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  2. Wheel offense - Wikipedia

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    Wheel offense is an offensive strategy in basketball, developed in the late 1950s by Garland F. Pinholster at the Oglethorpe University. [1] It is a kind of continuity offense in which players move around in a circular pattern to create good scoring opportunities.

  3. Basketball positions - Wikipedia

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    In basketball, there are five players on the court per team, each assigned to positions. From a strategic point of view, these players have been assigned to positions defined by the role they play. Players are split into 3 main categories: guard, forward, and center, with the standard team featuring two guards, two forwards, and a center.

  4. Blocker-Mover offense - Wikipedia

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    The Blocker-Mover or Wheel offense is an offensive scheme used in basketball, primarily, college basketball. The offense was popularized by Dick Bennett when he was the coach at Wisconsin-Green Bay , Wisconsin , and Washington State .

  5. Basketball moves - Wikipedia

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    A pump fake (also called a shot fake) is a feigned attempt at a jump shot, restrained before the feet leave the ground. The pump fake is a fundamental move in basketball, used to cause defenders to jump (known in basketball slang as "lifting" the defender) or be shifted off-balance.

  6. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

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    The painted line near the basket which marks the boundary of the restricted area (definition 2). block out. Also box out. To maintain a better rebounding position than an opposing player by widening your stance and arms and using your body as a barrier. board Another name for a rebound. bonus

  7. Pick and roll - Wikipedia

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    Trevor Booker sets a "screen" on Tony Parker for Kirk Hinrich. The pick and roll (also called a ball screen or screen and roll) in basketball is an offensive play in which a player sets a screen (pick) for a teammate handling the ball and then moves toward the basket (rolls) to receive a pass.

  8. Triangle offense - Wikipedia

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    The triangle offense is an offensive strategy used in basketball. Its basic ideas were initially established by Hall of Fame coach Sam Barry at the University of Southern California. [1] His system was further developed by former Houston Rockets and Kansas State University basketball head coach Tex Winter, who played

  9. Sports science - Wikipedia

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    Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives.