UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES PE-4 - Basketball

Overview

Good day! Welcome to Physical Education 4 module in Basketball!

On this course you will learn all about Basketball which is one of the most popular sports in the world
and one of the most widely viewed.
For this first set of module, you will learn about the history of Basketball. Learning the history before
digging up all the information about basketball is needed for you to understand why basketball is
receiving a lot of recognition from the past up until now to the present time.
Basketball is not all about fun, play and entertainment, but it is also one of the ways to achieve a healthy
body. It burns calories, build endurance, improve balance and coordination, develop concentration and
self-discipline, build up muscle. Basketball can also: help you to make new friends and see them
regularly, teach you about being a good team player, be played by people of all ages and all abilities,
be played all year round because it’s usually an indoor sport, be a fun game that kids of all levels and
ages can enjoy.

Your success on this course will depend on you. The given learning materials will become effective
only when you chose to give more time and effort mastering the topics. Of course, I as your teacher will
guide you all the way until you finish this course. So let's start and have fun while learning!

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Course Pretest

Before we start filling up your mind with new information, let's measure first how far you already
know about basketball!

__________________1. Alternative way of passing the ball around the court that is not comprised of
the act of dribbling.
__________________2. The international regulating body of basketball.
__________________3. The team possessing the ball.
__________________4. He invented Basketball in Springfield Massachusetts.
__________________5. Are actions of players that break basketball rules.
__________________6. A shot where a player releases the ball close to the basket while continuing
to run off one foot.
__________________7. When a player in possession of the ball within bounds progresses illegally in
any direction.
__________________8. A popular basketball player known for his exceptional ability to leap higher.
Widely considered as the best basketball player of all time.
__________________9. Indicate the amount of time allotted to an offending team to make a goal.
_________________10. The year when Basketball was invented.
_________________11. When was the first game of basketball ever played?
_________________12. A violation wherein a player cannot remain in the painted area for more than
three seconds.
_________________13. What does B.E.E.F. mean?
_________________14. The method of advancing the ball down the court while bouncing the ball
against the floor.
_________________15. A basket within the 3-point line is worth how many points?

Good job! Congratulations and thank you for taking the test with all honesty! You are now ready for
module 1!

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Module 1
HISTORY OF BASKETBALL

Introduction

Learning Outcomes:
Basketball is played by two teams of five players each.
The object of the game is to score more points than At the end of this module, you will be
your opponent. The ball is passed, thrown, bounced, able to:
batted, or rolled from one player to another. A player
in possession of the ball must maintain contact with 1. Learn and briefly discuss the
the floor with one foot (pivot foot), unless the player is history of Basketball.
shooting, passing, or dribbling. Physical contact with 2. Identify the important events of
an opponent can result in a foul if the contact impedes Basketball in the history.
the desired movement of the player. 3. Appreciate the Basketball
This module will focus on the history of basketball. players in the Philippines.
Important events will be discussed as well as the
people who contributed to the history of basketball.

Discussion
Lesson 1.1
History of Basketball

The game of basketball originated in December 1891 by a Canadian born man by the name of James
Naismith. Naismith was a teacher at the YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was
required to train young men to become instructors at newly opened YMCA centers. With the cold
weather keeping the class indoors, in December 1891, Naismith was asked by the schools
Superintendent of Physical Education, Dr. Luther. H. Gulick, to create an indoor game that would keep
the young men active during the cold winter months.
Upon this request, Naismith nervously set out to create a game that his class would enjoy. With the help
of his wife and memories of playing ‘Duck on a Rock’ during his childhood, he decided to create a
game that would focus on skill rather than strength. ‘Duck on a Rock’ was a game in which players
threw rocks at a certain target placed on top of a large boulder or tree stump.
The game he ended up inventing is the game we all know and love today – basketball.

How Basketball Was First Played

 Basketball required very little equipment to play… two peach baskets hanging 10 feet above
the ground, and a soccer ball.
 The object of the game is to work as a team to throw or bat the soccer ball into the opposing
teams peach basket, while defending a score in your peach basket from the opposition team.
 As you can imagine, it was a major pain getting the ball out of the peach basket when a team
finally scored. Some say they used a long poll to push the ball out, others say someone was
required to climb a ladder to retrieve it…

