2. The word from for:
basket: canasta
ball: pelota
Basketball is a sport played by two teams of
five players on a rectangular court. The
objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop
18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet
(3.0 m) high mounted to a backboard at
each end. Basketball is one of the world's
most popular and widely viewed sports
Duration of a match:
In FIBA, by regulation game consists of four
periods of 10 minutes each . In the NBA the
duration of each period is 12 minutes , and
NCAA two periods of 20 minutes each are
played. If the match ends in a draw between
the two teams must play an extension of 5
minutes. And so on until one team wins the
match .

3. Players:
The team presented the game consists of 12
players maximum. 5 form the starting lineup and
the other 7 will be the alternates. The coach may
change the players advantage as often as you
stoppages in play , except in children until school
categories ( age 13-14 years) that all team
players must play at least one period during the
first three, with at last make substitutions .

4. * Starting
the game : One player
from each team must be placed
within the center circle with
one foot near the line that
divides the field into two
halves, each located in their
field. The other players must be
outside the circle . The referee
throws the ball up from the
center of the circle and the two
players jump to try to deflect
vertically , not take it, to some
team mate .
* Umpires: For most competitions
usually two referees in charge
of directing the meeting (
although for many professional
leagues exist for three other
very low budget one).