PE 4 The Court

BASKETBALL - NBA: 94 x 50 ft (28.5 x 15.2 m)

- FIBA: 92 x 49 ft (28 x 15 m)
Game Overview - Baskets: 3m or 10ft above the floor
- Shot Clock: introduced in 1954 to speed
- Invented in the late 19th century up play
- Fast-paced highly technical ball sport,  24 second timer
whereby two teams of five players - 2-point zone: scored from the inside of
attempt to score points the 3-point line
- Most popular in US (according to National - The key: can remain in this area for 3
Goods Association); strong presence in seconds
Europe - 3-point arc: a player who scores a field
- National Basketball Association (NBA)- goal from anywhere outside this line
runs the professional game earns 3 points
- Olympic sport since 1976 - Out of bounds: area outside the court
markings
Player Profile - Baseline: marks the boundary at either
end of the court; below the ring
- Players are rarely under 1.8m (6 ft) and - The Basket: scoring hoop; 45 cm (18in)
often as tall as 2.1m (7ft) wide
a. Court Kit- players wear loose fitting vest - Backboard: made up of plastic, glass,
tops and shorts fiberglass; used to deflect the ball into the
b. Wear and tear- continual changes in basket
pace and direction; knees are highly - Free Throw Line: where a player takes
susceptible to injury unopposed shots
c. Big Air- modern day sneakers feature air-  Worth 1 point
cushioned soles - Mid-court line: separate both team
d. Jumping Power- strong leg muscles halves
- Jump Ball: the referee tosses the ball up
Need to Know - Sideline: marks the court on both sides

- Invented in 1891 Who Plays Where?

- James A. Naismith
 First man to introduce helmet into 1. Point Guard
American football  Fastest player
- College basketball is at least the equal of  Organizes the team’s attack
the professional game in terms of 2. Shooting Guard
popularity in the US  Smaller and faster than forwards
- Alaska: Only state with no Division I  To score and generate scoring
Men’s Basketball opportunities
- Half of the sportspeople in the “Sport’s 3. Small forward
Illustrated” 2007 Fortune 50 top earners  Responsible for scoring points;
and NBA prolific scorers
 Secondary rebounders
4. Power forward  Hoop- strong enough to withstand
 Aggressive rebounders players hanging from it during
 Score most of their points from 2m dunking
(6ft) from the basket  Netting- gathers the ball into a
5. Centre consistent drop for easy restarting of
 Tallest player the game
 Blocking opponent shots and
rebounding the ball Ball

Sidelines - Heavy with prominent stitching and an

inconsistent bounce
- 23: the shirt number of former Chicago - Made from 8 finely stitched pieces of
Bulls star Michael Jordan (greatest player leather filled with air
of all time) - 19.3 cm (17 ½ in) radius; 76 cm (30in)
- 38, 387: total number of points circumference
accumulated by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Weighs 600-650 g
(NBA leading all-time points scorer)
- 139,381,526: total annual wage bill of Playing the Game
the New York Knicks NBA team for the
2006-2007 season - Offense is generated via passing and
- 2.31: height in meters (7ft 7 in) of Manute dribbling
Bol (tallest) - Basketball is an end to end sport
- 30: circumference of men’s basketball in - Winning side will have more than 100
inches (76 cm); 8 strips of rubber or points
leather
Basket, Possession, and Rebounds
Required Kit
- Score could be 2 or 3 points depending on
a. Social Play- a ball and two baskets/ one if the distance from the basket
you play half court - The game restarts with the opposing team
b. Tournament and Professional play- in possession on the baseline
teams wear regulation shirts and shorts; - If the ball bounces off the rim, team picks
knees support, sneakers, wrist and up a rebound
headbands - If the attacking team picks up a rebound,
they can prepare for another shot
Basket - If it is the defending team, they have to
move the ball to the other end of the court
- James A. Naismith made an improvised - Wit Chamberlain- played in the NBA in
peach basket 1960, greatest rebounder of all time
- Modern basket is a metal rimmed hoop
- 18 in. Out of bounds
 Backboard- made of clear material
to afford spectators seated behind - The ball is out of bounds when it touches
the basket a clear view of the action the floor or any object above or outside
the boundary or backboard supports
- Five seconds to put the ball in play
 - A player’s hand cannot be under the ball
Tip-off while dribbling, known as carrying the
ball
- Also known as jump-off - A team, once having established ball
- Short passage of play that starts the game control in the front half of the court, may
 Referee- he stands clear of the not return the ball to the back court.
players after throwing the ball
skyward Time Limits
 Size matters- overall height and
ability to leap - The time taken before progressing the
 Fair play- players must not impede ball past halfway
one another  8 seconds in International and NBA
 10 seconds in NCAA and high school
Laws of the Court - Before attempting a shot
 24 seconds in the NBA
- 13 rules in 1891  35 seconds in the NCAA
- NBA has 12 main rules - Holding the ball while closely guarded
- Games are made up of four 12-minute  5 seconds
quarters in the NBA - Remaining in the restricted area (the lane
- 12 players per team, but only five can be or key)
on the court  3 seconds

