Basketball The Rules and Regulations!

Basketball is an all-American pastime, however, like with any sport there are a vast amount of specific rules and regulations that come with game play. This article is going to outline some of the various rules that apply to the game of basketball. However, you should be aware that it will not discuss all the rules of the game, therefore, you should read up all the information you can to ensure that you have a good understanding of everything that applies.

The basics

The sport of basketball consists of two teams. Each team has twelve players, however, only give members are allowed on the court at any given time. The basketball court consists of two baskets, and a variety of identifying lines to indicate specific spots within the court. Scoring is obtained by shots on the basket. Points for baskets and shots are as followed:

• 1 point for a free throw shot
• 2 points for a regular shot
• 3 points for a shot taken from a three point arc (known as a three-pointer)

A typical NBA basketball consists of four, twelve-minute quarters, a fifteen-minute half time, and two minute timeouts or other types of breaks. If the game goes into overtime, the periods are in five-minute increments. For a college level basketball game, they are played in halves of two, twenty-minute increments. High school level players experience four eight-minute quarters and three minute overtime periods.

Substitutions

Any basketball team may carry up to seven substitutes, which makes up the twelve players on the team. The team is not limited to the number of times a substitution can occur, however, they cannot implement the substitution until game play has ceased.

Timeouts

At the professional level, each team is limited to seven timeouts within regulation game play. However, if overtime is necessary, each team is extended two timeouts for each period. At all other levels, five timeouts are allowed in regulation and one timeout for overtime.

Ball Possession

There is a ten-second limitation on the amount of time a team can posses the ball without crossing half-court. If a team keeps the ball longer and does not cross the line at half-court, a penalty is accessed.

In terms of penalties, players within the game of basketball experience several common violations. Some of these include double-dribble, traveling, palming the ball, three-second violation, shot clock violation, fist hitting the ball, kicking the ball, throw in violations, personal fouls, and technical fouls.

Personal Fouls

This is a difficult call; however, it generally relies on the no contact rules of basketball. Fouls could include charging, tripping, or other unnecessary contact with an opposing team member.

Technical Fouls

These are more serious and at the professional level, two fouls of this type disqualify the player, three fouls at the college level. Some instances of technical fouls include having the court filled with too many players, failure to signify with hand signal after a personal foul, handling the rim of a basket, excessive timeouts, or delay of game.

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Basketball and points you need to know!

Basketball is one of only a few sports where the women’s have grown at the same rate as the men’s. Originally it was invented in America but has spread to an international sport with a host of countries having quality players. Basketball consists of two teams of five players, each team trying to outscore each other by throwing the ball through the opposition’s basket from above.


Basically you have to score more points than your opponents while trying to stop your opponents from scoring in the other basket. You score two points for a successful throw or three points if the throw is from behind the three throw arc. The measurement from the basket to the arc is 6.25 metres in international games but in NBA games this increases to 7.24 metres. At any point during the game a team can make up to seven substitutions but only when play is stopped.


The match is played in four quarters each lasting 10 minutes internationally and 12 minutes for NBA. At half time 15 minutes are aloud for a break and 2 minutes for the other breaks. Basketball has quite a large fan base because of its action and sometimes heated arguments on court ads to the excitement.

The person with the ball on court can not move both feet unless dribbling and must keep his hand on top of the ball when dribbling. The ball has to stay in court for the game to continue, if the ball goes out of court then the team with possession before the ball went out of court looses possession.

Basketball is a team game and with this in mind generally the really good teams are not just good individually but good as a team, each member relies on the others to perform well and everybody knows what they should be doing or who they should be marking. You should always be looking for the pass rather than the spectacular shot.

Many people believe that you are born with the ability to jump high but this is not true. A vertical jump is the distance is the difference between your standing reach and the measurement when you jump from a flat footed start. The average vertical jump of a professional NBA player is between 28 to 34 inches. Exercises are good for increasing the ability to jump higher; some of these include step-ups, squats, and lunges. These exercises can be done in a controlled manner which increases the muscles in the legs, knees and hips.

Step-ups are usually done with the use of dumbbells and a box or bench. The idea is to stand upright with a dumbbell in each hand, and onto the box and then step back down. The box or bench should be high enough so your leg bends to 90 degrees. You should do this about 10 to 15 times for each leg, and then repeat on the other leg. If you regularly perform different exercises you will increase your muscles which in turn will improve your vertical jump

Lunges are sometimes done with either dumbbells or a bar across your upper back.
You stand in an upright position and step forward as far as you can, keeping your back straight and upright at all times. Aim to get your leg bent at an angle of 90 degrees and return to the standing position. Do this 10 to 15 times again with one leg and then change legs and repeat.

Squats are quite hard but are one of the best exercises to do for athletes and also one of the most dangerous if not performed right. Stand with the bar on your shoulders not on your neck. Stand straight with your knees directly above your feet.

Jeff Ryall runs a sports website that focuses on information about sport and sports related products. You can enjoy reading tips, tricks and techniques about golf at his site at http://basketballinfo.blogspot.com

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