OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 April 2010 Rule One- The game Page 5 of 81 Throughout the Official Basketball Rules, all references made to a player, coach, official, etc in the male gender also apply to the female gender It must be understood that this is done for practical reasons only RULE ONE-THE GAME Art 1 Definitions Basketball game Basketball is played by two(2)teams of five (5) players each. The aim of each team is to score in the opponents basket and to prevent the other team from scoring The game is controlled by officials, table officials and a commissioner, if present 1.2 Basket: opponents/own The basket that is attacked by a team is the opponents basket and the basket which is defended by a team is the teams own basket 1.3 Winner of a game The team that has scored the greater number of points at the end of playing time shall be the winner RULE TWO- COURT AND EQUIPMENT Art. 2 Court Playing court The playing court shall have a flat, hard surface free from obstructions(Diagram 1 with dimensions of twenty-eight(28 )m in length by fifteen (15)m in width measured from the inner edge of the boundary line 2.2 Backcourt A team's backcourt consists of its team s own basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the endline behind the teams own basket, the sidelines and the centre line 23 Frontcourt A team's frontcourt consists of the opponents basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the endline behind the opponents basket, the sidelines and the inner edge of the centre line nearest to the opponents basket. All lines shall be drawn in white colour, five(5) cm in width and clearly visibleOFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 Rule One – The game April 2010 Page 5 of 81 Throughout the Official Basketball Rules, all references made to a player, coach, official, etc. in the male gender also apply to the female gender. It must be understood that this is done for practical reasons only. RULE ONE – THE GAME Art. 1 Definitions 1.1 Basketball game Basketball is played by two (2) teams of five (5) players each. The aim of each team is to score in the opponents' basket and to prevent the other team from scoring. The game is controlled by officials, table officials and a commissioner, if present. 1.2 Basket: opponents'/own The basket that is attacked by a team is the opponents' basket and the basket which is defended by a team is the team's own basket. 1.3 Winner of a game The team that has scored the greater number of points at the end of playing time shall be the winner. RULE TWO – COURT AND EQUIPMENT Art. 2 Court 2.1 Playing court The playing court shall have a flat, hard surface free from obstructions (Diagram 1) with dimensions of twenty-eight (28) m in length by fifteen (15) m in width measured from the inner edge of the boundary line. 2.2 Backcourt A team's backcourt consists of its team's own basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the endline behind the team's own basket, the sidelines and the centre line. 2.3 Frontcourt A team's frontcourt consists of the opponents' basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the endline behind the opponents' basket, the sidelines and the inner edge of the centre line nearest to the opponents' basket. 2.4 Lines All lines shall be drawn in white colour, five (5) cm in width and clearly visible