Basketball

• Basketball

  • A sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court.
  • One of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports.
  • A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play.
• Game Objective

  • 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.
• Dr. James Naismith

  • Canadian American
  • A physical education professor and instructor at the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (YMCA) (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA), was trying to keep his gym class active on a rainy day.
• Peach Basket

  • Used at the first games nailed to the wall for rims. In 1893, he replaced with iron hoops and a hammock-style basket.
• Soccer Ball

  • The first ball used in basketball.
• First balls made specifically for basketball brown, and it was only in the late 1950 that Tony Hinkle, searching for a ball that would be more visible to players and spectators alike, introduced the orange ball that is now in common use.
• Passing the ball

  • Primary means of ball movement
• Dribbling was influenced by the children's game name Duck on a Rock.
• Basketball is played by two teams of 5 players. Each team shall consist of no more than 12 team members entitled to play, including a captain. The 5 players during playing time can be substituted.
• The game shall consists of 4 periods of 10 minutes.
• Equipment

  1. Court
  2. Line
  3. Basketball
  4. The Basket
  5. Game Clock
  6. Scoreboard
  7. Clothing
• Equipment

  Court

  • A regulation basketball court in international games is 91.9 feet long and 49.2 feet wide. In the NBA the court is 94 feet by 50 feet.
• Equipment

  Line

  • All lines shall be drawn in white color, 5 cm in width and clearly visible.