Juan Nieves

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Introduction to Basketball

• Juan Nieves
• Rowan University
• Glassboro NJ

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What do you know about basketball?

• What are the different ways that you can pass a
  basketball?
• How many players can be on the court at one time
  for one team?
• Can basketball be played year round?

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History of basketball

• Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the
  inventor of basketball.
• Basketball was founded in Springfield,
  Massachusetts, USA in 1891.
• He devised a set of thirteen rules of basketball.

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Key Terms
Learn the lingo

• Dribbling Bouncing the ball with one hand using
  your fingertips instead of your palm so that it
  rebounds back to yourself. (the only way to move
  with the ball)
• Passing - Moving the ball by throwing, bouncing,
  handing, or rolling it to another player.
• Shooting- Throwing the ball to make a basket.
• Rebounding- The recovering of a shot that bounces
  off the backboard or the rim.

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More Terms
What Did he Say again?

• Air ball - a shot that completely misses the rim
  and the backboard.
• Assist- a pass to a teammate who then scores a
  field goal
• Defense- the team without the ball trying to stop
  the other team with the ball from scoring they
  are called offense.
• Fast break -dribbling or passing the ball towards
  your basket before the defense can set up.
• Turn over - any loss of the ball without a shot
  being taken.

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Basketball Skills

• Dribbling
• One hand
• Crossover
• Passing
• Chest
• Bounce
• Overhead
• Lob

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Basketball Skills

• Shooting skills
• Lay up
• Jump shot
• Foul shot
• 3-point shot

3 points for ME
I made a Foul Shot!
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Scoring

• 2 point field goal - a shot made from anywhere
  during play inside the 3pt arc.
• 3 point field goal - a shot made from any where
  outside the 3pt arc.
• Free throw - 1 point is awarded to an unguarded
  shot taken from behind the free throw line while
  the clock is stopped.

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Activity's we will play

• Dribbling relays
• Passing relays
• Bounce pass
• Chest
• Shooting games
• Horse
• Around the World
• Beat The clock
• Foul shots
• 3-pt shots
• 2 on 2 4 on 4 Pick up Games

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Matching
What Kind Of Pass is Being shown in the animation
below?

• (a) Chest pass (b) Bounce pass (c) Baseball
  pass (d) over head pass

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Matching

• (a) Chest pass (b) Bounce pass (c) Baseball pass
  (d) Over head pass

What Kind of pass is in the animation shown
below?
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Rules of Basketball

• Traveling- moving illegally with the ball.
• Three seconds - An offensive player remains in
  the key. (Free throw lane is the area under the
  basket) for more than 3 seconds.
• Double Dribble- A player dribbles the ball with
  both hands at the same time or they stop and then
  start dribbling again.

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Assessment

• What are the three skills that we went over in
  this lesson?
• How many different ways can you shoot a
  basketball?
• Name one professional basketball team? Also, Name
  one player that is on the roster?