2. RULES & REGULATIONS
• An attempt to score is called a SHOT
• Successful shot is worth 2 points, or 3 points
• 1 point shot is earned when shooting from foul line after a foul is made
• Played in 4 quarters of 10 (FIBA) or 12 minutes (NBA)
• Overtime- 5 minutes
• Time allowed is actual playing time (clock is stopped while play is not
active)
• A game typically takes 2 hours
• Teams exchange baskets for the second half
3. EQUIPMENT
• Basketball
• The Court (a flat, rectangular surface with baskets at opposite ends)
• Clocks
• Score Sheets
• Scoreboard(s)
• Alternating possession arrows
• Whistle-operated stop-clock systems
5. VIOLATIONS
• Ball must stay within the court
• The ball may not be kicked, nor be struck with the fist
• Goaltending is a defender's touching of a ball that is on a downward
flight toward the basket
• There are limits imposed on the time taken before progressing the ball
past halfway
• There are limits placed on the steps a player may take without dribbling,
which commonly results in an infraction known as traveling.
• Within a dribble, the player cannot carry the ball by placing his hand on
the bottom of the ball; doing so is known as carrying the ball.
• NOTE: A violation of these rules results in loss of possession.
6. FOULS
• Personal Foul:
An attempt to unfairly disadvantage an opponent through certain types of
physical contact is illegal and is called a personal foul.
• Technical Fouls:
They may be charged for various rules violations including failure to
properly record a player in the scorebook, or for unsportsmanlike conduct.
7. COMMON TECHNIQUES & PRACTICES
• Positions- Point Guard. Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward and Center
• Strategy- Trap
• Shooting- Set shot, Jump shot, Lay-up, Finger Roll, Slam Dunk, Air Ball and Brick
• Rebounding
• Passing- Chest Pass, Bounce pass, Overhead Pass, Outlet Pass, No-Look Pass and
Behind-the-back Pass
• Dribbling
• Blocking- Goaltending
9. SOCIAL FORMS OF BASKETBALL
• Recreational Basketball
• Disabled Basketball:
1. Deaf Basketball
2. Wheelchair Basketball
• Show Basketball:
1. Celebrity Basketball
2. Midget Basketball
3. Slamball
• Gay Basketball
• Midnight Basketball
• Mini Basketball
• Maxi Basketball
• Rezball
• School or High School Basketball
10. FANTASY BASKETBALL
• Fantasy basketball was popularized during the
1990s after the advent of the Internet.
• Those who play this game are sometimes referred
to as General Managers, who draft
actual NBA players and compute their basketball
statistics.
• The game was popularized by ESPN Fantasy
Sports, NBA.com, and Yahoo! Fantasy Sports.
Other sports websites provided the same format
keeping the game interesting with participants
actually owning specific players.