Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played with a hand-held ball. The goal is to score more points than the opposing team by making more baskets (shooting the ball through a hoop placed 3.05 m above the floor).

Age categories:

10 to 12: boys
10 to 12: girls

13 to 15: boys
13 to 15: girls

16 to 18: boys
16 to 18: girls

Number of players:

5 players on the field
7 replacements maximum