If your child comes up to you after the game and says excitedly "We made a three-point play to win in the second OT, when our 5 made a sweet rainbow fade-away after making a weak-side flash cut", and your first response is to toss-up whether to call a psychiatrist or a priest, then this guide to basketball lingo might help.

"Coach says that apparently my child is a '4'. Should I be worried???"

Understanding the game of basketball starts with understanding the roles of each position in the team. Click here for a quick run-down of these roles.

As the parent of a representative basketball player, it is expected that at some time during the season you will be requested to 'Do Bench'. Some parents view this with slightly less enthusiasm than they would, say, for root-canal surgery without anaesthetic. However, with a bit of knowledge, doing bench is not only NOT a scary thing, it is actually the best seat in the house!

You betcha!! Whenever we think of basketball, we tend to think of 220cm giants dunking the basketball with ease. However, basketball is a sport that can be played by anybody - large or small! Click here for more.

There are up to 10 players in a CJL representative side, but of course only 5 can start the game on court. There are a great many reasons why a coach might pick a particular starting 5, and very often the starting 5 is NOT just "the 5 best players" in the team. Click here to find out why!