# Talking Basketball · Basketball Level 1: Beginner

Basketball · Level 1: Beginner · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/basketball/level-1/talking-basketball/)

Talking Basketball in Basketball (Level 1: Beginner) on Insporta: 100 sourced facts behind 10 tests. Covers: scoring words; passing and assist words; and more.

The words of the game: scoring, passing, rebounding, defence, ball-handling, shots, team roles, coaching, play names and the box score.

## Test 1: Scoring words

- A bucket is any made basket. (Source: General basketball reference)
- 'Downtown' means far out, beyond the arc. (Source: General basketball reference)
- It leaves the hand before the end-of-period signal and goes in. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A putback scores directly after grabbing the rebound. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A tip-in redirects a miss into the basket with a touch. (Source: General basketball reference)
- After several makes, a player tests his hot hand with a tough attempt. (Source: General basketball reference)
- To drain a shot is to make it, often cleanly. (Source: General basketball reference)
- 1, 2 and 3 points. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Miss, offensive rebound, putback. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A bucket is a basket; a brick and an air ball are misses; a turnover loses the ball. (Source: General basketball reference)

## Test 2: Passing and assist words

- An assist is the pass that sets up a made basket. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A great assist is often called a dime. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A skip pass jumps the ball from one side to the other, over the defence. (Source: General basketball reference)
- An entry pass feeds the ball to a player in the post. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A driver draws the defence, then kicks the ball out to an open shooter. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A lob floats over defenders. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Dishing is passing, usually setting up a score. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Drive, collapse, kick-out, three: the kick-out gets the assist. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Bounce, chest height, then the high lob. (Source: General basketball reference)
- An assist is the pass right before a made basket. (Source: General basketball reference)

## Test 3: Rebounding words

- A rebound is often called a board. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Crashing the boards is going hard to the basket for rebounds. (Source: General basketball reference)
- They come from scoring after rebounding your own team's miss. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A tip-out keeps the ball alive by tapping it to a team-mate. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A glass cleaner is a strong rebounder. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Rebounding margin is a team's rebounds minus the opponents' rebounds. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A rebound credited to a team, not a player, is a team rebound. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Miss, crash, offensive board, score. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Offensive plus defensive equals the total. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A board is a rebound; a dime is an assist; a swish a clean make; a steal takes the ball. (Source: General basketball reference)

## Test 4: Defence words

- A steal wins the ball from the other team without a foul. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Big blocks are called swats or rejections. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A defender sets his feet and the attacker runs into him. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A lockdown defender keeps the best scorers quiet. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Deflections disrupt the attack even without a steal. (Source: General basketball reference)
- On a switch, two defenders exchange assignments. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Help defence covers a team-mate who has been beaten. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Set feet in the path; the driver's contact is the foul. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Deflection, recovery, then the fast break. (Source: General basketball reference)
- An assist is an attacking play; steals, blocks and charges are defence. (Source: General basketball reference)

## Test 5: Ball-handling words

- Any lost possession without a shot, through a bad pass, violation or steal, is a turnover. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Handle means ball-handling, mostly dribbling. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The dribbler spins away from the defender to get by. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A hesitation fakes a stop before exploding past. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Between the legs changes hands while the body shields the ball. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The ball goes from one hand to the other round the back. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A crossover so quick it sends the defender off balance. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Approach, hesitate, cross, go. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Between the legs is tight; the speed dribble is pushed out in front. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A hook shot is a shot, not a dribble move. (Source: General basketball reference)

## Test 6: Shot names

- The hook sweeps the ball up and over with one arm, body sideways. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The floater arcs high and soft over a shot-blocker. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Leaning back creates space from the defender. (Source: General basketball reference)
- One player throws the lob; another catches it mid-air and finishes. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The ball rolls off the fingers up and into the basket. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Stepping back away from the defender creates room to shoot. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A runner is released while running, often off one foot. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Cut, lob, catch in the air, finish. (Source: General basketball reference)
- At the rim, short range, then beyond the arc. (Source: General basketball reference)
- That is the hook shot. (Source: General basketball reference)

## Test 7: Team words

- Starters are the five who begin the game on court. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The sixth man is usually the top player who does not start. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The rotation is the group of players a coach regularly uses. (Source: General basketball reference)
- When the result is settled, reserves often play out the last minutes. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Small ball uses quicker, smaller line-ups for pace and shooting. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Big men are the tall forwards and centres who work inside. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Role players do particular jobs, like defending or shooting. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Starters play most; the end of the bench least. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A decided game hands the last minutes to the bench. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The sixth man is the first off the bench. (Source: General basketball reference)

## Test 8: Bench and coaching words

- Coaches call plays by name or signal. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Scouting reports describe an opponent's players and tendencies. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Film sessions review video of past games. (Source: General basketball reference)
- An ATO is a play drawn up during a time-out. (Source: General basketball reference)
- DNP marks a player who stayed on the bench all game. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A set play is a rehearsed sequence the team runs on the coach's call. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Assistants help with tactics, scouting and player development. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Time-out, board, ATO, result. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Scout, report, film, game. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A box score is a statistics sheet, not a coaching tool like rotations, play calls or reports. (Source: General basketball reference)

## Test 9: Names of plays

- The screener sets a pick for the dribbler, then rolls to the basket. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Instead of rolling to the rim, the screener steps out for a jump shot. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Team-mates spread out so one player attacks his defender alone. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The fast break races the ball up after a turnover or rebound. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The high-post player feeds the team-mate sealing low. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Horns starts with two players at the elbows and a guard at the top. (Source: General basketball reference)
- A team-mate screens the dribbler's defender. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Screen, use it, roll, finish. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Win it, outlet, fill lanes, score. (Source: General basketball reference)
- The pick-and-pop: the screener pops out to shoot. (Source: General basketball reference)

## Test 10: Words from the box score

- Double figures in two categories, such as points and rebounds. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Points, rebounds and assists in double figures is the classic triple-double. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Plus-minus tracks how the team did while that player played. (Source: General basketball reference)
- MIN counts minutes on the court. (Source: General basketball reference)
- PF is the number of personal fouls a player committed. (Source: General basketball reference)
- TO counts turnovers, possessions lost. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Two categories in double figures: a double-double. (Source: General basketball reference)
- One category, then two, then three. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Minutes first, then points, rebounds, assists. (Source: General basketball reference)
- Points and rebounds are in double figures, assists are not: a double-double. (Source: General basketball reference)

Sources: General basketball references, FIBA (3x3, mini-basketball), IWBF, FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

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