Basketball test stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

For one team, how many players should be playing during a game? - ANSWER 5 A ________ ball starts the game. - ANSWER jumpball If a player dribbles a ball with both hands at the same time, what violation should be called? - ANSWER illegal You commit an infraction of the rules that involves personal contact. What is this called? - ANSWER personal foul You should not take longer than ___ seconds to inbound the ball from the sideline. - ANSWER 10 The team without the ball is called __...

arc - ANSWER half circle representing the three point line lane - ANSWER area of key between foul line and baseline field goal - ANSWER 2 point basket five - ANSWER numbers of players on the court from each team free throw - ANSWER 1 point basket, aka foul shot jump ball - ANSWER players from opposite teams fighting over the ball personal foul - ANSWER pushing, slapping, or reaching for the ball and making contact with an opponent; violation against

Jump ball - ANSWER tossing the ball up between two opponents at the beginning Foul - ANSWER Identifies illegal personal contact with an opponent Dribble - ANSWER Apply downward force to the ball with one hand causing it to bounce on the floor Shooting foul - ANSWER represents a foul committed against a player who is in the act of shooting Common foul - ANSWER Describes a non intentional foul committed against a player that is not shooting Free throw - ANSWER describes an unguarded...

How many people are allowed on the court ? - ANSWER 5 per team. What is the maximum amount of people on a team ? - ANSWER 12 people. How long is a game ? - ANSWER 4 Quarters. How long is a quarter ? - ANSWER 10 minutes. How long is half time ? - ANSWER 15 minutes. How can you play the ball ? - ANSWER 1.Dribble the ball 2.Pass the ball 3.Rebound 4.Shooting 5.Tap the ball What can't you do with the ball ? - ANSWER 1.Run more than 2 steps with the ball 2.Double Dribble 3.Ki...

What does the point guard do? - ANSWER player who usually brings the ball down the court and calls offensive plays. They are very quick and can dribble well. Shooting guard (What do they do) - ANSWER player who has the ability to shoot 2 point or 3 point shots. They can handle the ball and are able to use their screens well to get a shot. One of the two wings on the court. small forward (what do they do) - ANSWER an outside shooter who also can play inside of the lane. This player usua...

how many players are on the floor at a time? - ANSWER 5 how many substitutions are there? - ANSWER unlimited there are __ forwards, __ gaurds, and __ center(s). - ANSWER 2, 2 ,1 the game is started with a ___ ball in the center circle between 2 opponents - ANSWER jump while the ball is alive, an offensive player cannot remain for more than ___ seconds in that part of the free-throw lane between the end line, the free-throw line, and the free-throw lane lines. - ANSWER 3 if two opp...

Free Throw Line - ANSWER The place you shoot free throws from Center Line - ANSWER The line in the middle of the court 3-Point Line - ANSWER The circular arc around the key whose ends both touch the base line. Basket - ANSWER 10 ft. off of the ground Dribbling - ANSWER Bouncing the ball to the floor using one hand at a time. Pass - ANSWER The movement of the ball by a player who throws, bounces, or rolls the ball to another player. Pivot - ANSWER Occurs when a player holding th...