Terminologies and Mechanics of Basketball

These includes discussions of the terminologies and mechanics on how to play Basketball.

2. TERMINOLOGIES
❑ASSIST
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fieldgoal.
❑BALLHANDLER
Theplayerwiththeball;usually
thepointguardatthestartofaplay

3. ASSIST

4. ❑BLOCKED SHOT
The successfully deflection of a shot by
touching a part of the ball on its way to the
basket, thereby preventing a field goal.
❑BLOCKING
The use of defender’s body position to
legally prevent an opponent to advance the
opposite of charging.

5. •BACKCOURT
The area from the mid-court line to theend line farthest
from the offense.

6. ❑AIRBALL
A basketball shot that misses
everything; net, backboard, and
rim.
❑ALLEY-OOP
A pass high above the basketball
rim that allows a player to catch
and slam dunk or drop in the ball
in one in one motion.

7. ❑BENCH
The substitute basketball players
❑BLOCK OUT OR BOX OUT
Getting your body between the
basketball player and the basket to get
a rebound.

8. ❑BOUNCE PASS
In this pass, the basketball bounces
about two-thirds of the way from the
passer to the receiver.
❑BRICK
A poor shot that bounces hard of the
rim or backboard.

9. ❑CARRY THE BALL
It is similar to traveling. When a basketball
player moves with the ball without properly
dribbling it.
❑CHARGING
An offensive foul which occurs when an
offensive basketball players runs into a
defender who has established position.

10. ❑CHEST PASS
The basketball is passed directly from the passer’s chest to the
receiver’s chest. This has the advantage that it takes the least time to
complete, as the passer tries to pass as directly straight as possible.

11. ❑DEFENSE
The act of preventing the offense from
the scoring; the basketball team without
the ball.
❑DOUBLE TEAM
When two basketball teammates join
efforts in guarding a single opponent.

12. ❑DRIBBLING
Theactofbouncingtheball
continuously.
❑DUNK
Whenaplayerclosetothe
basketjumpsandstronglythrowsthe
balldownintoit.

13. ❑END LINE
The boundary line behind each basket;
also called baseline.
❑FAST BREAK
A basketball play that begins with a defensive rebound
by a player who immediately sends an outlet pass
towards midcourt to his waiting teammates; these
teammates can sprint to their basket and quickly shoot
before enough opponents catch up to stop them.

14. ❑FIELD GOAL
When the basketball enters the basket from
above during the play; worth 2 points, or 3 points
if the shooter was standing behind the 3-point
line.
❑FORWARDS
The two basketball players on the team
that are responsible for rebounding and
scoring close up to the basket.

15. ❑FOUL LANE
Thepaintedareaborderedbytheendlineandfoul
line,outsidewhichplayersmuststandduringafree-
throw;alsotheareatheanoffensivebasketball
playercannotspendmorethan3-secondsatatime
in.
❑FOUL LINE
The line 15’ from the backboard and parallel
to the end line from which basketball players
shoot free-throws

16. ❑GUARDS
The two basketball players who usually
handle setting up plays and passing to
teammates closer to the basket.
❑JUMP BALL
Two opposing basketball players jump for a
basketball an official tosses above and
between them.

17. ❑LAY UP
A close up shot taken after dribbling to
the basket.
❑OFFENSE
The team with possession of the
basketball.

18. ❑PERSONAL FOUL
Contact between basketball players that may result in
injury or provide one team with an unfair advantage;
players may not push, hold, trip, hack, elbow, restrain
or charge into an opponent.
❑REBOUND
When a basketball player grabs a ball that is coming
off the rim or backboard after a shot attempt; see
offensive rebound and defensive rebound.

19. ❑SCREEN
When the offensive basketball player stands
between a teammate and defender into give his
teammate the chance to take an open shot.
❑SHOT CLOCK
A clock that limits the time a team with the
basketball has to shoot it to a given amount of time.

20. ❑TRAVELING
When the ball handler takes too many steps
without dribbling; also called walking.
❑TURNOVER
When the offense loses possession through
its own fault by passing the basketball out of
bounds or committing a floor violation

21. ❑ZONE DEFENSE
A defense where each defender is
responsible for an area of the court
and must guard any player who
enters that area.

22. MECHANICS OF THE
GAME

23. THE RULES
•Basketball is a team sport.
•It is played by two teams who score points by throwing
a ball into the opposing team’s basket.
•Each team has a maximum number of 12 players.
Five players for each team try to score by shooting a
ball through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the
ground.
•The game is played on a rectangular floor called the
court, and there is a hoop at each end. The court is
divided into two main sections by the mid-court line.

