PE Flashcards
He is known worldwide as the inventor of basketball.
Dr. James Naismith
Where and when was Naismith born?
1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada
What child’s game was the inspiration for the concept of basketball?
Duck-on-a-rock
What university did Naismith attend?
McGill University
What year was basketball born?
1891
What year was basketball introduced in Berlin Olympics?
1936
It is the end line
Base line
A term used to designate a player’s position under the backboard that
prevents an opposing player from achieving a good rebounding position.
Boxing out
In a carry, your hand makes contact with the bottom of the ball, then flips the
ball over in the act of dribbling.
Carrying
Personal contact against the body of an opponent by a player with the ball.
Charging
A quick offensive move by a player trying to get free for a pass.
Cut
Aggressive individual defense where the defensive player works hard to
keep the offensive player from receiving a pass.
Denial Defense
When one person dribbles, stops and picks up the ball and starts to
dribble again or dribble with two hands simultaneously.
Double Dribble
The process of bringing the ball down the floor or moving the ball from place
to place using the finger pads to tap the ball
Dribble
An aggressive move toward the basket by a player with the ball.
Drive
Using a deceptive move with the ball to pull the defensive player out of
position
Fake (Feint)
Moving the ball quickly down the court in order to score before the defense
can set up
Fast break
A basket scored from the field, worth two points, unless outside the three
point line.
Field Goal
The privilege given a player to score one point by an unhindered throw for a
goal from within the free-throw circle and behind the free throw line.
Free throw