篮球英语介绍研究.ppt

Basketball what is the basketball? 1.Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or shooting a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules. The team with more points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) may be issued when the scores of both teams are the same. The ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or passing it to a teammate. Basketball positions center? One of the three standard player positions. Centers are generally the tallest players on the floor, responsible mainly for scoring, rebounding, and defense near the basket. guard? One of the three standard player positions. Today, guards are typically classified in two broad categories.?Point guards?have strong ballhandling and passing skills and are typically used to run the offense.?Shooting guards, as the name implies, are generally the teams best shooters, and are very often the leading scorers on their teams. Some players, often referred to as?combo guards, combine the features of both. forward? One of the three standard player positions. Forwards are primarily responsible for scoring and rebounding. Small forward?and?Power forward buzzer beater? A basket in the final seconds of a game (right before the buzzer sounds) that in itself results in a win or overtime. alley oop? An offensive play in which a player throws the ball up near the basket to a teammate (or, more rarely, to himself) who jumps, catches the ball in mid air and immediately scores a basket, usually with a slam dunk. air ball? An unblocked shot that fails to hit the rim or backboard. ?a shot that misses the basket completely, failing even to hit the rim, backboard, or net. Basketball has evolved many commonly used techniques of shooting, passing, and dribbling, as well as specialized player positions and offensive and defensive structures (player positioning