2. It is a team sport that can develop both
indoor as outdoor.
It was invented by James Naismith, a
physical education teacher in Springfield,
Massachusetts, USA.
This consists of two teams of five players,
or rooms for 4 periods of 10 or 12 minutes
each.
At the end of the second quarter, it takes
a break, usually 15 to 20 minutes
depending on the regulatory own
championship to which the party belongs.
3. They try to score points, also called
baskets, introducing a ball in a hoop
placed at 3.05 meters above the ground
from which hangs a network, which gives
it a basket or basket.
It is a physical contact sport
4. Principal rules of basketball
1 - The ball may be thrown or beaten in any direction with
one or both hands, but never with the fist.
2 - A player can not run with the ball. The player must
throw it from the spot where you take it.
3 - Non-grabbing, pushing or hitting an opponent.
4 - If a team makes three consecutive fouls it will point to
their opponents.
5 - The umpire penalized players and shall note the fouls,
alert addition to "referee" when a team commits three
consecutive fouls.
6 - The time shall be two 15-minute halves with a 5 minute
break in between.
7 - The team with the most points is the winner.
5. Basketball was a demonstration sport in the
1928 Olympics and 1932 Olympics, reaching
the Olympic category at the 1936 Olympics.
Women's basketball had to wait until 1976 for
admission as an Olympic sport.
Basketball currently has a large spread in
different countries around the world, being
one of the sports with more participants and
regular competitions in different areas and
countries. In the United States, is held the NBA,
considered the most prestigious competition
in the world of basketball clubs.
6. Positions of equipment
Base: Normally the team's shortest player. On offense
the ball up to the opponent and directs the offensive
play of his team
Escort: Player usually lower, faster and more agile
than the rest, should contribute points to the
team, with a good shot including the three-point
shot, good ball skills and a great ability to drive to the
basket.
Forward: is usually an intermediate height between
the indoor and the outdoor players. His game is
balanced between strength and shooting.
Pivot: are usually the tallest players in the team, and
muscularly stronger.
7. Equipment
A tank top. In the front we find the team logo and
advertising agreed. In the back we find the name
of the player and the player's number
The pants can be short or shorts can be found in
small, the number of the player on the right end of
the leg.
Shoes: boots are shaped to securely hold and
protect ankle sprains. Soles should be properly
designed to slow rapid
Socks: Usually shorts and cotton. Although usually
white athletic socks and other
Is prohibited players to wear rings, chains,
bracelets or other jewelry as it can damage an
opponent.
8. Rating
Free throws are worth one point.
The shots within the area are worth two
points.
The shots from the triple line worth three
points.
9. The Court
A basketball court has to be a hard, flat,
rectangular and unhindered
It is divided into two equal halves
separated by the midfield line labeled
with a circle of the center of the track.
10. The Basket
The board of the basket is a rectangle in
the bottom center, is a painted rectangle
basket holds onto the inner rectangle in
the center.
And is provided with approved networks.
