Basket

all about:

Basket

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Index:

1. Rules
2. How to score
3. Playing area
4. Fouls

Rules:

• 2 teams of 5 players each compete on a court.
• The object of the game si to throw the ball into the opposing team's basket. The team with the most points wins.
• The game lasts 40 minutes divided into four quarters.

• The ball can travel through dribbling or passing.
• A player is no longer able to dribble with the ball once the player puts two hands on the ball.
• If the offensive team puts the ball into play, it has 8 seconds to get the ball over the mid-court line.

• An attacking team has 24 seconds from gaining possession of the ball to shoot at the basket.

• After a team scores a basket, the ball is returned back to the opposition to start again.
• As soon as the player stops dribbling, they can only take 2 more steps. They then need to either pass the ball or make a shot attempt.

How to score

• 2 points: When a team makes a basket.
• 3 points: a basket made outside of the three-point arc.
• 1 point: Free shots. If a team is awarded a technical foul then they will receive between one and three free shots. Each shot scored will be awarded with one point.

playing area

A basketball match is played on a large rectangular court, measured at 28.7 m long and 15.2 m wide wide.

Fouls

4 types:

• Personal foul: Hitting, pushing, slapping...
• Technical foul: technical violations and lack of discipline (disregard of referee decisions, provocation....)
• Unsportsmanlike foul: unethical behavior
• Disqualifying foul: flagrant unsportsmanlike behavior

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