1. BASKETBALL 2. Basketball is a team sport, the objective being
to shoota ball through a basket horizontally positioned to
scorepoints while following a set of rules. Usually, two teamsof
five players play on a marked rectangular court witha basket at
each while end.A regulation basketball hoop consists of 46 cm
ofdiameter and 3 m high mounted to a backboard.A field goal scores
two points for the shooting team if aplayer is touching or closer
to the basket than thethree-point line, and three points if the
player is behindthe three-point line. The team withthe most points
at the end of thegame wins. 3. CentralLine Corner3-point line High
post FreeLow postthrow line 4. PLAYING REGULATIONSGames are played
in four quarters of15 minutes for a half-time breakunder FIBA, NBA,
and NCAA rules and10 minutes in United States highschools. For both
mens and womensteams, a standard uniform consists ofa pair of
shorts and a sweater with aclearly visible number.
