Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith in Massachusetts. The first balls used were soccer balls and the first baskets were peach baskets hung on walls. The game was originally played with 9 players on each team and grew in popularity at U.S. colleges in the late 1800s. Fundamental skills of basketball include shooting, dribbling, passing, and rebounding. The objective is to score more points than the opposing team by shooting the ball through the hoop. Games consist of 4 quarters of 12 minutes each with 5 players per team. Players score 1, 2, or 3 points depending on where on the court a shot is made from.

1. By: Priyanka
Research Scholar LNIPE, Gwalior
Teacher at AIRFORCE School, Delhi

2. Fundamentals
of
Basketball

3. History of Basketball
• Basketball was invented in December 1891, by
James Naismith.
• The first basketball was a soccer ball.
• The first baskets were wooden peach baskets
hung on the walls!
• The game was originally played with nine men
on each team.
• About 1895, a number of U.S. colleges adopted
the game.
• The first professional league was formed in
1898.

4. Fundamentals
• Shooting--Shooting is a fun skill
to practice.To be a good shooter,
you must have great form. If you
have good form, your shooting
will become easier and more
accurate.
• Ball Handling--To have great
ball handling, you should always
have total control of the ball.
Good ball handling skills are
important for every position.
• Rebounding--If a team wants to
win, every person on the floor
must rebound. If one person
does not do their job, the whole
team will suffer. Rebounding is
all about hard work.

5. The Objective
The objective of the
game is to score
more points than the
opposing team.

6. Starting the
game
• The game of basketball
consists of 48 minutes of
playing time, which is
divided into four 12 minute
quarters.
• Each team is allowed to
have five players on the
court at a time.
• During the tip-off, the
referee tosses the ball up
so one player from each
team can try to tap the ball
to a teammate.

7. Scoring
• You can score between
one and three points
per shot.
• A free throw is worth 1
point, a basket in front
of the three point line is
2 points, and 3 points
for a shot behind the 3-
point line.

8. More Rules
• If you have the ball, you
must dribble to move on
the court.
• You can not push the
ball away from the
basket when someone
else has taken a shot
and it is going down into
the basket. This is
called goal tending.

9. Dribbling
Rules
• You can not dribble,
pick up the ball, and
then start dribbling
again.
• You must pass it to
someone else.
• You are not allowed to
dribble the ball across
the half court line and
then go back again.

10. Fouls• You can not charge into a
person.
• You can not hit, push, kick,
or hurt another player. This
is known as fouling.
• If you have 6 fouls, you
can no longer play in the
game. This is called
fouling out.
• If you foul someone, the
other team gets the ball on
the out-of-bounds line.
• If you foul someone while
they are shooting, they get
2 free throws.

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