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BASKETBALL TERMS

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• BACKBOARD: A piece of basketball equpment. It is raised vertical board with
a basket attached. It is made of a flat, rigid piece of material,
often plexiglass. It is usually rectangular, but can also be oval.
The backboard helps the shooter something to bounce tha ball
off of in order to increase the ball’s chance of going into ther

basket.
• BACK SCREEN: An off the ball screen, usually done while the defender has
her back to the screener.
• BASELINE: The line beneath both baskets that shows the «out of bounds» on
each side of the court.
• BLOCK: Occurs when a defensive player legally deflects an attempted shot
from an offensive player. The defender must not touch the offensive
player’s hands or otherwise a foul is called. In order to be legal, the
block must occur while the shot is traveling upward or at its apex.

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