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Crossover Dribble

Dribbling the ball from one side of body to the other.

September 29, 2015

Chest Pass

A two-handed pass thrown from passer’s chest in a straight line to the chest area of the receiver.

September 29, 2015

Carrying or Palming the Ball

A violation committed by dribbler by placing the hand under the ball and carrying/holding it while dribbling.

September 29, 2015

Baseline Out-of-Bounds Play

A play used to return the ball to court from the baseline.  The team with the ball has 5 seconds […]

September 29, 2015

Block/Spot on the Court

The block is a spot on the lane line near the basket that is used to line up for free […]

September 29, 2015

Block/Blocked Shot

A block occurs when a defensive player deflects a shot attempt of an offensive player resulting in a missed shot. […]

September 29, 2015

Bank Shot

A shot aimed at the backboard, so the ball will bounce into the basket.

September 28, 2015

Basket

Rim and net attached to backboard. Also means a successful shot.

September 27, 2015

Bucket

A successful shot.

September 25, 2015

Center

The center is the tallest player on each team. He plays near the basket. On offense, he tries to score on close shots and rebound his teammates’ missed shots. On defense, he tries to block opponents’ shots and rebound their missed shots.

September 24, 2015

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