Basketball Review Questions

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• Prepared by Ms. Pellegrino

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Question 1

• What is the
• most important skill
• associated with basketball?

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Answer to Question 1

• DRIBBLING
• is the most important skill associated with
  basketball.

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Question 2

• Why
• is dribbling the
• most important skill
• in basketball?

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Answer to Question 2

• Dribbling
• is the most important skill associated with
  basketball because you can not move with the ball
  unless you are dribbling.
• If you cant dribble than you cant get where
• you want to go!

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Question 3

• What are you doing
• if you are to be considered a
• good and proficient dribbler?

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Answer to Question 3

• If you are a good proficient dribbler you are
• leaning forward,
• keeping knees bent,
• keeping hand cupped,
• contacting the ball with fingerpads
• and pushing it toward the floor,
• keeping the ball close to body,
• looking beyond the ball.

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Question 4

• What is a
• double dribble?

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Answer to Question 4

• A double dribble is
• stopping your dribble
• and then
• starting again
• in the same play.

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Double Dribble Continued...

• Bouncing the ball
• with both hands
• at the same time
• is also a double dribble.

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Question 5

• Is a double dribble legal?

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Answer to Question 5

• No,
• a double dribble is not legal.

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Question 6

• What is a set shot?

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Answer to Question 6

• A set shot
• is an unhindered shot
• taken anywhere on the court.
• It is a stationary shot.

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Question 7

• What is a free throw?

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Answer to Question 7

• A free throw is awarded to the team who has
  experienced a foul on them.
• What happens?
• The fouled player stands on the foul line
• and takes two free shots without a defender in
  their way.
• It is just them and the basket.
• Each foul shot is worth one point each.

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Question 8

• What is the
• proper technique/form
• in taking a
• set shot
• or
• free throw?

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Answer to Question 8

• Stance
• Feet shoulder width apart,
• knees slightly bent,
• body square to basket.

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Set Shot Continued...

• Hand Position
• Shooting hand under and behind ball supporting it
  on the fingerpads
• Slight space between the ball and the palm of the
  hand

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Set Shot Hand Positioning Contd...

• Place non-shooting hand under and to the side of
  the ball for balance and control
• Shooting arm in straight line with basket and
  wrist cocked back
• Keep your back straight and elbows in.

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Set Shot Continued...

• Head Position
• Keep your head up and eyes on the ring
• During the shot your eyes should follow your shot
  to the ring.

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Set Shot Continued...

• Execution
• 1. Look at the leading edge of the basket and
  bring ball up just above forehead
• 2. Release the ball with a straightening of the
  knees, a push with the arm, a flick of the wrist,
  and a follow through in which the arm reaches for
  the ceiling to impart a high arc and a slight
  backspin to the ball
• 3. Stand still after shot is taken

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Question 9

• What should be
• the last part of the hand
• to touch the ball
• as you are taking a
• set shot or free throw?

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Answer to Question 9

• The fingertips
• should be the last part of the hand to touch the
  ball
• before taking a
• set shot or free throw.

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Question 10

• What is a lay-up shot?

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Answer to Question 10

• A lay-up shot
• is an offensive drive to the basket in an effort
  to ultimately shoot and score a basket.
• A lay-up shot is done on the dribble.

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Question 11

• What hand
• should you dribble the ball with in doing a
  lay-up shot
• on the RIGHT SIDE of the basket?

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Answer to Question 11

• If dribbling in on a lay-up shot
• on the right side of the basket
• you should dribble
• with your
• RIGHT HAND.

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Question 12

• If dribbling in on a lay-up
• on the left side of the basket,
• what thigh should be raised
• just before shooting for a basket?

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Answer to Question 12

• If dribbling in
• on the left side of the basket
• you should raise your
• LEFT THIGH just before shooting for a basket.

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Question 13

• What are the cues
• in taking
• a lay-up shot?

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Answer to Question 13

• The cues for taking
• a lay-up shot are
• dribble,
• dribble,
• step, step-hop, shoot.

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Question 14

• When executing a
• chest pass
• OR a bounce pass
• what is your starting point?

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Answer to Question 14

• Your starting point in executing a
• chest pass or a bounce pass
• is your
• chest.

