Basketball

Basketball - very beautiful and fascinating in the essence of the game. Basketball - third most liked kind of sports in USA (8% with huge popularity overseas because it can be played in urban areas with a minimal investment in equipment). Basketball was invented in the USA.

In basketball two play teams, each of which has five players. The purpose by every team in basketball is to plunge a ball in a basket of the contender and to prevent another team to take possession of a ball, and to return it to the basket. With basketball it is possible to play only by hands. To run with a ball, purposely to beat on it by a leg, to block by any part of a leg or to beat on it by a fist is infringement resulting in loss of control of the basketball to the other team. These rules are fast moving but reasonable as determined by the referees. The casual contact of a ball by a leg is not infringement. The game consists of four periods for ten minutes with breaks for two minutes.

The greatest development the game has received in USA, where was organized one of the strongest basketball championships - championship of NBA, National Basketball Association.

Players are usually very, very tall with Eastern Europeans and Asians recently added to the USA professional teams as among the best in the world.

Basketball games are played at the grade school, high school and college level throughout the USA. There are now well fielded both exceptional men’s and women’s teams. Games are fun to attend not only because of action-packed ball handling but also by beautiful and handsome cheer leaders with attractive uniforms and spectacular gymnastics that are shown during breaks of game sessions to appreciative fans.

Want active rest, go on basketball game or go to the nearest park and find there basketball place. You will meet the new people and receive new experience of game.