-played by 2 teams with 5 members each
-the aim of the game to score in opponent’s basket and to prevent the other team from scoring
Basketball
Basketball is a game of five players in each team with _____or more substitutes, where in a player can ____, ___, ___, ____, and ____.
seven
pivot, run, jump, dribble and pass.
basketball starts with a ____
jump ball
Basketball history:
Who invented basketball?
When? Where?
Dr. James Naismith
1891; Springfield College Massachusetts
What does YMCA stand for?
Young Men’s Christian Asscociation
When the game was first played, ______ were nailed up at each end of the gymnasium as “goals”, hence the origin of the name “basketball”.
peach baskets
1892
1893
1898
1901
basketball had spread throughout the UK as a sport.
1911
1924
1927
1931
1936
1957
1970s
1990
1999
Basket
18-inch
10 feet
orange-colored and rough-textured spherical ball with black contours usually made of leather or composite tough materials.
- is bounced continuously (dribbling), thrown through the air to other players (passing), and towards the basket (shooting).
- Must be durable and easy to hold on to.
Ball
Court
28m; 15m
Game clock
Bordering Lights