WORKSHEET IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Grade 8
Week 5- Lesson 1: BASKETBALL
Objective: Describes the nature and background of the sport.
Name of Learner: ____________________________________ Date: ______________________
Name of School: _______________________________ Grade and Section: ______________

What I Need to Know

Welcome to Part I of your lessons in Basketball. In this phase of the learning sequence, you will be given
activities to activate your prior knowledge and to know the key concepts of the lesson at hand. You will also
exhibit tentative responses through provocative and critical questions; identify misconceptions and
alternative conceptions about the lesson based on your responses; be informed of the assessment
techniques corresponding to your tasks; be provided with the necessary information you need to learn about
team sports, specifically Basketball. You can assess your knowledge by answering the given focus questions
at the end of this part of the lesson.

What’s New
Activity 1: Fill-in the Missing Component: In this activity, your prior knowledge on specific team sports will
be diagnosed and pre-assessed.
Here are your tasks:
1. Below is a table indicating three columns namely: team sports, basic skills and
components of physical fitness involved in performing the basic skills. Copy the table in your activity
notebook.
Second column have already been provided together with the respective basic skills. All you have to do is to
identify the component of physical fitness involved in performing the respective skills. Write your answers in
the given column.

Name:_________________________ Section:_________________________

Team Sports Basic Skills Component of Physical Fitness Involved

1. shooting

2. passing

3. dribbling

4. rebounding

5. running

Always bear in mind that improving your physical fitness together with your family is the main goal of
participating in team sports. Keep it up as you go to the specific team sport that you intend to master in this
next activity. So much to expect and do, yet so little time. After sharing your expectations and things you
want to know, you also need to know what is expected of you at the end of your lessons.
What’s More
Fitness is a very important component of success in basketball. Of course, you generally need to be tall and
have good skills, but you also need the right physical fitness attributes. Players require excellent strength
and power, running speed, balance and agility, as well as a good level of aerobic endurance fitness.
The component of fitness most important for success in Basketball. Out of the options of Body Size
and Composition, Muscle Strength, Muscular Endurance, Power, Speed, Quickness, Agility, Flexibility,
Balance and Coordination, and Cardiovascular Endurance, the factors which are considered most important
are speed and agility, though there are votes for most of the fitness components indicating that basketball
requires good all round fitness abilities.

Basketball is a team sports. It is played by two competing teams. The objective of the game is to score in
the opponents basket and prevent the other team from scoring. The basket that is attacked by a team is the
opponent’s basket. The basket which is defended by a team is the team own’ s basket. The team that has
scored the greater number of points at the end of playing time shall be the winner

NATURE AND BACKGROUND OF BASKETBALL

Basketball is a team sport, wherein the objective is to shoot a ball through a basket horizontally
positioned to score points while following a set of rules. Usually, two teams of five players play on a marked
rectangular court with a basket at each width end. Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely
viewed sports. A regulation basketball hoop consists of a rim 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet high mounted
to a backboard. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A
field goal scores two points for the shooting team if a player is touching or closer to the basket than the
three-point line, and three points (known commonly as a 3-pointer or three) if the player is behind the three
point line. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) may be
issued when the game ends with a draw. The ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it while walking
or running (dribbling) or throwing (passing) it to a team mate. It is a violation to move without dribbling the
ball (travelling), to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling (double dribble). Various
violations are generally called "fouls".

Disruptive physical contact (a personal foul) is penalized, and a free throw is usually awarded to an
offensive player if he is fouled while shooting the ball. A technical foul may also be issued when certain
infractions occur, most commonly for unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of a player or coach. A technical
foul gives the opposing team a free throw, and the opposing team is also retained possession of the ball.
Basketball has evolved many commonly used techniques of shooting, passing, dribbling, and rebounding, as
well as specialized player positions and offensive and defensive structures (player positioning) and
techniques. Typically, the tallest members of a team will play "center", "power forward" or "small forward"
positions, while shorter players or those who possess the best ball handling skills and speed play "point
guard" or "shooting guard". While competitive basketball is carefully regulated, numerous variations of
basketball have developed for casual play. Competitive basketball is primarily an indoor sport played on a
carefully marked and maintained basketball court, but less regulated variations are often played outdoors in
both inner city and remote areas.
What is It
HISTORY
Basketball was invented in December 1891 by the Canadian clergyman, educator, and physician James
Naismith. Naismith introduced the game when he was an instructor at the Young Men's Christian Association
Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts.