24. •The game begins with ajump ball or tip-
off.
•The ball is moved down the court toward
the basket by passing or dribbling.The
team with the ball is called the offense.
The team without the ball is called the
defense.
•The defense tries to steal the ball, contest
shots, deflect passes, and garner
rebounds
•The team who scores the most points
wins.

25. POINTS
•Points are scored for shooting the basketball through
the hoop.
•Two pointsfor a goal insidethe three-point semi-
circle or three-point arc,
•While If a basket, or field goal, is made outsideof the
three-point arc, then that basket is worth three points.
•A free throwis worth one point.
•Free throws are awarded to a team according to some
formats involving the number of fouls committed in a
half and/or the type of foul committed.

26. •Fouling a shooter always results in two or three free throws
being awarded the shooter, depending upon where he was
when he shot. If he was beyond the three-point line, then he
gets three shots.
•Other types of fouls do not result in free throws being awarded
until a certain number have accumulated during a half (called
“team fouls”).
•Once that number is reached, then the player who was fouled
is awarded a ‘1-and-1’ opportunity. If he makes his first free
throw, he gets to attempt a second. If he misses the first shot,
the ball is live on the rebound.

27. GAME CLOCK
•Each game is divided into sections, and all levels
have two halves.
•In college, each half is twenty minutes long.
•In high school and below,the halves are divided
into eight (and sometimes, six) minute quarters. In
the pros, quartersare twelve minutes long.
•If the score is tied at the end of regulation, then
overtime periods of various lengths are played
until a winner emerges.

28. FOULS AND
VIOLATIONS

29. KINDS OF FOULS
•INTENTIONAL FOUL
When a player makes physical contact with another
player with no reasonable effort to steal the ball.
•TECHNICAL FOUL
A player or a coach can commit this type of foul. It
does not involve player contact or the ball but instead about the
manners of the game.

30. KINDS OF FOULS
•PERSONAL FOULS
Personal Fouls includes any type of illegal physical contact.
•ILLEGAL PICK/SCREEN
When an offensive player is movinglimb, sticks out a limb and makes
physical contact with a defender in an attempt to block the path of the
defender.
•CHARGING
An offensive foul that is committed when a player pushes or runs over a
defensive player.

31. KINDS OF FOULS
•BLOCKING
Blocking is illegal personal contact resulting from a defender’s not
establishing position in time to prevent an opponent’s drive to the basket.
•FRAGRANT FOULS
These includes violent contact with an opponent, such as hitting,
kicking, and punching.
•INBOUNDS
If fouled while not shooting, the ball is given to the team the foul was
committed upon. They get the ball at the nearest side or baseline, out of bounds
and have 5 seconds to pass the ball into the court.

32. KINDS OF VIOLATIONS
•WALKING/TRAVELING
Taking more than ‘a step and a half’without dribbling the ball is
traveling.
•CARRYING/PALMING
When a player dribbles the ball with his hand too far to the side of
or, sometimes, even under the ball.
•DOUBLE DRIBBLE
Dribbling the ball with both hands on the ball at the same time
or picking up the dribble and then dribbling again is a double dribble.

33. KINDS OF VIOLATIONS
•GOAL TENDING
If a defensive player interferes with a shot while on its on the way
down toward the basket, way up toward the basket after having
touched the backboard is goal tending.If committed by an offensive
player, it’s a violation and the ball is awarded to the opposing team for
a throw-in.
•BACKCOURT VIOLATION
Once the offense has brought the ball across the mid-court line,
they cannot go back across the line during possession.

34. KINDS OF VIOLATIONS
•TIME RESTRICTION
A player passing the ball inbounds has five
seconds to pass the ball. If he does not, then,
the ball is awarded to other team.

35. PLAYER’S POSITION
•Center
The center is the tallest player on each team, playing near
the basket. On offense, the center tries to score on close shots
and rebound. But on defense, the center tries to block
opponents’ shots and rebound their misses.
•Power Forward
The power forward does many of the things a center does,
playing near the basket while rebounding and defending taller
players. But power forwards also take longer shots than
centers.

36. •Small Forward
The small forward plays against small and large players. They
roam all over on the court. Small forwards can score from long shots
and close ones.
•Point Guard
The point guard runs the offense and usually is the team’s best
dribbler and passer. The point guard defends the opponent’s point guard
and tries to steal the ball.
•Shooting Guard
The shooting guard is usually the team’s best shooter. The
shooting guard can make shots from long distance and also is a good
dribbler.
PLAYER’S POSITION

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Prepared by:
BERUÑIO, JOEY P.
DAEP, MARY JANE
FLORES, ABEGAIL Z.
SEPTIMO, MARIDEL P.