| ASSIST |
Any pass that leads directly to a basket by a
teammate. |
| BACK COURT |
The half of the court that
includes the basket a team is defending. |
| BALL HANDLING |
Refers to dribbling, passing,
or receiving the ball. |
| BASELINE |
The end line running from sideline
to sideline. |
| BLOCK OUT |
A technique used to gain and
maintain position between the basket and the opponent in order
to rebound the ball. |
| BOUNCE PASS |
A pass that strikes the floor
once before reaching the receiver. |
| CHARGE |
A personal foul in which an offensive
player illegally runs into an opponent who is stationary,
having established position. |
| CHEST PASS |
A two-handed pass initiated from
in front of the chest toward a receiver. |
| CONTROL DRIBBLE |
A low dribble used when the
dribbler is closely guarded. The ball is protected by the
dribbler's body, which is between the defensive player and the
ball. |
| DEFENSE |
Refers to the team without the ball,
whose objective is to keep the opposition from scoring. |
| DEFENSIVE REBOUND |
Gaining possession of an
opponent's unsuccessful shot attempt. |
| DOUBLE DRIBBLE |
A violation in which a player
dribbles the ball with two hands simultaneously, or continues
to dribble after allowing the ball to come to rest in one or
both hands. |
| DRIBBLING |
The act of bouncing the ball. |
| DRIVE |
A quick, accelerated movement executed
by an offensive player toward the basket by means of a
dribble. |
| FAKING |
A technique designed to cause an
opponent to move in a particular direction, or to temporarily
freeze. |
| FAST BREAK |
An offensive strategy in which a
team attempts to bring the ball into scoring position before
the defense can set up. |
| FOLLOW THROUGH |
The act of finishing one's
shooting motion after the release of the ball. |
| FOUL SHOT |
An unobstructed shot from behind
the foul shot line, awarded as a result of a foul by an
opponent and valued at one point if scored. Also called a free
throw. |
| FOUL |
An infraction or infringement of the
rules involving contact, which may result in the awarding of
free throws or possession of the ball. |
| FRONT COURT |
The half of the playing court
that contains a team's offensive basket. |
| GIVE AND GO |
A play in which the ball-handler passes to a
teammate, then breaks to the basket to receive a return pass.
|
| HALFCOURT |
One of the two halves of the court
on either side of the centre line. |
| HALFTIME |
The rest period between the two
halves of the game. |
| JUMP BALL |
A method of putting the ball into
play by tossing it into the air between two opponents who jump
and attempt to tap the ball to a teammate outside the circle.
|
| JUMP SHOT |
A shot in which the ball is
released near or at the peak of the jump. |
| KEY |
The area bounded by the free throw line,
end line, and sides of the free throw area. Also called free
throw lane. |
| LAY-UP |
A shot made from close to the basket off the dribble.
|
| OFFENSE |
Refers to the team with the ball that
is trying to score. |
| OFFENSIVE READY POSITION |
Balanced position by
a player ready to receive the ball or initiate movement in any
direction. |
| PASS |
A ball thrown from one player to a
teammate. |
| PIVOT FOOT |
The foot on which the player
pivots, and which must remain in contact with the floor in one
place while the player pivots without dribbling.
|
| REBOUND |
A missed shot that caroms off the rim
or the backboard. |
| SHOOTING |
The act of projecting the ball
toward the basket in an attempt to score. |
| SPEED DRIBBLE |
This dribble is used when a
player is running near top speed in an uncongested area with
little defensive pressure (i.e. fast break). |
| TRAVELING |
A violation in which the player
with the ball lifts or drags the pivot foot without dribbling.
|
| WARM UP |
Exercises before a game and during
half time to prepare players for action. |