At the request of his superior, Dr. Luther H. Gulick, he organized a vigorous recreation suitable for indoor
winter play. The game involved elements of American football, soccer, and hockey, and the first ball used
was a soccer ball. Teams had nine players, and the goals were wooden peach baskets affixed to the walls.
By 1897-1898, teams of five became standard. The game rapidly spread nationwide and to Canada and
other parts of the world, played by both women and men; it also became a popular informal outdoor game.
U.S. servicemen in World War II (1939-1945) popularized the sport in many other countries. A number of
U.S. colleges adopted the game between about 1893 and 1895. In 1934 the first college games were staged
in New York City's Madison Square Garden, and college basketball began to attract heightened interest. By
the 1950s basketball had become a major college sport, thus paving the way for a growth of interest in
professional basketball. The first pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898 to protect
players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. This league only lasted five years before
disbanding; its demise spawned a number of loosely organized leagues throughout the north eastern United
States. One of the first and greatest pro teams was the Original Celtics, organized about 1915 in New York
City. They played as many as 150 games a season and dominated basketball until 1936. The Harlem
Globetrotters, founded in 1927, a notable exhibition team, specializes in amusing court antics and expert ball
handling. In 1949 two subsequent professional leagues, the National Basketball League (formed in 1937)
and the Basketball Association of America (1946) merged to create the National Basketball Association
(NBA). The Boston Celtics, led by their center Bill Russell, dominated the NBA from the late 1950s through
the 1960s. By the 1960s, pro teams from coast to coast played before crowds of many millions annually. Wilt
Chamberlain, a center for the Los Angeles Lakers, was another leading player during the era, and his battles
with Russell were eagerly anticipated. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, also a center, came to prominence during the
1970s. Jabbar perfected his famed "sky hook" shot while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers and dominated
the opposition.
The NBA suffered a drop in popularity during the late 1970s, but was resuscitated, principally through the
growing popularity of its most prominent players.
Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, and Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers are credited with injecting
excitement
In 1959 a Basketball Hall of Fame was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts. Its rosters include the
names of great players, coaches, referees, and people who have contributed significantly to the
development of the game.
Facilities and equipment
The Court – It is a flat hard surfaced free from obstructions with the dimension of 28m in length and 15m in
width.
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The Ball – It is a spherical inflated ball used in the game of basketball with the standard size of 75-75.88cm
in diameter.

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The ring or Basket - It is the steel rim of 18 inches in diameter with a net
attached to it and is affixed to a backboard.
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Basic Skills of Basketball

• Shooting – is the act of making an attempt to throw the ball to the basket to earn points.
 • Dribbling – is the act of continuously bouncing the ball to the floor by one hand or both hands
alternately in moving to a certain point of the court.

Rebounding – the act of successfully gaining the positions of the ball after a missed shot or missed free

throw.

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• Passing – is the act of transferring the ball positions to a teammate using hand snap.
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• Throwing overhead, bouncing the ball or using a basketball pitch method.

• Blocking – is a defensive act of preventing or altering an opponent from shooting the ball.
What’s More
Rules and Regulations in Basketball
A. Playing Time
The game shall consist of four periods of 10 minutes.
There shall be an interval of 20 minutes before the game.
There shall be an interval of play of two minutes between the first and the second period (first half),
between the third and fourth period (second half), before every extra period. There shall be a half-
time interval of 15 minutes.
B. Beginning of the Game Period
The first period begins when the ball leaves the hand of the referee on the jump ball. All the other
period begins when the ball is at disposal of the player Taking throw in. The team shall exchange basket at
the second half. The shall not start unless all the five members of the team are ready to play.
C. Playing the Ball
The ball is played as defined as playing it with your hand(s) only and may passed, thrown, tapped,
rolled or dribbled in any direction, subject to the restriction of these rules.
Rules: The player shall not run, kick or block with any part of the legs or strike it with a fist.
D. Time Out

A time out is an interruption of the game requested by a coach or an assistant coach.

Rules:
1. Each time out shall last for one minute.
2. A time-out is given during a time-out opportunity: For both teams, the ball become dead, the game clock
is stopped. For both teams, the ball becomes dead following a successful or a last free throw. For non -
scoring team a field goal is scored.
3. Two time-outs maybe granted to each team at any time during the first half;
three at any time during the second half and one during extra period.
4. Unused time-out may not b carried over to the next half or the extra period.
E. Substitution
A substitution is an interruption of the game requested by the substitute to become player.

