Basketball rules

1. BASKETBALL

3. Court

4. Basic rules
 If you want to play basketball for fun, you have
the possibility of playing on your own. But you
can also play team games with either 1, 2, 3, 4
or 5 players on each teams. Teams can be
mixed, with boys and girls, or not.
 On a competition level, a team is made up of 5
players playing on the court and 7 players sitting
on the bench that can be used for substitution
during the whole period of the game.

6. Positions
 Each player is assigned a position when
playing. This position is usually
determined by the height of the player.
 The tallest player on the team usually
plays “center” also known as “position 5”,
while the medium size ones play
“forwards” or “position 3 and 4”. The
shortest players then play “guards” or
“position 1 and 2”.

7. Scoring

8.  A player scores when he manages to throw the
ball into the basket, with the ball passing
through the basket from above the hoop.
Scoring a basket increases the team’s score by
three (3), two (2), or one (1) point.
 If the player successfully shoots from outside of
the 3 points line, the basket is worth 3 points,
otherwise it is worth 2 points.
 It is also possible to score one point when
shooting from the free throw line, after a foul for
instance.

10. Play
 Play begins with a jump ball at center
court .
 Each team is given a hoop to try to score
on and a hoop to defend.
 Movement of the ball can take place by
and individual or between two players.
 For an individual player to move with the
ball on the court, the player must dribble
the ball.

11.  Play stops when the ball goes out of
bounds.
 Play also pauses when a basket is scored
or a foul is called.
 If a basket is scored, the opposing team
must take the ball out of bounds
underneath their basket and pass the ball
inbounds to begin play again.

12. Defense

13.  Defense for one team takes place when
the opposing team has control of the ball.
 The most basic defense is called “man-to-
man” defense. Each player guards a
player on the opposing team.
 As a general rule of thumb, good defense
is to stay between your man and the
basket you are defending.

14.  Basketball has 4 quarters, each quarter 10
min.
 Usually there are breaks into either halves
or quarters.
 At the end of the game, the team with the
most points wins.
 If there is a tie, the teams play a short
overtime 5 min period to determine the
winner.