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9/11/2024

BASKETBALL VOCABULARY
1. Assist: credited to the player tossing the last pass
leading directly to a made field goal

2. Bounce pass: a pass made by bouncing the ball to your


teammate

3. Charging: when the offensive player run into a defensive


player

4. Chest pass: A pass to your teammate from your chest

5. Defense: Stoping the offensive player from scoring

6. Dribble or Dribbling: When u bounce the ball with both hands


at once or dribbling picking up the ball and dribbling again
7. Field goal: A field goal in basketball is when a player scores by
shooting the ball into the opponent's basket during gameplay.

8. Flagrant foul: when a referee observes contact that goes beyond


the normal scope of physical gameplay.

9. Foul or Personal Foul: When a player push, charge into, impede


the progress of an opponent by extending a hand, arm, leg or
knee or by bending the body into a position that is not normal.
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12. Offense: When the team have possession of the ball


and their task is to score

13. Overhead pass: Pass over the person who is passing


head

14. Technical foul: Unsportsmanlike tactics such as


disrespecting official or player with profanity or any rude
remarks
15. Traveling: Taking more than 2 steps, carrying,moving
established pivot foot

16. Violation: Doing illegal moves


17. BACKCOURT VIOLATION: If the ball or any part of the
player touch the half court line after crossing it
18. BLOCK: Swating the ball from and offensive player who is
trying to score

19. DOUBLE DRIBBLE: Dribbling the ball with two hands or


dribbling picking up the ball and dribbling again
20. FREE THROW: A shot perform from the free throw after a
foul
21. FOUL: Unnecessary physicality with opponent
22. HALFTIME: A break in the middle of the game for players
and coaches to strategize
23. JUMP SHOT: a shot in basketball made by jumping into the
air and releasing the ball with one or both hands at the peak of
the jump.

24. LAYUP: a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from


below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to
bounce it off the backboard and into the basket

25. OFFENSIVE FOUL: When a offensive player push or shove


or any unnecessary physicality with a defender
26. PIVOT FOOT: the foot established after when the ball is in
your and after u pick up the ball or when u catch it REBOUND:
When you grab the ball after a missed shot attempt
27. SCREEN: When a player on offensive put their body as a
shield for their teammate to get open
28. SHOT CLOCK: Tge amount of time you have to shot the
ball in a possession
29. THREE POINTER: A shot from behind the three point like

TURNOVER: When a offensive player loses the ball which can be


done by a steal or bad pass out of bounds or doing something
that is a violation

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