Basketball is a popular game with a ball in a special area with parquet flooring (in the conditions of Russian realities, parquet is replaced with ordinary boards). The game is very entertaining. In the United States, this sport is generally considered national. The guys from the NBA professional league perform real miracles with the ball on the site, collecting tens of thousands of spectators every time for this show.
Game History
They say that a kind of basketball game was created by the Indians more than one thousand years ago. But it was the modern version of the game that was created by a young physical instructor from a regular school in Canada. The fact is that in winter only gymnastics was listed in the school curriculum, so the teacher decided to invent a new ball game to diversify the lessons of his students. In 1891, schoolchildren first played basketball, there were 13 rules in this game. Over time, the rules in basketball have changed, making the game more perfect. But it was then that basketball got puffed up.
Game spread
The game appealed to everyone, after 7 years, basketball became a professional sport and at the same time founded the first league, which did not last for a long time, but it was a prototype of the modern NBA league (the strongest basketball league in the world today). Then new leagues were created, and the rules in basketball all changed, but the essence of the game remained the same. The game became more and more fast and required special equipment from the players. In 1936, basketball was included in the program of the Olympic Games (summer).
Game basics
To play basketball at an acceptable level, you need to have at least the initial skills of the game. To start it is enough to be able to drive the ball with your hand, give passes and carry out throws in the basket. Dribbling is relatively simple. You just run and at each step make a ball hit the floor with one hand. Hands can be changed one at a time, but two-handed guiding is not possible at the same time, as this will be a violation of the rules, which is called “double-guiding”, but we will talk about basketball terms a little later, and now a few words about the shots. We will not consider the issue of passes, because it is extremely simple. Passing is passing the ball to your teammate.
Basketball Shots
This is the most important thing in the game. Hitting a ball after a throw brings points, and a set of points greater than that of an opponent is the victory, that is, the goal of the game. Throws in basketball when hit in the basket can bring a different number of points:
- One point is credited after a throw from the free-throw line, this is possible after a corresponding violation by the opponent of the rules.
- Two points brings hit from any zone (with the exception of the arc, which is located at a distance of 6.75 meters from the basket).
- Three points will bring a throw precisely because of the aforementioned arc.
Basketball: Terms
This is the basics of the game. If you do not know the terms, then you do not know the rules, that is, you cannot play basketball. To start playing, you need to know the basic rules. More complex features of the game can be mastered already in the process. Some rules are not taken into account in amateur games. For example, the rule "24 seconds per attack." This rule is found in professional basketball, in school or amateur variations of the game it is not. The essence of the rule is that the team with the ball has 24 seconds in order to throw into the opponent’s basket.
What does the term “run” mean in basketball? At every step of the ball you hit him (the ball) on the floor. In the final phase of dribbling (leading), you can take two steps without hitting the ball on the floor (the ball is in your hands), after which you must part with the ball (or make a pass, or make a throw) if you hesitate and take more than two steps without dribble, then you will be recorded "run".
There is such a basketball term as “passing the ball”. This is a mistake in dribbling. It is fixed when you take the ball, but at the same time hold the ball in the air. If you explain more simply, while dribbling the ball, the palm of your hand always covers the ball from above, the ball will be fixed when, for example, at the top of the amplitude of the ball rebound from the parquet, place your palm under the ball from below and then move it up again. If you just explain it, but everything comes with experience and there is a very thin line between the passing of the ball with technical dribbling and changing the pace.
Block-shot - action in defense, blocking the ball by the defender after an attempt to make a throw by an attacking player. The main condition of the block shot is a strictly vertical position of the defender’s hands and the absence of physical contact with the attacking player. If you simply explain, then in defense you must jump up with your hands up higher than the attacking player does, and after the attacking player releases the ball from your hands, you must catch this ball in your own hands.
An obstacle to hit the ball is the touch of the ball by the defender when the ball was already in the dropping amplitude of the throw, or if it has already touched the shield, or was on the bow of the basket.
Three-second zone - a trapezoid under the ring, having the corresponding marking. It is forbidden for the attacking player to be without the ball for more than three seconds in this zone. Attack players can run into this zone, stay there for two seconds, then run out and come back again in expectation of a pass, hoping to pick up the ball after it bounces into this zone. If the violation is recorded, the ball goes to the opponent.
Highly specialized terms
These are terms that do not carry any features and do not affect the course of the game. These are just well-established expressions that are used during the game of professionals.
Dead ball - a ball that has gone beyond the playing field. Or a ball that has just been in a basket but has not yet been put into play. Also, this term applies to the ball after the final whistle or any other whistle from the referee of the game.
A live ball is such a game situation when a referee is ready to pass the ball to a player before making free throws or throwing him in from outside the court for any reason.
There are many more terms. We touched on only the most basic ones that you need to know at the very start of the development of this sports game.
Tactical terms
Consider some tactical terms based on a defense game.
Pressure is a special type of active and aggressive defense. This defense consists in counteracting the opponent's players on the entire site. After a goal is scored, players do not retreat to their part of the court, but try to immediately attack opponents and intercept the ball.
Personal defense is a type of defensive action of a team when each defending player takes care of only one “his” player, without switching to other opponents.
Zone defense is a special type of defense in which defending players defend the area of the area allocated to them under their basket. Each player is fixed in a certain place and is not tied to a specific player of the opponent.
Mixed defense is a combination of any of the above types of defensive actions. For example, one player on a team plays personal defense, the other four play zone defense. Allowed for completely different combinations and variations. All defensive actions are chosen by the coaching staff of the team and can change many times during the game.
Conclusion
There are a lot of rules and terms in basketball. All rules must be known to each player. But without some terms you can play at an amateur level. For example, a triple-double is a term that means that a certain player scored 10 points in a match in some three statistics. Such indicators may include points scored for the game, the number of ball interceptions, perfect successful block shots, assists to teammates or perfect rebounds.