What is Women's basketball?
[[File:Three point shoot.JPG|thumb|Women's basketball]]'''Women's basketball''' is a sport for [[women]]. The [[rule]]s are the same as men's [[basketball]], but the ball is smaller. It is [[wikt:popular|popular]] in [[college]]s, universities, and professionally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Women's Basketball|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/history-of-womens-basketball/|access-date=2021-05-07|website=WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DWY6DwAAQBAJ&q=women's+basketball+early+history&pg=PR9|title=Shattering the Glass: The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball|last1=Grundy|first1=Pamela|last2=Shackelford|first2=Susan|date=2017-11-01|publisher=UNC Press Books|isbn=978-1-4696-2601-7|language=en}}</ref> == Different rules == Modern rules for women's basketball are much the same as those for men's basketball, with a few changes. ===Basketball size=== The correct size for the ball in WNBA ([[Women's National Basketball Association]]) rules is 28.5 [[inch]]es (72.4&nbsp;cm) in [[circumference]]. This is 1.00 inch (2.54&nbsp;cm) smaller than the [[NBA]] ball. From 2004, this size is used for all [[professional]] women's [[competition]]s around the world. ===Court dimensions=== The three-point line (a line from which a ball thrown into the basket is worth three points) is 22 [[feet]] and 1.75 inches (6.75 m) from the middle of the basket in WNBA competition. Also, there is no [[Block arc (basketball)|block/charge]] arc under the basket. ===Shot clock=== The WNBA and Women's NCAA college basketball use a 30-second shot clock. NBA basketball uses a 24-second shot clock. ===Game clock=== Basketball is normally played in four 12 minute quarters. WNBA games are played in four 10 minute [[quarter]]s. ==Levels of competition== ===College=== Women's basketball is very popular in [[college]]s in [[North America]]. It is [[sponsor]]ed by [[Sport|athletics]] [[wikt:association|associations]] (groups that help organize sports). The most important co