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Basketball Flashcards

0
Q

Games are divided into

A

Quarters or halves

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1
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Who invented basketball and where

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Dr. James Naismith in Massachusetts

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Time is managed by

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Game clock and shot clock

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3
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If the game ends in a tie…

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It will go to overtime

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4
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The game begins with

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A tip off, where two people face off to try and get the ball for their team

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5
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Lay up

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A shot close to the basket using one hand

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6
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Drive

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Run to the basket to make a layup

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7
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Players cannot advance the ball without

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Dribbling or passing

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8
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Traveling

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When you run with the ball without dribbling

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9
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Defense is either

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Man to man or zone

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10
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Man to man

A

Peach defender guards one member of offense

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Zone

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Defenders guard specific areas of the court

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12
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Examples of zone defense

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2-3, 2-1-2, 3-2 always adds up to five

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13
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Free throw

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Unguarded shot from free throw line after a foul was called

Worth one point

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14
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Field goal

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Shot within the three point line

Worth two points

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15
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Three pointer

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Shots from beyond the three point line

Worth three points

16
Q

Mid court line

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Line in the middle of the court

17
Q

Frontcourt

A

The half of the court that your team is scoring in

18
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Back court

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The half of the court where your team is defending

19
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Baseline

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Line behind the baskets that mark the out of bounds

20
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Sideline

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Boundary on each side of the court that marks out of bounds

21
Q

How many people from each team on the court at one time

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5

22
Q

Double dribble

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Either when player uses both hands to dribble or stops dribbling and then begins again

23
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Name the lines in the court

A

Mid court line, baseline, sideline

24
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Name the areas of the court

A

Frontcourt, backcourt

25
Q

Your “best friend” in basketball

A

The backboard

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