Personal and Technical Fouls Scoreboard

a. Personal Foul- illegal personal contact a. Big screen- offer a direct feed from the
(charging, blocking, pushing, holding, live action or replay
reaching) b. Time and score- displays the total points
b. Technical Foul- unsportsmanlike non- in the quarter or half
contact behavior. More serious infraction c. Team/player stats- shows total points
than a personal foul (profane language by and fouls committed by each player; team
player, coach, contesting decisions, fouls and time-outs
fighting, time-wasting and illegal d. Advertising- used for advertising
substitutions)

Violations

- The ball must stay within the court

- The last team to touch the ball before it
travels out of bounds forfeits possession
- The ball handler may not move both feet
without dribbling known as travelling
- Nor dribble with both hands or catch the
ball in between dribbles, known as
double-dribbling
 Little Big Man
Officials’ Signals
- Mugsy Bogues- former player for the
- Two referees are ably supported by a Charlotte Hornets
scorekeeper, timekeeper, and shot clock  Shortest player every to play in NBA
operator  1.60M (5 ft 3 in)

Tactics

- Offensive plays usually center around

rapid counterattacks
 Often directed by the team’s point
guard
- Defensive requires discipline, tracking an
opponent stride for stride, and attempting
to spoil their work
- Time-outs called by the coach used to
discuss tactics

Offense

- Cut: quick movement by an offensive

Techniques player without the ball to gain an
advantageous position
- Height and athleticism are prerequisites - Screen or pick: legal attempt by an
for a basketball player offensive player to stop an opponent from
- Ability to pass, dribble, shield the ball, guarding a teammate
block and shoot are essential - Screens and cuts are the building blocks
of offensive play
a. Moving
 Which foot? The players position FAST BREAK
upon receiving the ball determines 1. Best ball handler
which becomes the pivot foot 2. Shooting guard
b. Passing 3. Quick forward
 Firm pass- bounce passes must be 4. Power forward
made with conviction and not clearly 5. Center/Rebounder
telegraphed
c. Dribbling- act of bouncing the ball Defense
continuously
d. Shooting - Zone defense: players in defensive
 Dunking- the player angles the wrist positions guarding whichever opponent
over the ball and slams it to the hoop on their zone, such as zone press
 Getting airborne- players time their - Man to man defense: each player guards a
run up to get maximum leverage of specific opponent
their standing foot
- Defenders are always focused on the National Basketball Association
position of the hands and must be adept
at spotting a fake pass, shot and stealing - NBA- world’s premier men’s basketball
league
ZONE PRESS - 30 teams; 29 in the US, 1 in Canada
1. Top-court press - Founded in New York City on June 6, 1946
2. Wing men - Basketball Association of American (BAA)
3. Middle man - Adopted the name after merging with the
4. Last line of defense rival National Basketball League
- Head offices are in the Olympic Tower at
The NBA Playoffs 645 5th Avenue New York City

- NBA season starts in November Harlem Globetrotters

- Eastern and Western conferences
compete in 82-game schedule - Exhibition basketball team and one of the
- Top eight teams qualify for the play-offs world’s most famous sports franchises
- Elimination rounds cultivates in a best-of- - Created by Abe Saperstein in 1927 in
seven series, known as NBA Finals held Chicago
annually in June - Major African American Community
- Larry O’ Brien Championship Trophy - Played more than 20,000 exhibitions
- Boston Celtics: 16 NBA Finals victories; games in 118 countries
most successful in the NBA history - Mostly against deliberately ineffective
opponents, they only lost in 3 occasions
Inside Story

- International Basketball Federation

(FIBA)- an association of national
organizations which governs
international competition
- Founded in 1932, Geneva
- Original Name: Federation Internationale
de Basketball Amateur
- Eight nations were founding members:
 Argentine
 Czechoslovakia
 Greece
 Italy
 Latvia
 Portugal
 Romania
 Switzerland
- FIBA World Championship
 Men: 1950
 Women: 1953