3. Basketball as a sport
It is a sport played with a circular ball on a
court with two identical baskets.
The goal is when the ball enters the basket
of the other team.
The player has to dribble pass and shoot
the ball towards the basket.
The team who score more points wins.
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4. Rules
As a player, you shouldn’t foul the player
otherwise the other team will take the
possession of the ball or take two free
throws.
You shouldn’t walk with the ball.
You shouldn’t jump with the ball more
than once.
You shouldn’t go out of bounds
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5. What is needed to play
basketball well?
First, a basketball player needs to have a
good fitness and run well on the basketball
court.
He needs to be aggressive and have the
team spirit.
He needs to practice a lot of shots and
dribbling and jumping.
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6. Questions:
1) What motivates you when playing
basketball?
2) How is the rate of population?
3) What are the benefits of this sport?
4) Does it have a non physical effect?
5) What it means to be a professional
basketball player?
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7. Motivation:
There are many things that motivates you in
this game:
The feeling of scoring or hitting the basket.
The team spirit and your work just for the
team’s sale and just to win.
You might lose and this motivates you
more.
The feeling of the fast improvement.
Hopping to be a star.*
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8. Development:
The rate of development is incredible, u will
feel that you are populating very quickly
and enjoying your population.
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12. Profession:
A professional basketball player is the player
who lives his life for one reason: playing
basket … by another words he play
basketball at a professional team.
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13. Basketball as a school:
It acts as a school to the players by
teaching them how to accept the loss as
they accept winning.
The club acts as a school in the training
programs for the players to do a better job
in this game.
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15. Individually:
Training individually aims in improving the
skills as an individual.
It helps him, for example to shoot better,
dribble better, jump higher…
It increase his fitness and his defensive
skills.
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16. Teamwork training:
Teamwork training aims to improve the skills as a
member of the team …
How when he has to pass, how and when he has to
shoot, how and when he has to help in the
defense…
In addition, it let him know how to help his
teammates offensively and defensively,ex: how
and when he has to build a screen to let his
teammate pass with the ball towards the other
team basket.
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17. Summary:
basketball is a very
interesting sport.
benefits in:
increases the it helps in building as any sport having fun in
physical strength good personal it gives health a complete
phsycology healthy way
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18. Some statistics:
80
60
40
20
0
United Europe Asia Lebanon
States
The percentage of teenagers playing basketball around the world.
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