Basic Techniques of Basketball Games

How to hold a basketball is the attitude of the hands forming a large bowl. The ball was in between both palms. Attached to the palms beside the ball slightly backwards, the fingers outstretched attached to the ball. The thumb is located close to the body in the back of the ball facing the front center. The second leg forming the horses with one foot in front. Body bent slightly forward and knees relaxed.

In catching the ball must be considered to be in control of the ball. Picked up the ball with your palms outstretched fingers and wrists relaxed. When the ball go between his palms, fingers immediately attached to the ball and pulled back or follow the direction of the ball. Catch the ball (catching ball) consists of two kinds of ways to catch the ball above his head and catch boka in front of the chest.

Pass or throw a ball made up of three ways of throwing the ball over the head (over head pass), throw the ball from the front of the chest (chest pass) is performed from the chest to chest in the game quickly, and throw the ball bounced off the ground or floor ( bounce pass).

Dribbling (dribbling ball) is an attempt to bring the ball forward. The way is by bouncing the ball on the floor with one hand. When the ball moves into the palm of the hand attached to the ball and follow the direction of the ball. Press the ball when it reaches its highest point toward the bottom with a bit of elbow straightening the wrist followed by spasticity. Dribble the basketball game can be divided into two ways, namely dribble low and high dribble. Low dribble aimed at protecting the ball from the opponent's reach. High dribble done to make a quick attack to the opponent's defense.

Pivot or memoros is an attempt to save the ball from the reach of the opponent with one foot as a pivot, while the other leg can rotate 360 ​​degrees.

Shooting is an attempt to put the ball into the opponent's basket or the basket to score points. In doing this shooting can be done in two ways, namely by shooting with two hands and shooting with one hand.

Lay-up is an attempt to put the ball into a basketball hoop or a basket with two steps and jumped in order to gain points. Lay-up is also called the shots fly.