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- Terms
- Court: Three point line, Free throw lane, Three-point field goal area,
Four hash marks
- Equipment: Backboard, Transparent backboard, Spare board,
Cord net, Basket ring
- Fouls: personal foul, technical foul, double foul, offensive foul,
loose ball foul, elbow foul, flagrant foul, away-from-the-play foul
- Blocking is illegal personal contact which impedes the progress of an opponent.
- A dribble is movement of the ball, caused by a player in control, who throws or
taps the ball into the air or to the floor.
- A free throw is the privilege given a player to score one point by an unhindered
attempt for the goal from a position directly behind the free throw line. This attempt
must be made within 10 seconds.
- A held ball occurs when two opponents have one or both hands firmly on the ball.
- A pivot takes place when a player, who is holding the ball, steps once or
more than once in any direction with the same foot, with the other foot (pivot foot)
in contact with the floor.
- Traveling is progressing in any direction while in possession of the ball.
- A field goal attempt is a player's attempt to shoot the ball into her basket for a
field goal.
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| Last Update: Oct, 1999 By JZone.com |
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