Rules and Regulations That You Should Keep in Mind to Play Basketball

Basketball is a team sport and played between two teams. Each team has 5 players in it. The game is played on rectangular floor called the court. There is a hoop on both ends and the court is divided from the mid line. If the offensive has a ball in their hand then they has to cross the mid line before the 10 seconds otherwise defender will get the ball. Whole basketball game is divided into four quarters. 

Then ball moves towards the basket through passing and dribbling .The team who has the ball called the offence and team without the ball is called defence. They try to steal the ball, pass, dribble, gained rebound etc. When the team makes a basket then two points is given to that team and if the team makes a basket from the three point arc then only three points is given to the team who attempted that shot. Free throws are awarded to the teams according to the some fouls they commit in a half or quarter. Fouling a shooter always results in two or three free throws being awarded to the shooter, depending upon where he was when he shot.

Each team is assigned a basket to defend, once the half time is over then teams has to switch the sides. A game begins with one player from the centre point of the court.

There are many types of Fouls and Violations:

• Hitting
• Pushing
• Holding
• Slapping

Violations:

1 Traveling/walking

When a player moves one and half inch without dribbling then it is called a travelling and then if a Player changes his or her pivot then it is called walking.

2 Carrying/palming

If the player carry's a ball on his hand while running without dribbling then it is called carrying.

3 Double Dribble

When you dribble the ball for a while and then you stop dribbling and then again you start dribbling is known as double dribbling.

4 Back Court

Once you cross the mid line court with the ball you cannot go back this is known as Back Court .

5 Time Restriction

Player only keeps the ball with them for about 5 seconds to pass the ball. If they are unable to do that, then the ball is awarded to the other team.

 There are many types of players’ position:

• Centre
• Fowards
• Guard

By: Lakshender S Angras

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