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Basketball - College Essays

Basketball

Ball game between two teams of five players on an indoor enclosed
court. The object is, via a series of passing moves, to throw the large
inflated ball through a circular hoop and net positioned at each end of the
court, 3.05 m/10 ft above the ground. The first world championship for men
was held 1950, and 1953 for women. They are now held every four years.

The court

In the USA the standard court is 28.7 m/94 ft long and 16.5 m/54 ft
wide, with a backboard at the centre of each end of the court, to which a
circular metal hoop is attached.

Rules

The object of the game is to score the most points by throwing the
ball through the hoop, also called a basket, with two points ...

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until the foul shot has been released by
the shooter. During regular play, offensive players may remain in the lane
for only three consecutive seconds. Under professional rules a player must
leave the game after committing six fouls.
The court dimensions and markings vary slightly among US amateur,
US professional, and international rules. If a regulation game ends in a
tie, overtime periods are played until one team wins. Under professional
rules a game is made up of 4 quarters each lasting 12 minutes. Under some
rules the team with possession of the ball must shoot within a certain time
period: 24 seconds in professional games.

History

Basketball was invented by James Naismith, a Canadian, who was a
physical education instructor at what is now Springfield College
(Massachusetts). The first game was played 1891, and the first formal rules
were set out 1892. It rapidly became popular, especially in the E USA, and
the first college and professional games were ...

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