2. Elementary Hoops By Steve Baker

3. Welcome to our basketball lesson! Today we will discover some new information about basketball. Click on what part of the game you are interested in learning about. PASSINGSHOOTINGSCORING

4. Awesome! Lets take a step into shooting There are three main types of shots  Jump Shots  Lay ups  Dunks

5. Jump Shooting A jump shot is a shot that is released after the shooter has jumped, usually straight up off of two feet, into the air. The ball is usually shot with a high arc. For pictures of a jump shot….

6. Examples of Jump Shots

7. Lay Ups A Lay up is a shot taken around the basket by leaping up under the basket and using one hand to bank the ball off the backboard into the basket. Pictures of some sweet layups….

8. Lay Ups! Kalin Lucas drives to the hoop! President Obama lays the ball in!

9. Dunk A dunk is when a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into the rim. It can be done with one or two hands. Basketball players must be very athletic and be able to jump very high in order to do this. Check out these slam dunks!

10. Slam Dunks! Tayshaun Prince throws one down! Michael Jordan!

11. Quick Quiz! Which of these pictures is a jump shot?

12. CORRECT! Way to go!! The other two pictures were dunks. A jump shot is when a person jumps in the air and shoots the ball. Let’s check out the next question!

13. OOPS! Lets review the jump shot.

14. Jump Shooting A jump shot is a shot that is released after the shooter has jumped, usually straight up, into the air. The ball is usually shot with a high arc. For pictures of a jump shot….

15. Examples of Jump Shots

16. Next Question! A ______ is when a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into the basket  A. Lay Up  B. Dunk  C. Jump Shot  D. Foul

17. Great Job!! Lets go back and look at some other parts of the game of basketball!!

18. AIRBALL! We can go back and check out what happens when someone forcefully throws the ball through the hoop.

19. Dunk A dunk is when a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into the rim. It can be done with one or two hands. Basketball players must be very athletic and be able to jump very high in order to do this. Check out these slam dunks!

20. Slam Dunks! Tayshaun Prince throws one down! Michael Jordan!

21. Lets pass the ball around! Three types of passes we will look at today are:  Bounce Pass  Chest Pass  Overhead Pass

22. Bounce Pass A bounce pass is a pass that strikes the floor before it reaches the receiver. Ideally the pass hits the floor about halfway between the passer and target. The pass is generally the slowest type of pass of the three we will talk about today. Lets look at some pictures of bounce passes.

23. Examples of the Bounce Pass

24. The Chest Pass A chest pass is a two-handed pass thrown from the passer’s chest in a straight line to the chest area of the receiver. It is the fastest pass of the three we will talk about today. Lets look at some chest passes.

25. Chest Passes

26. Overhead Pass The overhead pass is a pass that is thrown from over the passers head to a teammate. Players will use this pass to get the ball down the court in a hurry. Here are a couple examples of the overhead pass.

27. Overhead Passes

28. Quiz Time! Which of these pictures is a bounce pass?

29. THAT’S RIGHT! We’re doing great!! Let’s go to the next question!

30. OH NO! Time to review what a bounce pass is!

31. Bounce Pass A bounce pass is a pass that strikes the floor before it reaches the receiver. Ideally the pass hits the floor about halfway between the passer and target. The pass is generally the slowest type of pass of the three we will talk about today. Lets look at some pictures of bounce passes.

32. Examples of the Bounce Pass

33. True or False?  Of the three passes we looked at today, a chest pass is generally the fastest pass to make. TRUEFALSE

34. Great Job!! A chest pass is a good pass to make if you want to get the ball to a teammate quickly. Lets go back and look at some other parts of the game of basketball!!

35. OUT OF BOUNDS! Lets go back and look at the definition of a chest pass.

36. The Chest Pass A chest pass is a two-handed pass thrown from the passer’s chest in a straight line to the chest area of the receiver. It is the fastest pass of the three we will talk about today. Lets look at some chest passes.

37. Chest Passes

38. We’re going to look at different types of scoring There are three main types of scoring  Two Point Field Goal  Three Point Field Goal  Free Throws

39. Field Goals When the ball enters the basket from above the shooting team is awarded 2 points. Teams are awarded 3 points when the shooter has both feet on the floor behind the 3-point line when he released the ball. Here is a picture of the basketball court 2 point areas and 3 point areas.

40. The shaded area is where the team can shoot from and receive three points. The white area is where a team can shoot from and receive two points.

41. Three Pointer! Feet are behind the arc, so the shooter gets 3 points! Jason Kapono shooting in the NBA Three point shootout.

42. Free Throws A free throw is an unguarded shot taken from the foul line by a player whose opponent committed a foul. Free throws are worth 1 point each.

43. Free Throws FREE THROW LINE FREE THROW IN A COLLEGE GAME

44. Math Quiz! Kim made three shots from behind the 3 point arc, 3 free throws and 2 shots inside the arc. How many points did she score?  A. 14  B. 15  C. 16  D. Not enough information to answer

45. CORRECT! Lets check out some more information about basketball!

46. TIME OUT! We need a break to review scoring!

47. Field Goals When the ball enters the basket from above during play the shooting team is awarded 2 points. Teams are awarded 3 points when the shooter has both feet on the floor behind the 3-point line when he released the ball. Here is a picture of the basketball court 2 point areas and 3 point areas.

48. Free Throws A free throw is an unguarded shot taken from the foul line by a player whose opponent committed a personal or technical foul. Free throws are worth 1 point each.