Basketball

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known world-wide as the inventor of basketball.

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Dr. James Naismisth

Question 2

he played a simple child’s game known as

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duck-on-a-rock

Question 3

After serving as McGill’s Athletic Director, James Naismith moved on to the ______ in
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA in 1891,

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YMCA Training School

Question 4

Naismith wanted to create
a game of___ for the students instead of one that relied solely on strength.

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skill

Question 5

Basketball was introduced at the Berlin Olympics in ____

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1936

Question 6

main skill that helps a player develop into a great dribbler, passer and shooter is ball handling drills.

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BALL HANDLING

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There are three ways to catch the ball:

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(1) With the feet, (2) With the eyes,
(3) With the fingers.

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the players must move toward the ball as it is in the air, look at the ball into his hands and catch the ball with arms
bent, by letting it hit his thumbs and then closing his fingers around the ball.

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CATCHING

Question 9

quickest way to move the basketball, but it is the least liked
by many players, especially those just learning the game.

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PASSING

Question 10

It is the quickest pass in basket ball, either from a standing position or off the dribble, and is mainly used round the perimeter of the offence (outside the lane).

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THE ONE HANDED PUSH PASS

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This is often the first pass taught to beginners because, supposedly,
two arms are stronger than one for small children.

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THE TWO HANDED CHEST PASS

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This pass may be executed with either a one-handed or two-handed pass and is used to pass the ball by a defender who may be able to get a hand into the passing lane.

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THE BOUNCE PASS

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This pass is used to reverse the ball from one side of the
court to the other over the top of the lane and the defence

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THE OVERHEAD (SKIP) PASS

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It is used to make a long pass down court, usually on a fast
break, and requires both distance and accuracy

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THE BASEBALL PASS

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TYPES OF PASSES ON BASKETBALL

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1. THE ONE HANDED PUSH PASS
2. THE TWO HANDED CHEST PASS
3. THE BOUNCE PASS
4. THE OVERHEAD (SKIP) PASS
5. THE BASEBALL PASS
6. THE CURL (POST) PASS

Question 16

It is specifically to feed the ball to the low post player and
sometimes to the high post.

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THE CURL (POST) PASS

Question 17

(1) It is used to penetrate the
ball towards the basket, and (2) To create a better passing.
* The execution of the dribbling technique is quite simple—it is the action of pushing the ball to the floor by using the extended fingers and thumbs which grip and by moving the wrist and the elbow up and then down.

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DRIBBLING

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(sometimes called a protection dribble)

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CONTROL DRIBBLE

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used to take the ball into open spaces between defenders (penetrate the defence) and the speed dribble is used to move
the ball quickly down the court toward the basket in which the team score (such as in a fast break).

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control dribble

Question 20

to push the ball out in front (and to the outside) of the foot on the same side as the hand being used to dribble and the ball bounces about waist high with the dribbler

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speed dribble

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is one of the four main areas of turnover in the game (the others
being poor passing, poor shot selection and fouls) and so it makes sense for a coach to teach players how to commence a dribble without travelling

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Travelling

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It is a dribble which penetrates the ball quickly toward the basket,
looking for a close in shot (such as a lay-up or pull-up jump shot) or a
pass off to a teammate, both of which create pressure on the defence when the ball penetrates the first line of the defence

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THE DRIVE

Question 23

The Drive are called

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ONE ON ONE MOVES.

Question 24

It is simply a change of
direction during the
dribble and the basis is the
footwork. The change of
direction is the same
footwork used in all
changes of direction, with
or without the ball

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The Crossover Dribble

Question 25

It is a move to lead the defense into thinking that the dribbler may be going to make a crossover dribble, causing the defender to start to move his head to the opposite direction to the dribble.

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The Hesitation Dribble

Question 26

The execution is the same except at the point of hesitation on the dribble the player rolls his right hand to the outside (right side) of the ball as if to push the ball to his left and as the defense’s head starts to shift opposite (that is to the defender's right) then the player rolls his hand on the ball back to the inside (the left side) of the ball and pushes forward, exploding past in the same direction

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Faked crossover

Question 27

as the dribbler slows down he makes a stutter step with his feet (this is a very quick and very short step with each foot) which may cause the defense to slow his momentum and even stand up a little or believe that a Crossover Dribble is about to be made and react to cover this

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The Stutter Dribble

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This is the focal point of the game for many players, most spectators and some coaches and for these people it is what wins the game.

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SHOOTING

Question 29

An easy way to teach players not to travel is to have them step with their free foot and push the pass forward at the same time to commence their dribble.

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TRAVELLING

Question 30

The action of a speed dribble is to push the ball out in front (and to the outside) of the foot on the same side as the hand being used to dribble and the ball bounces about waist high with the dribbler.

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SPEED DRIBBLE

Question 31

used to take the ball into open spaces between defenders (penetrate the defense) and the speed dribble is used to move the ball quickly down the court toward the basket in which the team score (such as in a fast break)

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CONTROL DRIBBLE