Governing bodyNCAA and NBA

Inventor

Dr. James Naismith

Place of Origin

Springfield, Massachusetts

Objective

To score points by shooting a ball into a goal

Basic Skills

Ball handling, dribbling, passing, and shooting

Positions

• Point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center

Basic Rules • Team- 2 teams of 5 players • Winner- team who scores the most points wins • Time- 4-8 or 12 minute quarters or 2-20 minute halves • Start game- with a jump ball from the center circle• Offense- may dribble pass or shoot the ball • Defense- guard man to man • Foul- (such as blocking, charging, holding) awarded possession out

of bounds or free throws ( In act of shooting or after 6 team fouls)• Turnover- any loss of the ball without a shot being taken( such as

carrying, double dribble, traveling, walking, pass out of bounds) awarded possession out of bounds

• Violation- change in possession • A player may take up to 2 steps before having to dribble, pass, or

shoot

Basic Rules cont.

• Carrying- palming the ball• Double Dribble- dribble the ball with both hands • Traveling- moving taking too many steps with the ball • 3 seconds- offensive player can remain in the lane • 5 seconds- offensive team has up to get the ball in bounds and

or pass the ball once they are guarded closely • 10 seconds offensive team has to get the ball across half court • Charge- offensive player running into a defensive player • Blocking- defensive player moves in front of an offensive player

without his feet being set• Boundaries- stand anywhere within the sidelines and end lines • Ball hits line is out of bounds

Scoring

• Free throw= 1 point

• Inside 3 point line= 2 points

• Beyond 3 point line= 3 points

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Automatic 1 point for other team

Etiquette Terms

• Call Score, don’t hang on rim, compliment play, jump ball, field goal, free throw, offense/ defense, boundaries, violation or foul, guard, steal, assist, pivot , cut, trailer, ready position, fake turnover, court, block out, charging, post, front court, back door, wing, fast break, switch, trap, jab step, pressure, goal tend, give and go, travel, throw in, back court, denial, passing lane, outlet, pick and roll, screen, square up, lane, rebound, percentage, tech foul, man to man, zone, motion, over and back, loose ball, eyes on ball, watching other people, landing on ankle

Facilities

• Court is 94 by 50 feet with the rim at 10 feet

Indoors/Outdoors

Equipment

Goal, standard, ball

Olympic sport

Lifetime sport

Special notes

• Developed to condition football players for winter months

• Started with a soccer ball and a peach basket

• 1st game 1896 Harvard vs. Connecticut Wesleyan

• BEEF ( balance, eyes, elbow, follow through)