BASKETBALL

Introduction:
Basketball and Basketball, team sport, usually played indoors, in which two sets of five
players each try to score points (or baskets) throwing a ball, so it falls through one of
the two baskets or baskets suspended above their heads at each end of the runway.
The team that scores the most points, making field goals from the zone or free throws,
wins the match. Due to its dynamic, spectacular actions and frequencies of scorers, is
one of the sports with the highest number of spectators and participants in the world.

Scent & Equipment:

The measurements of the tracks or basketball courts differ slightly depending on the
country, in any case, is a rectangular area with dimensions ranging from 29 to 22 by 15
m by 13 m and at each end there is a vertical panel of about 2 1 m which is anchored
in a wall, suspended from the ceiling or mounted in another way, so that its lower edge
is at 2.7 m above ground. The baskets or baskets are firmly attached to the boards to a
height of 3 m above the playing surface, each with a diameter of 46 cm and consists of
a horizontal metal hoop, whose edge hangs a white mesh network. The official ball is
leather or nylon, it weighs from 567 to 624 g and has a circumference of about 76
centimeters.
A conventional basketball team, which is led by a coach, consists of power forward,
power forward, small forward, escort and base. At the beginning of a game players are
placed around a central circle of radius 61 cm located in the center of the track except
for a player team, which stands in the center thereof in an attempt to get the ball into
kickoff.

Rules:
The rules of the game change frequently to try to give more speed to their shares,
extending the lead and reduce the advantages of equipment with very tall players.
Slightly different rules governing international basketball, the university, the school, the
professional and the female in the United States. In 1971 women's basketball rules
were changed and became more similar to the male party. The matches are
supervised by referees, scorekeepers and timekeepers.

Game:
The game begins when the referee throws the ball in the air in the center circle where
each team pivots jump and try to hit the ball with his hands and pass it to their peers.
The team that gets the ball is moving towards the basket defended by opponents to
score and get two or three points, depending on the distance from where you pull the
player. A player can advance the ball or passing it to a teammate run with it along the
track botándola and dodging opponents. If a player runs with the ball without throwing it
away, commits an offense called steps, giving you possession of the ball to the other
team. When does a basket, the opposing team puts the ball into play from behind his
line and tries to move the ball forward to score.

Basketball Femine:

The first match was played women in the United States in 1893, and apparently, they
wrote a different set of rules for the game among women in 1895. The match between
the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University was played in April
1895, two years before the first men's match officially recognized university. The rover,
six former female game players, gave way to a five-game similar to men's basketball in
the late 1960s.

History:

The first professional league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898 to
protect players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. Although he was
only in effect for five years his disappearance prompted a number of unconnected
leagues in the northeastern United States. One of the first and greatest pro teams was
the Original Celtics, organized in 1915 in the city of New York, played 150 games a
season and dominated until 1936. The Harlem Globetrotters, the group was founded in
1927, a notable exhibition team, specializes in fun games and juggling the ball
handling.
In 1949 two subsequent professional leagues, the National Basketball League (formed
in 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (1946) came together to create the
National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics, led by their center Bill
Russell, dominated the NBA from the late 1950s until the end of the next decade. At
the same time, professional teams played annually from coast to coast before millions
of viewers. Wilt Chamberlain, a Los Angeles Lakers power forward, was another star
player of the season and his battles with Russell were eagerly awaited. Kareem Abdul-
Jabbar, another power forward, excelled during the 1970s. Jabbar perfected his
famous hook shot sky (sky hook), while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers and
dominated the competition.
The NBA suffered a drop in popularity in the late 1970s, but rose through the growth of
the fame of their top players: Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics and Earvin Magic
Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers, is attributed have conveyed emotion in the league
because of their ability and their rivalry during the decade. In the late 1980s, Michael
Jordan of the Chicago Bulls rose to the rank of Star and helped his team to dominate
the NBA in the early 1990s. A new generation of stars such as Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe
Bryant or Larry Johnson has held increasing fame of the NBA.