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Facilities and Equipment
Facilities and Equipment
INDOOR COURT
BACKBOARD
flat elevated vertical boards with
mounted baskets, or rims, used
to assist or return the basketball
after a shot.
Commonly made of Plexiglas or
tempered glass .
Backboards are 6 feet wide (72
inches) by 42 inches tall, with
the inner square being 24 inches
wide by 18 inches tall.
BASKETBALL RIM
Basketball rims, or hoops, are
orange painted goals attached
to the backboard and used for
scoring points.
rims today are designed as
breakaway rims comprised of a
hinge and spring that allow the
rim to bend when a player dunks
without shattering the
backboard.
BASKETBALL RIM
The rim itself is made of a
5/8 inches | 1.6 cm steel
diameter steel rod that is
formed into a ring with an
inner diameter of 18 inches |
45.72 cm.
Basketball rims are mounted
10 feet | 3.05 m from the
court floor.
BASKETBALL NET