BASIC SKILLS IN BASKETBALL

Basketball is a game that is played by .................

• two teams of five players

• two teams of eleven players

The aim of basketball game is to put the ball in the opponent's .......................

• basket

• goalpost

The basketball court is divided into ................... with poles holding a basket at each end of the court.

• four equal halves.

• two equal halves.

In basketball, there are ..........and ...............passes.

• thin ; huge.

• long ; short.

If the ball is successfully thrown into the basket, it is referred to as ..................

• basket

• goal

The chest or bounce pass is used for................. passes

• long

• short

The ability to send the ball from one teammate to another, in order to beat an opponent or to make basket is referred to as......................

• throwing.

• passing.

The passes in basketball are.............................

• chest, dribbling, scoring

• chest, bounce,overhead

The overhead pass is used for .........................

• short passes.

• long passes.

Dribbling is done with .................hand(s)

• one

• two