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Basketball: Know Your Rules

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many steps is a player allowed to take with the ball, when they are NOT shooting a lay-up?
a)
0
b)
2
c)
3
d)
As many as they want
2.
When shooting a lay-up how many steps is the offensive player allowed to take?
a)
0
b)
4
c)
2
d)
As many as they want
3.
How many players can be on the floor at one time for either team?
a)
10
b)
5
c)
3
d)
7
4.
When playing man to man defense what is your primary goal?
a)
To stay between the offensive player and the basket.
b)
Steal the ball
c)
To guard my area/zone of the court
d)
To stay behind my man 
5.
When is a player awarded a free throw?
a)
After they have been fouled while shooting.
b)
After the other team hits the ball out of bounces.
c)
After they steal the ball
d)
When a jump ball is called
6.
The game is started with a what?
a)
Face off
b)
Rock, Paper, Scissors 
c)
Jump Ball
d)
A Scrum
7.
When a player picks up their dribble and begins to dribble again, what violation is this?
a)
Double Dribble
b)
Carry
c)
Traveling
d)
Jump Stop
8.
If a player is hit while they are in the process of shooting the basketball, what is called?
a)
A timeout
b)
A foul
c)
A jump ball
d)
Nothing.  It's ok to hit people while they are shooting.
9.

In a zone defense, each player is responsible for their own zone.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What does triple threat mean?

a)

Is a player position that means, they can dribble, they can pass, or the can shoot.

b)

A player has 3 ways they can score on you.

c)

A player has 3 ways they can dribble past you.

d)

A player has the ability to shoot from 3 spots on the floor.

11.

The definition of traveling is - To move one's pivot foot illegally or to fall to the floor without maintaining a pivot foot

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Definition of Double Dribbling - When a player either stops their dribble and begins again or when a player uses two hands to dribble the basketball.

a)

True

b)

False