Midterm Flashcards
-played by 2 teams with 5 members each
-the aim of the game to score in opponent’s basket and to prevent the other team from scoring
Basketball
Basketball is a game of five players in each team with _____or more substitutes, where in a player can ____, ___, ___, ____, and ____.
seven
pivot, run, jump, dribble and pass.
basketball starts with a ____
jump ball
Basketball history:
Who invented basketball?
When? Where?
Dr. James Naismith
1891; Springfield College Massachusetts
What does YMCA stand for?
Young Men’s Christian Asscociation
When the game was first played, ______ were nailed up at each end of the gymnasium as “goals”, hence the origin of the name “basketball”.
peach baskets
- first set of rules was published and distributed through the YMCA movement
- saw the game played in England for the first time at Birkenhead YMCA after the Club President was the game played whilst on a business trip to Canada
1892
- the game was introduced into the Physical Training College in Hampstead (now Dartford College of PE) by Madame Berman Osterberg.
1893
- professional league was established in the USA
1898
- Changes to the game to suit the girls led to the first rules of netball was published
1901
basketball had spread throughout the UK as a sport.
1911
- it was introduced as a demonstration sport at the Paris Olympic Games and Great Britain won the title.
1924
- Abe Saperstein a Londoner from the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters
1927
- FIBA (Federation Internationale de Basketball) the International Basketball Federation was formed with a Welshman as its first secretary
1931
- The England Basketball Association was formed,
- Dr. Naismith received his greatest compliment when basketball became an Olympic sport at the Berlin games and he died in 1939
1936
- English Schools Basketball Association was formed
1957
- introduction of both men’s and women’s national leagues in the UK
1970s
- 117 member countries in FIBA making basketball the second largest of all the world’s governing bodies and also the world’s fastest growing and largest participation sport
1990
- 219 teams were entered in the over 16 national leagues with almost 100 competing at under 15 levels
1999
- hoop or basket with net around its circumference and of _____ diameter. - The rim of the hoop is ____ above the ground.
Basket
18-inch
10 feet
orange-colored and rough-textured spherical ball with black contours usually made of leather or composite tough materials.
- is bounced continuously (dribbling), thrown through the air to other players (passing), and towards the basket (shooting).
- Must be durable and easy to hold on to.
Ball
- flat, hard surface free from obstructions, ____ long and ______ wide, measured from the inner edge of the boundary line.
Court
28m; 15m
- makes a beep at the end of each period. Some also show the shot clock countdown.
Game clock
- light up and indicate that a period is about to end.
- Found in backboards
Bordering Lights
- rectangular board that is placed behind the rim - give better rebound to the ball
- is about _____ in size horizontally and _______ vertically
- backboards are made of acrylic, aluminum, steel or glass
- mostly transparent for better vision
Backboard
1800mm ; 1050mm
- helps one differentiate teams from one another.
- consists of a jersey (shirt), shorts, and numbers on the front and back of the shirts for identification
Uniform
any player who breaks the rules of the game, making illegal personal contact with the other team, and has unsportsmanlike behaviour.
Foul
- this foul is called in basketball when a player commits a violation that prevents the opposing player from moving, scoring, or performing another allowed activity.
Personal foul
- An infraction by a player or a coach that is deemed unsportsmanlike conduct.
Technical foul
- A foul called as a result of contact that is deemed excessive, intentional and/or unnecessary. The team that draws this foul is awarded _____ free throws and possession
Flagrant foul
two
- is the number of personal and technical fouls committed by all players for that team in a given period; if a team exceeds that limit (five per quarter in the NBA, six per half in the NCAA) the other team is given free throws with each additional foul.
Team foul
All NBA teams have to make a shot within 24 seconds. If not, then the violation results in change of _______
24-Second Violation
ball possession.