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Basketball
Gym basketball study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| steps for a layup | 45 degree angle, go off left leg when approaching from left side, draw right knee up while pushing off left leg, extend high with right hand, light push with wrist |
| steps for pass | hands on outside of ball, thumbs toward chest, wide elbows, extend arms to target extend wrists on follow thru |
| steps for dribble | contact on finger tips, loose wrist, keep ball at or below waist, place body between ball and defender, |
| what is the acronym used when shooting | BEEF |
| what is the B in BEEF | Balance- feet shoulder width apart, toes pointed toward basket, |
| what is the E in BEEF | Eyes- focused on rim |
| what is the second E in BEEF | Elbows- shooting elbow pointed toward rim |
| what is the F in BEEF | Follow thru- extend shooting arm high above shooting shoulder towards basket *bend knees to start |
| Defensive position | feet shoulder width apart, knees bent, be between the person you're defending and the basket with your back to the basket, arms extended out to side, head up |
| person to person defense | each person on defense in assigned one individual offensive player to guard |
| Zone Defense | the defensive team sets their 5 players in a position where they each cover an area |
| 10 second violation | when a team can't get the ball over the half court line in ten seconds |
| 3 second violation | when an offensive player stands in the lane area for three seconds |
| what is double dribbling | when a player dribbles the ball and then picks the ball up and stops dribbling, the player is not allowed to dribble again. if so, it is a double dribble and ball goes to the other team. |
| traveling | when you walk with the ball. |
| 5 second violation | taking too long to inbound the ball |
| Backcourt violation | bringing the ball into your forecourt, then dribbling or passing back into your backcourt |
| foul | personal contact |