Playing

Basketball
Basketball is
played by two
teams with
five players
each.
Objective
• The objective is to shoot a ball through a
hoop 18 inches (480cm) in diameter and l0
feet (3.048 B m) high mounted to a
backboard at each end. This is also called
an invasion game.
General Rules
Basket at the Buzzer
• A score is counted if the shot was
released before the expired time and
the sound of the buzzer.
Start of Dribble
•A dribble starts when a player
throws, taps, or rolls it on the floor
and touches it again before it od
touches another player.
Substitution
• A substitute shall report to the official
scorer at the scorer's table, and then
wait until the official beckons him in
during a dead ball.
Time-outs
• Each team is awarded two thirty-second
time-outs and three full (1-minute) time-
outs.
Violations
• A violation is an infraction of the rules. The
penalty may mean loss nf the ball by the
team that committed the violation.
Foul
• Basketball, in theory, is a non-contact game. However,
it is obvious that when you have 10 players moving
with great speed inside a limited space, contact cannot
be avoided. If contact occurs in a bona fide (normal)
basketball play, attempt to play the ball does not place
the opponent at the disadvantage, the contact may be
considered incidental and no foul will be called.
Forfeit
• A team loses a game by forfeit if:
a) they refuse to play after being told to do so by the
referee,
b) their actions prohibit the game from being played, or
c) the team is unable able to field five players to start
the game.
Injury Time-Out
• In case of injury, the official has the option to
stop the game. If the ball is in play when the
injury occurs, the officials shall wait until the
team with the injury gets possession of the ball
to stop the game.
• Exception: The officials may stop the game
immediately if it is necessary to protect an injured
player.