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 Originally the game involved nine players on each team, because Naismith’s class had 18
people in it.
He also developed rules for the game known as ‘The 13 Rules of Basketball’.
The 13 Rules of Basketball
1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.
2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but never with the fist.
3. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches
it, allowance to be made for a man running at good speed.
4. The ball must be held by the hands. The arms or body must not be used for holding it.
5. No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking or tripping in any way of an opponent. The first
infringement of this rule by any person shall count as a foul; the second shall disqualify him
until the next goal is made or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of
the game. No substitution shall be allowed.
6. A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violations of Rules 3 and 4 and such as described in
Rule 5.
7. If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall count as a goal for the opponents
(consecutive means without the opponents in the meantime making a foul).
8. A goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the grounds into the basket and
stays there, providing those defending the goal do no touch or disturb the goal. If the ball rests
on the edges, and the opponent moves the basket, it shall count as a goal.
9. When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field and played by the first person
touching it. In case of dispute the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The thrower-in is
allowed five seconds. If he holds it longer, it shall go to the opponent. If any side persists in
delaying the game, the umpire shall call a foul on them.
10. The umpire shall be the judge of the men and shall note the fouls and notify the referee when
three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have power to disqualify men according to
Rule 5.
11. The referee shall be judge of the ball and shall decide when the ball is in play, in bounds, to
which side it belongs, and shall keep the time. He shall decide when a goal has been made and
keep account of the goals, with any other duties that are usually performed by a referee.
12. The time shall be two fifteen-minute halves, with five-minute rest between.
13. The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner.

The First Game of Basketball Ever Played

The first game of basketball ever played on the 21st of December, 1891, at the YMCA training school
in Springfield, Massachusetts. The gym was incredibly small. Only 50 feet x 35 feet, compared to
current day courts which are 94 feet x 53 feet. Naismith arrived early that day. Little did he know he
was about to create basketball history!
After posting the ’13 Rules of Basketball’ on the bulletin board of the gym, he then nailed a peach
basket to the lower rail of the balcony on both ends of the gym. When the players arrived, Naismith
split his eighteen students into two teams of nine players and done his best to teach them the 13 rules
of basketball.
The players involved in the first basketball game were;
Team 1:

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John J. Thompson, Eugene S. Libby, T. Duncan Patton, Frank Mahan, Finlay G. MacDonald, William
H. Davis, Lyman Archibald, Edwin P. Ruggles, William R. Chase.
Team 2:
George Weller, Wilbert Carey, Ernest Hildner, Raymond Kaighn, Genzabaro Ishikawa, Benjamin S.
French, Franklin Barnes, George Day and Henry Gelan.
The final score of the game ended 1 – 0. Team 1 were the victors. William R. Chase scored the only
goal of the game from 25 feet away from the basket… becoming the first person to score a goal during
a game in basketball history!

Basketball Terminologies
Offending team – The team possessing the ball is the offending team.
Defending team – The team that doesn’t possess the ball and tries to get control of it is the defending
team.
Shot clock – Shot clock indicates the amount of time allotted to an offending team to make a goal. If
the team cannot make a goal it is a shot clock violation and the ball is given to the opposite team to
inbound it. The clock usually is set for 24 seconds in FIBA and NBA matches. The clock is set back to
the full limit, when the ball touches the basket or passes through the basket. In some cases, after a foul
the shot clock is usually set to a lower number, 14 in NBA and FINA matches.
Key – The painted area of 16 feet wide in professional basketball courts.
The basket ball gun – This ball gun shoots the basketball back to the player. It is used while training.
Dunk shot – A player takes a dunk shot when he/she jumps and pushes the ball through the basket.
Free throw – When a player is granted a free throw he/she can try to make a goal from 15 feet without
any obstruction from the opposing team. Free throws are also granted to opposing team when a player
makes technical fouls.
Penalty situation – A team falls in penalty situation if it commits five fouls in one quarter. Penalty
situation grants free throws for the opposing team after a foul.
Held ball – Sometimes a player is surrounded by too many opponents that he cannot pass the ball to
any of his teammates. He holds the ball tightly and sometimes even one of his opponents might also
hold the ball at the same time. To take control of the ball, one of them should snatch it by force. This
situation is called a held ball.
Jump ball – A referee may call for a jump ball to deal with a held ball situation and bring the ball
back into play. The referee also starts the game with a jump ball. A ball is thrown vertically in the air
between two opponents. Any one among them pushes it to a teammate.
Point guard, Shooting guard, Small forward, Power forward, Center – These are various positions of
team members. It is not necessary for them to take a particular position, and a team may choose to
discard team positions. It is sometimes used to attract attention and to satisfy viewers.

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Knowledge Check

SAQ 1

Discuss briefly how basketball was invented.

