OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 Basketball Equipment Page 7 of21 2.6 For Levels 1 and 2, each backboard shall be equipped with lighting around its perime- nal sounds for the end of a of sn The long the edge of the Diagram 2 Backboard markings 2.7 The backboards shall be firmly mounted on the backboard support structures at each end of the playing court at right angles to the floor, parallel to the endlines(Diagram 1) the point on the floor which lies 1, 200 mm from the centre point of the inner edge of h endline, on an imaginary line drawn at right angles to this endline. rizontally on two(2) parallel wooden bars at a distance of 1, 200 mm from each other(Diagram 3). the maximum vertical deformation shall be 3 mm. When a basketball is dropped onto the backboard it shall rebound from it with a minimum rebounding height of 50%OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 Basketball Equipment April 2010 Page 7 of 21 2.6 For Levels 1 and 2, each backboard shall be equipped with lighting around its perime￾ter, mounted on the inside borders of the backboards and which lights up in red only when the game clock signal sounds for the end of a period. The lighting shall be a minimum of 10 mm in width and cover a minimum of 90 % along the edge of the backboard glass area. Diagram 2 Backboard markings 2.7 The backboards shall be firmly mounted on the backboard support structures at each end of the playing court at right angles to the floor, parallel to the endlines (Diagram 1). The central vertical line on their front surfaces, extended down to the floor, shall touch the point on the floor which lies 1,200 mm from the centre point of the inner edge of each endline, on an imaginary line drawn at right angles to this endline. 2.8 Rigidity test for the backboard tempered safety glass:  When a square-shaped weight of 50 kg (250 mm wide and high, and 1,100 mm long) is applied along the centre of the backboard glass (without its frame), which is placed horizontally on two (2) parallel wooden bars at a distance of 1,200 mm from each other (Diagram 3), the maximum vertical deformation shall be 3 mm. Diagram 3 Rigidity of the backboard glass  When a basketball is dropped onto the backboard, it shall rebound from it with a minimum rebounding height of 50%. Basket Equipment.indd 7 22.12.10 11:37