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1/4 COURT DEFENSE

2-POINT SHOT

3-POINT SHOT

3/4 FRONT POST DEFENSE

A

B

BACKDOOR CUT

BALL-HANDLER

BALLSIDE CUT

BASELINE

BASELINE HELP

BASKET

BASKETBALL

BLOCK (VERB)

BLOCK (AREA)

BOX OUT

C

CHAMPIONSHIP

CLOSE OUT (SHORT)

COACH

CONTAIN

CONTEST

CONTESTED SHOT

CORNER BASELINE

COURT

D

DEFEND

DEFENDER

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE POSSESSION

DEFENSIVE REBOUND

DEFENSIVE SLIDES

DEFENSIVE STANCE

DENY DEFENSE

DIG

DOUBLE TEAM

DRIBBLE

DRIBBLE DRIVE

DRIBBLE DRIVE LANE

E

END OF CLOCK

F

FAST BREAK

FINAL SCORE

FOCUS

FORCE BASELINE/SIDELINE

FOUL

FREE THROW

FULL COURT

G

GAME

GOAL

GUARD (PLAYER)

GUIDEBOOK

H

HALF COURT

HARD WORK (HUSTLE)

HELP DEFENSE

HELP AND RECOVER

HELP THE HELPER

HIGH PERCENTAGE SHOT

I

INBOUNDS

INDIVIDUAL SKILLS DRILLS

J

JAB STEP

JUMP TO THE BALL

K

KEY

L

LAY-UPS

LOSE

LOSER

LOW PERCENTAGE SHOT

LOW POST (AREA)

M

MADE BASKET

MATCH UP

MIRROR THE BALL

N

O

OFFENSE

OFFENSIVE CHARGE

OFFENSIVE FOUL

OFFENSIVE POSSESSION

OFFENSIVE REBOUND

ON-BALL DEFENSE

ONE QUARTER (1/4) COURT

OPPONENT

OUT OF BOUNDS

P

PASS

PASS FAKE

PASSING LANE

PHILOSOPHY

PLAYER

PLAYER-TO-PLAYER DEFENSE

POINTS

POSITION

POSITIONING

POSSESSION

POST (PLAYER)

POST ENTRY PASS

Q

R

RECOVER

REBOUND (NOUN)

REBOUND (VERB)

RIM

RISK

ROTATIONS

S

SCORE (VERB)

SCREEN

SEASON

SHOT ATTEMPT

SHOT CLOCK

SHOT FAKE

SHOOT

SHOOTING PERCENTAGE

SIDELINE

SKILLS

SLAM DUNK

SPACING

STEALS

STRATEGY

STUNT

SWITCH

T

TEAM

TEAM SKILLS DRILLS

THREE-POINT LINE DEFENSE

THREE QUARTER (3/4) COURT

TRAP

TRAINING/PRACTICING

TRAINING SESSION

TRIPLE THREAT

TOP OF THE KEY

TOURNAMENT

TURNOVER

U

UNCONTESTED SHOT

V

W

WIN

WINNER

X

Y

Z

ZONE DEFENSE