Basketball

• The official size of a basketball is 29.5 to 30 inches in circumference for men's games and 28.5 inches in circumference for women's games.
• one needs to use an inflated ball made of leather.
• It should weigh 18 to 22 ounces.
• When bounced off 6 feet from the floor, a well-inflated ball should bounce 49 to 54 inches in height.
• The court is usually made of wooden floorboards.
• The floor dimension is 28 m x 15 m.
• At almost all levels of competition, the top of the rim is exactly 10 ft.(3.05m) above the court and 4ft. (1.2 m)inside the baseline.
• The three point lines are the arcs that mark arange boundary from each hoop.
• The distance of the line will vary depending on the level of the game, but is typically 6.75m from the basket.
• The free throw line marked 4.6m from the backboard
• The free throw circle is the same size as the centre circle (3.6m in diameter)
• Lane lines run from the free throw line to the baseline, to form the 'key'.
• The shape and width can vary depending on the level of the game, but FIBA (International Basketball Federation) regulation changes in 2010 set it as a 4.9m by 5.8m rectangle
• The outer edge of the court is denoted by the sidelines, which run the length of the court. On a full-sized court, they measure 28m.
• The terms baseline and endline both refer to the ends of the court running behind the goals. Typically they measure 15m.
• Endline is the term for the end of the court in which a team is defending, baseline is for the attacking end.
• Mid-court - is the halfway mark on the court and is used to denote the offensive playing area during a game.
• The mid-court line would be 14m from each endline on a full-sized court.
• Used for the opening tip-off, the centre circle has a 3.6m diameter
• Backboard - a raised vertical board with a basket attached.
• Backboard - It is made of a flat, rigid piece of material, often plexi glass.
• The basketball backboard height measure is 10 feet (3.05) off the ground.
• The backboard is 6 feet wide and 42 inches tall.
• The basket or ring is 18 inches in diameter.
• Basket nets shall be of white cord suspended from the rings and constructed so that they check the ball momentarily as it passes through the basket.
• They shall be no less than 400 mm and no more than 450 mm in length.
• The net shall have 12 loops to attach it to the ring.
• The backboard and backboard support structure must be padded.
• The minimum thickness of the padding shall be 50mm unless otherwise stated.
• Game clock shows how much time remains in the game
• Players on each team should wear the same outfits which must not clash with the opposing team and wear a numbered shirt and no two players in the same team should wear the same number.
• Basketball types of equipment: Ball, Court, Backboard, Padding, Clothing, Game clock, Basket net.
• Within the Court: Free throw line, Free throw circle, Three-point line, Free throw lane lines/keys, Sidelines, Center circle, Baseline and Endline, and Midcourt.
• The upper section of the net shall be semi-rigid to prevent: The net from rebounding up through the ring, creating possible entanglement.
• The game clock shall be placed so that it is visible to everyone involved in the game including the spectators.