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Alley oop - A play executed by throwing the ball to a player in mid air near the basket to immediately score before touching the ground. Assist - A pass given to help a teammate score. Bank shot - A shot where the ball touches the backboard first making an angle to drop the ball into the basket. Block - An act where a defensive player touches a part of the ball on its way to the basket, thus preventing a field goal. Blocking Foul - A blocking foul is when a defensive player comes in physical contact with the offensive player and is not standing still.   Read more at  Articles & Stuff: Blocking Foul Defense - The team without the ball; the team that is guarding another team to prevent them from scoring. Defensive rebound - A rebound made from the opponent's missed shot. Dunk - A shot where the player aggressively jumps and reaches the rim to score. Free throw (foul shot) - A shot that is worth 1 point. A shot taken from the foul line after the op...

According to BasketBall How, "A Blocking foul is defined as contact which impedes the progress of movement of a player on offense, under the condition that, the player who is in danger of being called for a blocking foul does not have both feet on the ground, is moving forwards, or has placed themselves in the opponent’s path without giving them reasonable time to avoid contact." In other words this is a foul called on the defensive player when that player illegally impedes the progress of the offensive player with the ball. Upon the assessment of a Blocking Foul, the player being charged with the foul receives a Personal Foul, their team receives a Team Foul , and the team of the player who was fouled will inbound the ball from the sideline; unless: The player who was fouled was in the act of shooting, in which case they will receive 2 Free Throws if they were shooting a 2 point shot, and 3 Free Throws if they were shooting a 3 point shot  The team of the player who ...

Basketball was invented in December 1891 by the Canadian clergyman, educator, and physician James Naismith . James Naismisth was born on 1861 in Ramsay township,, near Almonte Ontario, Canada. The concept started with the simple child's game known as duck-on-a rock. He also created a set of thirteen rule in basketball. 13 RULE OF BASKETBALL 1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. 2. The ball may be attend in any direction with one or both hands, but never with the fist. 3. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for a man running at good speed. 4. The ball must be held in or between the hands. The arms or body must not be used for holding it. 5. No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking or tripping in any way of an opponent. The first infringement of this rule by any person shall count as a foul; the second disqualify him until the next goal is made or, if ...

¢ Guard — Point guard ¢ The point guard, also known as the “1”, is the team’s floor general and the best ball handler on the team. — Shooting guard ¢ A.K.A the “2” ¢ Usually the team’s best shooter ¢ A quality shooting guard should be able to consistently hit 20-foot/6-meter jump shots. ¢ Must also have good ball-handling skills because they have to be able to create their own shot off the dribble. ¢ Should able to make good passes. ¢ Needs to be able to take long-shots, around the 3-point line ¢ Needs to learn how to get free then take a shot   ¢ Forward — Small forward ¢ A.K.A the “3” ¢ Typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall. ¢ responsible for scoring points ¢ secondary or tertiary rebounders behind the power forwards and centers   — Power forward ¢ A.K.A the “4” position and abbreviated to “PF” ¢ plays a role similar to that of center in the "post" or "low blocks“ ¢ He plays offensively with their ...

¢ Beginner — Dribbling ¢ Have children dribble around cones, between their legs or do speed dribbling. — Passing ¢ Have students make two lines and pass to one another. Set goals, i.e., how many passes in a row. Do both bounce and chest passes. — Give-N-Go ¢ Set up two lines and have students practice a give-n-go drill at a small basket. — Slam Dunk ¢ Using a low hoop, have the children do dunks. Award them for skill, creativity and impact. — Shooting ¢ Place tape on the floor in five different locations around the basket. Have students shoot from each of the spots. They can rotate to the different locations.  ¢ Professional Around the Body — Rotate the ball around the body. Start with the head, then go around the waist and legs, then reverse the procedure.   Around Each Ankle — Rotate the ball around each ankle. Rotate the ball in a figure eight around the ankles in continuous motion.   Dribble Around the Legs — Dribble the ball around and through the legs in a fi...

¢ The Ball — The ball is round and the outer casing should be either leather, rubber or other suitable synthetic material. — Its circumference should be between 75 and 78cm (29.5 and 30.25 in) and its weight between 600 and 650gm (20 and 22oz). ¢ The Clothing — Each player should wear a numbered shirt and no two players in the same team should wear the same number.

Jump Ball  You can see jump ball hand signal in every start of the game. It determines who will have the possession of the ball. Two players facing to each other attempt to gain control of the ball after it is tossed up into the air in between them by an official or referee. Player Control Foul According to Wikipedia, a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent. It is the most common type of foul in basketball. Once a player accumulate a certain number of Personal foul, the player must be Substituted out and is no longer allowed to re-enter the game, and is considered to be " Fouled-Out ". The Personal Foul limit is 6 for the NBA and 5 for FIBA competitions. The assessing of a Personal Foul is completely up to the Referee(s), who use their own judgement in deciding whether a certain instance of contact played a player at an advantage / disadvantage. There are many different forms of Personal Foul, these inclu...

Size: 94ft(28.65m) long and 50ft(15.24 m) wide 3-point semicircle: 19.75ft(6m) from the basket Free throws: 15ft(4.57 m) from the basket The firs basket that they used was: Peach Basket