history and rules of the nba basketball court

Tyler McGaughy 10-22-2012

HISTORY AND RULES OF THE NBA BASKETBALL COURT

DIMENSIONS AND RULES OF A BASKETBALL COURT - TYLER MCGAUGHY

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• The game of basketball was first invented by Dr. James Naismith

• Wrote the original rules of basketball

• Naismith founded the University of Kansas

• Had the game instituted into Olympics

ORIGINS OF THE GAME


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THE BASKETBALL COURT


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• For Mens professional basketball in the U.S the NBA only uses one official ball, the company Spalding manufactures it.

• The circumference of the ball is 29.5 inches and usually weighs about 22 oz..

• There are 8 black rubber lines that divide the ball into individual symmetrical panels.

THE BASKETBALL


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• Bounce pass

• The bounce pass is a pass where you literally bounce the ball off the floor to your teammate. This pass is used when the angle for a chest pass is not there and a player still needs to get it through to a player is open.

• Chest Pass

• A chest pass is the most common pass in in the game of basketball. It is simply a two handed push pass from the level of ones chest to another player.

• Crossover Dribble

• The crossover dribble allows for players to shake their defender with a quick change of direction of the ball from one hand to the other.

• In and out dribble

• The in and out dribble is a quick motion keeping the ball in one hand and quickly faking the ball in and then back out hence the name. This allows for players to freeze their defender and use another move immediately after to get to a spot or the rim.

WAYS TO HANDLE A BASKETBALL

Types of Dribbling Types of Passing


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• Dunking is when a player jumps in the air and manually puts the ball in.

• Dunking was banned from 1967-1976

• Kareem Abdul Jabar or Lew Alcindor got dunking banned

• Slam Dunk means in popular English as a “sure thing”

• Shaquille O'neal Top Ten Dunks

THE SLAM DUNK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDv4p0p0sZY




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The Larry O’Brien Trophy The Larry O’Brien Trophy is the pinnacle of

basketball achievement aside from a gold

medal. The championship is awarded at the

end of the National Basketball Season. It is

made of sterling silver and is coated with

vermil. Tiffany and Co are the manufactures

of the trophy and one a year are made.

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TOP PLAYERS IN NBA HISTORY


Karrem Abdul JabarMicahel Jordan

Magic Johnson

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