PE4-Team Sports

BASKETBALL
✔ Game played between two teams

✔ Consists of five players each side.

✔ Usually indoors

✔ Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent’s goal, an elevated horizontal hoop and net
called a basket.

HISTORY
✔ Invented by James Naismith (Born:1861 Died:1939)

✔ Invented on or about December 1, 1891

✔ Invented at the International Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Training School in Springfield,
Massachusetts. (It is now called Springfield College)
✔ He was an instructor in Physical Education

✔ 1891- First game of basketball

✔ After much running and shooting, William R. Chase made a midcourt shot.

✔ Midcourt Shot-The only score in that historic contest.

✔ January 15, 1892- The copy of rules where published by the Triangle (the YMCA Training School’s campus
paper).
✔ 1894- teams began to play with five on a side when the playing area was less than 1,800 square feet; the
number rose to seven when the gymnasium measured from 1,800 to 3,600 square feet and up to nine when the
playing area exceeded that.
✔ 1893- Basketball was introduced in France.

✔ 1894- Basketball was introduced in England, Australia, China And India.

✔ 1900- Basketball was introduced in Japan.

✔ January 18, 1896-The first college basketball game with five on a side was played between the University of
Chicago and the University of Iowa in Iowa City
✔ National Basketball Committee (NBC)-the game sole amateur rule-making body.

✔ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)- a member-led organization dedicated to the well being and
lifelong success of college athletes.

Basketball Court Dimensions- A playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor, with baskets at each end.
- Basketball court come in different sizes. In the National Basketball Association (NBA), the court is
94 by 50 feet. Under Federation Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) rules, the court is slightly smaller, measuring 28
by 15 meters. In amateur basketball basketball, court sizes vary widely.
Parts of a Basketball Court

The Basket
● One on each end of the floor is made up of a backboard and a ring that holds a net, which is designed to check
the ball as it passes through the basket. The standard backboard is 72 inches wide and is positioned 4 feet
inside the baseline. The hoop, or ring, stands 10 feet off the floor and is 18 inches in diameter.

The Foul Line

● For all size courts the “foul line” is 15 feet in front of the backboard.

The 3 Point Line (ARC)

● For NBA Basketball Courts the 3 point arc is 22 feet to the center of the rim on the sides with a straight line
extending out 16 feet 9 inches from the baseline. Past those points, the line extends out 23 feet 9 inches from
the center of the rim.

Line Markings
● All line markings on the floor are 2 inches wide and can vary in color.

Free Throw Lane

● The free throw lane is a rectangle in a team’s front court and used to line up players during a free throw. The
standard free throw lane is 19 feet long by 12 feet wide.

Sidelines and Baselines

● It marks the outside boundaries for out-of-bounds purposes.

Center Jump Circle

● Is where the game action starts and has a radius of 6 feet.

Division Line
● A line running the width of the middle court that divides it into two equal sections.

Scoreboard
● A large board that displays the score in a game or contest.

BASKETBALL POSITIONS
1. 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. But on defense, the center tries to block opponents’ shots
and rebound their misses.
2. Power Forward
- The power forward does many of the things a center does, playing near the basket while
rebounding and defending taller players. But power forwards also take longer shots than centers.
3. 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 close ones.
4. Point Guard
- The point guard runs the offense and usually is the team’s best dribbler and passer. The point
guard defends the opponent’s point guard and tries to steal the ball.
5. Shooting Guard
- The shooting guard is usually the team’s best shooter. The shooting guard can make shots from
long distance and also is a good dribbler.