Basketball is not only an exciting team game

The article considers basketball as an athletic game characterized by high motor activity, high intensity of game actions, requiring the player to maximize the mobilization of functional capabilities and speed and strength qualities. It is determined that this is not only an exciting team game, but also an excellent tool for maintaining and strengthening the physical health of students, developing and improving physical and psychological qualities, various aspects of personality; the advantages and negative sides of this game are also presented; The historical information about the appearance of the game in the international arena as an official sport is given.