Female basketball is a team sports game, its main goal is to throw the ball into the basket of the opponent's team. Victory is won by those who earned more balls during the competition. For basketball, only high and fast girls are selected. It is believed that this kind of sport is very useful, so it is included in the sports training program for schools.
Women's basketball - the rules of the game
Experts believe that women's basketball:
- hones the coordination;
- trains muscles and breathing;
- improves blood circulation;
- strengthens the nerves.
These characteristics made the game very famous, the first rules were invented by the American James Naismith in 1891. The teacher wanted to make the lessons of gymnastics more interesting, at first the teams simply threw the balls into the fruit baskets. Only a year later James formulated the basic rules, at first there were 13. And the rules of women's basketball at the international level were adopted only in 1932, at the first congress of the International Basketball Federation. The most extreme adjustments were made in 2004. The rules are simple:
- Two groups compete, five out of each.
- The goal of the game is to throw a ball into someone else's basket and not let it throw into your own.
- The game is only hand, kicking or stopping the ball is considered a violation.
- With the same number of points, the judge adds time, and does so until the winner is determined.
- For a shot from a close distance, 2 points are awarded, from a distant one - 3 points, for a penalty - 1 point.
Female basketball - ring height
Female volleyball has become so popular due to the fact that it is the least traumatic. And also strengthens health by various loads:
- walking and running;
- stops, turns, throws;
- jumping, catching and leading the ball.
The height of the basketball ring from the floor is 10 feet or 3.05 meters. The same standards apply to men's basketball. According to sports standards, the basket is fixed at a distance of 0.15 meters from the low edge of the basketball shield, and the basket itself is wrapped around the hoop by a net that has no bottom. The bottom edge of the basket is fixed at a distance of 3 meters 5 centimeters from the floor, this rule is common, both for male and female teams. There are several important nuances:
- The design is put so that it can not be displaced, and the loads do not affect the position of the shield.
- The correct distance from the floor to the top is measured by a specialist, because not only accuracy plays a role, but also the difference in slopes in one and the other direction.
How many quarters are there in women's basketball?
In basketball "clean" time is counted, the game totals from 2 to 4 periods or quarters, for 12 minutes. Breaks are given for two minutes. In numerous sports the time is divided into halves, the women's basketball rules has the same. The stopwatch is activated only when the ball is in the game, if it flies out of the field, the timer is stopped. The total playing time ranges from 40 to 48 minutes, everything is decided by the rules.
How many lasts a quarter in women's basketball?
How much is a quarter in basketball? Each time is allocated for 10 minutes not falling out of the game time, taking into account the intervals between them in 120 seconds. Only at the height of the game, in the interval of the second and third periods, 15 minutes are allocated for rest. But there are some deviations:
- In Europe, the quarter is 10 minutes.
- In America they play for 12 minutes.
- In the NBA, the score goes for 12 minutes, but with time-outs and delays, runs for about half an hour.
Rating of women's national teams in basketball
Female basketball is a sport where matches are no less exciting than men's, glasses and penalties are taken into account by the judge according to generally accepted international rules. To get the right to play in the most prestigious tournament, the Russian team this year held 6 matches with basketball players in Greece, Bulgaria and Switzerland. The women's basketball team managed to win the World Cup and the European Cup, leading the world rankings, pushed former champions from Hungary.
Women's Basketball - Movies
Most of the supporters of basketball live in America, where almost all residents of the country are familiar with this game. Thanks to such popularity, films about women's basketball directors were shot often, and they are successful even in the world box office. The most famous films:
- "Playing on someone else's field . " The history of the coach, who formed a team of black players and brought them to the champions.
- "Season of victories" . A well-known coach in the past gets a chance to return to his favorite sport, but on one condition: it is necessary to prepare the women's team so that the girls come to the highest level.
- "Mighty Max . " The history of the coach of the women's team Kathy Nash, who manages to make winners of the tournaments out of weak underdogs in a short time.