Basketball: The court and players positions

THE COURT AND PLAYERS´POSITIONS:

-Each player has a position in the court when playing. This position is usually depends on the height of the player.

-Teams usually have:  two guards, two forwards, and one center.

-The tallest person  usually plays “center”, while the medium size ones play “forwards”. 

-The shortest players then play “guards”.

basketball: basic vocabulary

Vamos a trabajar el tema del baloncesto durante el mes de diciembre.
Os muestro el vocabulario básico en inglés sobre este deporte.

A) BASIC VOCABULARY: 

Actions:
To bounce: botar
To dribble: botar avanzando
To pass: pasar
To shoot: tirar
To slam: machacar
To defend: defender
To attack: atacar
To score: anotar

Elements of the game:
The ball: la pelota
The court: la cancha
The hoop: el aro
The backboard: el tablero
The lines: las líneas
The key: la zona
A tie: un empate

Fouls and violations:
Personal foul: falta personal
Offensive foul: falta en ataque
Technical foul: falta técnica                                                                      Image: www.nba.com
Travelling: pasos
Double dribble: dobles
3/5/8/24 seconds violation: falta de 3/5/8/24 segundos.    

EL CALENTAMIENTO = THE WARM UP

The warm up is basic in Physical Education. We do it everyday, so it is the first thing you must learn.

WHAT IS A WARM-UP?

A warm up is a series of exercises you do before physical activity. 

For example, before playing an intense sport you can run slowly to warm your muscles and your heart.

Warm ups must prepare the muscles for the activity.

There are very different warm ups, (high intensity, low intensity, for basketball, for tennis...)

So, the warm-up volleyball players do is different from the one footballers do.

Warm ups are specific to the sport or activity you practice.

Benefits of the warm up:

If you do a good warm up, you can get: 

1) Protection against injuries
2) Better performance

And also:                    

-You increase your body temperature.	-Your joints move more efficiently
-Oxygen in blood travels faster.	-Muscles move faster and with more strength
-Your muscles extend more and are more elastic	-You react faster

                                                    

PARTS OF A WARM-UP:
1. Movements of your joints.

This is the first part, and it must have a low intensity. We move our arms in circles forwards and backwards, we draw circles with our hips...

2. A small run.

This is to warm up your heart and lungs, and also the muscles.

3. Exercises similar to the sport you are going to play and or a game.

In this part, you warm up the muscles you use in the sport or activity.

This part must be progressive in intensity. It must start slow and increase the intensity.

It must end at a intensity similar to the sport you are going to practise.

4. Stretching of the main muscles.
This makes the muscles more flexible, prevents injuries and also helps the muscles to develop more power.

You can watch a warm-up in the folowing video. It is divided in different parts but that does not mean it is not correct:

PREPOSITIONS TO DESCRIBE MOVEMENTS

PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions are also very important to describe movements. Here  you have some examples:

TO TURN:                       to the right to the left

 

VERBS OF MOVEMENT

VERBS OF MOVEMENT

1. They are very important to describe all the exercises we do in class:

To stand: estar de pie  (to stand up:levantarse)

To sit: sentarse

To lie: echarse

To walk: caminar

To run: correr 

To sprint: correr rápido

To slow down: ir más despacio

To hurry up: darse prisa

To chase: perseguir

To follow: seguir

To tilt: inclinar

To turn: girar

To bend: doblar

 

To pass: pasar

To receive: recibir

To throw: lanzar

To carry  (or to transport): transportar

To steal: robar (stealing tails game)

To push: empujar

To pull: tirar (de una cosa)

To form a line: formar una fila o línea 

To form a semi-circle: un semicírculo

To form pairs: hacer parejas

To form groups of three/four... : hacer grupos de tres o cuatro