Lesson 1.2
Basketball Historical Timeline

Dec 14, 1891 Basketball was created by 1891. The location where all of this started
Basketball Initiation was in a YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts where
Dr.James Naismith accepted the job of an instructor. The main idea of
the sport was it to be indoors and a small space

Jan 1, 1892 Gymnastics instructor Senda Berenson Abbott adapts James

Women’s basketball Naismith's basketball rules for women and introduces the game at
initiation Smith College. First inter-institutional contest between the University
of California and Miss Head's School

Jan 15, 1892 Dr. James Naismith created 13 different rules so that each team could
Original 13 Basketball have an equal opportunity to win. The first time people knew about
Rules Released these rules was in Springfield College school newspaper The Triangle

March 11, 1892 The first public game was played.

March 22, 1893 The first basketball for women was played.

Jan 1, 1894 A soccer ball (football) was used for the first two years. In 1894 the
soccer ball used at the first basketball was marketed. It was laced, measured close to 32
beginning inches (81 cm), or about 4 inches (10 cm) larger than the soccer ball,
in circumference, and weighed less than 20 ounces (567 grams).

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The first ever college basketball game was played on January 18,
Jan 18, 1896 1896, when the University of Iowa invited student athletes from the
First College Basketball new University of Chicago for an experimental game. Final score:
Game Chicago 15, Iowa 12, a bit different from the hundred-point scores of
today.

Nov 7, 1896 This was the first known professional basketball game was played in
First Professional Trenton New Jersey between the Trenton YMCA and the Brooklyn
Basketball Game (Trenton YMCA. The game was played at the Trenton Masonic temple, and an
vs. Brooklyn) admission fee was charged for admittance into the game. Each player
got $15 dollars except Fred Cooper who got $16 dollars, and became
the first highest paid player. Trenton defeated Brooklyn 15-1 to win
the first ever professional basketball game.

Jan 1, 1916 In Naismith's original 13 rules, the ball could be batted in any direction
Not Dribbling and Shooting with one or both hands, but it could not be dribbled because players
to Dribbling and Shooting could not move with the ball. Beginning in 1910 a player could dribble
the ball, but could not shoot after dribbling. It was not until 1916,
following heated debate, that players were allowed to shoot after
dribbling.

Jun 18, 1932 World basketball was growing, but it was on June 18, 1932 that a real
Formation of FIBA international organization was formed, to coordinate tournaments and
teams: that day, Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia,
Portugal, Romania and Switzerland founded the International
Basketball Federation. Its work was fundamental for the first inclusion
of basketball in the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936.

Aug 7, 1936 "1936 basketball became an official sport and the United States team
Introduced to Olympics easily dominated the competition. The games were played outdoors
on a converted tennis court, and the 1936 championship game was
played during a rainstorm with 1,000 standing fans. Following this,
the United States won every Olympic basketball championship until
1972.The USA men have dominated in Olympic basketball, owning a
won-loss slate of 122-5,"

Feb 27, 1940 The first basketball game is televised, from Madison Square Garden;
First Basketball Game Fordham vs the University of Pittsburgh. It was over NBC's
Televised experimental station in New York, W2XBS. The game, in which
Pittsburgh beat Fordham 50-37.

Feb 7, 1945 Herman Sayger, a high-school basketball phenom cum coach in the
Inventor of 3 point line midwest, came up with the idea of a three-point shot in a scoring
(Howard Hobson) system that rewarded distance of the shot being made; The three-point
line, as well as other rule changes, were tested in a game between
Columbia and Fordham on February 07, 1945.

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By 1948–49, when the lace less molded ball was made official, the
Jan 1, 1948 size had been set at 30 inches (76 cm).
Basketball size changed

Oct 12, 1989 USA Basketball was organized in 1974 and known as the Amateur
Professional Basketball Basketball Association of the United States of America (ABAUSA).
Players go International The name change to USA Basketball occurred Oct. 12, 1989, shortly
after FIBA modified its rules to allow professional basketball players
to participate in international competitions. USA Basketball then
admitted the NBA as an active member and made the change.

Activity 1
State the changes of Basketball from past to present using a diagram.

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Lesson 1.3
Basketball Champions

Most champions and championships have

funny and witty nicknames. They not only
add a fun element but are also a big part of
the game and pull a lot of media attention.
Many teams won Basketball matches at the
Olympics, but of the games popularity and
championships organized by NBA, very few
non-NBA players are as popular as the NBA
players. It has become customary for a good
champion of any country to join NBA and
play in their championships.

Some of the famous basketball champions are listed below.

Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy nicknamed ‘Houdini of the Hardwood’ is an American professional basketball player and
is considered one of the greatest ball-handling guards. He was a member of the American professional
basketball team of Boston, Boston Celtics from 1950-1963. He also coached at the Boston College from
1963 to 69.

