BASKETBALL

Remember that Spain won the World Championship in Japan 2006, the silver medal in the Beijing Olimpic Games and the last European Championship.

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Basketball players move a ball on a court by dribbling, passing, and shooting.

Points are scored when a player shoots the ball through the hoop. A basket counts as two or three points, and free throws count one point each. The team scoring the most points wins the game.

A basketball game has four quarters. The length of each quarter has 10 minutes. Play starts with a “jump ball” at center court. At halftime, teams switch sides.

Each team has a number of time-outs per half.

If a game ends in a tie, teams usually play overtime periods until one team wins.

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DRIBBLING: bouncing the ball with one hand PASSING: moving the ball to another player.

SHOOTING: throwing to make a basket.

PIVOTING: stepping once or more timeswith the same foot while keeping the other foot at its initial position.

REBOUNDING: the recovering of a failed shoot.

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1 POINT: a shoot made from behind the free throw line while the clock is stopped.

2 POINTS: a shot made from anywhere inside the 3 points line.

3 POINTS: a throw made from anywhere outside the 3 points line.

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A match has 4 periods of 10 minutes  A team has 24 seconds to make a play  A team has only 8 seconds to cross over the middle line of the court 

TRAVELLING: moving illegally with the ball.  DOUBLE DRIBBLE: A player bounces with both hands at the sametime.A player bounces and stops, and then starts bouncing again.  THREE SECONDS: an offensive player isinside the zone more THA 3 seconds 

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to dribble: driblar To bounce: botar To shoot: tirar To count: contar To score: anotar To pass: pasar To recover: recuperar shot: tiro Scoring: puntuación Rebound: rebote Travelling: pasos league: liga backboard: el tablero Skills: habilidades slams: mates court: la cancha quarter: cuarto periods: periodo

• the key: la zona • time-out: tiempo muerto • halftime: intermedio • play: jugada • foul: falta • hoop: el aro • tie: empate • foul line: la línea del tiro libre • basket: la canasta • overtime: periodo extra

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Jump Shot - A shot made while jumping in the air Lay-up – A shot made close to the hoop, while running Bank Shot – A shot where the ball touches the backboard first Dunk - A player jumps and slams the ball into the basket Hook Shot - A one-handed shot, usually facing sideways Free Throw - A free shot taken from the foul line after a foul Personal Foul – Illegal body contact on a player from the other team Charging – A player with the ball runs into an unmoving player in a defensive position Blocking – A defensive player may only block a player using an unmoving defensive position Technical Foul – When a player uses bad conduct

Which are the basic skills in Basketball?  Do you remember how to write in english?: 

› Rebote/ tirar/botar/recuperar/ anotar 

Explain this violation rules: › ”pasos” › “regla de los 3” › dobles