NATURE AND

BACKGROUND OF
BASKETBALL
LEARNING OBJECTIVES;
1. Define Basketball.
2. Explain the nature and background of basketball and
it’s importance.
3. Identify the different facilities and equipment's use in
playing basketball.
4. Discuss what are the functions of players positions.
•Basketball is a team sports, where in the
objective is to shoot a ball through a basket.
•Composed of two (2) teams with five (5)
players.
•The game is played on a rectangular floor
called the court.
 IMPORTANCE OF PLAYING BASKETBALL
It develops:
❖Friendship and camaraderie.
❖Cooperation & teamwork.
❖Leadership skills.
❖Social interaction.
❖Respect for teammate/
opponents/officials etc.
Health benefits
Promotes Cardiovascular Health.
Burns Calories.
Builds Bone Strength.
Boosts The Immune System.
Provides Strength Training.
 Basketball was invented during the school year of 1891-92
at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. James A.
Naismith conceived the idea of attaching peach baskets at
opposite ends of the gym on the track that encircled the playing
floor. This is where the height of 10 feet for the basket was
arrived at. Basketball derives its name from the original ball and
basket used in the first games. The game was introduced in
YMCA’s across America and also to foreign countries. Basketball
became part of the Olympic Games in 1936.
 WHY WAS IT INVENTED?
Dr. James A. Naismith was
trying to keep his gym class
active on a rainy day.
Early basketball players used
old soccer ball, which they threw
into half-bushel peach baskets
hung on opposite end of the gym.
By 1906, the peach
basket were replace
by metal basket
with the holes in
the bottom.
• In 1957, Tony Hinkle work
with the Spalding Company
to develop a new basketball.

• The orange-colored ball is

easy-to-see color and now a
standard ball in all
organizations.
 WHAT IS THE WORLD GOVERNING BODY
FOR BASKETBALL, FOUNDED IN 1932 ?
•FIBA, the International
Basketball Federation,
more commonly known by
French Acronym FIBA,
(Federation Internationale
de Basketball Association)
 NATURE OF THE GAME
• Basketball is played by two teams of five players each.
• The objective of the game is to score more points than your opponent.
• The ball is passed, thrown, bounced, batted, or rolled from one player
to another.
• A player in possession of the ball must maintain contact with the floor
with one foot (pivot foot), unless the player is shooting, passing, or
dribbling.
• Physical contact with an opponent can result in a foul if the contact
impedes the desired movement of the player.
 FACILITIES
AND
EQUIPMENT'S
 COURT
•
 BACKBOARD
•A raised vertical board
with a basket attached.

6 feet (72 inches) width

3.5 feet (42 inches) height
 BASKET NET
•A net hanging from a
thin metal ring that the
ball must go through in
order to score points.
 BALL
•Round and the outer
casing should be either
leather, rubber or other
suitable synthetic
materials.
 CLOTHING/SHOES
• Each team should wear the
same outfits which must not
clash with the opposing team
and no two (2) players in the
same team should wear the
same number.
 Game clock

GAME CLOCK Shot clock

•Shows how much

time remains in
the game.
 SCOREBOARD
•A large board for
publicity displaying
the score in a game
or match.
FUNCTION AND POSITIONS OF PLAYERS

• MAJIC JOHNSON (SF,PG) • JERRY WEST (PG, SF) • KOBE BRYANT (SG, SF) • KAREEM ABDUL-JABAR(C) • SHAQUILLE O’NEAL (PF,C)
• Point guard (PG) – best dribbler & passer on the team, also
called the general.
• Shooting guard (SG) – two guard, typically team’s best outside
shooter.
• Small forward (SF) – better outside shooter than PF and usually
smaller than PF.
• Power forward (PF) – near the basket and moves from one side
of the basket to another side. PF are also skilled rebounders.
• Center (C) – tallest player on the team. Establish a position near
the basket to allow him/herself an easy shot.
 BASIC RULES
1.Players: Five players per team on the floor at a time with unlimited
substitutions. Usually players fill the standard positions of 2 forwards, 2
guards, and 1 center. The names of these may be changed depending on
the offense played.

2. Offense: Team or individual patterns of play that are used to get the ball
into scoring position. There are two basic types of offensive attacks: the
slow deliberate attack and the fast break attack.
3. Defense: Players may choose to play either a man to man
defense (person to person) or zone. In man to man each
player is assigned a specific person to guard/play defense on. In
a zone defense, players are assigned a specified area to guard.
The object of defense is to try to take the ball away from your
person or the person in your assigned zone area to force them
to turn over the ball, or force them to take a low percentage
shot.
Man to man Zone defense
4. Scoring: Field Goals = 2 or 3 points. Free Throws = 1 point.

5.Timeouts: Timeouts are 60 seconds or 30 seconds in length

and can be requested during a dead ball or anytime by the team
in possession of the ball. Each team gets a total of five timeouts
for the entire game.
❑6.Timing:
❑High school varsity games play 8 minute quarters.
-NBA 12 mins. per quarter
-FIBA 10 mins. per quarter
❑ Time stops each time an official blows the whistle indicating a dead ball.
❑A team has 24 sec. to shoot
❑A player has 10 seconds to shoot a free throw.
❑ A player has 8 sec. to move the ball over the halfway line.
❑ A player has 5 seconds to inbound the ball.
❑ 3 seconds violation
❑ Running time is used in physical education and intramural situations. The clock does not
stop on dead balls.
ACTIVITY 1 – In a short coupon bond paste/put your picture wearing your favorite jersey attire. Indicate
the players position you want to be.
Follow the Figure below for reference.
Note: On players position, you can choose PG,SG, C, SF, PF
DEADLINE: regardless of your height.
Layout: Landscape, Font Style: TAHOMA, Font size: 12

Name: JUAN DELA CRUZ Name: MARIA DELA CRUZ

Section: BSHM 2A Section: BSCA 2B
Team: TUNE SQUAD Team: NEW YORK CHICKS
(You can choose any team you like) (You can choose any team you like)

Height: 5’7 (170 cm) Height: 5’’5 (165 cm)

Age: 22 Age: 20
Position: Point Guard Position: Shooting Guard
(You can choose any position you want to be) (You can choose any position you want to be)

EXAMPLE ONLY!