scorer/timer, scoresheet, player foul markers, and team foul markers. Backboard The backboards ( . m horizontally and . m vertically) shall be made of a suitable transparent material, made in one ( ) piece, non-reflective, with a flat front surface.
All lines on the backboards shall be white, mm in width. The rings shall be made of solid steel and shall have an inside diameter of a minimum of mm and a maximum of mm. The nets ( mm to mm in length) shall be made of white cord with loops to attach it to the ring. .9cm .9cm 61cm .7cm 5cm .5cm .6cm Fig.
. : Basketball backboard .88cm .68cm 18inch wide Diameter .05m from the ground Fig. . : Basketball backboard and rim dimensions Basketball The ball shall be spherical, with black seams not exceeding .
mm in width and, either of a single shade of orange or of Do You Know? First time Indian women’s team participated in Bangkok Asian Game in . International Basketball Federation (FIBA) approved colour combination and made of leather/artificial/composite/ synthetic leather/rubber. For all men’s and women’s competitions, the basketball specifications are given in the following table and diagram.
Table : Basketball dimensions according to category Category Size Circumference Weight Men –780mm –650g Women –737mm –567g Functional Rules of Basketball Basketball is governed by FIBA official rules. The aim of each team is to score in the opponent’s basket and to prevent the other team from scoring. The team that has scored the greater number of points at the end of playing time is declared as the winner. Team In a match, two teams compete with each other.
Each team shall consist of not more than team members entitled to play, including a captain who represents his team on the playing court. During playing time, five players from each team shall be on the playing court, without this a game cannot begin. Teams may use as many substitutions as. A maximum of five team support staff members who may sit on the team bench and have special responsibilities,