HISTORY OF

BASKETBALL
 BASKETBALL HISTORY
Basketball was invented at Springfield
College by Dr. James Naismith in 1891.
In the beginning, a peach basket was
used as the hoop. By 1932, things
drastically changed when eight national
federations founded the International
Basketball Federation in Switzerland.
14 years later the National Basketball
Association (NBA) was formed. Then
in 1917, women began their own
professional league, The Women’s
National Basketball Association
(WNBA) Dr. James Naismith
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
IN
BASKETBALL
 If you want to play basketball for
E R S you have the possibility of
fun,
AY
F PL playing on your own. But you can
R O also play team games with either
B E
M
NU 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 players on each
teams. Teams can be mixed, with
boys and girls, or not.

On a competition level, a team is

made up of 5 players playing on
the court and 5 players sitting on
the bench that can be used for
substitution during the whole
period of the game.
 POSITIONS
 Each player is assigned a
position when playing.
This position is usually
determined by the height of
the player.

The tallest player on the

team usually plays “center”
also known as “position 5”,
while the medium size
ones play “forwards” /
“position 3 and 4”. The
shortest players then play
“guards” / “position 1 and
2”.
CORING
A player scores when he manages to throw the ball into
the basket, with the ball passing through the basket
from above the hoop. Scoring a basket increases the
team’s score by 3, 2, or 1 point.
 2 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere during
play inside the 3 pt arc.
 3 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere outside
the 3 pt arc.
 Free throw- 1 point is awarded to an unguarded shot
taken from behind the free throw line while the clock is
stopped.
THE COURT
A
VIOLATIONS
violation occurs when the player breaks one of the rules of Basketball.
A violation results in the awarding of the ball to the opponents.
 Traveling- moving illegally with the ball

 Three seconds- an offensive player remains in the key (free throw lane-
the area under the basket) for more than 3 seconds
 Double dribble- a player dribbles the ball with both hands at the same
time or they stop and then start dribbling again
 Free throw Violation – Stepping over the free throw line before the ball
hits the rim.
 Back court violation – going back over the centerline/half court to gain
control of the ball after the ball has already been in the opponents court.

FOULS
A foul is an illegal action that can be committed by player from one team against a player
from the opposing team. Basketball is generally said to be a non-contact game. If contact
occurs beyond what is deemed to be reasonable, or if a player thereby obtains an unfair
advantage from it, a foul is committed.
 FOULS: results in one or more free throws awarded to the opposing team
 Blocking- impeding the progress of an opponent by extending one or both arms
horizontally or getting in the path of a moving player.
 Charging- running into a stationary player while you are moving with the ball.
 Hacking- the player hits the arm or hand of the person holding the ball.
 Holding- the player holds the person with or without the ball.

 Disqualifications
 1. Five personal fouls
 2. Single disqualifying foul (Flagrant Foul)
TERMINOLOGI
ES AND SKILLS
IN
BASKETBALL
 TERMINOLOGIES
 Air ball- a shot that completely misses the rim and the backboard
 Jump Ball – is used to start the game

 Assist- a pass to a teammate who then scores a field goal.

 Defense- team trying to stop the other team from scoring

 Dunk- to throw the ball down into the basket with the hand above the level
of the rim
 Fast break- dribbling or passing the ball towards your basket before the
defense can set up
 Man-to-man- a defensive strategy where everyone guards an assigned player

 Offense- team trying to score

 Turn over- any loss of the ball without a shot being taken

 Zone defense- a defensive strategy where everyone guards an area instead of

a player (2-1-2, 2-3)
SKILLS  Boxing out- a player’s position between an
opposing player and the basket to obtain a
better rebounding position.
 Dribbling- bouncing the ball with 1 hand
using your fingertips instead of your palm so
that it rebounds back to yourself (the only
legal way to move with the ball)
 Low dribble for control (knee high)
 High dribble for speed (waist height)
 Passing- moving the ball by throwing,
bouncing, handing, or rolling it to another
player (Chest- most common, Bounce, Lob,
ect..) Passing is better then shooting
 Shooting- throwing the ball to make a basket

 Pivoting- stepping once or more in any

direction with the same foot while holding the
other foot at its initial point.
 Rebounding- The recovering of a shot that
bounces off the backboard or the rim.
SPORT
EQUIPMENTS
IN
BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL TRAINING EQUIPMENT
 The Ball
 The most important thing for training
is the ball. There are certain guidelines
which one needs to follow when
buying a basketball. For practicing,
one can play with a rubber ball. For
professional competitions, one needs to
use an inflated ball made of leather.
 Official size of a basketball is 29.5 to
30 inches in circumference for men's
game and 28.5 inches in circumference
for women's game. It should weigh 18
to 22 ounces.
BASKETBALL TRAINING EQUIPMENT
 Shoes
 One needs specialized shoes
when playing basketball. It
should be able to give better
support to the ankle as
compared to running shoes.
The basketball shoes should
be high-tipped shoes and
provide extra comfort
during a game. These shoes
are specially designed to
maintain high traction on
the basketball court.
BASKETBALL SHOOTING EQUIPMENT
 Hoop/Basket
 The hoop or basket is a
horizontal metallic rim,
circular in shape. This rim
is attached to a net and
helps one score a point.
The rim is mounted about
4 feet inside the baseline
and 10 feet above the
court.
 BASKETBALL SHOOTING EQUIPMENT
 Basketball Court
 The basketball court is the next
important thing for shooting
balls in this game. The court is
usually made of wooden
floorboard. The court size is
about 28m x 17m according to
the International standards. The
National Basketball Association
(NBA) regulation states the floor
dimension as 29m x 15m. The
standard court is rectangular in
shape and has baskets placed on
opposite ends.
 BASKETBALL SHOOTING EQUIPMENT
 Basketball Backboard
 The backboard is the
rectangular board that is
placed behind the rim. It
helps give better rebound to
the ball. The backboard is
about 1800mm in size
horizontally and 1050mm
vertically. Many times,
backboards are made of
acrylic, aluminum, steel or
glass.
 BASKETBALL COACHING EQUIPMENT
 Basketball Uniform
 When one starts coaching a
basketball team, the most
important requirement for a
team is to have a uniform.
This helps one differentiate
teams from one another. A
uniform consists of a jersey
(shirt), shorts, numbers on
the front and back of the
shirts for identification.
 BASKETBALL COACHING EQUIPMENT
 Basketball Shot clock
 The offense is allowed a
maximum of 24 seconds to
have a ball in hand before
shooting. These 24 seconds
are counted on the shot clock.
If the offense fails to shoot a
ball that hits the rim, they
will lose the possession of the
ball to the other team.
 BASKETBALL COACHING EQUIPMENT
 Basketball Whistle
 The coach or referee uses a
whistle to indicate the start or
end of a game. S/he can even
use the whistle to stop the
play in the middle of a game.
Whistle also helps to indicate
fouls, timeout, or out of
bound balls to the players. In
order to get the attention of
the players, many times
coaches use the whistle to
gather the players.