Facu's class: Basketball vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Get control of a ball that has come off the rim or backboard after a failed shot attempt
  2. 3. To stop the movement of an opponent, or stop an opponent's pass or shot
  3. 6. A shot taken with both feet on the floor in a set position
  4. 7. A high jump shot in which the ball is thrust down through the hoop
  5. 9. A shot taken close to the basket that is usually banked off the backboard and into the basket
  6. 12. The violation of moving with the ball without dribbling correctly
  7. 13. A board behind the basket, off which the ball may rebound
  8. 18. A shot taken while a player is jumping through the air
  9. 19. To throw the ball in an attempt to score a goal
  10. 20. A fast, strong dribble directly to the basket in an effort to score
  11. 21. A player loses the ball to a member of the other team without taking a shot
  12. 22. To rebound after hitting a surface
Down
  1. 1. Violation of dribbling the ball with two hands, or stopping and restarting the dribble
  2. 4. A two-handed pass thrown from chest height
  3. 5. A violation resulting from illegal contact with an opposing player
  4. 8. To bounce the ball repeatedly with one hand while running or walking
  5. 10. A free shot taken from the free throw line as the result of a foul
  6. 11. A pass that bounces off the floor before it reaches the receiver
  7. 14. A net fixed on a hoop used as the goal
  8. 15. A pass to a teammate that leads directly to a goal
  9. 16. The round metal rim from which a basketball net is suspended
  10. 17. Following an opponent to stop him from driving, shooting or passing easily