Top 10 Basketball rules that everyone should know! Basketball rules. How to play basketball?
Top 10 Basketball rules that everyone should know! Basketball rules. How to play basketball?
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Basketball Rules
Basketball dates back as far as 1891 and since then has evolved
into a sport played around the world. Many countries have adopted the game such
as Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Spain and parts of Asia, but it is America
where the biggest and most lucrative league in the world lives: the NBA
(National Basketball Association).
Object of the Game
Basketball dates back as far as 1891 and since then has evolved
into a sport played around the world The object of basketball is to throw the
ball (basketball) into a hoop to score points. The game is played out on a
rectangular court and depending on which section of court you successfully
throw a ball into the basket will depend on how many points are scored. The
ball can be moved around the by dribbling or passing the ball. At the end of
the game the team with the most points is declared the winner.
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Players & Equipment
Each team is made up of 12 players with only 5 allowed on the
court at any time. The positions are broken up into Point Guard, Defensive
Guard, Center, Offensive forward and Defensive Forward. Each player will then
take up a position on the court but are allowed to move around as they please.
The court is a rectangular shaped and measures 91 feet long and
50 feet wide. There is a halfway line in which a small circle is found in the
centre; this is where the game starts with a tip off (the ball is thrown in the
air by the referee and a player from each team tries to win possession for
their team). At each end of the court are two baskets both 10 feet in height. A
three point arc is the outside ring, whilst in the middle of that is the key
which includes a free throw line.
All that is needed to play is a court and basketball. Teams must wear matching strips with some players choosing to wear gum shields and face masks for protection.
The game is split up into 4 twelve minute quarters. In between
the 2 nd and 3rd quarter is a 15 minute half time interval.
Scoring
There are three scoring numbers for basketball players. Any
basket scored from outside the three point arc will result in three points
being scored. Baskets scored within the three point arc will result in two
points being scored. Successful free throws will result in 1 point being scored
per free throw. The number of free throws will depend on where the foul was
committed.
Winning the Game
Winning a game of basketball is pretty simple; score more points
than your opponents in the allotted game time. If the scores are tied at the
end then an extra quarter will be played until a winner is found.
Rules of Basketball
- Each
team can have a maximum of 5 players on the court at any one time.
Substitutions can be made as many times as they wish within the game.
- The
ball can only be moved by either dribbling (bouncing the ball) or passing
the ball. Once a player puts two hands on the ball (not including catching
the ball) they cannot then dribble or move with the ball and the ball must
be passed or shot.
- After
the ball goes into a team’s half and they win possession back the ball
must then make it back over the half way line within 10 seconds. If the
ball fails to do so then a foul will be called and the ball will be turned
over.
- Each
team has 24 seconds to at least shot at the basket. A shot constitutes
either going in the basket or hitting the rim of the basket. If after the
shot is taken and the ball fails to go in the basket then the shot clock
is restarted for another 24 seconds.
- The
team trying to score a basket is called the offence whilst the team trying
to prevent them from scoring is called the defence. The defence must do
all they can to stop the offence from scoring by either blocking a shot or
preventing a shot from being fired.
- After
each successful basket the ball is then turned over to the opposition.
- Fouls
committed throughout the game will be accumulated and then when reached a
certain number will be eventually be awarded as a free throw. A free throw
involves one playerfrom the offensive team (the player fouled) to take a
shot unopposed from the free throw line. Depending on where the foul was
committed will depend on the number free throws a player gets.
- Violations in basketball include travelling (taking more than one step without bouncing the ball), double dribble (picking the ball up dribbling, stopping then dribbling again with two hands), goaltending (a defensive player interferes with the ball travelling downwards towards the basket) and back court violation (once the ball passes the half way line the offensive team cannot take the ball back over the half way line).
The Basics of BaseballBaseball is a game played by
two teams, with each team having nine innings in which they attempt to score
runs. The home team always bats second (the "bottom" of the inning)
and the visiting team always bats in the "top" of the inning. In each inning the batting team
sends one player, known as the hitter or batter, in turn, to bat (known as an
"at bat"), until three hitters are "out", whilst the
pitching team have nine players on the field trying to prevent them scoring.
