BASKETBALL

By: Leah Bautista

What is the nature and background of Basketball?
• Basketball is a team sport, in which the goal is to shoot a ball through a basket that is positioned
on both ends of the court. Typically, two teams of five players play on rectangular court. Basketball
is one of the world’s most popular and extensively watched sports.

• Basketball was invented in December 1891 by Canadian James Naismith. He presented the game
when he was an instructor at the Young Men’ Christian Association Training School in Springfield,
Massachusetts. He made this sport through the demand of his mentor, Dr. Luther H. Gulick, and
arranged this recreation appropriate for an indoor activity. The game included fundamentals of
American football, hockey, and soccer. The soccer ball was the first ball used in the event. Teams
had nine players with the goals of wooden peach baskets attached to the walls. In the year 1897-
1898, teams of five became the standard number of players in the court per team. The game
quickly spread countrywide and to other parts of the world and was played by both men and
women. The game also became popular to U.S. servicemen in the World War II as a casual
outdoor game.
JAMES NAISMITH
What are the
different skills
needed in playing
basketball?
1. Shooting is the act of throwing
the ball with an intention of
getting it into the ring or basket
to earn points. This is an
offensive skill that every
basketball player should
master to win a game.
Things to remember when shooting:
• Remember BEEF when shooting the ball, which means Balance, Eyes, Elbow, and Follow Through.

• Relax and focus on the basket.

• Be in proper balance when shooting the ball.

• Follow through and make sure that you have an arc on every shot you make.
2. Dribbling is a skill in basketball
that permits a player to move
inside the court. It is a legal
method that allows you to progress
to make a score. This involves
bouncing of the ball on the floor
with your hands as you move
towards the basket.
Things to remember when dribbling:
• Employ the wrist and the forearm to push to the court while covering the court distance.

• Dribble on one side of the body, not in front.

• When dribbling with one hand, use the other hand to drive your guard away from the ball.

• Keep in mind that you should not include the whole hand in dribbling so as not to lose the control
of the ball .
3. Passing is a skill that
maximizes the player’s
involvement to set up a play to
earn successful throw on the
basket and earn score for the
team.
Three ways of passing the ball:
• Chest pass – a pass that involves passing the ball from the chest level going to a teammate’s
chest level. It uses the wrist when passing the ball

• Bounce pass – the act of throwing the ball to the receiver’s side by bouncing it on the floor
towards him/her.

• Overhead pass – a pass initiated from the forehead going to a teammate.

4. Rebounding is the capability to
jump with power in possessing the
ball as it bounces from the rim
after an unsuccessful shot before
touching the floor.
Things to remember when rebounding:
• Aim a good vertical leap in accordance with a good coordination towards the loose ball thrown by
an opposing team on a missed basketball.