| A | B |
|---|
| gymnasium | The room/building where teams play basketball in schools. |
| scrimmage | A practice game, one that doesn't count in the standings. |
| opponent | the person or team you're playing against. |
| traveling | Walking and moving while holding the ball, but not dribbling. |
| dribbled | Bouncing the ball up and down continuously. |
| jersey | A basketball uniform shirt |
| rebound | Grabbing the ball after it misses the basket and bounces back |
| possession | Having control of the ball |
| layup | A kind of basketball shot, you dribble close to the basket, then jump up and shoot with one hand |
| upcourt | The half of the court closest to your basket |
| downcourt | the half of the court furthest away from your basket |
| scored | Made a point or points |
| jump ball | When two people both are holding the ball, the referee will call this to solve the dispute |
| feinted | faked a move |
| technical foul | When a player breaks a rule, such as tantrumming, too many people playing at the same time, fouling another player on purpose |
| guarded | trying to stop your opponent from stop from shooting, running or getting the ball |
| sprint | run a short distance very quickly |
| charging | run straight into someone who is standing in front of you |
| backboard | the flat board behind the basket |
| rim | the metal circle that the net is attached to |
