Understanding Basketball by Rhemi Culver Understanding BasketballBasketball Terms: Offense-team with ball Defense-team without ball Foul-doing something against the rules(travel, double dribble, hit someone) Travel-walking without dribbling ball Double dribble-dribbling, hold the ball, then dribble again Box out-"put your butt in their gut" after shot goes up Rebound-getting missed shot Block-throwing away opponents shot, hitting it away Assist-passing ball to teammate, they make a basket 3point-shot beyond 3point line Free throw-shot from free throw line Field goal-shot from anywhere Technical-hard foul such as pushing Technical-intentional hard foulSteal-taking the ball away from opponent Lay up-shot from block Lane-in between sides on free throw line from the free throw line to basket Rules: No traveling No double dribbling No standing in the lane for 3 seconds while on offense No hitting, kicking, tripping, etc No more than 5 people per team on the court at once No being unsportsmanlike No blocking ball after it's beginning to go down, goaltending No arguing with ref to extentHow to play: Depending on what level you're playing on, you play for so many minutes a quarter. There are 4 quarters in a game. If someone gets 5-6 fouls, depending what level, you are fouled out and get taken out of the game. If you get two flagrant or technicals, you can't play that game or nextYou play until all 4 quarters are up, unless you are tied, then you play for another 3-5 minutes, until one team wins. When on offense, you try to get the ball into the basket and not let the defense take the ball When on defense you are trying to take the ball or make the other team miss