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3x3 Basketball
FIBA
3x3 Basketball is FIBA's fast, half-court basketball discipline played by two teams of three players (plus one substitute each) on a single basket. Born in the streetball tradition and formalized as an Olympic sport at Tokyo 2020, 3x3 has its own complete rule set, its own world rankings, its own...
Basketball
WNBA
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is the premier professional women's basketball league in the world. The league was approved by the NBA Board of Governors in April 1996 and tipped off its inaugural season on June 21, 1997. The WNBA operates as a separate legal entity affiliated ...
Basketball
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier professional basketball league in the world, featuring 30 teams divided into two conferences — the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference — each comprising three divisions of five teams. The NBA is widely regarded as the highest leve...
Basketball (FIBA)
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA, from French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is the world governing body for basketball. Founded on June 18, 1932 in Geneva, Switzerland, FIBA oversees international basketball competition and sets the official rules used in all internationa...
Basketball (NCAA Men)
NCAA
NCAA Men's Basketball is the collegiate variant of basketball played under the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA men's basketball differs meaningfully from FIBA (international) and NBA (professional) rules — most notably in the use of two 20-minute halves rather than qua...
Basketball (NCAA Women)
NCAA
NCAA Women's Basketball is the collegiate variant of women's basketball played under the rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA women's basketball differs from NCAA men's basketball in several key ways: four 10-minute quarters (vs. two 20-minute halves in M's, since 2015-16),...
Creator Basketball (NBA Creator Cup)
NBA
The NBA Creator Cup is an NBA-sanctioned basketball tournament featuring social-media creators and digital influencers competing in an officially-branded competitive event. Announced as a permanent NBA programming property in 2024, the Creator Cup builds on years of informal creator basketball co...
Volleyball
FIVB
Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Originally called "Mintonette," the sport was designed as a less physically demanding alternative to basketball. The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) was founded on April 18, 1947, in Pa...
H.O.R.S.E. (Basketball)
H.O.R.S.E. is a casual basketball shooting game in which players take turns matching tricky or creative shots called by an opposing player. The goal is to avoid being the first player to spell out the word "HORSE" by accumulating five missed-replication letters. The game rewards shot creativity a...
Trash Can Basketball
The office classic turned competitive. Trash Can Basketball takes the universal experience of tossing crumpled paper into a bin and adds structured rules, point values, and a sudden death shootout.
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Section 2: Equipment
H.O.R.S.E. (Basketball)
1 basketball (standard size; size 5, 6, or 7 depending on player age); 1 basketball hoop with backboard (regulation 10 ft / 3.05 m height preferred; lowered hoops are common for youth play); Optional: chalk, markers, or tape to designate shooting spots
7.5 Stepping or Fouls During Shot
H.O.R.S.E. (Basketball)
Standard basketball traveling and double-dribble rules do not apply during H.O.R.S.E. The shooter is stationary at the designated spot and shoots from that position; movement before release is permitted unless explicitly prohibited by house rules.
Section 3: Playing Area
H.O.R.S.E. (Basketball)
H.O.R.S.E. is played on any flat, hard surface featuring a basketball hoop. Typical playing areas include: A full or half indoor/outdoor basketball court; A driveway or backyard hoop setup; A schoolyard or community park hoop