PE BASKETBALL EXAM LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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PE BASKETBALL EXAM LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Basketball - Answers - -is a team sport, wherein the objective is to shoot a ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules.
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PE BASKETBALL EXAM LATEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Basketball - Answers - ✔✔ -is a team sport, wherein the objective is to shoot a ball
through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules.
-Usually, two teams of five players play on a marked rectangular court with a basket at
each width end.
-is one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports.
Regulation Basketball Hoop - Answers - ✔✔ -consists of a rim 18 inches in diameter
and 10 feet high mounted to a backboard
-A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular
play.
Field Goal - Answers - ✔✔ scores two points for the shooting team if a player is
touching or closer to the basket than the three-point line, and three points (known
commonly as a 3-pointer or three) if the player is behind the three-point line. The team
with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) may be
issued when the game ends with a draw.
Dribbling - Answers - ✔✔ ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it while
walking or running
Passing - Answers - ✔✔ throwing
Travelling - Answers - ✔✔ a violation to move without dribbling the ball
Double Dribble - Answers - ✔✔ to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling
Violations - Answers - ✔✔ generally called "fouls"
Personal foul - Answers - ✔✔ disruptive physical contact
Free throw - Answers - ✔✔ is usually awarded to an offensive player if he is fouled
while shooting the ball.
, Technical Foul - Answers - ✔✔ -may also be issued when certain infractions occur,
most commonly for unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of a player or coach.
-gives the opposing team a free throw, and the opposing team is also retained
possession of the ball.
"center", "power forward" or "small forward" - Answers - ✔✔ the tallest members of a
team
"point guard" or "shooting guard". - Answers - ✔✔ shorter players or those who
possess the best ball handling skills and speed play
Competitive Basketball - Answers - ✔✔ is primarily an indoor sport played on a
carefully marked and maintained basketball court, but less regulated variations are often
played outdoors in both inner city and remote areas.
James Naismith - Answers - ✔✔ -Basketball was invented in December 1891 by the
Canadian clergyman, educator, and physician
-introduced the game when he was an instructor at the Young Men's Christian
Association Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts.
-the game involved elements of American football, soccer, and hockey, and the first ball
used was a soccer ball. Teams had nine players, and the goals were wooden peach
baskets affixed to the walls.
-By 1897-1898, teams of five became standard. The game rapidly spread nationwide
and to Canada and other parts of the world, played by both women and men; it also
became a popular informal outdoor game. U.S. servicemen in World War II (1939-1945)
popularized the sport in many other countries.
-A number of U.S. colleges adopted the game between about 1893 and 1895. In 1934
the first college games were staged in New York City's Madison Square Garden, and
college basketball began to attract heightened interest. By the 1950s basketball had
become a major college sport, thus paving the way for a growth of interest in
professional basketball.
-The first pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898 to protect
players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. This league only lasted five
years before disbanding; its demise spawned a number of loosely organized leagues
throughout the northeastern United States. One of the first and greatest pro teams was
the Original Celtics, organized about 1915 in New York City. They played as many as
150 games a season and dominated basketball until 1936. The Harlem Globetrotters,
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