Unspoken Laws:
· No matter what you’re doing, you move at a slow jog. Walking is not permitted.
· Always look at the coach while he/she is talking. Make eye contact too, especially when he is directly talking to you.
· Always make sharp and quick passes.
· If you’re sitting on the bench, you need to be paying attention to the game and encouraging your teammates that are out on the court.
· When it’s a full 1 minute time out, the players that are coming off the court get to sit on the bench to rest.
· Always drink water when you come in for a timeout or are sitting on the bench.
Jargon:
· Paint: the free throw lane.
· Point Guard: player whose duties are moving the ball up the court and running offense.
· Post: term for location either near the basket or foul line, but outside the free throw lane.
· Runner: the player that is on the run and taking a shot.
· Screen: refers to a blocking move by an offensive player either by standing beside or behind a defender in order to free up a teammate to shoot, receive a pass, or drive in to score.
· Three Pointer: a basket shot behind the three-point line, worth three points.
· Top of Key: location near the free throw circle just behind the free throw line.
· Turnover: loss of possession.
Rituals:
· At the start of the game, at half time, and sometimes when they have timeouts, the team “breaks” before they go back onto the court. This means they all put one hand in the middle of a circle and say a word of phrase, usually motivational. For example, they might say team, Spartans, work, etc.
· The team often gets together for team dinners during the week of a game. Many times they would have a dinner on a Wednesday night before their game on Thursday. These dinners were held to help the team bond and have some fun together outside of basketball.
· When the team is running out of the locker room to warm up for their game, they run out to the same warm up music all year. This CD is made by the team at the beginning of the year and is composed of many different short sections of songs of the team’s choice.
Artifacts:
 | Basketball: The basketball is the most important artifact belonging to the sport. With out a ball, you don't have the sport of basketball. |
Statistics Sheet: The Salida High School lady basketball players really use stat sheets. After every game, they get these sheets full of all the statistics that occured in the game. These include points scored, fouls, three-pointers, rebounds, steels, etc. |  |
 | Basketball Shoes: Basketball players wear a special type of tennis shoe that rises higher up on the ankle to protect them more and help prevent injury. Since there is a lot of quick and lateral movements in basketball, this is important to help maintain healthy ankles. |
