Know? •• Side line and end line of Basketball court is 28m in length and 15m in width respectively. •• Back support poles are m away from the end lines. •• The height of the ring from floor is same as it was when Basketball was originated.
Free-throw lines, restricted areas and free-throw The free-throw lines are drawn parallel to each end line. It shall have its farthest edge . m from the inner edge of the end line and shall be . m long.
Its mid-point lies on the imaginary line joining the mid-point of the two end lines. The restricted areas are the rectangular areas marked on the playing court limited by the end lines, the extended free- throw lines and the lines which originate at the end lines. Their outer edges being . m from the mid-point of the end lines, terminate at the outer edge of the extended free-throw lines.
These lines, excluding the endlines, are part of the restricted area. The inner side of the restricted areas must be painted in one colour. The freethrow semi-circles marked on the playing court with a radius of . m measured to the outer edge of the circumference and with their centres at the mid-point of the free-throw lines.
•• points can be scored by shooting the ball into the op ponents’ basket from the entire court but from outside of the point line. •• points can be scored by shooting the ball into the opponents’ basket, if the shot is taken from inside the point line. •• Only point can be scored by single free shots. .375m No-charge Semi-Circle area .8m .8m .25m .9m .2m Neutral Zone .75m .85m .4m .83m .83m Fig.
. : Restricted area in basketball Equipment The following equipment will be required—Backstop units (backboards, comprising rings and nets, backboard support structures including padding), basketballs, game clock, scoreboard, shot clock, stopwatch or suitable (visible) device (not the game clock) for timing and time-outs, two separate distinctly different and loud signals, one each for the shot clock operator and