Flashcards: Basketball Court Fundamentals — 24 cards

Basketball court — dimensions?

28 m by 15 m measured from inner boundary edge.

Floor boundary lane — minimum width?

2 meters around the court.

Backcourt — includes?

Own basket, inbounds backboard part, and court behind the centre line.

Frontcourt — includes?

Opponents’ basket, inbounds backboard part, and court beyond centre line.

Boundary line — role?

Separates in-bounds from out-of-bounds areas.

Out-of-bounds ball — causes?

Touches a player or object outside boundary or on/above boundary line.

Jump ball situation — restart?

Occurs when a player moves out-of-bounds or to backcourt during held ball.

Centre line — purpose?

Separates backcourt and frontcourt for positioning and restarts.

3-second rule — applies where?

In the frontcourt, while team controls ball and clock runs.

No-charge semi-circle — protection?

Defender must have foot in semi-circle for protection against charge.

Restricted area — limits?

Defines where offensive players can stay >3 seconds in frontcourt.

Throw-in line — use?

To restart play after fouls or errors, from specific court spots.

Equipment list — includes?

Not specified in provided summary, generally includes ball, hoop, backboard.

Team eligibility — protest?

Filed within 15 min, written within 1 hour, decision within 24 hours.

Game lost by default — reason?

Team unable or unwilling to continue, resulting in automatic loss.

Violation — effect?

Stops play; ball awarded to the opposing team.

Ball out-of-bounds — causes?

Touches a player or object outside boundary lines.

Scorer duties — task?

Record score and stats on the scoresheet during game.

Assistant scorer — role?

Support scorer by tracking info and maintaining accuracy.

Court measurement — from where?

Measured from the inner edge of boundary lines.

Player location — retained when?

From last floor contact, including airborne status.

Boundary line — part of court?

No, it separates in-bounds from out-of-bounds.

Violation — result?

Play stops; ball awarded to opponents.

Referee location — determined how?

Same as player; based on last floor contact.