Basketball- Rules & Guidelines

Basketball

Each team has a squad of a maximum 12 players to choose from. Five of those players are allowed on the court at any one time, with unlimited substitutions.

Players can move the ball around the court by passing, tapping, throwing, rolling or dribbling.

DURATION - The game consists of 2 halves of 15 minutes each; with a 5-minute break at half-time.

SCORING: 2 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere during play inside the 3 pt arc.

SCORING: 3 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere outside the 3 pt arc.

SCORING: Free throw- 1 point is awarded to an unguarded shot taken from behind free the throw line while the clock is stopped.

SCORING:Dribbling- bouncing the ball with 1 hand using your fingertips instead of your palm so that it rebounds back to yourself (the only legal way to move with the ball)

WINNER:Winning team will be the one that scores the highest no of points.

WINNER:In case of a tie at the end of scheduled match time , each team will be given 5 free throws and the team with maximum no. of baskets wins.

WINNER:In case we still end up with a tie the round of 5 free throws continues until we get a winner.

Other Rules- If a team fails to turn-up even after 45 mins of the sheduled start time, match would be awarded to the opposite side.

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