The winner of a basketball game is the team with the most points.

You get points by throwing the basketball

through the opponent's hoop or basket. In regular play a basket made from within the three point line is worth 2
points and a basket shot from outside the three point line is worth three points. When shooting a free throw,
each free throw is worth 1 point.

Rules for the offense

The basketball team on offense is the team with the basketball. When a player has the basketball there are
certain rules they must follow:

1) The player must bounce, or dribble, the ball with one hand while moving both feet. If, at any time,
both hands touch the ball or the player stops dribbling, the player must only move one foot. The foot
that is stationary is called the pivot foot.

2) The basketball player can only take one turn at dribbling. In other words, once a player has
stopped dribbling they cannot start another dribble. A player who starts dribbling again is called for a
double-dribbling violation and looses the basketball to the other team. A player can only start another
dribble after another player from either team touches or gains control of the basketball. This is usually
after a shot or pass.

3) The ball must stay in bounds. If the offensive team looses the ball out of bounds the other team
gets control of the basketball.

4) The players hand must be on top of the ball while dribbling. If they touch the bottom of the
basketball while dribbling and continue to dribble this is called carrying the ball and the player will lose
the ball to the other team.

5) Once the offensive team crosses half court, they may not go back into the backcourt. This is called
a backcourt violation. If the defensive team knocks the ball into the backcourt, then the offensive team
can recover the ball legally.
Defensive Rules

The team on defense is the team without the basketball.

1) The main rule for the defensive player is not to foul. A foul is described as gaining an unfair advantage
through physical contact. There is some interpretation that has to be made by the referee, but, in general, the
defensive player may not touch the offensive player in a way that causes the offensive player to lose the ball or
miss a shot.

Rules for everyone

1) Although the foul rule is described above as a defensive rule, it applies exactly the same to all players on
the court including offensive players.
2) Basketball players cannot kick the ball or hit it with their fist.3) No player can touch the basketball while it is
traveling downward towards the basket or if it is on the rim. This is called goaltending. (touching the ball on the
rim is legal in some games).

Every player on the court is subject to the same rules regardless of the position they play. The positions in
basketball are just for team basketball strategy and there are no positions in the rules.
HISTORY OF BASKETBALL
- 1891, SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS.
- CANADIAN, PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR DR. JAMES NAISMITH 31 YEARS OLD.
- REASON: AS A LESS INJURY PRONE SPORT THAN FOOTBALL.
- CREATED THE INDOOR SPORT TO KEEP ATHLETES INDOORS DURING THE WINTERS.
- GREW POPULAR AS 20TH CENTURY PROGRESSED.
- FIRST IN AMERICA, AND OTHER PARTS IN THE WORLD.
- THE PROFESSIONAL GAME, THE AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA) 1946.

EARLY HISTORY
- NAISMITH WAS A PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIOR AT YMCA INTERNATIONAL
TRAINING SCHOOL (SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE)
- REQUESTED BY HIS BOSS TO CREATE AN INDOOR SPORTS GAME TO KEEP ATHLETES
KEEP IN SHAPE DURING COLD WEATHER.
- IT CONSIST PEACH BASKETS AND SOCCER STYLE BALL

- PUBLISHED 13 RULES

- DIVIDED HIS CLASS OF 18 INTO 2 TEAMS OF 9 PLAYERS EACH.

- THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO THROW THE BASKETBALL INTO THE FRUIT BASKETS NAILED TO
THE LOWER RAILING OF THE GYM BALCONY.
- EVERY TIME POINT WAS SCORE, THE JANITOR COULD BRING A LADDER AND RETRIEVE
THE BALL
- THE FIRST PUBLIC BASKETBALL GAME WAS PLAYED IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
MARCH 11 1891
10 Types of Shooting in Basketball
There are many different types of basketball shots. Some of the most basic basketball shots include:

