1. History Of Basketball

2. Inventor Of Basketball  Dr. James Naismith was born in 1861 in Ramsay township.  The concept of basketball was born from Naismith’s school days when playing a game called “duck-on-a-rock”.  Naismith went on to attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  After serving as McGill’s Athletic Director, James Naismith moved on to the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts  1891 is when the sport of basketball was born.

3. Basketball Rules  Each team is only allowed 5 players on the court at one time.  If you run or walk with the ball that is called traveling.  If you travel the other team gets the ball.  If the person who has the ball steps or dribbles the ball out of bounds the ball goes to the other team.

4. DRIBBLING  In order to move with the ball, you must dribble it.  A dribble is the term used when you bounce the ball and walk with it without picking it up or using both hands.  If you use both hands or pick it up and dribble again, it is called a double dribble and the other team gets the ball.  A good dribble is achieved by keeping the hand on top of the ball.

5. SHOOTING  In order to score, the ball must go through the basket.  There are three places a person can shoot from, for different points.  If you are standing behind the three point line, and you make it, you earn three points.  All other places in front of the arc are worth two points.  The third place is from the free throw line.  If you were fouled and you are shooting free throws.  Each free throw is worth one point.

6. Fouls and Violations  Personal fouls include any type of illegal physical contact.  Hitting  Pushing  Slapping  Holding  Illegal pick/screen– when an offensive player is moving. When an offensive player sticks out a limb and makes physical contact with a defender in an attempt to block the path of the defender.