moving with the ball – Hacking: when the player hits the arm or hand of the person holding the ball – Holding: when the player holds the person with or without the ball

Skills Boxing out: a player’s position between an opposing player and the basket to obtain a better rebounding position Dribbling: bouncing the ball with 1 hand using your fingertips Passing: moving the ball by throwing, bouncing, handing, or rolling it to another player

Skills Cont.. Shooting: throwing the ball to make a basket Pivoting: stepping once or more in any direction with the same foot while holding the other foot at its initial point Rebounding: the recovering of a shot that bounces off the backboard or the rim

Skills Cont.. Boxing Out Dribbling Passing

Skills Cont.. Shooting Pivoting Rebounding

Scoring 2 Point Field Goal: a shot made from anywhere inside the 3 point arc 3 Point Field Goal: a shot made from anywhere outside the 3 point arc Free Throw: 1 point is awarded to an unguarded shot taken from behind the free throw line while the clock is stopped

Scoring Cont.. 2 point field goal 3 point field goal Free Throw

Length of Game Middle/High School: 4 quarters, 8 minutes long College: 2 twenty minute halves NBA: 4 twelve minute halves Overtime if necessary

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