1. 1. Bank shot: A bank shot occurs when an offensive player attempts to make a field goal with a
jump shot, and the ball bounces off the backboard and goes into the basket without hitting the
rim.
2. 2. Dunk: A dunk, or slam dunk, is an offensive shot attempt in which a player scores a two-
point field goal by jumping into the air and slamming the ball into the net while touching the rim
of the basket with one or two hands.
3. 3. Free throw: A free throw, or foul shot, is an unguarded scoring attempt made at the free-
throw line, a line on the basketball court located fifteen feet from the net. A referee awards free
throws to a basketball player after a member of the opposing team commits a personal or
technical foul against them, their teammates, or an official. Free throws provide a basketball
team with an opportunity to score points outside of the shot clock during a game. Former Utah
Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers power forward Karl Malone holds the National Basketball
Association (NBA) record for most free throws scored in a career, while Golden State Warriors
point guard Stephen Curry has the best free throw percentage (90.66).
4. 4. Granny shot: A granny shot, or underhand shot, is a shooting style in which the player holds
the ball in two hands with arms extended in front of their body. The shooter bends and raises
their knees while bringing the ball down their legs and releases it on the upswing. Most players
avoid granny shots because of their negative connotations, but NBA player Rick Barry held a
lifetime free-throw percentage of ninety percent using granny shots.
5. 5. Floater: A floater is a layup variation in which the ball handler throws a high arc toward the
net while jumping up on one or two feet. It is a difficult shot to master, but a great shooter can
add this type of shot to their basketball skills with regular basketball training.
6. 6. Hook shot: This one-handed shot requires the player to stand close to the hoop and swing
their arm in a curved motion to send the ball toward the hoop and score a field goal. In a jump
hook, the ball handler stands with their back to the basket and then turns on their pivot foot to
jump while flicking the ball into the net. Popularized by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the skyhook has
the player pivot and turn with their shoulder to the basket, jumping on one foot and hooking
their arm over their head to score the field goal.
7. 7. Jump shot: A jump shot is one of the most basic shooting techniques and common ways to
make a field goal in a basketball game. To make a jump shot, basketball players use their legs
to jump straight up while raising the ball above their heads. Jump shots are best for mid-range
to long-range shots. A fadeaway is a jump shot in which the player shooting the ball jumps
backward. It’s one of the most challenging shots to defend against because it creates space
between the shooter and a defensive player.
8. 8. Layup: Layups are also one of the most basic shots, especially within a short range of the
basket. The ball handler dribbles the ball as they approach the basket and raises it with one
hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the net. Once they stop dribbling to aim, they can
only take two steps or receive a violation for traveling.
9. 9. Pull-up: A pull-up is a two-motion jump shot in which the player drives to the net while
dribbling, stops, and jumps up to take the shot. The player then lands on both feet (jump step)
or in a one-two step, where they land on their right or left foot and follow with the opposite. A
pull-up three is a pull-up made at the three-point line. Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets is
considered a top pull-up jump shooter.
10. 10. Three-point shot: A three-point shot—a three-point field goal or three-pointer—is an
essential shot made outside the three-point line, the arc situated twenty-two feet from the net.
It’s worth three points instead of the two awarded to other field goals. Basketball Hall of Famer
Ray Allen holds the NBA record for career three-point shots, while Steph Curry has the record
for the most three-point shots during finals.
THE FIRST BASKETBALL GAME
- DECEMBER 21 1891, NAISMITH PUBLISHED RULES FOR A NEW GAME USING FIVE BASIC
IDEAS AND 13 RULES.
- ASKED HIS CLASS TO PLAY A MATCH IN THE ARMORY STREET COURT.
- 9 VS 9 USING A SOCCER BALL AND TWO PEACH BASKETS.
- FRANK MAHAN SUGGESTED THAT IT SHOULD BE CALLED BASKETBALL SINCE THEY HAVE
A BALL AND A BASKET.
- THE EIGHTEEN PLAYERS WERE:
*John G. Thompson, Eugene S. Libby, Edwin P. Ruggles, William R. Chase, T. Duncan
Patton, Frank Mahan, Finlay G. MacDonald, William H. Davis and Lyman Archibald, who
defeated George Weller, Wilbert Carey, Ernest Hildner, Raymond Kaighn, Genzabaro
Ishikawa, Benjamin S. French, Franklin Barnes, George Day and Henry Gelan