Bill Russell
He helped United States win a gold at the 1956 Olympics games held in Melbourne. He also played for
Boston Celtics and is the first African American basketball icon. The period he played in the NBA
championships, from 1957 to 1969, is usually identified as ‘The Russell era’.

Wilt Chamberlain
He was a strong opponent of Bill Russell and a disciple of coach, Phog Allen, Chamberlain. He was a
goal scoring machine in the 60’s and was never fouled out of any NBA match he played. He loved his
nickname ‘The Big Dipper’ and was also fondly called ‘Wilt the Stilt’, ‘Goalith’.

Magic Johnson
Earvin Johnson. Jr, more popular as Magic Johnson, is an American Basketball player. He was the
member of Los Angeles Lakers team and led the team to five NBA championships. He also used to
entertain viewers with his creative ball handling

Larry Bird
Bird, described as ‘Hick from French Lick’, played 13 seasons as a part of the NBA team Boston Celtics
and is a great shooter. He was a member of the US men’s basketball team, the Dream Team, that won
an Olympics gold at Barcelona in 1992.

Michael Jordan
Michael Jordon, nicknamed Air Jordan, is popular for his exceptional acrobatic ability to leap higher.
He was widely considered as the best basketball player of all time. He is good at shooting, passing, and
also defending the ball. He helped the US Olympic team win gold medals at Barcelona and Spain in
1984 and 1992.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor. Jr, was the most popular American Professional
Basketball player in the 1970’s and 80’s. He was a member of Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles
Lakers teams of the NBA. He is also a popular actor and writer.

Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal, usually called Shaq, played for various NBA teams, Orlando Magic, Houston
Rockets, Los Angelers Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. He
was a part of the US Basketball team that won gold at Olympics in 1996.

John Stockton
John was a part of the NBA team Utah Jazz and though he was not as tall as most of his team members,
he was so good at handling the ball and at steals that he was considered the greatest point guard in the
NBA history. He was a part of the US Olympics basketball team in 1992 and in 1996 and also won two
gold medals.

Lebron James
James, popular as King James, earned the title Ohio’s Mr. Basketball. He was a part of the Miami Heat
team of the NBA during its 2012 and 2013 wins. This tall, muscular and athletic champion is also
famous for bagging several million dollar endorsements even before starting his career with the
Cleveland Cavaliers team of the NBA. He was also a part of the US men’s Olympic teams that won a
bronze in 2004 and a gold in 2008.

Tristan Thompson
is a Canadian-American professional basketball player with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. a 6-feet-9-
inches tall professional basketball player and native of a suburb of Toronto, Canada. A center and power
forward, he has played for the Cavaliers since December 2012 and has won one NBA championship
with the team. Thompson became the first player in Cavaliers history to play in 400 consecutive regular-
season games in December 2016. That season and the following one both ended with losses to the
Warriors in the Finals.

Kobe Bryant
Former pro basketball player, won five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers while establishing
himself as one of the game's all-time greats. He died tragically in a helicopter crash on January 26,
2020. The black mamba.

Kyrie Irving
Professional basketball All-Star Irving helped the Cleveland Cavaliers win their first NBA
championship before moving on to play for the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets.

Stephen Curry
Professional basketball player Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors was the first person to be
named Most Valuable Player by unanimous vote in NBA history.
Kevin Durant
NBA All-Star Kevin Durant nabbed several scoring titles with the Oklahoma City Thunder before
winning back-to-back championships with Golden State Warriors.

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Activity 2
Create a list of famous basketball players in the Philippines. Write their contributions as well as their
unique techniques/moves while playing basketball that made them famous.

Congratulations! You successfully finished module 1! You are now ready for more exciting knowledge
and activities about basketball.

Summary

Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 to engage players in an indoor sport during
winters that keeps them fit. He designed a sport loosely based on his childhood game Duck on a Rock
where players have to hit a stone, called a duck in the game. The duck was protected by other players
and placed high on a rock. He also wanted the game to be safer and so the sport was played with soccer
balls and peach baskets placed at about 10 feet high, involved less physical contact, drew players
attention on the ball and not on other players. He developed a set of thirteen rules and the first match
was held on December 21st, 1891 among two teams of nine players each at Springfield College.

Suggested Readings:

https://www.gamerisms.com/basketball-facts-trivia.html
https://basketballnoise.com/basketball-in-the-philippines/

References

https://www.basketballforcoaches.com/basketball-history/
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/the-history-of-basketball
https://www.biography.com/people/groups/basketball-players

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