BASKETBALL
Basketball
is an American game invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. Naismith was a
Physical Education instructor at the International Young Men’s Christian Association
Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. The game is played by two
teams of five players each. The game is started by a centre jump ball. It was
first played during the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936.
REQUIREMENTS FOR BASKETBALLERS
Good height
Strength
flexibility
accuracy
skill
sportsmanship
concentration
balance
THE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
- the playing court
- the backboards and rings
- the basketball shoes
- the score board
- the baskets
- the ball
- the whistles
- the stopwatches
- the vests with numbers ranging from 4 to15
BASKETBALL COURT
The basketball court is rectangular in shape
Length – 28m
Width- 15m
All lines- 5cm wide preferably white lines
THE
FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
- the passing and catching
the shooting
the dribbling
the footwork
the individual offense
the individual defense
TYPES OF PASS
the chest pass
the bounce pass
the underarm pass
the one hand overhead pass
the two-hand overhead pass
the javelin pass
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