History of Basketball

Invention of Basketball
Definition
Skills
Positions

History of Basketball
1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts in
the United States.

the American National Basketball

Association (NBA), established in 1949.
FIBA (the International Basketball
Federation) was founded in 1932
Olympic sport in 1936
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Invention of
Basketball
Dr. James Naismith in 1891
Peach baskets and soccer style ball.
13 rules

Definition
Sport played by two teams
To Shoot a ball
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1. Shooting - throwing the ball through

the basket
a. Jump-shot: mid-air; the top of the
jump
b. Set-shot : free throws
c. Lay-up: be in motion

d. Slam dunk: player jumps very high and throws

the ball downward
e. Air Ball: misses both the rim and the backboard

2. Rebounding- gain possession;

after a missed field goal or free throw
a. Offensive Rebound: recovered by
the offensive side and does not
change possession
b. Defensive Rebound: defending
team gains possession of the
loose ball

3. Passing- of moving the ball between players;

accompanied by a step forward
a. Chest pass: passed directly from
the passer's chest to the
receiver's chest
b. Bounce pass: passer bounces the
ball crisply about two-thirds of
the way from his own chest to
the receiver.

c. overhead pass: ball is released

while over the passer's head

d. outlet pass: occurs after a team

gets a defensive rebound
e. no-look pass: passing the ball
without looking at the receiving
teammate
f. behind-the-back pass: throwing
the ball behind the passer's back
to a teammate.

4. Dribbling- act of bouncing the ball

continuously with one hand

- requirement for a player

to take steps with the ball
- bounce the ball low to the
ground

Crossover: dribble behind their

backs, between their legs,
and switch directions
: most effective way to
move past defenders

5. Blocking- a defender succeeds in

altering the shot by touching the ball
Goaltending: touching the ball
after it is in the downward path of
its arc
To Block: player has to be able to reach
a point higher than where the shot is
released

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1. Point guard ("1")

fastest player
controls the ball and making sure
that it gets to the right player at
the right time
2. Shooting Guard (2)
high volume of shots on offense
long-ranged
guards the opponent's best
perimeter player on defense

3. Small forward (3)

scoring points via cuts to the basket

dribble penetration

seeks rebounds and steals

4. Power Forward (4)

offensively often with their back to
the basket

plays under the basket

5. Center (5)
uses height and size to score (on
offense), to protect the basket
closely (on defense), or to rebound
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