PE

94ft w, 50ft h

PLAYING SURFACE

THREE POINT LINE

ARC AROUND THE FREE THROW LINE AND HOOP

FREE THROW LINE

LINE AT THE RECTANGLE

CENTER CIRCLE

CIRCLE AT THE MIDCOURT LINE

BASE LINE

POSITION DEPENDS, BUT ITS THE LINE WHERE YOU CAME FROM

END LINE

POSITION DEPENDS, BUT ITS THE LINE WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO

FREE THROW LANE

AKA “THE PAINT”, ENTIRE RECTANGLE

MIDCOURT LINE

THE LINE THAT DIVIDES THE COURT

SIDELINE

TWO LINES OF THE COURT ON THE SIDES

NO CHARGE SEMI CIRCLE

ARC CLOSEST TO THE RING, YOU CANT STAY HERE FOR TOO LONG

PASSING

USED TO ADVANCE THE BALL TOWARD THE PLAYER’S TEAMMATE

CHEST PASS

MOST COMMON PASS, COVER SHORT DISTANCES, CHEST LEVEL

BOUNCE PASS

BOUNCE IS USED WITH A PASS SO THE BALL MAY BOUNCE INTO THE RECEIVERS’ HANDS

ONE HAND UNDERHAND PASS

THROWING PATTERN DESCRIBED IN SOFTBALL

SHOULDER PASS/ONE HANDED PUSH PASS

UTILIZED THE OVERHAND THROWING PATTERN INCLUDED IN BASEBALL

BASEBALL PASS/LANCE PASS

LONG PASS, INFREQUENTLY USED, LAST SECOND PLAY OFFS

OVERHEAD PASS

SNAPPING BALL OVER THE HEAD, EFFECTIVE IN HLEPING TO INITIATE A FAST BREAKG

BLIND PASS

NO-LOOK PASS, LOOKS IN ONE DIRECTION BUT PASSES TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION

DRIBBLING

MOVE WITH THE BALL WHILE INSIDE THE COURT, PUSHING THE BALL TOWARD THE FLOOR WITH FINGERS

CROSS-OVER DRIBBLE

CHANGES BALL FROM ONE HAND TO THE OVER VIA DRIBBLE

BETWEEN THE LEGS

VARIATION OF THE CROSSOVER IN WHICH THE BALL HANDLER COUNCES THE BALL OFF THE FLOOR BETWEEN HIS LEGS AND CATCHES IT WITH THE OTHER HAND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF HIS BODY

BEHIND THE BACK

ADVANCED DRIBBLING TECHNIQUE INVOLVES DRIBBLING THE BALL BEHIND THE BACK EITHER ONCE OR CONTINUOUSLY

RAPID DRIBBLING

DISTINCT TYPE OF DRIBBLING WHILE BALL IS LOW TO THE GROUND WITH LITTLE BOUNCE

SHOOTING

ESSENTIAL SKILL IN BASKETBALL FOR A TEAM TO GAIN A POINT AND WIN THE GAME. MAKE A GOAL

SET SHOT

BENDING THE KNEES AND HIPS WITH THE PLAYER’S DOMINANT FOOT SLIGHTLY IN FRONT. USED IN FREE THROW

LAY-UP

TWO-POINT ATTEMPT BY LEAPING FROM BELOW, LAYING THE BALL NEAR THE BASKET AND USING ONE HAND TO TIP THE BALL OVER THE RIM (LAY IN), BANK IT OFF BACKBOARD (LAY UP)

JUMP SHOT/ JUMPER

ATTEMPT TO SCORE A BASKET BY JUMPING, IN MID JUMP, PROPELLING THE THE BALL IN AN ARC

HOOK SHOT

PLAYER PUTS HIS BODY BETWEEN THE BALL AND THE OPPONENT, MOST EFFECTIVE BUT ALSO QUITE DIFFICULT

FADE AWAY SHOT

VARIATION ON A SET JUMP SHOT IN WHICH THE SHOOTER ATTEMPTS HIS SHOT LEANING BACKWARD, “FADING AWAY” FROM HIS DEFENDER

SLAM DUNK

PLAYER JUMP SIN THE AIR AND MANUALLLY POWERS THE BALL DOWNWARD THROGUHT THE BASKET WITH ONE OR BOTH HANDS OVER THE RIMD

DEFENDING

USED TO PREVENT THE OTHER TEAM FROM SCORING WITHOUT COMMITTING A FOUL OR A VIOLATION

5 SECONDS

TIME FOR THROWING THE BALL INBOUND

10 SECONDS FOR NON-PRO, 8 SECONDS FOR PRO

TIME FOR ENTERING THE OPPONENT’S COURT

30 SECONDS FOR NON-PRO, 24 SECONDS FOR PRO

TIME FOR THE SHOT CLOCK

5 SECONDS

TIME TO HOLD THE BALL

3 SECONDS

TIME TO BE IN THE RESTRICTED AREA

5 SECONDS

TIME FOR THE FREE THROW

FRACTURE

BONES ARE BROKEN

DISLOCATION

JOINTS SHIFTED

BASKETBALL

SPORT THATS PLAYED WITH 2 TEAMS WITH 5 ACTIVE PLAYERS, EARN POINTS BY SHOOTING, 12 PLAYERS IN TOTAL (INCLUDING BENCHED)

DR. JAMES NAISMITH

INVENTOR OF BASKETBALL

DECEMBER 1891

WHEN BASEKTBALL WAS INVENTED

1816

WHEN THE INVENTOR OF BASKETBALL WAS BORN