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b. One Hand Pass

This skill is specially used for passing the ball to a friend who is far from the player
and to take the ball to the opposite court as soon as possible. The player should
stand in a slant position to apply this skill and the ball should be kept on the right
or left palm at the height of the shoulder slightly behind it. The fingers should be

widely starched to hold the ball easily. At the time of passing the ball, the ball should
be thrown directly to the desired direction with the hand holding the ball. After
the ball is thrown, the back foot should be moved to the front and the body weight
should be inclined to the front from the back foot.

Activities

The students should be asked to stand at the end line of the basketball court being
equally divided into two groups in a line. The front student of the line should try
throwing the ball to the other team using one hand pass skill. Then, he / she should
go and stand at the end of his or her line. The other group also should practice the
skill regularly in the same way. If the students are unable to do one hand throw, the
teacher needs to demonstrate them.

The general Rules of Basketball Game
i. One team consists of total 12 players including five match players and seven
additional players. The height of the basket ring from the ground is 3.05m.

ii. The game is played in four innings of 10 minutes each. The team which scores
highest point during the match will be the winner. If both teams score equal
points during the determined time (40minutes), the match time will be
extended for another five minutes.

iii. The toss winning team can choose the side of the playground.
iv. The players of both teams should wear jerseys( T-shirt, vest and shorts) labeled
4- 15 numbers.

v. During the play, the players score two points if they insert the ball into the
basket from inside the arc, 3 points if they insert the ball from outside the arc
and only one point if they score from free throw line.

vi. If one holds the ball after dribbling, he/ she cannot dribble it again.
vii. The player should not stay longer than three seconds in the restricted area of
the opponent group.
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