Monday, April 30, 2012

Basketball Game Information and Rules

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By Roland Black

Basketball is the enthusiastic game between two teams; player should concentrate to shoot the ball to score points by following the rules. The basketball regulation loop comprises of an 18 inch diameter border and 10 feet backboard. The basketball group can score a field end by shooting the basketball via the basket while playing. Every participant tries to achieve higher scores. Basketball is the familiar game in the world, played in the school teams, professional leagues, and on the driveway, and court. Normally, the games are played in four squares of 10 or 12 minutes.

In basketball, many courts are constructed with wood. The hoop of the basketball is placed at every end of the court. It comprises of an orange painted iron ring and bottomless net backboard that is elevated ten feet above from the ground level. It generally consists of center, 2 guards, and 2 forwards. The basketball court often contains one point guard in the basketball court while playing. The objective of playing basketball is to move the basketball via the hoop of the opposing team. A successful shot can gain two points; the ball can be moved, thrown, dribbled or hit forwarded the opposing goal. The player will trickle and pass forward the opposing goal during play.

Dribbling happens when a participant bounces the ball on the ground, hold it again, without interruption of another player.

Rules of Basketball

  1. The basketball may be passed in any situation with both hands and one hand. The body and arms are not allowed when catching the ball.

  2. The score will gain when the basketball is thrown or battled from the floor into the basket.

  3. A participant cannot run by holding the ball. The participant needs to pass the ball from the place on which he grasps it; high scores are counted for the player who runs at high speed.

  4. No holding, pushing, shouldering, striking in any manner of an opposite player. The first violation of this procedure by any player shall take as a foul, and further violation is taken as disqualify to play the game. No substitution will be allowed when playing.

  5. If both teams make 3 successive fouls it may count as a goal for the opposite team.

  6. There are two types of fouls such as defensive foul and offensive fouls.

  7. A score goal will be taken when the ball is batted or thrown from the floor into the basket. If the ball remains on the edge and opponent pass the basket, it may calculate as a goal point.

When the basketball went out of the bounds, may be thrown into the ground, and played by player those who touches the ball first. In case of collision, umpire throws the ball directly into the area for playing. The thrower-in is acceptable five seconds. If a player grabs the ball for a longer time, it will go to the opposite playing team. If any delay occurs during the sport, the mediator shall count as foul on them. Each player needs to follow the procedure of the basketball game to win the game with a high score.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Basketball Defense - What Coaches Want to See

By G D Fitzgerald



The ability to play good basketball defense is more important than most players think. Good defensive skills not only will get you on the team, they'll get you into the starting line-up.

Everybody wants to shoot, and everyone wants ankle-breaking dribbling moves, and why not? It's the scorers and the moves that get the "oohs" and "ahhs" from the crowds, that get most of the glory and make up most of the highlight reels on the evening newscast.

And of course, scoring is important - you can't win a game without points on the board. So don't get me wrong - there's nothing bad about working to become good shooters and good ball handlers.

My point is, don't neglect defense. Teams need good defenders. If you look at every team that's won big championships and national titles, you would be hard pressed to find one that didn't have good defense - either a good overall defensive team, or at least one or two defensive specialists.

A good coach looks for good defensive players during tryouts, and spends a great amount of time at the start of preseason practices focusing on improving the team's defensive skills. So even if your offensive skills are only so-so, good defensive skills will get you noticed. And if you already have good offensive skills, having weak defensive skills can make you a liability to the team.

So, how do you improve your defensive skills?

  1. Understand your Role on Defense. Man to man defense is a must. Even if you are playing a zone, the principles of man to man will be applied. So know how to play man to man defense, but also realize that you have to see what else is happening on the floor in case one your teammates gets beaten and you need to help out (something else a coach looks for when choosing a team)
  2. Agility and Quickness. Important skills for offense, but even more important for defense. You need to be able to react to your player's moves, beat your player to the spot on the cut, have that burst of speed to pick off passes, and basically be able to hound your man until he gives up the ball. Improve your agility, your speed, your quickness, and you improve your defense.
  3. Be Hungry. Always be hungry for the ball. Aggression is perhaps the ability most likely to determine how well you do and how far you go. Plenty of players with good skills but no aggression have been dropped off rosters, but I will bet that few players with aggression but relatively weak skills have been cut. Teaching someone to shoot is not too difficult; teaching someone to be aggressive, to steal the pass, to run down the ball - that's more difficult. And coaches will keep you around just for showing that heart.

If you can improve in those three areas - good fundamentals, speed and quickness, and aggression - you will definitely see an improvement in your defensive game. And your team and your coach will definitely appreciate it.

We've all heard the saying: "Good offense wins games; good defense wins championships."

Every player and coach I know wants to be a champion.

Fitz has been playing and coaching the game of basketball for over twenty five years. Beside the skills specific to the game, his interests lie in developing the athletic skills that transfer across all sports - like speed, quickness, and a good vertical jump. You can read more of his advice on how to improve your game on his website, http://www.smart-basketball-training.com.


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