8th GRADE BASKETBALL - STUDY GUIDE HISTORY OF BASKETBALL REVIEW The inventor of basketball was Dr. James Naismith. He was a physical education teacher who created the game in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891. It was developed as a less injury prone sport than football and it had 13 rules. The next summer Olympics will take place in Tokyo in 2020 and it will include 3-on-3 basketball games for the first time. 1. Who invented basketball? When, where and why? 2. When and where is the next Olympics? What is the newest basketball game? 5 V 5 P.E. BASKETBALL GAME RULES: 1. How does a game start? Jump ball 2. What is another type of jump ball? When two opposing players are holding the ball at the same time for several seconds and the referee calls it 3. What is it called when you pass to a teammate and the teammate scores? Assist 4. What is the difference between an offensive and defensive rebound? Offensive rebound: when you get the ball off the rim or backboard while on offense Defensive rebound: when you get the ball off the rim or backboard while on defense 5. What does it mean when there is no full-court press? You can only start playing defense at half court or mid court, not full court. 6. What are two types of defense? What is the difference? 1. Man-to-man (person-to-person) (each guard one person) 2. Zone (each guard an area or zone) 7. What is the difference between a shooting and non-shooting foul? Shooting foul: the referee calls a foul when physical contact is made while you are shooting the ball Non-shooting foul: the referee calls a foul when physical contact is made while you are not shooting the ball 8. What is the result of the referee calling a shooting foul when the basket was missed? The person who was fouled gets to shoot two free throws (each worth one point) 9. What is the result of a referee calling a shooting foul when the basket was made? The person who was fouled gets to shoot one free throw (worth one point) 10. What is the result of the referee calling a non-shooting foul in the beginning of the game? The game stops, the team that was fouled keeps possession of the ball, and then the team passes the ball in bounds.