Final Exam: Basketball Flashcards
When was basketball conceived?
1891
Where was basketball conceived?
YMCA College in Springfield, Massachusetts
Who conceived basketball?
Physical education instructor Dr. James Naismith
What is the purpose of basketball?
Make a goal and score points.
P Foul
Personal Foul
When are free throws awarded?
Committed Fouls
Free throw situations
- Two (or Three) Free Throws
- Double fouls
- And-One
- False Double Foul
- Bonus (One and One)
- Double Bonus
- Technical Fouls
What are violations?
Rule infractions
What do violations result on?
ball possession,
canceling a made shot
awarding a made shot
substitute free throw
Ball Handling Violations
Penalt of loss of ball possession (turnover)
Timing Violations
Penalty is loss of ball possession (turnover)
Shooting Violations
Penalty is loss of ball possession (turnover)
Type of violations
Ball Handling Violations Timing Violations Shooting Violations Free Throw Lane Violation Jump Ball Violations
O Foul
Offensive Foul
T Foul
Technical Foul
I Foul
Intentional Foul
F Foul
Flagrant Foul
Ball _________ Violations
Handling Violations
T_____ Violations
Timing Violations
__oo____ Violations
Shooting Violations
____ Throw ____ Violations
Free Throw Lane Violations
Jump ____ Violations
Jump Ball Violations
Position # 1
Point Guard
Position # 2
Shooting Guard
Position # 3
Small Forward
Position # 4
Power Forward
Position # 5
Post-Center
Team’s play maker, leader and shortest player with good passing and dribbling skills.
Point Guard
Team’s best outside shooter. Have ability to create open shots within range.
Shooting Guard
Team’s all purpose player. Play’s inside and outside. Agressive and storong.
Small Forward
Team’s second biggest and strongest player. Ability to post up and make 15’ medium range shots. Interchangeable with post.
Power Forward
Team’s biggest, strongest player. Plays low post area near basket. Ability to post up and be an offensive treat inside.
Center
Double Stack Alignment
Offensive alignment
two posts are used to free up shooters.
Person-to person defenses
match up the defenders against specific offensive players. Defenders are usually assigned to be matched up with offensive players by size and ability.
Zone defenses
defenders are assigned to guard specific areas on the court. Zones are named or designated by their player alignments
Straight Person-To-Person
Person-To-Person defense
Straight Person-To-Person
Switching Person-To-Person
Sagging Person-To-Person
Person-To-Person defense
Combination Defenses
usually deployed in an effort to stop or neutralize great individual offensive players. They can be very effective against any team not prepared to attack them. However, they do have vulnerabilities and, as a result, are not normally deployed as a primary team defense
Box and One
Diamond and one
Triangle and two Combo
Combination Defenses
Circles containing numbers in a diagram
Offensive players
“X’s” with sub or superscript numbers
Defensive players
Symbol with a basketball
Player who starts out with ball possession.
Zig Zag lines
path of the player that is dribbling the basketball. The arrow head indicates the direction of movement
Dashed orange line
Signifies pass. The arrow head shows its direction, while the number of hash marks indicate the sequential order when multiple passes are involved.
Orange dotted line with an arrow head.
Shot or field goal attempt at the basket
Solid lines
Offensively and defensively, player movement. The arrow head indicates the direction of movement.
Short perpendicular line at the end of a player’s movement line
Screen or pick
Color Red
Emphasize and point out a specific action within a play diagram
Rule: When any part of his body is in contact with the floor, or any object other than a player above, on or outside the boundary line.
Player out-of-bounds
Rule: When ball touches
• A player or any other person who is out-of-bounds.
• The floor or any object above, on or outside the boundary line.
• The backboard supports, the back of the backboards or any object above the playing court.
Ball out-of-bounds
Rule: Illegal movement of one foot or both feet beyond the limits outlined in this article, in any direction, while holding a live ball on the playing court
Travelling
Rule: A player shall not remain in the opponents’ restricted area for more than 3 consecutive seconds while his team is in control of a live ball in the frontcourt and the game clock is running.
3 seconds rule
Rule: A player in the backcourt gains control of a live ball, or • On a throw-in, the ball touches or is legally touched by any player in the backcourt and the team of that player taking the throw-in remains in control of the ball in its backcourt, that team must cause the ball to go into its frontcourt within 8 seconds.
8 seconds rule
When does Goal tending occur?
Goaltending occurs during a shot for a field goal when a player touches the ball while it is completely above the level of the ring and: • It is on its downward flight to the basket, or • After it has touched the backboard.
Goal tending consequences on offense
If the violation is committed by an offensive player, no points can be awarded. The ball shall be awarded to the opponents for a throw-in from the free-throw line extended, unless otherwise stated in these rules.
Goal tending consequences on defense
If the violation is committed by a defensive player, the offensive team is awarded: • 1 point, if the ball was released for a free throw. • 2 points, if the ball was released from the 2-point field goal area. • 3 points, if the ball was released from the 3-point field goal area.
A situation in which 2 opponents commit personal fouls on each other at approximately the same time and Both fouls are player fouls. • Both fouls involve physical contact. • Both fouls are between the same 2 opponents fouling each other. • Both fouls have the same penalty
Double Foul
A situation where a player non-contact foul of a behavioural nature including, but not limited to: • Disregarding warnings given by officials. • Disrespectfully dealing and/or communicating with the officials, the commissioner, the table officials, the opponents or persons permitted to sit on the team benches. • Using language or gestures likely to offend or incite the spectators. • Baiting and taunting an opponent
Technical Foul
How wide is a basketball court?
15 m
How long is a basketball court?
28 m
What is the distance between the floor and the hoop?
3 m
How wide is the three point line?
12.50 m