- THE PEACH BASKETS WERE CLOSED, AND HAVE THE BALL TO RETRIEVED MANUALLY,
UNTIL A SMALL HOLE WAS PUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PEACH BASKET TO POKE THE
BALL USING A STICK.
- 1906, WERE METAL HOOPS, NETS AND BACKBOARDS INTRODUCED.
- 1894 THE SOCCER BALL WAS REPLACED BY A BALL NAISMITH CONTACTED SPALDING TO
MAKE.
- KEEP IN SHAPE DURING COLD WEATHER.

- IT CONSIST PEACH BASKETS AND SOCCER STYLE BALL

- PUBLISHED 13 RULES

- DIVIDED HIS CLASS OF 18 INTO 2 TEAMS OF 9 PLAYERS EACH.

- THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO THROW THE BASKETBALL INTO THE FRUIT BASKETS NAILED TO
THE LOWER RAILING OF THE GYM BALCONY.
- EVERY TIME POINT WAS SCORE, THE JANITOR COULD BRING A LADDER AND RETRIEVE
THE BALL
- THE FIRST PUBLIC BASKETBALL GAME WAS PLAYED IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
MARCH 11 1891
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Early professional leagues, teams, and organizations
- 1898, the first professional league founded.
- 6 teams took part in the NBA, 1st champion were the RENTON NATIONALS,
followed by THE NEW YORK WANDERERS, THE BRISTOL PILE DRIVERS, and
the CAMDEN ELECTRICS.
- 1904, the league was abandoned.
- THE ORIGINAL CELTICS, are considered the “fathers of basketball” and were
preseted as “WORLDS OF BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS”
- JIM FUREY, organized matches as a circus.
- THE CELTICS, become the strongest team
- 1922 until 1928, their success lasted. When the team disbanded due to
ownership problems.
- CELTICS, are incorrectly thought of as forebears of the current BOSTON
CELTICS of NBA in reality they share only a name.
- 1946, TODAY’S CELTICS were not founded until.
- Nearly 2 decades after the demise of the ORIGINAL CELTICS.
-
- 1922, the first all African American professional team was founded (THE
RENS, also known as NEW YORK RENAISSANCE OR HARLEM RENAISSANCE).
- THE RENS were the ORIGINAL CELTIC’S USUAL OPPONENT and for their
matches a ticket cost 1 dollar.
- 1939, THE RENS won the first WORLD PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT.
- 1949, THE TEAM DISBANDED.
Basketball is a popular team sport played on a rectangular court. The game is played by two
teams of five players each, with the objective of shooting the ball through a hoop mounted on
a backboard at a height of 10 feet (3.05 meters) to score points. Here are the basic rules and
regulations of basketball:

1. The game starts with a jump ball at center court between two players from each team.

2. The team with the ball is called the offense, and the team without the ball is called the
defense.

3. The ball can be passed, dribbled, or shot by players on the offense, but they cannot hold the
ball for more than 10 seconds.

4. A player can dribble the ball with one hand only and cannot carry or palm the ball while
dribbling.

5. Players can move the ball by passing it to their teammates, who can receive the ball while
moving.

6. The game is divided into four quarters. Each quarter is 12 minutes long for professional
games, although the length can vary for other levels of play.

7. A team must score points by shooting the ball through the hoop. A successful shot from
within the three-point arc is worth two points, while a shot from beyond the arc is worth three
points. A free throw is worth one point.

8. Fouls can occur when a player makes contact with an opponent. Depending on the type of
foul, the opposing team may be awarded free throws or possession of the ball.

9. A player who commits five fouls is disqualified from the game.

10. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
1.    Use your fingers instead of your palm
You will find it easiest to control the basketball if you hold it with the tips of your
fingers. Use your forearm and wrist to bounce the ball, and make sure you are
comfortable bouncing the ball with both hands.

