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Basketball Rules


A detailed explanation of the rules of basketball can be found in this section.


Love for the gameLove for the game
11.4.2003
Love is a word that is loosing its real meaning these days. Looking it up on the dictionary, the definition that it yields is as follows; "A deep, tender ineffable feeling-An intense emotional (...)
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Basketball rules ’original ’
05.2.2003
Basketball rulesDr. James Naismith’s 13 Original Rules of Basketball 1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. 2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or (...)
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Basketball rules - Court & Equipment
05.2.2003
THIS IS BASKETBALL. An American-invented game hinged to science, skill and speed, basketball is played by two teams with five or (in rare circumstances) fewer players on each side. The ball is (...)
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Basketball rules - Officials & Their Duties
05.2.2003
Basketball rules - THE OFFICIATING STAFF. The makeup of the officiating corps is strictly a matter of choice. The minimum number is five: a referee, an umpire, a scorer, a timer and a (...)
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Basketball rules - Players, Substitutes & Equipment
05.2.2003
Basketball rules - FEWER THAN FIVE CAN PLAY. Five players are required on each team to begin play. Once the action is under way, fewer than five can play if no legal substitutes are available. (...)
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Basketball rules - Definitions
05.2.2003
THE LANGUAGE GAP. Increased national and international radio and television coverage of basketball has produced many different terms.If you are in tune with the game, you know what "nothing but (...)
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Basketball rules - Scoring & Timing
05.2.2003
Basketball rules - GOAL DEFINED. If the ball is live when the attempt is made and high enough to drop through the hoop and come out below the net, it’ s a field goal and two or three points (...)
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Basketball rules - Live Ball & Dead Ball
05.2.2003
Basketball rules - LIVE BALL. A live ball is one that is legally in play. A dead ball is one that isn’t legally in play. The ball becomes live when (a) it leaves the referee’ s or umpire’ s (...)
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Basketball rules - Out of Bounds & Throw-in
05.2.2003
Basketball rules - OUT OF BOUNDS. A player causes the ball to be put in play from out of bounds when the player touches all or any part of the boundary line. This is an automatic forfeit of (...)
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Basketball rules - Free Throw
05.2.2003
PROCEDURE. When a free throw is awarded, the official takes the ball to the free-throw line of the offended team. After waiting a reasonable time for the players to take their positions, the (...)
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Basketball rules - Violations & Penalties
05.2.2003
DEFINITION EXPANDED. The relationship between a violation and a foul in basketball is roughly comparable to that of a parking violation to a speeding ticket. The penalty for a violation is less (...)
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Basketball rules - Fouls & Penalties
05.2.2003
Basketball rules THE DEADLIEST SIN. Basketball’ s most severe rules infractions are labeled fouls, of which there are two distinctly different types: (a) the personal foul, involving illegal (...)
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Basketball rules - Referee’s signs
03.23.2003
Basketball rules - Whether you are a player, a scorer, a spectator or of course an actual referee, knowing some of the signals will really help... Clenched fists push against the waistBlocking (...)
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