THE ESSENCE OF BASKETBALL

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· THE BASKETBALL COURT IS RECTANGULAR, WITH DIMENSIONS OF 94 FEET BY 50 FEET.

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COURT DIMENSIONS

 THE COURT

A BASKETBALL TEAM CONSISTS OF FIVE PLAYERS ON THE COURT AT A TIME. SUBSTITUTIONS CAN BE MADE DURING STOPPAGES IN PLAY

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TEAM FORMATION

TEAM COMPOSITION

PLAYERS MUST DRIBBLE THE BALL (BOUNCE IT ON THE FLOOR) WHILE MOVING. ·AVOIDING "DOUBLE DRIBBLE" IS CRUCIAL – ONCE YOU STOP, YOU CAN'T START AGAIN.

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MASTERING THE DRIBBLE

DRIBBLING

POINTS ARE SCORED BY SUCCESSFULLY SHOOTING THE BALL THROUGH THE OPPONENT'S BASKET

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"PUTTING POINTS ON THE BOARD"

SCORING

COMMON VIOLATIONS INCLUDE TRAVELING, DOUBLE DRIBBLE, AND GOALTENDING

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AVOIDING PENALTIES

 VIOLATIONS

FREE THROWS ARE AWARDED AFTER CERTAIN FOULS OR TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS

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THE ART OF FREE THROWS

FREE THROWS

·THE GAME BEGINS WITH A JUMP BALL AT CENTER COURT. POSSESSION ALTERNATES BETWEEN TEAMS AFTER EACH SCORE, EXCEPT FOR JUMP BALLS

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GAINING POSSESSION

POSSESSION AND JUMP BALL

· REGULATION GAMES CONSIST OF FOUR QUARTERS, EACH LASTING 12 MINUTES. · OVERTIME PERIODS ARE PLAYED IF THE SCORE IS TIED AT THE END OF REGULATION.

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TIME MANAGEMENT

GAME DURATION

· PERSONAL FOULS ARE PENALIZED WITH FREE THROWS FOR THE OFFENDED TEAM. ACCUMULATING TEAM FOULS MAY RESULT IN BONUS FREE THROWS FOR THE OPPONENT

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NAVIGATING THE FOULS

 FOULS