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    A high quality collective effort is required to perform well in a team sport like basketball and a collective effort demands a total commitment on the part of every individual and a firm grip on basic skills.The basic basketball skills are:

    Dribbling:

     Bouncing the ball up and down with finger tips while moving ahead is a complexed but a very important skill.Dribbling is a legal way to control a ball  and to keep it away from the reach of  the opponent.It makes advancement up the court faster and creates more chances of  scoring.The essentials for dribbling are:

    Types of Dribbling

    Some of the basic types of dribble are:

    Low/Control Dribble:

    This type of dribbling is used when a player is guarded heavily.While bouncing,player keeps the ball at low height near to the floor and prevent the ball from stealing.

    High/Speed Dribble:

    When player is not closely guarded and found himself in a open court ,then speed dribble is used to ensure faster advancement.Body is maintained at a slant position and ball is kept at waist level to generate maximum speed.

    Change of  Pace Dribble

    To deceive an opponent , change of pace technique is applied.This move makes  defender a little relaxed as he thinks that dribbler is slowing  his speed down,suddenly dribbler maximizes the speed and get himself  pass the defender quickly.

    Cross Over Dribble

    In a cross over dribble,player use only one hand for bouncing the ball.He keeps the ball in front of  body at a low level while moving towads a defender.As he came close to defender,he rapidly switches the ball from one hand to another and makes a quick change in direction.and creates a open lane to the basket by deceiving the defender.

    Reverse/Spin Dribble

    When a player is guarded too closely, then he use reverse dribble move to keep the ball away from the defender.Dribbler makes the ball close to body,switchs it from one hand to another and turn backwards away from the defender to protect the ball from stealing.

    In and Out Dribble

    This move makes a defender confused as he thinks that a cross over dribble is going to happen but the dribbler does not complete a cross over,he rests his hand on the top of the ball and bring it back quickly.

    Back up/Pull Back Dribble

    Dribbler keeps the ball at low height while bouncing,then slides back and drags the ball backwards  to avoid the attack of the defender.

    Between the Legs Dribble

    Dribbler takes the ball in one hand,bounces it through the legs and  transfers it to other hand but ensures that ball does not make a contact with legs.

    Passing

    In a team sport like basketball,success is achieved when contribution is made by all the players on the court. To create more opportunities for scoring,players make the ball pass to each other.Passing is a fastest way to advance the ball up the court and an effective way to keep a ball in possession.The fundamental technique of passing is:

    Types of Passing

    Following are some main types of passing:

    Chest Pass

    The Chest Pass is the most effective and accurate pass,often used in open court.It ensures fastest advancement of the ball to the receiver as it is guided to a receiver directly in a straight line.The Ball is passed from the passer,s chest to the chest area of receiver and this pass allows very short time for a defender to anticipate.

    Bounce Pass

    This pass is mostly applied in a tightly defended situation.The ball is passed at ground level with great force which makes it harder for a defender to intercept but this pass is very slow in speed,in fact slowest among all the passes.It works well for short distance.

    Over Head Pass

    Over Head pass is used when the passer wants to get the ball over to a closely marked defender,to intended receiver.When  the defender is taller in height,then it is a difficult pass to execute.

    Shooting

    Shooting is a very important skill,which requires a great deal of practice.The result of a game rests greatly on the perfect execution of this basic skill.Players shoot the ball in to the baskets of opponents and confirm points for their side.The basics of the shooting are:

    Basic Types of  Shooting

    There are three common types of shooting:

    Set Shot

    Set shot is a safe kind of a shot,often brings better results.A player keeps the ball usually at chest level, stands still close to the basket and releases it with out lifting his feet from the ground.

    Jump Shot

    This shot is used mostly in open courts,especially very effective to score a point at a distance from the basket.The player shot a ball in mid air before his feet touch the surface again and put a great power behind a shot.

    Lay-up shot

    It is the most basic shot in basketball,applied when the player is close to the basket.He leaps from the ground and makes a shot with one hand mostly off the backboard.




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