Basketball Glossary
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Overhead Pass: An overhead pass is another fundamental passing technique. It is used by snapping the ball over the head, like a soccer throw-in.
Overtime: The extra period(s) played after a regulation game ends tied; also called OT.
Paint: The area inside the free-throw lane.
Pass: When a player throws the ball to a teammate.
Passing Lane: The area between two offensive players where a pass can be made.
Penetration: When the ball is dribbled or passed inside the defensive area toward the basket.
Perimeter: The area beyond the foul circle away from the basket, including 3-point line, from which players take long-range shots.
Period: Any quarter, half or overtime segment.
Pick: When a player establishes position between the ball carrier and a defender. Moving picks are a violation. Also used as screens. See below.
Pick And Roll: Pick and Roll is an offensive play in which a player stops to screen (block) a defender for the teammate handling the ball and then slips behind the defender to accept a pass as the handler . . . View Full Definition
Pivot: The center; also the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler who has stopped dribbling is ready to pass or shoot.
Point Guard: Usually a team's floor leader, who initiates the offense and controls the tempo of the game.
Possession: To be holding or in control of the ball.
Post: The area on either side of the free-throw lane.
Post Player: The position usually played by the center.
Post Position: The position of a player standing in the low post or high post.
Post Up: To 'post up' is to establish a position in the low post, the area near the basket below the foul line, usually in order to take advantage of a smaller defender. The offensive player usually . . . View Full Definition
Posterize: Verb; to embarrass an opponent or rival by dunking over him, or by taking advantage of a lapse on his part. For example, a player may attempt to block a dunk but fail (due to the defensive p . . . View Full Definition
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