If the scores are tied at the end of nine innings, a tenth is played, and if
necessary an eleventh, and a twelfth, and so on (both halves of the extra
inning have to be completed before the game is resolved, if both teams score
a run in the tenth, then an eleventh is played, etc). There are no ties in
Baseball. A run is scored by a runner
reaching home base, having first touched first, second and third base. Only
one runner is allowed on any one base at any one time. Each team only has nine players
"on the field" at any one time, but are normally made up of twenty
five players (the rest are substitutes). A substitute may be brought into the
game at any time (whether because of injury, fatigue, or tactical reasons),
but once a player is replaced by a substitute then he is not allowed to
return to the game. The FieldThe infield is a square, but is
known as a "diamond", and has a base (first base, second base,
third base and home base) at each corner. Each base is 90 feet away from the
next. In the middle of the diamond, 60.5 feet away from home plate is the
pitchers mound. Beyond the diamond is the
outfield, which is normally surrounded by a wall, between 325 and 450 feet
away from the home plate. There are also two "foul lines" which
extend to the wall from the first base and third base lines, and at the end
of each foul line where it meets the outside wall, there's a huge "foul
pole" to show which long hits are fair and which are foul. The area between the first and
third base lines, and the outfield wall is known as "fair
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known as a "pitcher" stands on the pitching mound and throws the
ball to the hitter who stands at home plate. The hitter tries to put the ball
into play by hitting it inside the foul lines (the ball must go in front of
first or third base and first land inside the foul lines) and then running to
first base without being tagged out. He can stop at first base if he wishes,
or continue to second, third or home base. If a hitter stops on a base
(becoming a "base runner"), then he can advance again when the next
hitter is "at bat". Thus any time you see a hitter put the ball
into play, you'll not only see him running, but any team-mates on other bases
running as well. If a hitter manages to hit the
ball over the outfield wall (a "Home Run") then he, and any other
base-runners automatically advance to home base. Any time a runner manages to
reach home base, he scores a run. Making OutsThe fielding team can get a
hitter out in one of several ways:- Flied Out - The hitter hits the ball and
a fielder catches it without the ball bouncing. A ball doesn't have to be in
"fair territory" to be caught - some of the most spectacular plays
see fielders catch the ball as they fall into the stands, the dugouts, or at
the outfield wall, fielders reaching over the wall and catching a ball and
preventing a "home run".
Slightly curiously, if a hitter
makes slight contact with the ball and the catcher still manages to snare it
(a "foul tip") it doesn't count as a catch, but is simply counted
as a strike (which may be the third strike). Put Out - The fielding side can
"put out" a runner by touching him with the ball when he isn't
standing on a base. In certain circumstances they don't even have to
"tag" the runner - if he's forced to run towards a base because a
runner behind his is running towards his, a fielder can simply touch the the
base whilst holding the ball and the runner is "forced out". Strike Out - When the pitcher throws
the ball, he has to throw it in the "strike zone", or have the
hitter swing and miss it. The strike zone is above the hitter's knees, below
the mid point of his waist and shoulders, and over the "home plate"
(which is 17 inches wide). If a pitcher can throw three strikes the hitter is
"struck out". It's also a strike if the
hitter swings at a pitch and misses (even if the pitch is outside the zone)
or if he hits a "foul ball" (a hit which doesn't go inside the two
foul lines). However, a "foul ball" cannot be a third strike. If a hitter doesn't swing at a
pitch, and the pitch isn't in the strike zone then it's known as a
"ball". If a hitter receives four balls, then he gets a free
"walk" to first base (also known as a "base on balls"). Ending an InningAn inning comes to an end when
the fielding team have got three hitters (or runners) out. The two teams swap
over and the fielding team take their turn to bat, and the hitting team take
their turn to field. At the end of nine innings, the
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