2. What is?
• Basketball is a sport played by two teams
of five players on a rectangular court. The
objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop
18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet
(3.0 m) high mounted to a backboard at
each end. Basketball is one of the world's
most popular and widely viewed sports.
3. rules
• The ball may be thrown in any direction with
one or both hands.
• The ball may be batted in any direction with
one or both hands.
• A player cannot run with the ball.
• The ball must be held in or between the
hands; the arms or body must not be used for
holding it.
• No shouldering, holding, striking, pushing, or
tripping in any way of an opponent.
4. VOCABULARY
assist— la asistencia
backboard — el tablero
bank shot — el tiro a tabla
basket—la canasta
basket— el enceste
basketball— el balón, la pelota
box score —el sumario
center — el/la pívot
cheerleader — la animadora, el
animador,
coach — el entrenador, la entrenadora
court— la pista, la cancha
5. VOCABULARY
• dunk— el mate
fast break — el ataque rápido, el contraataque
forward — el/la alero
free throw — el tiro libre
jump shot — el tiro en suspensión
key — la botella, la zona de tres segundos
offense — el ataque
pass— pasar
personal foul — la falta personal
point— el punto
point guard — el/la base
power forward — el/la alero fuerte, el/la ala-pívot
press — la presión
6. Vocabulary
rebound— el rebote
referee — el/la árbitro
screen — bloquear
shoot — tirar
shot — el tiro
shooting guard — el/la escolta
team — el equipo
technical foul — la falta técnica
timeout — el tiempo muerto
warmup — el calentamiento
wing — el/la alero
zone defense — la defensa en zona
zone offense — el ataque zonal
zone press — el marcaje en zona
