Court
The
playing court sh
all
be a rectangular hard surface free from obstructions and shall have dimensions
of 26m in length by 14m in width, measured from the inside edge of the boundary
line. The playing court shall be marked by well defined lines, which shall be
at every point at least 12m from any obstruction. The lines of the long sides
of the court shall be termed the Side lines and those of the short sides
are called End lines. The distance between these lines and the spectators
should be at least 2m.
There
is a circle at the center of the court which have a radius of 1.80m. The radius
shall be measured to the outer edge of the circumference. A center line
shall be drawn parallel to the end lines, from the mid points of the side lines
and shall extend 15cm beyond each side line. A team's Front court is,
that part of the court between the end line behind the opponent's basket and
the nearer edge of the center line. The other part of the court, including the
center line, is the team's Back court. A Free throw line shall
be drawn parallel to each line. It shall have its further edge 5.80m from the
inner edge of the end line and is 3.60m long and its mid point shall lie on
the line joining the mid points of the two end lines.
Three
Point Field Goal Area is marked on the
court limited by the lines forming two arcs. Each constructed with a semi circle
with a radius of 6.25m to the outer edge, taking as its center, the point on
the floor directly perpendicular to the exact center of the basket and continuing
parallel to the side lines terminating at the end lines. The distance from the
inside edge of the mid-point of the end line to the center point from which
the arc is constructed is 1.575m.
The
restricted areas shall be spaces marked in the court which are limited
by the end lines, the free throw lines and by lines which originate at the end
lines, their outer edges being 3m from the mid points of the end lines and terminate
at the ends of the free throw lines. The free throw lanes are the restricted
areas extended in the playing court by semi circles with the radius of 1.80m,
their centers at the mid points of the free throw lines. Similar semi circles
shall be drawn with a broken line within the restricted areas. Spaces along
the free throw lines to be used by players during free throws. The first space
shall be situated 1.80m from the inside edge of the end line, measured along
the line at the side of the free throw line and shall be 85cm in width.
Equipments
Backboards
Each
of the two backboards shall be made of hard wood, 3cm thick or of a suitable
transparent material and their dimensions shall be 1.80m horizontally and 1.20m
vertically. Borders of the backboards shall be marked with a line 5cm wide.
These lines shall be of a colour contrasting with the back ground. The backboards
shall be rigidly mounted in a position at each end of the court at right angles
to the floor, parallel to the end lines and
with their lower edges 2.75m above the floor. Their centers shall lie in the
perpendiculars erected at the points in the court 1.20m from the mid points
of the end lines.
Baskets
The
basket used in basket ball shall comprise the rings and the nets. The rings
shall be constructed of solid iron of 0.45m inside diameter. The diameter of
the metal of the rings shall be between 0.17m and 0.20m. The basket should be
rigidly attached to the backboards and lie in a horizontal plane 3.05m above
the floor. The nets of the white cord shall be suspended from the rings and
made in such a way so that they check the ball momentarily as it passes through
the basket. The length of the net is 0.40m.
Ball
The
ball used for playing shall be spherical and made of a rubber bladder covered
with leather, rubber or synthetic material. The circumference of the ball shall
be between 75cms to 78cm and the weight shall be between 600g to 650g.