Rules:

1. A team may substitute a player(s) during substitute opportunity.

2. A substitution(s) may transpire during:

For both teams, the ball becomes dead, the game is stopped and the official has ended his/her
For both teams the ball becomes following a successful or a last free throw.
For non-scoring team, a field goal is scored.
communication with the scorer table.
For both teams the ball becomes following a successful or a last free throw.
For non-scoring team, a field goal is scored.
3. A substitution shall not be permitted to the scoring team when the game clock is stopped following a
successful field goal during the last two minutes of the last period and the last two minutes of the extra
period.
4. A substitution opportunity ends when the ball is at the disposal of a player for a throw in or a first and only
free throw.
F. Fouls
A foul is an infraction of the rules concerning illegal and personal contact with an opponent and/or
unsportsmanlike behavior.
1. Personal foul- is a player’s personal contact foul with an opponent, whether the ball is alive or dead by
holding, pushing, charging, tripping or impeding the progress of an opponent by extending his/her arm, hand,
elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, leg, foot nor bending his/her body into an abnormal position.
2. Double Foul - is a situation to which two opponents commit personal fouls to each other at approximately
at the same time.
3. Unsportsmanlike Foul - when a player contact foul which in the judgment of official is not legitimate
attempt to directly play the ball within the spirit and intent of the rule.
4. Technical Foul - is any deliberate non-cooperation or non-compliance with the intent or spirit of the rule.
Rule:
1. Disregarding warnings given by the official.
2. Disrespectfully touching the official, the commissioner, the table officials, or the team bench personnel.
3. Disrespectfully communicating with the officials, the commissioner, the table officials, or the opponents.
4. Language or gestures likely to offend or incite the spectators.
5. Baiting an opponent or obstructing his/her vision by waving his/her hands near his/her eyes.
6. Excessive swinging of elbows.
7. Delaying the game by deliberately touching the ball after it passes through the basket or by preventing a
throw in from being taken promptly.
G. Goals
A goal is made when a live ball enters the basket from above and remains within
passes through the basket.
Rule:
1. A goal is credited to the team attacking the Opponent’s basket into which the ball has
2. entered as follows.
3. A goal from free throw one point
4. A goal coming from two-point field goal area counts two point
5. A three-point shot is counted if the goal come from a three -points field goal area.
6. The ball has touched the ring on a last or only free throw and is legally touched by an
offensive or a defensive player fore it enters the basket, the goal counts two points.

What’s New
Duties and Powers of the official in Basketball
The Referees: Duties and Power
The referee shall:
1. Inspect and approve the equipment to be used
2. Designate official game clock, 24-second clock,and stopwatch;recognize the table officials
3. Select the best ball for the game.
4. Administer the jump ball to start the first period and the alternating possesion
5. Have the power to stop and forfeit the game
6. Examine the score sheet at the end of playing time he/she feels necessary
7. Make the final decision whenever necessary or when the official disagree
8. Have the power to make deisions on any point not necessarily covered by the rules enumerated.

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Timer Duties
The timer shall be provided by a game clock and a stopwatch and shall:

1. Measure playing time, time-outs,and intervals of play.

2. Ensure that the game clock signals sounds very loudly and automatically at the end of playing
time in a period
3. Use any means possible to notify the officials immediately if his/her signals fails to sound or is not
heard.
4. Notify the teams and the officials atleast three minutes
24-second Clock Operator: Duties
The 24-second clock operator shall be provided with a 24-second clock which shall:
1. Start or restart when a team gains control of a live ball on
the playing court and on a throw-in or the ball touches or is

illegally touched by any player.

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Score and Assistant Scorer: Duties
 The scorer shall be provided with a score sheet and shall keep the record of:
1. The team line-up and their corresponding numbers.
2. The player's scored points, number's of fouls, and the time out used by the team.
3. The assistant scorer operates the scoreboard and assist the scorer.

What I have Learned

This time, test your retention on the information given. Here’s an activity you will surely enjoy
with your friends, classmates and/or family. So much for enjoyment! You now proceed to a
more challenging activity. Your knowledge on basketball and team sports in general will be
assessed and rated.
Activity 1: Answer Me!

A. Identify the following. Write your answers in your notebook.

_________________ 1. The person who developed basketball.
_________________ 2. The year when it was invented.
_________________ 3. The country where it originated.
_________________ 4. Circumference of the ball in centimeters.
_________________ 5. The size of the court for NBA (length & width)

B. Enumerate the five basic skills of basketball and their description.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.