Basketball and The History of Basketball*

Rim/Hoop - ​a net fixed

on a hoop used as the In 1891, ​Dr. James Naismith​, a Canadian physical Who was Dr. James
goal Naismith?
education instructor at YMCA Training School in
____________________
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, decided to create a ____________________
Backboard - ​a board
new indoor game to keep his students fit during the _________________
behind the basket, off
which the ball may cold winter months. He took a soccer ball and a peach
rebound basket, and nailed to high on a wall, and created a What were the first
team game that required throwing the ball through the objects used in Basket
League - ​a group of basket to score. Later that year, he created rules and Ball?
sports clubs that play ____________________
named the sport ‘Basket Ball.’ In 1906, baskets were
each other over a ____________________
replaced with metal ​rims/hoops​ and were attached to ____________________
period for a
backboards. ​Rules never changed and the ball still ________________
championship
had to pass through the rims to score a point.
NBA - ​National In 1906
Basketball Association, The game took off and spread across the U.S. and ____________________
is the world's top universities. Soon,​ leagues​ were set up all across the __________________
professional basketball
United States, but most didn’t last long due to physical
league with high
contact of the players. In 1946, ​the Basketball
competition and high
salaries. Association of America (BAA) was formed to organize The NBA consist of
the top professional teams in the U.S.A. and Canada ____________________
____________________
Court - ​a specially into one professional league. The BAA became the
____________________
marked horizontal area National Basketball Association​ (NBA) in 1949, and ____________________
within which a game is today the NBA is the world's top professional ____________________
played​. ___
basketball league with some of the highest salaries in
professional sports..
Free Throw - ​a free
shot taken from the free Describe how to make a
throw line as the result Basketball is played on a ​court​ that is 92 feet long by chest pass
____________________
of a foul 45 feet wide with the basket height of 10 feet at each
____________________
end. Mostly played indoor on wooden courts during the _________________
Bounce Pass - ​a pass winter, but can be played recreational throughout the
that bounces off the Bounce pass occurs with
year. Points are scored with 1, 2, or 3 points by
floor before it reaches a player
the receiver throwing the ball through the opponents’ basket. 1 ____________________
point is for a ​Free Throw​, 2 points are goals scored ____________________
Chest Pass - ​a inside the 3-point line, and 3 points are for goals _____________
two-handed pass outside the 3-point line.
thrown from chest
height
The ball has to be moved from one player to another If a player moves their
by throwing it (​chest pass​) or by bouncing it (​bounce feet without dribbling,
Traveling - ​the violation that is called?
of moving with the ball pass​) with one hand while running or walking. ​If a
___________________.
without dribbling player moves both feet without bouncing the ball, he
correctly commits a violation called ​travelling​. If he uses two
What happens when a
hands while dribbling, he commits a violation called
Double-Dribble - player uses two hands to
double-dribbling​. Violations are also committed by dribble?
violation of dribbling the
either offense or defense players gaining an unfair ____________________
ball with two hands, or
advantage. A ​personal foul​ is committed when a ____________________
stopping and restarting ____________________
the dribble player challenges another player unfairly, such as by ___________________
blocking their run or hitting their arms. A ​technical foul
Personal Foul - ​a foul is when a player makes a non-basketball play at the
that involves illegal When a player turns the
opponent or referee; illegal hit, arguing,
physical contact such ball over to the
throwing/kicking the ball, etc… When a player loses opponent?
as blocking, charging,
control of a possession by throwing the ball away or ___________________
elbowing or holding
committing a foul, a ​turnover​ is committed and ___________________

Technical Foul - ​a foul resulting in the other team going from defense to
called against a player offense.
or coach for
unsportsmanlike
Players score by making a ​jump shot​ (a shot made
conduct such as
while jumping) or by a ​lay-up​ (a shot made by moving
arguing with a referee
towards the goal, laying the ball off the backboard and
into the goal from close range). When a player passes Who is named the
Turnover - ​a player
“greatest of all time” and
loses the ball to a a ball that leads to their teammate scoring. That person
has won 6
member of the other is awarded with an ​assist. championships?
team without taking a ____________________
shot ____________________
Michael Jordan​, named the “greatest of all time” by
____________________
the NBA. Won 6 championships with the Chicago Bulls ____________________
Jump Shot - ​a shot
taken while a player is during his playing career. He took the game of ________.
jumping through the air basketball into a global market enterprise with his on
court style and Jordan brand shoes. Was the first
Lay-Up - ​a shot taken athlete to be valued at a billion dollars or more.
close to the basket that
is usually banked off
Yao Ming​, a Chinese basketball player who stands at
the backboard and into
the basket 7’ 6’’ played for the Houston Rockets. One of the tallest
players in the history of the NBA.Yao Ming has a huge
Assist - ​a pass to a following in China, and he has increased interest in
teammate that leads basketball in China and throughout Asia.
directly to a goal

