Basketball is played on a rectangular court with limited contact. Do you play?
I do not but have been to a game when I was young
I have never seen a pro game before. While most often, basketball is a team sport with five players on each team there are other versions of two on two or one on one competitions.
five players?? I am pretty sure there are more then that on a baseball team isnt there?
The game was created by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 and has been enjoyed ever since! There are five players per team.
there are actually 9 players on each team, maybe 5 was how it originally was but there are 9 now on each team
a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.
Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a
title game was televised with Old Dominion University defeating Louisiana Tech University. Thereafter the Women’s Final Four has been televised as an annual event.
Rules and equipment.
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly with five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop. The rules for women's basketball are identical to the rules for men's basketball. The most noticeable differences are in the circumference of the women