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What is Basketball?

• Basketball is a team sport in which

two teams of five active players
each try to score points against one
another by propelling a ball through
a 10 ft high hoop (the goal) under
organized rules. Basketball is one of
the most popular and widely viewed
sports in the world.

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What is Basketball? (cont)
While competitive basketball is
primarily an indoor sport, played on a
basketball court, less regulated
variations have become exceedingly
popular as an outdoor sport among
both inner city and rural groups
Techniques involved in the sport
include: shooting, rebounding,
passing, dribbling, blocking, and
stealing

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History of the game
In early December 1891, Dr. James
Naismith, a Canadian physical education
student and instructor at YMCA Training
School (today, Springfield College) in
Springfield, Massachusetts, sought a
vigorous indoor game to keep his students
occupied and at proper levels of fitness
during the long New England winters to
keep the students in shape.
After rejecting other ideas as either too
rough or poorly suited to walled-in
gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and
nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot
elevated track.
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History continued
• The first official game was played in the YMCA
gymnasium on January 20, 1892 with nine players
and the game ended at 1-0 with the game-winning
shot made from 25 feet, on a court just half the size
of a present-day National Basketball Association
(NBA) court. "Basket ball", the name suggested by
one of Naismith's students, was popular from the
beginning. By 1897-1898 teams of five became
standard.
• By the 1950s, basketball had become a major
college sport, thus having the way for a growth of
interest in professional basketball.

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Facilities & Equipment

COURT
• The court is a rectangular
plain, spacious flat surface
and free of obstacles sizes
is 26 m x 14 m measured
from the inner portion of the
lines. Lines bounding the
court should be 5 cm thick.
Ceiling must not be less
than 7 m.

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Facilities & Equipment
The Ball
• The ball may be advanced toward the
basket by being shot, passed between
players, thrown, tapped, rolled or dribbled
(bouncing the ball while running). Weight is
600-650- g
• Circumference is 75-76 cm. Bounce should
be 1.80 m and less than 1.20 m.
• The size of the basketball is also
regulated. For men, the official ball is
29.5 inches (74.9 cm) in circumference
(size 7, or a "295 ball") and weighs
22 ounces (624 g). If women are playing,
the official basketball size is 28.5 inches
(72.4 cm) in circumference (size 6, or a
"285 ball") with a weight of 20 ounces (567
g)
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Facilities & Equipment
The Ring
• The basket is a steel rim 18 inches
(45.7 cm) in diameter with an
attached net affixed to a backboard
that measures 6 feet (182.9 cm) by
3.5 feet (106.7 cm), and one basket
is at each end of the court. The
white outlined box on the backboard
is 18 inches (45.7 cm) high and
2 feet (61.0 cm) wide. At almost all
levels of competition, the top of the
rim is exactly 10 feet (305 cm) above
the court and 4 feet (121.9 cm)
inside the baseline.

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 Positions
• Point guard: Usually the fastest player on the team, organizes
the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that
it gets to the right player at the right time; can also be called
the “Floor General”
• Shooting guard: Creates a high volume of shots on offense;
tends to guard the opponent's best perimeter player on defense
• Small forward: Often primarily responsible for scoring points via
cuts to the basket and dribble penetration; on defense seeks
rebounds and steals
• Power forward: Plays offensively often with his back to the
basket; on defense, plays under the basket (in a zone defense)
or against the opposing power forward (in man-to-man defense)
• Center: Uses size to score (on offense), to protect the basket
closely (on defense), or to rebound.

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Greats to Play the Game

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 Skills in Basketball
PASS
1. Chest Pass
Generally, one foot is ahead of the other, knees flexed slightly. Ball is held
at chest level, fingers spread at reach side of the ball. Elbows remain close
to the body and the ball is sent with extended arms and proper wrist snap,
as one foot moves toward the receiver.
2. Overhead Pass
Stand in a short position, with the ball held overhead. The arms upward,
throw with a forceful wrist and finger snap. The pass should take a slight
downward path to be the most effective.
3. Bounce Pass
Any of the first three passes described can be adapted to make a bounce
pass. The object is to get the pass to the receiver on first bounce so that the
ball comes to this out stretched hands about waist high. The ball must be
bounced a little more than halfway between the two players.
 Skill in Basketball
DRIBBLING
Dribbling is a basic skill done by pushing the ball repeatedly to
the floor. Tapping the ball is not allowed. The fingers control the
ball. This can be done different levels: high, medium, high, low
and very low. It can also be done fast and slow.

