UNIT 2: Facilities and Equipment Needed

in Playing Basketball

I. INTRODUCTION:
The playing court shall be uniformly and adequately lighted up. The lights
shall be positioned so they do not hinder the players’ and officials’ vision. The
backboards shall be made of a suitable transparent materials made in one piece,
non-reflective, with flat front surface and the support service areas, which must
be fully accessible to persons with a disability, are the areas in which essential
operations for the competition are carried out.

II. MODULE OUTCOMES:

1. Enumerated the facilities and equipment in playing basketball.
2. Explained the facilities and equipment needed in playing basketball.

Lesson 1: Facilities and Equipment

Lesson Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson the learner must have:
1. Identified the facilities and equipment needed in playing basketball.
2. Explained the importance of the facilities and equipment needed in playing
basketball.

III. LEARNING CONTENT:

A. MOTIVATION
Label the different parts of the court.

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B. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

1. FACILITIES

A. Playing court
1. Playing court - court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular
floor, with baskets at each end with dimensions of 28 m in length by 15 m in
width measured from the inner edge of the boundary line. In professional or
organized basketball, especially when played indoors, it is usually made out of a
wood, often maple, and highly polished and completed with a 10 foot rim.
Outdoor surfaces are generally made from standard paving materials such as
concrete or asphalt.
2. Adequate lighting - enough light to allow ease in playing and provide
safety to players.

B. Backcourt
A team's backcourt consists of its team's own basket, the inbounds part of
the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the end line behind its
own basket, the sidelines and the center line.

C. Frontcourt
A team's frontcourt consists of the opponents' basket, the inbounds part of
the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the end line behind the
opponents' basket, the sidelines and the inner edge of the center line nearest to
the opponents' basket.

D. Lines
All lines shall be of the same color and drawn in white or other contrasting
color, 5 cm in width and clearly visible.
1. Boundary line
The playing court shall be limited by the boundary line, consisting of
the end lines and the sidelines. These lines are not part of the playing court. Any

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obstruction including seated head coaches, assistant coaches, substitutes,
excluded players and accompanying delegation members shall be at least 2 m
from the playing court.
2. Centre line, center circle and free-throw semi-circles
The center line shall be marked parallel to the end lines from the
mid-point of the sidelines. It shall extend 0.15 m beyond each sideline. The
center line is part of the backcourt.
The center circle shall be marked in the center of the playing court
and have a radius of 1.80 m measured to the outer edge of the circumference.
The free-throw semi-circles shall be marked on the playing court with a radius of
1.80 m measured to the outer edge of the circumference and with their center at
the mid-point of the free-throw lines.
3. Free-throw lines, restricted areas and free-throw rebound places
The free-throw line shall be drawn parallel to each end line. It shall
have its furthest edge 5.80 m from the inner edge of the end line and shall be
3.60 m long. Its mid-point shall lie on the imaginary line joining the mid-point of
the 2 end lines. The restricted areas shall be the rectangular areas marked on
the playing court limited by the end lines, the extended free-throw lines and the
lines which originate at the end lines, their outer edges being 2.45 m from the
mid-point of the end lines and terminating at the outer edge of the extended free-
throw lines. These lines, excluding the end lines, are part of the restricted area.
Free-throw rebound places along the restricted areas, reserved for players during
free throws, shall be marked.
4. 3-point field goal area
The team's 3-point field goal area shall be the entire floor area of
the playing court, except for the area near the opponents' basket, limited by and
including:
a. The 2 parallel lines extending from and perpendicular to the end
line, with the outer edge 0.90 m from the inner edge of the sidelines.
b. An arc of radius 6.75 m measured from the point on the floor
beneath the exact center of the opponents' basket to the outer edge of the arc.
The distance of the point on the floor from the inner edge of the mid-point of the
end line is 1.575 m. The arc is joined to the parallel lines. The 3-point line is not
part of the 3-point field goal area.

E. Team bench areas

The team bench areas shall be marked outside the playing court limited by
2 lines. There must be 16 seats available in each team bench area for the head
coach, the assistant coaches, the substitutes, the excluded players and the
accompanying delegation members. Any other persons shall be at least 2 m
behind the team bench.

F. Throw-in lines
The 2 lines of 0.15 m in length shall be marked outside the playing court at
the sideline opposite the scorer’s table, with the outer edge of the lines 8.325 m
from the inner edge of the nearest end line.

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G. No-charge semi-circle areas
The no-charge semi-circle areas shall be marked on the playing court,
limited by:
1. A semi-circle with the radius of 1.25 m measured from the point
on the floor beneath the exact center of the basket to the inner edge of the semi-
circle. The semi-circle is joined to:
2. The 2 parallel lines perpendicular to the end line, the inner edge
1.25 m from the point on the floor beneath the exact center of the basket, 0.375
m in length and ending 1.20 m from the inner edge of the end line.
3. The no-charge semi-circle areas are completed by imaginary
lines joining the ends of the parallel lines directly below the front edges of the
backboards. The no-charge semi-circle lines are part of the no-charge semi-circle
areas.

2. EQUIPMENT

A. Backstop units, consisting of:

a. Backboards - is a piece of basketball equipment. It is a raised vertical
board with an attached basket consisting of a net suspended from a hoop.
b. Baskets comprising (pressure release) rings and nets
c. Backboard support structures including padding.

B. Basketballs are an inflated round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in

games.

C. Game clock is used by the time keeper to check time when to start and when
to end the game.

D. Scoreboard is a large board for publicly displaying the score in a game.

E. Shot clock is a tool used to control the pace of a basketball game by counting
down the seconds of each possession in order to ensure that possession is
changed or a shot is taken in a set amount of time.

F. Stopwatch or suitable (visible) device (not the game clock) for timing
time-outs

G. Whistle is a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible

passage of breath through a slit in a short tube. 2 separate, distinctly different
and loud signals, one of each for the
1. shot clock operator,
2. scorer/time keeper.

H. Score sheet is used by a scorer to keep the record of each team in a match.

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I. Player foul markers sets comprise of 5 numbered paddles to indicate
individual player fouls and a pair of collapsible foul marker cones for marking the
team foul limit.

J. Team foul markers is the number of personal and technical fouls committed
by all players for the team in a given period to show if a team exceeds the limit.

K. Alternating possession arrow is used to determine which team receives the

ball after a held ball or other situations, such as when the ball gets stuck between
the rim and the backboard or after a double foul in which neither team earns
possession. Understanding the rules of the possession arrow helps players
and coaches better understand alternating possession situations during the
game.

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Name: ___________________________________Date: _________________
Course and Section: ________________________Score: ________________

Answer the following question:

A. Give the importance of familiarizing the different parts of the court? (5pts.)

B. Give at least five facilities and equipment needed in playing basketball and
discuss. (15pts.)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

C. What can you say about this quote “Sports do not build character. They reveal
it”. (5pts.)

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