Basketball 101
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
D
R
B
L
E
The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
2.
S
H
O
The act of ___ at targets
3.
P
S
S
A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
4.
T
A
M
A cooperative unit
5.
Z
O
N
A locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
9.
L
U
P
A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket
10.
P
R
E
The state of demanding notice or attention
11.
C
O
R
A specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
14.
H
A
L
I
E
An intermission between the first and second half of a game
15.
C
O
H
Someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
17.
C
M
P
S
Someone who has won first place in a competition (plural)
20.
R
E
F
E
E
The chief official who is expected to ensure fair play
24.
W
H
S
T
E
The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture