{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/sports-basketball-rules-terms",
 "id": "sports-basketball-rules-terms",
 "title": "Basketball Rules and Terms",
 "category": "health-life",
 "subject": "Sports",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12",
  "adult"
 ],
 "description": "Positions, violations, scoring and basketball words.",
 "tags": [
  "basketball",
  "sports rules"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Term",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Players per team on court",
   "5"
  ],
  [
   "Point guard",
   "The ball handler who runs the offense"
  ],
  [
   "Shooting guard",
   "A guard who scores, especially from outside"
  ],
  [
   "Small forward",
   "A versatile player who scores and defends"
  ],
  [
   "Power forward",
   "A strong player who plays near the basket"
  ],
  [
   "Center",
   "The tallest player, who plays near the basket"
  ],
  [
   "Field goal",
   "A shot made during play"
  ],
  [
   "Free throw",
   "An uncontested shot from the foul line, worth 1 point"
  ],
  [
   "Two-pointer",
   "A basket made inside the three-point line"
  ],
  [
   "Three-pointer",
   "A basket made from behind the three-point line"
  ],
  [
   "Layup",
   "A shot made close to the basket off the backboard or rim"
  ],
  [
   "Dunk",
   "Putting the ball directly through the hoop from above"
  ],
  [
   "Jump shot",
   "A shot taken while jumping"
  ],
  [
   "Hook shot",
   "A shot made with a sweeping arm motion over the head"
  ],
  [
   "Bank shot",
   "A shot that bounces off the backboard into the basket"
  ],
  [
   "Alley-oop",
   "A pass thrown near the rim for a teammate to catch and score"
  ],
  [
   "Rebound",
   "Getting the ball after a missed shot"
  ],
  [
   "Offensive rebound",
   "A rebound taken by the team that shot"
  ],
  [
   "Defensive rebound",
   "A rebound taken by the defending team"
  ],
  [
   "Assist",
   "A pass that leads straight to a score"
  ],
  [
   "Steal",
   "Taking the ball from an opponent"
  ],
  [
   "Block",
   "Stopping a shot by hitting the ball"
  ],
  [
   "Turnover",
   "Losing the ball to the other team without a shot"
  ],
  [
   "Double-dribble",
   "Dribbling with two hands or stopping and starting again"
  ],
  [
   "Traveling",
   "Taking too many steps without dribbling"
  ],
  [
   "Carrying (palming)",
   "Turning the hand under the ball while dribbling"
  ],
  [
   "Three-second violation",
   "An offensive player stays in the lane for over three seconds"
  ],
  [
   "Five-second violation",
   "Holding the ball closely guarded without moving it for five seconds"
  ],
  [
   "Shot clock violation",
   "The team fails to shoot within the shot clock time"
  ],
  [
   "Backcourt violation",
   "Taking the ball back over the midcourt line after crossing it"
  ],
  [
   "Out of bounds",
   "Outside the court lines"
  ],
  [
   "Foul",
   "An illegal contact with an opponent"
  ],
  [
   "Personal foul",
   "A foul for illegal contact"
  ],
  [
   "Technical foul",
   "A foul for bad conduct, not for contact"
  ],
  [
   "Flagrant foul",
   "A hard, unnecessary foul"
  ],
  [
   "Charging",
   "An offensive player runs into a set defender"
  ],
  [
   "Blocking foul",
   "A defender moves into a player's path illegally"
  ],
  [
   "Fouling out",
   "Being removed after too many fouls (6 in the NBA, 5 in many other leagues)"
  ],
  [
   "Bonus (one-and-one)",
   "Free throws awarded after a team has too many fouls"
  ],
  [
   "Jump ball",
   "A toss between two players to start or decide possession"
  ],
  [
   "Tip-off",
   "The jump ball that begins the game"
  ],
  [
   "Timeout",
   "A short stop to rest or plan"
  ],
  [
   "Overtime",
   "Extra time when the score is tied"
  ],
  [
   "Quarter length (NBA)",
   "12 minutes"
  ],
  [
   "Half length (college men)",
   "20 minutes"
  ],
  [
   "Shot clock (NBA)",
   "24 seconds"
  ],
  [
   "Rim height",
   "10 feet above the floor"
  ],
  [
   "Free throw line distance",
   "15 feet from the backboard"
  ],
  [
   "Backboard",
   "The board behind the hoop"
  ],
  [
   "Key (lane)",
   "The painted area under the basket"
  ],
  [
   "Paint",
   "The painted lane area"
  ],
  [
   "Perimeter",
   "Area away from the basket, outside the key"
  ],
  [
   "Post",
   "The area near the basket"
  ],
  [
   "Fast break",
   "A quick attack before the defense sets"
  ],
  [
   "Pick and roll",
   "A screen set for the ball handler, then a roll to the basket"
  ],
  [
   "Screen (pick)",
   "A player blocks a defender to free a teammate"
  ],
  [
   "Man-to-man defense",
   "Each defender guards a specific opponent"
  ],
  [
   "Zone defense",
   "Defenders guard areas of the court"
  ],
  [
   "Full-court press",
   "Defense that pressures the ball over the whole court"
  ],
  [
   "Dribble",
   "Bouncing the ball while moving"
  ],
  [
   "Crossover",
   "A quick change of dribbling hand to fool a defender"
  ],
  [
   "Pivot",
   "Turning on one foot while keeping the other planted"
  ],
  [
   "Double-double",
   "Double-digit totals in two stats, like points and rebounds"
  ],
  [
   "Triple-double",
   "Double-digit totals in three stats"
  ],
  [
   "James Naismith",
   "Invented basketball in 1891 in Massachusetts"
  ],
  [
   "NBA",
   "National Basketball Association, founded 1946"
  ],
  [
   "WNBA",
   "Women's National Basketball Association, began in 1997"
  ],
  [
   "March Madness",
   "The NCAA college basketball tournament"
  ],
  [
   "Michael Jordan",
   "Hall of Famer who won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls"
  ],
  [
   "Sue Bird",
   "Hall of Fame point guard who won four Olympic gold medals"
  ]
 ]
}