The document outlines the game of basketball, including its history, rules, regulations, and various techniques. It details the objective of the game, key equipment, and common violations, as well as different basketball variations and social forms. Additionally, it discusses the rise of fantasy basketball since the 1990s, highlighting its popularity due to online platforms.

1. Basketball
Basketball doesn’t build character,
it reveals one

2. Introduction
o Colloquially referred to as
Hoops
o Indoor Game
o Two teams, five players each
o Rectangular Court
Objective
Shooting a basketball through
the defender's hoop while
preventing the opposing team
from shooting through their own
hoop.

3. HISTORY
• Created by Dr. James Naismith in 1981
• Indoor sports game to help athletes keep in shape in
cold weather
• Started in America and then to the ROW (Rest of the
World)
• Objective: To throw the basketball into the fruit baskets
nailed to the lower railing of the gym balcony
• There were only 13 rules of basketball with five basic
ideas

4. RULES & REGULATIONS
• An attempt to score is called a SHOT
• Successful shot is worth 2 points, or 3 points
• 1 point shot is earned when shooting from foul line after a foul is made
• Played in 4 quarters of 10 (FIBA) or 12 minutes (NBA)
• Overtime- 5 minutes
• Time allowed is actual playing time (clock is stopped while play is not
active)
• A game typically takes 2 hours
• Teams exchange baskets for the second half

5. EQUIPMENT
• Basketball
• The Court (a flat, rectangular surface with baskets at opposite ends)
• Clocks
• Score Sheets
• Scoreboard(s)
• Alternating possession arrows
• Whistle-operated stop-clock systems

6. DIMENSIONS
OF
COURT

7. VIOLATIONS
• Ball must stay within the court
• The ball may not be kicked, nor be struck with the fist
• Goaltending is a defender's touching of a ball that is on a downward
flight toward the basket
• There are limits imposed on the time taken before progressing the ball
past halfway
• There are limits placed on the steps a player may take without dribbling,
which commonly results in an infraction known as traveling.
• Within a dribble, the player cannot carry the ball by placing his hand on
the bottom of the ball; doing so is known as carrying the ball.
• NOTE: A violation of these rules results in loss of possession.

8. FOULS
• Personal Foul:
An attempt to unfairly disadvantage an opponent through certain types of
physical contact is illegal and is called a personal foul.
• Technical Fouls:
They may be charged for various rules violations including failure to
properly record a player in the scorebook, or for unsportsmanlike conduct.

9. COMMON TECHNIQUES & PRACTICES
• Positions- Point Guard. Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward and Center
• Strategy- Trap
• Shooting- Set shot, Jump shot, Lay-up, Finger Roll, Slam Dunk, Air Ball and Brick
• Rebounding
• Passing- Chest Pass, Bounce pass, Overhead Pass, Outlet Pass, No-Look Pass and
Behind-the-back Pass
• Dribbling
• Blocking- Goaltending

10. VARIATIONS
• Wheelchair Basketball
• Water Basketball
• Beach Basketball
• Slamball
• Streetball
• Unicycle Basketball
• Six-on-six Basketball
• Horseball
• Donkey Basketball
• Half-court

11. SOCIAL FORMS OF BASKETBALL
• Recreational Basketball
• Disabled Basketball:
1. Deaf Basketball
2. Wheelchair Basketball
• Show Basketball:
1. Celebrity Basketball
2. Midget Basketball
3. Slamball
• Gay Basketball
• Midnight Basketball
• Mini Basketball
• Maxi Basketball
• Rezball
• School or High School Basketball

12. FANTASY BASKETBALL
• Fantasy basketball was popularized during the
1990s after the advent of the Internet.
• Those who play this game are sometimes referred
to as General Managers, who draft
actual NBA players and compute their basketball
statistics.
• The game was popularized by ESPN Fantasy
Sports, NBA.com, and Yahoo! Fantasy Sports.
Other sports websites provided the same format
keeping the game interesting with participants
actually owning specific players.

13. THANK YOU