Basketball | Playworks

To develop leadership, teamwork, hand-eye coordination and depth perception.

Divide players into teams of ten to twelve players.
There are five players on the court, per team – one center, two forwards, two guards.
The court is divided into two halves; at the center of each end is a bottomless net basket, suspended by a backboard 10′ high.
On the court, foul-shot lines and an arc are on both halves, in front of and under the basket.

Use a standard court size is 92;(28 m) x 50′ (15 m) with two basketball hoops.

The game begins with a jump ball in the center of the court with each team’s center jumping to attain possession. The players begin on the opposite half court of their goal basket.
The team who gains possession of the ball is the offense, the team that does not have the ball is the defense.
The players must dribble the ball down the court bouncing the ball with one hand for every two steps taken.
A ball going out of play over the boundaries stops the game. The ball is thrown back into play by the opposing team of the person who last touched the ball.
Points are scored when the ball passes through the net. Foul shots equal one point; a basket made behind the arc equals three points; all other baskets equal two points.
After a basket is made, the team that did not score is granted possession; they must throw the ball into play behind the boundary, under the scored basket.

A foul and two foul shots (free shots without interference by defense) are granted to the offended team when:

A defensive player interferes with the offensive player by making body contact with his/her hands.
An offensive player runs into a planted (standing still) defensive player.
Unnecessary and deliberate tripping, pushing or inappropriate language occurs.

Violations by the player handling the ball are:

Turnovers: possession of the ball switches teams and the ball is thrown into play from outside the boundary nearest to the violation.
Traveling: the ball is carried for more then two steps; the player stops moving and holds the ball with both hands and then moves his/her pivot foot.
Double Dribbling: the ball is dribbled with both hands at the same time; the ball is dribbled, then held with both hands, and then dribbled again (to avoid this violation, the player must either pass or shoot the ball).