Ethan

1. By Ethan Walden

2. 
 Basketball is a team sport. Two teams of five
players each try to score by shooting a ball
through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the
ground. The game is played on a rectangular
floor called the court, and there is a hoop at
each end. The court is divided into two main
sections by the mid-court line. If the offensive
team puts the ball into play behind the mid-court
line, it has ten seconds to get the ball over the
mid-court line. If it doesn't, then the defense
gets the ball. Once the offensive team gets the
ball over the mid-court line, it can no longer have
possession of the ball in the area in back of the
line. If it does, the defense is awarded the ball.

3. 
The sports dome in
Tamworth provides us
with the resources that
we need for the sport
that you play and
surface to play the
sport on. It has an
indoor café, toilets,
bubblers, a play ground
for kids, a fitness club.
Basketball Dome

4. 
Basketball in Tamworth
 Mini ball
Mini ball is an introduction to
basketball for infants from K-
2 during Thursdays of each
school term.
 Primary schools competition
 Two primary school
competitions run each year on
Thursdays nights throughout
terms 1-2 and terms 3-4. the
competition is played with
four different age groups 3-4
boys 3-4 girls 5-6 boys 5-6
girls.
 High schools competition
 The high schools competition
is played each year on
Wednesday nights terms 1-2
and 3-4. the competition is
played through out four
different age groups years 7-8
boys 7-8 girls 9-10 boys 9-10
girls. Open competition
 Two open age competitions
run each year on Monday and
Tuesday nights on February
to June, July and December.
Competitions range from
premier league A grade to D
grade depending on
nominations.

5. 
Basketball in Australia

6. 
 As one of the most
successful NBL clubs,
the Adelaide 36ers are a
key part of the national
Basketball league in
Australia.

7. 
The Cairns Taipans
have come a long way
since inception into the
league in 1999.

8. 
The Melbourne Tigers
are one of Australia's
oldest and most
respected men’s
professional basketball
teams.

9. 
The NZ Breakers
roared into life on
October 1st
2003, defeating the
Adelaide36ers.

10. 
 After three years of
strong lobbying to the
NBL, the creation of a
national basketball
team in Perth occurred
in 1982.

11. 
The Sydney Kings are
Australia's best basketball
team of all time.

12. 
The Townsville
crocodiles greatest
victory was beating the
Brisbane Lions in 2001
by 63 points.

13. 
The Wollongong Hawks
was formed in 2009 after
three months of
community lobbying
which resulted in raising
$500,000 in working in
capital by community
Foundation Members.

15. 
1964-65 Boston Celtics
 Bill Russell averaged
24.1 rebounds per game
and anchored a tough
Celtic defense.

16. 
1966-67 Philadelphia
76ers
 Wilt Chamberlain
averaged 24 points, 24
rebounds, and 8 assists
as he finally outlasted
his chief rival, Bill
Russell.

17. 
1969-70 New York
Knicks
 Willis Reed was the
MVP of the regular
season, All-Star Game,
and Finals in 1969-70.

18. 
1971-72 Los Angeles
Lakers
 Jerry West led the
league in assists in
1971-72 with 9.7 per
game.

19. 
1982-83 Philadelphia
76ers
 Moses Malone grabbed
15.3 rebounds per game
en route to his second
straight MVP award.

20. 
1985-86 Boston Celtics
 Larry Bird won his
third straight MVP
award in 1985-86.

21. 
1986-87 Los Angeles
Lakers
 Point guard Magic
Johnson led the Lakers
with 23.9 points and
12.2 assists per game.

22. 
1988-89 Detroit Pistons
 Point guard Isaiah
Thomas led the 1988-89
Pistons in
points, assists, and
steals.

23. 
1991-92 Chicago Bulls
 Michael Jordan won his
third MVP Award as he
prodded the Bulls to a 67-15
record, the best mark in
franchise history and a tie
for the fourth-best record in
league annals. He won his
sixth consecutive scoring
title with an average of 30.1
points per game, the
lowest of those six seasons.

24. 
1995-96 Chicago Bulls
 Michael Jordan led the
Bulls to an NBA record
with 72 regular-season
wins.

25. 
 Google:
 Images
 www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-5997-0-
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 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/basics/b
asics.html
 www.nbl.com.au
 www.nba.com/history/toptenteams_index.html
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