Michael Jordan - Won 6

championships with the
Chicago Bulls and
named the greatest
player ever.
 Yao Ming - One of the
tallest NBA players
standing at 7’ 6’’.
Expanded the NBA
market by being the 1st
Chinese player drafted
no. 1 in the NBA.
Modified from: ​https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/sports-basketball.htm

Basketball and The History of Basketball**

In 1891, ​Dr. James Naismith​, a Canadian physical

Dr. James Naismith is education instructor at YMCA Training School in What is Dr. James
important in basketball Naismiths profession?
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, decided to create a
because he ____________________
________________ new indoor game to keep his students fit during the ____________________
___________________ cold winter months. He took a soccer ball and a peach ____________________
___________________ basket, and nailed to high on a wall, and created a ____________________
___________________ _______________
___________________ team game that required throwing the ball through the
___________________ basket to score. Later that year, he created rules and
___________________ named the sport ‘Basket Ball.’ In 1906, baskets were
___________________ Infer why Dr. Naismith
replaced with metal ​rims/hoops​ and were attached to
___________________ created basket
___________________ backboards. ​Rules never changed and the ball still ball.________________
had to pass through the rims to score a point. ____________________
____________________
_________________
The game took off and spread across the U.S. and
universities. Soon,​ leagues​ were set up all across the
United States, but most didn’t last long due to physical
contact of the players. In 1946, ​the Basketball
Association of America (BAA) was formed to organize What made the NBA so
A person prepares for the top professional teams in the U.S.A. and Canada popular over time?
an NBA by into one professional league. The BAA became the ____________________
___________________ ____________________
National Basketball Association​ (NBA) in 1949, and
___________________ _________________
___________________ today the NBA is the world's top professional ___________________
___________________ basketball league with the highest competition and with
___________________ some of the highest salaries in professional sports..
___________________
___________________
______ Basketball is played on a ​court​ that is 92 feet long by
45 feet wide with the basket height of 10 feet at each Give an example of how
a player would be
end. Mostly played indoor on wooden courts during the
Draw an image of rewarded a free throw
where the 3-point line winter, but can be played recreational throughout the ____________________
would be. year. Points are scored with 1, 2, or 3 points by ____________________
throwing the ball through the opponents’ basket. 1 ____________________
_____________
point is for a ​Free Throw​, 2 points are goals scored
inside the 3-point line, and 3 points are for goals
outside the 3-point line.

In a situation where a The ball has to be moved from one player to another
player is doing a lay-up by throwing it (​chest pass​) or by bouncing it (​bounce Explain how a chest
and gets fouled, what pass​) with one hand while running or walking. ​If a pass differs from a
happens next? ______ bounce pass?
player moves both feet without bouncing the ball, he
___________________ ____________________
___________________ commits a violation called ​travelling​. If he uses two ____________________
___________________ hands while dribbling, he commits a violation called ____________________
___________________ double-dribbling​. Violations are also committed by ____________________
___________________ ____________________
_____________ either offense or defense players gaining an unfair _________
advantage. A ​personal foul​ is committed when a
player challenges another player unfairly, such as by Describe in your own
words what a turnover is:
blocking their run or hitting their arms. A ​technical foul
____________________
How could a player is when a player makes a non-basketball play at the ____________________
receive a technical foul opponent or referee; illegal hit, arguing,
during a game? throwing/kicking the ball, etc… When a player loses Compare/contrast a
___________________ jump shot and a lay-up.
control of a possession by throwing the ball away or
___________________ ____________________
___________________ committing a foul, a ​turnover​ is committed and ____________________
___________________ resulting in the other team going from defense to ____________________
___________________ offense. ____________________
___________________ ____________
___________
Players score by making a ​jump shot​ (a shot made What is an example of
Explain how Michael while jumping) or by a ​lay-up​ (a shot made by moving an assist?
Jordan and Yao Ming ____________________
towards the goal, laying the ball off the backboard and
can impact the NBA. ____________________
_____________ into the goal from close range). When a player passes ________________
___________________ a ball that leads to their teammate scoring. That person
___________________ is awarded with an ​assist.
___________________
___________________
___________________ Michael Jordan​, named the “greatest of all time” by
___________________ the NBA. Won 6 championships with the Chicago Bulls
___________________
during his playing career. He took the game of
basketball into a global market enterprise with his on What is Michael Jordan
court style and Jordan brand shoes. Was the first considered the greatest
athlete to be valued at a billion dollars or more. of all time?.
____________________
____________________
Yao Ming​, a Chinese basketball player who stands at ____________________
7’ 6’’ played for the Houston Rockets. One of the tallest ____________________
 players in the history of the NBA.Yao Ming has a huge ___________________
following in China, and he has increased interest in
basketball in China and throughout Asia.