2.    Keep your knees bent

Your body should be kept low, with your knees bent to maintain a lower centre of
gravity. Be sure to keep your body weight on the balls of your feet, instead of your
heels, and your knees caps shouldn’t be covering your toes when you look down.
This is the best form to keep your balance while dribbling.

Additionally, your knees should be squared out, so you have the possibility to move
in any direction and not provide any indication of your path to your opponents.
3.    Your back should be straight
Instead of having your back hunched over, it should be kept in straight posture while
dribbling, and this will also be helpful in keeping your centre of gravity low.

4.    Keep your eyes up

Beginners tend to keep their eyes on the ball or on their hands as they dribble, but
you should avoid doing that. Instead, try to keep your eyes up to look out for
oncoming opponents and to watch the happenings on court.

5.    Dribble the ball below the waist or knees

According to Hanbin, the ball should be kept below your knees as you dribble, to
keep it out of reach from your opponents, and to maintain a low centre of gravity. If
you’re a beginner, you can try keeping the ball below your waist as a start.

Once you’re familiar with the dribbling action, you can move on to practice dribbling
while running or walking. It will remain important to stay low and continue keeping
your knees bent while doing so.

Mastering the dribbling technique will allow you to improve your ball handling skills
and help you move around the basketball court at greater speed!
Basic Passes
CHEST PASS
The chest pass is named so because the pass originates from the chest. It is thrown by gripping the ball on the
sides with the thumbs directly behind the ball. When the pass is thrown, the fingers are rotated behind the ball and
the thumbs are turned down. The resulting follow through has the back of the hands facing one another with the
thumbs straight down. The ball should have a nice backspin.

When throwing a chest pass, the players should strive to throw it to the receiver's chest level. Passes that go low to
high or high to low are difficult to catch.

BOUNCE PASS
The bounce pass is thrown with the same motion however it is aimed at the floor. It should be thrown far enough out
that the ball bounces waist high to the receiver. Some say try to throw it 3/4 of the way to the receiver, and that may
be a good reference point to start, but each player has to experiment how far to throw it so it bounces to the receiver
properly. Putting a proper and consistent backspin on the pass will make the distance easier to judge.

OVERHEAD PASS
The overhead pass is often used as an outlet pass. Bring the ball directly above your forehead with both hands on
the side of the ball and follow through. Aim for the teammate's chin. Some coaches advise not bring the ball behind
your head, because it can get stolen and it takes a split-second longer to throw the pass.

WRAP AROUND PASS

Step around the defense with your non-pivot foot. Pass the ball with one hand (outside hand). It can be used as an
air or a bounce pass. You will often see the wrap-around, air pass on the perimeter and the wrap-around, bounce
pass to make an entry into the post.

Advanced Passes
BASEBALL PASS
A baseball pass is a one-handed pass that uses the same motion as a baseball throw. This is often used to make
long passes. Be careful with young kids. You don't want them throw their arms out.

DRIBBLE PASS
The dribble pass is used to quickly pass the ball with one hand off of the dribble. This can be an air or bounce pass.
You'll see Steve Nash do this all of the time.
BEHIND-THE-BACK PASS
A behind-the-back pass is when you wrap the ball around your back to throw the ball. It is used to avoid the
defender when making a pass across the front of you would be risky. It can also be used to throw the ball to a player
trailing on the fast break.

I would not recommend to use this pass during a game until heavily practiced.

PICK AND ROLL PASS

This is a pass that is used when the defenders double-team or switch on the pick and roll. If dribbling to the right,
your left side is facing the target and you bring the ball up from your right side to throw the ball overhead to the
screener who has either rolled to the basket or popped to the perimeter. The pass is used to shield the ball from the
defender, and many times is thrown in "hook shot" fashion. Advanced players can do this while slightly fading away
from the defender.

Teaching Points
When teaching passing, points of emphasis should be:

 A good pass is a pass a teammate can catch.

 When passing, step toward your receiver.

 When catching, step toward the pass.

 Like shooting, the ball should have a backspin to it. This is accomplished by following through on every pass.