1. Control Dribble
This can be used to protect the ball from an opponent who is
close by.

2. Speed Dribble
This can be done during a fast break situation or when no
opponent is guarding the ball handler.
 Skill in Basketball

CATCHING
Stand in a relaxed but stable and firm position. Place both hands
in front with open arms ready to catch the ball. And as the ball
comes, catch it with both hands and do the receiving motion.
 Skills in Basketball
SHOOTING
Basketball is about gaining points, it is not mere exhibition. One must be
very skillful when it comes to shooting.

TYPES OF SHOTS
1. JUMP SHOT- a shot executed with both feet taken off from the floor in a vertical
jump, arms straight upward and legs and feet slightly apart in the air.
2. DUNK SHOT OR FANCY SHOT- a shot that is commonly known as slum shot. It
is executed with forceful shot above the rim, powerful and fancied. Not recommended
for beginners because of its risk to injury.
3. SET SHOT- is a shot usually done with feet flat on the ground, or a shot executed
with a screen and peek from the teammates to get an easy shot.
4. LAY-UP SHOT- a shot that involves dribbling and running skills. It is executed by
dribbling the ball away from the basket, taking off in right or left foot, stretching arms
and hands, and using the board to bank the shot.
 Rules in Basketball
 JUMP BALL
Jump ball is done to start the game. One ach player is
assigned to the jump ball, usually the center player. They
face each other inside the center circle while the other
members of the team surround them.
 
IN-BOUND THROW
The ball is thrown inward when:
1. The ball goes out of bounds.
2. There is a successful shot made.
3. There is a foul
4. There is a traveling violation.
5. The player who controls the ball steps on the end or side
line.
6. There is a 3 second, 5 second, 10 second, 24 second
violation
7. There was time-out.
 
 
 
VIOLATIONS WHILE PLAYING
1. Traveling or walking two or more steps without
dribbling the ball
2. The ball goes out of bounds.
3. Failure to enter opponents’ court in ten seconds.
4. Double dribbling (resumption of dribbling after
dribbling stops)
5. Stepping on the line while doing the free throws.
6. Stepping on the line or sideline by the one in control
of the ball.
7. Personal foul, technical foul.
8. Unsportsmanlike behavior.
 
 
FOULS
1.Personal
2. Technical
3. Foul out
 
SUBSTITUTION
Substitution is done when the ball is dead as permitted by the
table official. After a foul, both teams can have substitution. When
there is a request for substitution and the ball is already given by
the referee to a team, the one requesting should wait for another
chance.
 
END OF THE GAME
After 40 minutes, the game ends. However, if the score is tied,
there shall be a five-minute extension.
 
 Rules in Basketball
TIME LIMITS
Throwing the ball 5 seconds
Entering the opponents’ court 10 seconds
Shot clock 24/30 seconds
Held ball 5 seconds
Restricted area 3 seconds
Free Throw 5 seconds
 
SCORING
2 points for every conversion
1 point for every free throw
3 points from the 15 foot area
 Rules in Basketball
VIOLATIONS WHILE PLAYING
1. Traveling or walking two or more steps without dribbling
the ball
2. The ball goes out of bounds.
3. Failure to enter opponents’ court in ten seconds.
4. Double dribbling (resumption of dribbling after dribbling
stops)
5. Stepping on the line while doing the free throws.
6. Stepping on the line or sideline by the one in control of
the ball.
7. Personal foul, technical foul.
8. Unsportsmanlike behavior.

END OF THE GAME

After 40 minutes, the game ends. However, if the score
is tied, there shall be a five-minute extension.

 
 
 Rules in Basketball
SUBSTITUTION
Substitution is done when the ball is dead as permitted
by the table official. After a foul, both teams can have
substitution. When there is a request for substitution and
the ball is already given by the referee to a team, the one
requesting should wait for another chance.
 
FOULS- an attempt to unfairly disadvantage an opponent
through physical contact is illegal.

1. Defensive Foul- a foul committed by a defensive player

on a offensive player.
2. Offensive Foul- also known as charge. It’s a foul
committed by an offensive player on a defensive player.
3. Technical Foul- a foul committed by a player, coach, or
any member of the coaching team staff for showing poor
sportsmanship.