Modified from: ​https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/sports-basketball.htm

Basketball and The History of Basketball***

Summarize the
paragraph: _________ In 1891, ​Dr. James Naismith​, a Canadian physical Describe Dr. Naismaith
___________________ goal. _______________
education instructor at YMCA Training School in
___________________ ____________________
___________________ Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, decided to create a ____________________
___________________ new indoor game to keep his students fit during the ____________________
___________________ cold winter months. He took a soccer ball and a peach
___________________
___________________ basket, and nailed to high on a wall, and created a
___________________ team game that required throwing the ball through the Evaluate how
___________________ basket to score. Later that year, he created rules and backboards can help a
___________________ player.
named the sport ‘Basket Ball.’ In 1906, baskets were
___________________ ____________________
___________________ replaced with metal ​rims/hoops​ and were attached to ____________________
___________________ backboards. ​Rules never changed and the ball still ____________________
had to pass through the rims to score a point. ____________________
____________________
Summarize the
paragraph: _________ The game took off and spread across the U.S. and
___________________ universities. Soon,​ leagues​ were set up all across the
___________________ Why has the NBA
United States, but most didn’t last long due to physical
___________________ garnered more attention
___________________ contact of the players. In 1946, ​the Basketball than any other league in
___________________ Association of America (BAA) was formed to organize the world?
___________________ the top professional teams in the U.S.A. and Canada ___________________
____________________
into one professional league. The BAA became the
____________________
Draw a picture based National Basketball Association​ (NBA) in 1949, and ____________________
on the text, of what a today the NBA is the world's top professional ____________________
basketball court basketball league with the highest competition and with
resembles:
some of the highest salaries in professional sports.. Give a situation where a
player could score a
Basketball is played on a ​court​ that is 92 feet long by possibility of 4 points in
one play?
45 feet wide with the basket height of 10 feet at each
____________________
end. Mostly played indoor on wooden courts during the ____________________
winter, but can be played recreational throughout the ____________________
____________________
 year. Points are scored with 1, 2, or 3 points by ____________________
throwing the ball through the opponents’ basket. 1 ____________________
________________
point is for a ​Free Throw​, 2 points are goals scored
inside the 3-point line, and 3 points are for goals
outside the 3-point line.
In a situation where one
defender is guarding
The ball has to be moved from one player to another another, explain why a
by throwing it (​chest pass​) or by bouncing it (​bounce bounce would be more
pass​) with one hand while running or walking. ​If a ideal than a chest pass
Summarize what the ____________________
player moves both feet without bouncing the ball, he
rules and violations are ____________________
in basketball _______ commits a violation called ​travelling​. If he uses two ____________________
___________________ hands while dribbling, he commits a violation called ____________________
___________________ double-dribbling​. Violations are also committed by ____________________
___________________ ____________________
___________________ either offense or defense players gaining an unfair ____________________
___________________ advantage. A ​personal foul​ is committed when a ____________
___________________ player challenges another player unfairly, such as by
___________________
blocking their run or hitting their arms. A ​technical foul
___________________ Compare a personal foul
___________________ is when a player makes a non-basketball play at the to a technical foul:
opponent or referee; illegal hit, arguing, ____________________
throwing/kicking the ball, etc… When a player loses ____________________
Apply your knowledge ____________________
control of a possession by throwing the ball away or
to explain another use ____________________
for a turnover: committing a foul, a ​turnover​ is committed and
___________________ resulting in the other team going from defense to
___________________ offense.
___________________ Evaluate why a lay-up
___________________ gives a player a greater
___________________ Players score by making a ​jump shot​ (a shot made chance of scoring than
___________________ while jumping) or by a ​lay-up​ (a shot made by moving with a jump shot ?
____________________
towards the goal, laying the ball off the backboard and
____________________
into the goal from close range). When a player passes ____________________
Predict what the NBA a ball that leads to their teammate scoring. That person
would look like if it is awarded with an ​assist.
weren’t for MJ and Yao Explain the similarities
Ming and the differences on
___________________ Michael Jordan​, named the “greatest of all time” by the impact that Michael
___________________ the NBA. Won 6 championships with the Chicago Bulls Jordan and Yao Ming
___________________ had for the NBA :
during his playing career. He took the game of
___________________ ____________________
___________________ basketball into a global market enterprise with his on ____________________
court style and Jordan brand shoes. Was the first ____________________
athlete to be valued at a billion dollars or more. ________________
___________________
___________________
Yao Ming​, a Chinese basketball player who stands at ___________________
7’ 6’’ played for the Houston Rockets. One of the tallest
 players in the history of the NBA.Yao Ming has a huge
following in China, and he has increased interest in
basketball in China and throughout Asia.

Modified from: ​https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/sports-basketball.htm