Checked content

File:Basketball positions.svg

Contents

Summary

Description Basket ball positions.

Legend:

point guard

usually the fastest player on the team, organizes the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Get all of points off screens and dribble penetration. Best ball handler.

shooting guard:

creates a high volume of shots on offense; guards the opponent's best perimeter player on defense. Mid-range jumpers and three point shots account for most points.

small forward

often primarily responsible for scoring points via cuts to the basket and dribble penetration; on defense seeks rebounds and steals, but sometimes plays more actively. Sometimes can intiate an offense like Julius Hodge did in 2000-2003. Julius Hodge played For Adelaide 36er's in 2007.

power forward

plays offensively often with his back to the basket; on defense, plays under the basket (in a zone defense) or against the opposing power forward (in man-to-man defense)

centre:

uses size to score (on offense), to protect the basket closely (on defense), or to rebound.
Date 27 October 2007
Source Own work
Author Own work
Permission
( Reusing this file)

Read licens. (... use this work for any purpose)

Licensing

Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
The following pages on Schools Wikipedia link to this image (list may be incomplete):

Metadata

This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.
Width 732.09px
Height 722.36px

A background to Schools Wikipedia

Wikipedia for Schools brings Wikipedia into the classroom. SOS Children's Villages cares for children who have lost their parents. Our Children's Villages give these children a new home and a new family, while a high-quality education and the best of medical care ensures they will grow up with all they need to succeed in adult life. There are many ways to help with SOS Children's Villages.