A basketball team is made up of FIVE players.

The score awarded for putting the ball through the net is called a BASKET.

The board behind the basket is called a SCOREBOARD.

The movement of a player when stopping an opponent is called a WALL.

A two-handed pass thrown from the height of the chest is called a CHEST PASS.

Bouncing the ball repeatedly with one hand while walking or running is called BLOCKING.

A fast, strong dribble directly to the basket in an effort to score is called a DRIVE.

A FREE THROW is a pass from one player to the other before someone scores.

Basketball is played during both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

When scoring, a basket may be worth one, two or three points.

When a player jumps in the air and scores by putting the ball through the basket with one or both hands above the rim is called DUNKING.