Crystal clear about positions in Basketball

Positions in Basketball are very important. Each position has its purpose and it's essential to know the significance of every position in order to be a good basketball player. If you're trying to find a basketball team to play for, you have to know all the positions, their purposes and specifications, and be able to play at least at one position. Here are some of the major places in basketball:

The five most frequent basketball positions are: Point guard, shooting guard.

Point guard is the principal play leader in the court. He must have great ball handling abilities, passing skills and efficient decision making and leadership skills.

Shooting guard is a player, who specifies on shooting the ball, creating plays for team and defenend the perimeter. This position is generally played in the shooting guard position but some small forwards also can play it.

The 3 other positions in basketball are often referred to as small forwards, power forwards and centers.

Small forward it's such a hybrid position that requires the combine of shooting guard and power forward skills. Good small forward are very athletic so he's able to drives to the rim scoring by making lay-up or dunk.

Centers is a position that specialize mostly on rebounding, scoring and defending in paint just near the rim. Good centre player must find good positions and time to get a pass and score, be able to block opponent's shot as well. 

Power forward position. Like the small forward position power forward also required to be very athletic. They do not score a lot, but their main purpose is to make screens for their teammates from the opponent's big men, create situations for nice plays, to boxout opponent players of the rim and to rebound.

Positions in Basketball are very important because it's where you learn the way to be an effective player. Many teams have many power forwards and centers, so if your team doesn't have those players, you will have a very difficult time playing games. 

Each of these positions will need unique abilities, but you must be able to do them all on the court at the same moment. At the small forward position, you need to be a strong rebounder, a fantastic athlete, a great ball handler, and a fantastic defender.

There are lots of teams in the NBA which are searching for talents at many positions. That is why it's very important to master you position. Who knows, maybe you'll be playing in the best basketball league in a couple of years.