All about Basketball: Ready to start playing?
Basketball

21 October 2022

All about Basketball: Ready to start playing?

All about Basketball: Ready to start playing?


For those who love to know everything about sports, current affairs or simply the world, today we are going to talk all about basketball.


Basketball is a team sport, played between two teams, whose objective is to insert the ball into the fixed basket that is located at the ends of the court.



Basketball History


James Naismith founder of basketball with a ball in his hand


Basketball was first played in 1891, in the United States of America, by Canadian physical education teacher James Naismith, who was teaching at the International YMCA College in Springfield, Massachusetts.


At the time, although baseball and American football were the most popular sports, the weather conditions made it necessary to develop a game that could be played indoors during the winter, as the cold prevented youngsters from playing outdoors.


On the other hand, the objective of this new sport was also to make it easy to adapt and to acquire complete exercises that did not encourage violence, as was the case with American football.


James Naismith idealised a practice to be practised by two teams, with a fixed target, in this case the basket, and the use of a ball to be thrown into the basket.


Thus, the Canadian professor created 13 rules for the game, which prevailed for 50 years without being modified, and within which players were not allowed to dribble the ball.


Another interesting curiosity for those who want to know everything about basketball is the date of the first game: December 21, 1891. This first game was formed by two 15-minute halves and had nine players in each team.


Moreover, upon learning of the emergence of this sport, Jewish, Lithuanian and Physical Education teacher Senda Berenson Abbott decided to learn a little more about this new practice, together with her Canadian teacher, and thus gave birth to basketball among women at Smith College, in the United States of America, in 1892.



All about basketball: The rules


group of people playing basketball by the sea


Basketball is a sport played by two teams made up of 5 players, and is always played with the hands.


The main goal of basketball games is to shoot the ball into the baskets that are at the ends of the court.



Court and baskets


basketball court with hoops at the ends


Basketball is played on a rectangular court, 28 meters long by 15 meters wide. At both ends of the court, baskets are positioned at a height of 3.05 metres from the ground.



Playing Time


Basketball games are divided into four quarters. However, the duration of a game in the NBA is not the same as in other competitions.


Thus, while in the NBA quarters last 12 minutes, in other competitions, where the rule of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) is used, quarters last 10 minutes.


Thus, in the NBA, basketball games last 48 minutes, while in non-league games the duration is 40 minutes.


However, in both instances, whenever the game is stopped or the ball goes out of court the stopwatch is stopped.



Ball Possession


man playing basketball


In case of possession of the ball, the player is not allowed to walk, cause contact of the ball with the feet or legs, and even less dribble the ball with both hands at the same time.


Furthermore, the player in possession in his attacking zone cannot move the ball back into his defensive zone.


Thus, the team in possession has 24 seconds to throw the ball into the opponent's basket, otherwise a penalty is awarded. On the other hand, the player in possession can take as many steps as he wants, as long as he is always dribbling the ball on the ground.


Furthermore, the player in possession is not allowed to make two exits (hitting the ball, grabbing it and hitting it again), just as when holding the ball the player cannot take more than two steps with it.



Fouls


Each player has a limit of five individual fouls, being disqualified from the game at the fifth foul committed.


On the other hand, the team committing a total of four fouls in the same period, suffers the penalty of two free throws on the other individual fouls.



Scoring


In basketball, when the ball enters the basket, or hoop, the point is scored. Thus, scoring is carried out as follows:


1 point for each converted free throw shot, i.e. shots acquired on foul shots conceded;


2 points on converted shots from short and short distances, more precisely within the 6.75-meter delimitation;


3 points on shots that are converted outside the 6.75-meter delimitation.



All About Basketball: Basketball Terms



Dribbling


man dribbling basketball


In basketball, dribbling is the act of bouncing the ball and is undoubtedly a fundamental movement for the player to drive the ball. To play well, it is essential that the player knows how to propel the ball with wrist flexion.


There are two types of dribbling: high dribbling and low dribbling.


High dribbling is that which is done at speed, when the player who is attacking is not being pressured by the opponent.


In turn, the low dribbling occurs to protect the possession of the ball, in which the player uses the body to avoid the theft of the ball by the scorer.


Thus, when dribbling it is recommended that the ball never goes beyond the player's waist line and that the head is always kept high.



Passing


If you want to know everything about basketball then you must know that the pass is undoubtedly the basic basketball fundament. It is through the pass that a player transfers the possession of the ball to a teammate.


Therefore, the pass can be made with both hands at chest height, with the hands over the head or "bounced”.


The chest-high pass is normally used for short and medium distances, with a quick pass and the ball in a straight line.


In the bounce pass, the player sends the ball towards the ground, so that it hits the ground before reaching his team mate.


Finally, the overhead pass is done by passing the ball over the opponent and is normally used for short distances.



Throwing


man aiming with the ball in the basket


To score points, besides knowing everything about basketball, it is also essential that you have a good shot.


However, there are several types of shooting, from long distance to the tray.


The tray is one of the most common and easiest basketball shots.


Thus, with two steps, the player approaches the basket and propels his body upward, dropping the ball near the hoop.



Basketball positions


If you want to know everything about basketball then one of the first things you should know is that basketball teams are made up of 5 players and there are 5 positions in play:


Point Guard: This player is usually the best dribbler and passer of the team, and is also responsible for organizing and planning the plays, leading the team to attack. On the other hand, this player is also responsible for observing how the opposing team plays defensively and defining each attack;


Shooting Guard: He is the one who helps the point guard in defining the attacking moves and who initiates a counter-attack with a long pass, whenever possible;


Small Forward: Acts on the sides of the court and must master the fundamentals of the game. However, long-range shooting tends to be one of their main characteristics;


Power Forward: This is the function performed by the player who has great potential for shooting, height, physical strength and mastery of the fundamentals that a player of this position needs.


Center: this is generally the tallest and strongest player in the team. He positions himself closer to the basket to make short throws.



What do you need to start playing?


man putting ball in the basket


If you are interested in basketball, or sports in general, and you are currently looking for a sport that will allow you to put your athletic side into practice, perhaps basketball is the right sport for you.


So, since you already know everything about basketball, it's time to grab the ball and put it in the basket.


At BZR x Bazar Desportivo you can find everything you need to start your basketball side. From trainers, t-shirts and shorts we have everything you need to become a reference on the court.


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