G9 PE Reviewer (4th Qtr)

known worldwide as the inventor of basketball

is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with tiles at either end

the measurement of the court is

the circumference of the ball for men

the circumference of the ball for women

2 types of Referees in Basketball

positions himself near the goal most of the time and he follows the player in control of the goal

is in the opposite direction, usually behind the players and observes the movements of the other players

records the scores, the fouls and substitutions

gives the signal for the start of the game

supervises the work of the officials

“illegal” physical contact

are actions by players that break a basketball rule

occurs when a defender holds, grabs, or pulls an offensive player

occurs when a defender pushes an offensive player or bumps into the body of an offensive player

this is a foul called when a defender slaps, hacks, or smacks an offensive player with the ball

occurs when a defender uses their body and makes contact with an offensive player with the ball

occurs when an offensive player runs into a defensive player who already has a position

a foul that is made with “extreme” contact (violent in nature), and appears to be in an “intentional” manner to hurt or injure a player

fouls of unsportsmanlike conduct and/or non-game violations that referees feel are affecting the game

a player of a team in ball possession stays inside the restricted area

a player is unable to pass the ball and is frozen

the team in control of the ball did not cross the centre line

failure to make an attempt to shoot the ball

in a throw-in, the players fail to throw the ball

dribbling the ball with both hands on the ball at the same time or picking up and then dribbling again

taking more than “a step and a half” without dribbling the ball or moving your pivot foot once you’ve stopped dribbling

when a player dribbles the ball with his hand too far to the side of or even under the ball

if a defensive player interferes with a shot while it’s on the way down toward the basket

the team that is in possession of the ball and with a chance to score

the team without the ball; the team that is guarding another team to prevent them from scoring

a shot taken from the foul line after the opponent committed a technical foul or a personal foul

a shot where the player aggressively jumps and reaches the rim to score

a shot thrown beyond the arc; a shot that is worth 3 points

an action made by a player to grab the ball bouncing off the rim or the backboard

an act where a defensive player touches a part of the ball on its way to the basket, thus preventing a field goal

a time limit given to the offensive team to shoot the ball

where 2 players jump and try to tap the ball tossed by an official in between them