WNBA Basketball Positioning and Rules

Assignment
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The WNBA is home to the best women basketball players in the world. Each year, teams play 36
epic games plus playoffs in an attempt to win the WNBA World Championship.

What you are going to do:

 Individually, you will research a
professional Women’s National
Basketball Association (WNBA) team by watching a video of them playing. You can use
multiple videos and other online resources that permit you to research this team and how
they play their positions. Then, you will use the template provided below to record your
findings based on what you have observed through their skill and different rules they
have to follow in order to be successful while avoiding fouls and turnovers.

Your template must contain the following:

(use the check boxes to ensure you have completed each step)
1. The link to the video you watched plus other resources. _______ ( /1)

2. The name and city of your professional WNBA basketball team. _______ ( /2)

3. Who were the starting 5 players and identify the 5 Different Positions that they play?
_______ ( /10)
4.
a. Explain the roles of 3 different positions on the court. What are these positions
responsible for? _______ ( /6)
b. What position could you see yourself playing, and why? _______ ( /2)

5. Based off what you have observed from the video, identify and explain 3 fouls or calls
made by the referees that stopped the play. Then, explain what happens after the call is
made. _______ ( /9)
 WNBA Basketball Positioning and Rules Assignment – Template
Your Name:
Date:
1.Video Link(s): ( /1)

2.Name/City of Professional WNBA Basketball Team: ( /2)

3. (A) Who were the starting 5 players and identify the 5 Different Positions that they play?
( /10)

(e.g. Susan Bird  Point Guard)

1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________

(B) Explain the roles of 3 positions on the court. ( /6)

Example: Sue Bird is a point guard that plays for the Seattle Storm. The role of a point guard is to conduct and organize the
offence. They are a maestro or the playmaker of the team. They decide who the ball goes to and what play the team is going
to make.

Position 1:

Position 2:
Position 3:

(C) What position could you see yourself playing, and why? ( /2)

5.Based off what you have observed from the video, identify and explain 3 fouls or calls made by the
referees that stopped the play. Explains what happens after the call is made. ( /9)

Example: Sue bird stepped on the sideline. Because she stepped “out of bounds”, the referees stopped the
play and the ball was turned over to the other team. The other team resumed play with an “inbound” from
where Sue Bird stepped out of bounds.

Foul #1: Foul #2:

Foul #3:
Assignment Rubric
WNBA Basketball Positioning and Rules Assignment
All listed criteria are met:

1. The link to the video you watched plus other resources. _______ ( /1)

2. The name and city of your professional WNBA basketball team. _______ ( /2)

3. Who were the starting 5 players and identify the 5 Different Positions that they play?
_______ ( /10)
4.
a. Explain the roles of 3 different positions on the court. What are these positions
responsible for? _______ ( /6)
b. What position could you see yourself playing, and why? _______ ( /2)

5. Based off what you have observed from the video, identify and explain 3 fouls or calls
made by the referees that stopped the play. Then, explain what happens after the call is
made. _______ ( /9)

Comments:

Total:____/30