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Question 15

• What is your target
• in doing
• a chest pass?

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Answer to Question 15

• Your target in doing a chest pass is your
• teammates chest.

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Question 16

• What is your target in doing a bounce pass
• to your teammate?

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Answer to Question 16

• When doing a
• bounce pass
• aim for your teammates
• waist or bellybutton.

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Question 17

• When doing a bounce pass
• at what point should the ball
• hit the floor in
• order to reach
• your teammates waist?

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Answer to Question 17

• The ball should hit the floor
• two-thirds of the way
• to your partner
• in order for it
• to reach their waist.

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Question 18

• When doing a
• chest pass or a bounce pass, where should your
  hands be placed on the ball
• and what part of your hand should be holding the
  ball?

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Answer to Question 18

• In passing,
• the ball
• should be held on both sides
• with your fingertips.

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Question 19

• In what basketball game scenario
• should you use the
• bounce pass to your advantage?

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Answer to Question 19

• You should use the bounce pass when your defender
  has you trapped.
• You are trying to get a shot off and your
  defender has their hands in the air blocking the
  shot.
• Bounce pass the ball under their arms to a
  teammate to get out of this pressure situation.

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Question 20

• What is to occur
• if regulation time expires
• and the game is tied?

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Answer to Question 20

• If regulation time runs out
• and the score is tied
• the game will go into overtime until a winner is
  found.

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Question 21

• At what time
• does the clock stop?

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Answer to Question 21

• The clock STOPS after each time the whistle is
  blown by the official, indicating a dead ball.
• It continues to run after each successful
  basket (field goal).

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Question 22

• What are some of the violations that occur during
  the game?

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Answer to Question 22

• Some of the violations that occur during the game
  are
• out-of-bounds,
• double dribbling,
• carrying, and kicking the ball.

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Question 23

• What is a field goal in basketball?

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Answer to Question 23

• A field goal is made
• when a live ball enters the basket from above.
• i.e. when you make a basket.
• It is worth two points unless scored from behind
  the 3 point line.

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Question 24

• How does
• a basketball game
• BEGIN?

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Answer to Question 24

• A basketball game begins with a jumpball or a
• tip-off.
• This is when the referee tosses the ball up in
  the air and the tallest player from each team
  jumps up and tries to
• tip the ball to their own teammates.

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Question 25

• What does the term
• rebound
• mean in basketball?

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Answer to Question 25

• The term rebound means
• gaining possession of the ball after an
  unsuccessful shooting attempt.

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Question 26

• How many players
• are on the court
• at one time
• per team?

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Answer to Question 26

• There are
• five players
• on the court
• at one time
• per team.

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Question 27

• What does the acronym
• BEEF stand for
• in terms of the technique
• for taking a set shot.

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Answer to Question 27

• B Balance
• E Elbow in
• E Eyes on target
• F Follow through

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Question 28

• A set shot and lay-up shot
• is worth
• how many points?

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Answer to Question 28

• The set shot and lay-up shot
• is worth
• 2 points.

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Question 29

• What is the term used when a player takes steps
  with the ball without dribbling the ball?

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Answer to Question 29

• When moving
• with the ball in hand
• a traveling penalty
• will be called.

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Question 30

• What are the
• types of defense associated
• with basketball?

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Answer to Question 30

• The two types of defense
• in basketball are
• man-to-man zone.

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Question 31

• What does the phrase
• play man-to-man defense mean?

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Answer to Question 31

• The phrase
• play man-to-man defense means to cover and be
  responsible for marking a specific player on your
  opponents team.

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Question 32

• What does the term
• zone defense
• mean?

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Answer to Question 32

• Playing a zone defense means that you are
  responsible for covering a specific area on the
  court. Any player that comes into that area at
  any given time you are responsible for.

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Question 33

• An offensive player can not remain in the key for
  more than
• seconds.

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Answer to Question 33

• 3

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Question 34

• Positioning for a rebound is called . . .

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Answer to Question 34

• Boxing out

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Question 35

• A method of putting the ball in play from out of
  bounds is called a . . .

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Answer to Question 35

• THROW IN

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