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The basketball court measures 28 meters long and 15 meters wide, with hoops at a height of 3.05 meters. Basketball was created in 1891 by James Naismith in Massachusetts, who hung two peach baskets for players to throw a ball into. The objective is to score more points than the opposing team by putting the ball in the basket.
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The basketball court measures 28 meters long and 15 meters wide, with hoops at a height of 3.05 meters. Basketball was created in 1891 by James Naismith in Massachusetts, who hung two peach baskets for players to throw a ball into. The objective is to score more points than the opposing team by putting the ball in the basket.
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Measurements of a basketball court
The basketball court is a hard surface free of obstacles. There is a
line in the center of the field that divides it into 2 exactly equal
halves. In the aforementioned line there is a circle with a diameter of
3.6 meters.
It measures 15 meters wide and 28 meters long.
The rings are at a height of 3.05 meters.
All lines must have a thickness of 5 cm
The free throw line is located at a distance of 5.80 meters from the
baseline and 4.60 meters from the basket. The circle from which
these are shot has a diameter of 3.60 meters, the same as
previously mentioned. central circle.
As for the 3-point line, the distances vary depending on whether we
are talking about FIBA (6.75 meters) or the NBA (7.25 meters).
basketball history
The origins of basketball go back many years. In Mayan times , pok-
a-pok was played, a game in which a solid rubber ball was used that
had to be hit with the thighs and hips, and the losers were sacrificed
to be offered to the gods.
However, basketball , as we know it now, was born in 1981 in the
United States, by James Naismith , a Physical Education teacher at
the YMCA University, Springfield (Massachusetts). Naismith wanted
to invent a sport that could be practiced in the gym, to get through
the hard, cold days of winter. He looked at the sports that existed
then - rugby, baseball, soccer, etc. - based mainly on strength or
physical contact and thought of one that required more skill.
The teacher asked the janitor for some boxes 50 centimeters in
diameter and what he got were two baskets of peaches that he
hung on each side of the gymnasium track, 3.05 meters high .
This is how the name basketball arose, an English word that
defines the objective of the game: putting the ball into a basket.
Naismith designed thirteen rules around this new sport. Since it
had 18 students, the basketball teams were made up of nine players
each team. Later there were seven members, and ended up being
five.
Over time the peach baskets became metal hoops with a bottomless
net. And boards also emerged, where baskets were hung.
Basketball caught on quickly in the US and soon made the leap to
Europe. It was an exhibition sport at the Amsterdam (1928) and Los
Angeles (1932) Olympic Games, but at the Berlin Olympics (1936)
Naismith had the opportunity to see the sport he created become an
Olympic category. Women's basketball had to wait a few more
years, until 1976, to be admitted as an Olympic sport.
This is how little by little this sport was making a name for itself
worldwide and, currently, basketball is widely spread in different
countries, being one of the sports with the most participants and
regular competitions in different areas of the world.
Basic rules
Teams/player numbers
Two teams of a maximum of 12 players, with a maximum of five
players from each team on the court, at any time.
Teams can make as many substitutions as they like.
The objective
The objective of the game is to put the ball in the opposing team's
basket.
The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Duration
The game consists of four 10-minute periods.
If scores are tied, overtime (five-minute) periods are played until one
team has more points than the other (at the end of the 5-minute
period).
Annotation
A basket scored from close to the basket (within the three-point arc)
is worth two points.
A basket scored from long distance (beyond the three-point arc) is
worth three points.
A basket scored from the free throw line is worth one point.
move the ball
The ball may be passed from one player to another, or dribbled by a
player from one point to another (bounced while walking or running).
Before passing or throwing the ball, a player may take two steps
(without dribbling).
Once a player has stopped dribbling, he cannot start dribbling again.
Once the team in possession of the ball has crossed the half-court
line, it cannot cross the line with the ball again.
24 clock
When a team has possession of the ball, it has a maximum of 24
seconds to attempt a shot.
Additionally, offensive players may not remain within the restricted
zone (key) for more than three consecutive seconds.
Fouls
A personal foul occurs when there is illegal contact between two
opponents. A player who commits more than five personal fouls is
excluded from the game.
A foul taken on a player attempting a shot results in the same
number of free throws being awarded as the foul taken (two from the
inside of the goal, three from the outside). If a player is fouled but
makes the shot attempt, shot counts and an additional free throw will
be awarded.
Once the team has made four fouls in a period, each additional foul
(even if it occurs on a player not attempting a shot) will result in the
automatic award of two free throws.
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