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History & Object of the Game
2- The Essentials
(Offense & Defense, Scoring, etc.)
3- Fouls
4- Court Diagram
& Positions
5- Glossary of Basketball
Terms
Glossary
Air ball:
A badly missed shot that fails to
hit the rim or backboard.
Alley-oop:
A pass that is received in mid-air
and dunked or laid-up before the player
touches the ground.
Assist:
A pass that, once received, is immediately
shot and scored. Awarded to the player
who passes the ball.
Bank shot:
A shot that bounces off the backboard
and lands in the basket.
Blocked
shot: A shot that a defender prevents
from scoring by deflecting the ball.
Blocking:
Penalty on a defender for stepping
in front of an offensive player to
impede progress.
Carry
over: Violation called when a
player moves his hand under the ball
and scoops it while dribbling.
Charging:
Foul called when an offensive player
runs over a defender who has established
position. Results in a turnover and
one personal foul.
Double
dribble: A violation when a player
uses both hands to dribble or stops
dribbling and begins to dribble again.
Double
team: A strategy in which two
defenders guard one offensive player
simultaneously.
Dribble:
To advance with the ball by using
one hand to bounce it off the court.
Drive:
To cut, with or without the ball,
towards the basket.
Dunk:
Shot slammed through the basket from
above the rim.
Fake:
An offensive player uses any part
of the body, including the eyes, to
deceive a defender. Pretending to
shoot is called a pump fake.
Fast
break: Quick transition from defense
to offense, in which players race
to the frontcourt to score before
the defense can organize.
Goaltending:
When a defender blocks a shot that
is descending toward the basket or
if the ball is touched directly above
the rim. Results in two points for
the offense.
Jump ball:
When possession is unclear, the referee
tosses ball in the air and one player
on each team jumps and attempts to
tip it toward a teammate.
Jump shot:
A shot in which the player jumps and
is in mid-air when he releases the
ball.
Lay-up:
An easy, one-handed shot near the
basket that bounces off the backboard
and into the basket.
One-and-one:
A series of free-throws in which the
second free-throw attempt is awarded
only if the first is made.
Press:
Strategy in which the defense pressures
the offense to make mistakes by guarding
players closely. Often executed as
a “half-court” or “full-court”
press.
Rebound:
Move in which a player catches the
ball, often in mid-air, after a missed
shot.
Screen:
Move in which a player positions his
body to impede a defender and free
a teammate. Also called a pick.
Steal:
To take possession of the ball from
an offensive player who is holding,
dribbling, or passing the ball.
Timeout:
Teams can stop play several times
per half when they have possession
of the ball to strategize before resuming
play.
Tip-off:
A jump ball that is used to
start the game.
Traveling:
Violation for two or more steps without
dribbling the ball.
Turnover:
When possession of the ball changes,
other than a rebound or following
a scored point. Turnovers include:
traveling, stolen ball, charging,
etc.
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