Monday, February 2, 2015

The equipment of a basketball player

The equipment of a basketball player include:

A sleeveless, originally from cotton, and now plastic. In the front we find the team logo and the agreed advertising (although in the NBA and other competitions there). At the back we find the name of the player and sometimes the first letter of the name when two or more players with the same surname. Below the name, lot, the number of the player, which is very important to note the number of fouls and points of player and substitutions.


The pants can be short or shorts (although fashion carry "pirate" some competitions like the NBA impose rules on its length) can be found in small, the number of the player on the right end of the leg. Must be the same color as the shirt, can not have pockets.

Footwear: boots are shaped to hold the ankle well and protect it from twisting. They also have air chambers to preserve the sole. Soles should be properly designed to curb fast.
Socks: Generally short and cotton. Although usually white as other athletic socks, can be another color to suit uniform or, rarely, be left to the player's taste. According to the FIBA these must be at least 10 cm. on footwear.
It is forbidden for players to wear rings, chains, bracelets or other jewelry as it can damage an opponent.

The basket

The board of the basket is a rectangle of 1.05 x 1.80 m, of at least 30 mm thick and padded bottom edges. In the bottom center, a painted 0.59 mx 0.45 m rectangle that is raised off the board by the lower 0.15 m, inside the rectangle is an approved rocker holding a basket that measures 0.45 m, the basket is she grabs the inner rectangle in the center. The rim of the basket should have a diameter of 45.7 cm, the inner rectangle is used to calculate the shot, and he collided with the ball enters the basket. The ring is located at a height of 3.05 m and is provided with approved networks.



The basketball court

the basketball court should have the following characteristics
A basketball court has to be a hard, flat, rectangular surface free of obstacles, with 15 m wide and 28 m long.
The perimeter of the track must be unobstructed to two meters away.
The height of the first obstacle that is vertically over the course must be at least 7 m in height.
The field is divided into two equal halves separated by the line labeled midfield and with a circle of the center of the track, the central circle is 3.6 m in diameter. For each team, the midfield that contains the basket that defends called defensive midfield and the midfield containing the basket that is to note is the medium frontcourt.
In the shorter sides hoops that are 3.05 m and 1.20 m are placed inside the box and must be provided with approved tipper are located.
Parallel to the bottom line we find the free throw line, which is 5.80 m from the baseline and 4.60 m from the basket. The circle where the free throw line has a diameter of 3.6 m. All lines are 5 cm. wide.
The three-point line is located at 6.75 m (FIBA) and 7.24 m (NBA) away from the basket.

Some basic things about basketball: The Ball

The ball is a key player in the game obviously and regulated so you have to meet very stringent characteristics:


  • the ball Male Model "No. 7A" should measure 75-78 cm. And its weight is around 567-650 grams
  • Spalding Is the official brand of ball NBA basketball since 1983