Level: 1
Category: Recreation
Year: 1999

Basketball

  1. Know the basic rules of basketball.
  2. What is the meaning of "good sportsmanship"?
  3. Define the following terms:
    1. Air ball
    2. Backboard
    3. Back court
    4. Front court
    5. Baseline
    6. Block
    7. Bounce pass
    8. Double dribble
    9. Dribbling
    10. Fake
    11. Fast break
    12. Field Goal
    13. Fouled out
    14. Give and go
    15. Inbound
    16. Intentional Foul
    17. Jump ball
    18. The Key
    19. Loose ball foul
    20. Man to man
    21. One and one
    22. Perimeter
    23. Pick
    24. Press
    25. Rebound
    26. Shot
    27. Steal
    28. Team Fouls
    29. Trap
    30. Traveling
    31. Turnover
    32. Zone Defense
    33. Center
    34. Forwards
    35. Guards
    36. Jump shot
    37. Lay up
    38. Bank shot
    39. Dunk
    40. Hook shot
    41. Free throw
    42. Personal foul
    43. Charging
    44. Blocking
    45. Technical foul
    46. Three second violation
    47. Five second rule
    48. Ten second rule
    49. Back court violation
    50. Inbound violation
    51. League
    52. Three point shot
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the different skills required at each position.
  5. Demonstrate reasonable skill in the following areas:
    1. Shooting from the free throw line
    2. Shooting from different positions around the basket
    3. Dribbling
    4. Passing
  6. Spend at least four hours helping a less skilled or younger player improve their skills.
  7. Play at least five games with family or friends. Show good sportsmanship during your practice and games.
  8. Write a one page report on a famous basketball player. Discuss why they are or are not a good Christian role model.
  9. Discuss with your Pathfinder leader, pastor, or teacher the problems facing a Seventh-day Adventist youth considering sports in jr. high, high school, and college. What alternatives are there that allow for continued activity in sports?
  10. Make a scale drawing of a basketball court properly laid out.