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Team Games 5
Any game which provides opportunities to two or more 
players working together towards a shared objective is called 
a team game. A team game is an activity in which individuals 
are organised in a team to compete with the opposing team, 
in accordance with a set of laws/rules to win. Games like 
Basketball, Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Volleyball, 
etc., are some of the classic examples of major team games.
However, over a period of time, the popularity of team 
games has grown continuously. These games have positively 
influenced not just the players, but also their fans, local and 
national economies. All over the world, the impact of team 
games can be seen resulting in professional players to live 
out their dreams. Star players have become role models to 
youth. Young athletes/players develop life skills which are 
followed as footsteps of their role models.
In this chapter, some of the team games like Basketball, 
Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, and 
Volleyball are explained.
Basket Ball Basketball is a team game played between two teams 
of five players each, on the court. Very high amount of 
energy (calories) expenditure is there in this game. It also 
helps in building bone and muscle strength and boosts the 
immune system. This game also develops self-discipline and 
concentration among young players.
History
Basketball originated in the United States of America and 
was invented by Dr. James Naismith in December, 1891, who 
was a Physical Educator at the International Young Men’s 
Christian Association Training School (YMCA) (now known 
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Team Games 5
Any game which provides opportunities to two or more 
players working together towards a shared objective is called 
a team game. A team game is an activity in which individuals 
are organised in a team to compete with the opposing team, 
in accordance with a set of laws/rules to win. Games like 
Basketball, Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Volleyball, 
etc., are some of the classic examples of major team games.
However, over a period of time, the popularity of team 
games has grown continuously. These games have positively 
influenced not just the players, but also their fans, local and 
national economies. All over the world, the impact of team 
games can be seen resulting in professional players to live 
out their dreams. Star players have become role models to 
youth. Young athletes/players develop life skills which are 
followed as footsteps of their role models.
In this chapter, some of the team games like Basketball, 
Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, and 
Volleyball are explained.
Basket Ball Basketball is a team game played between two teams 
of five players each, on the court. Very high amount of 
energy (calories) expenditure is there in this game. It also 
helps in building bone and muscle strength and boosts the 
immune system. This game also develops self-discipline and 
concentration among young players.
History
Basketball originated in the United States of America and 
was invented by Dr. James Naismith in December, 1891, who 
was a Physical Educator at the International Young Men’s 
Christian Association Training School (YMCA) (now known 
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Do You Know?
On January 15 1892, the first 
set of rules of the Basketball 
game were published by  
Dr. James Naismith in the 
college magazine, “Triangle”, 
under the title “ A New Game” .
as Springfield College of Physical Education) in Springfield, 
Massachusetts.
Fig. 5.1: Dr. James Naismith
Naismith sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his 
students occupied and at proper levels of fitness. But after 
rejecting many ideas, he obtained a soccer ball and two 
wooden peach baskets. He hung the baskets on the railing of 
the balcony at the height of 10 ft above the floor at the opposite 
ends of the gym hall. The objective of the game was to toss 
the soccer ball into the peach baskets. The first basketball 
game was played among physical education students with 
nine players on each side, of Springfield secretarial training 
class of Physical Education (PE) College in December, 1891.
The International Basketball Federation FIBA (French 
acronym: Federation Internationale de Basketball) association 
was founded in Geneva in 1932. Basketball was featured in 
the St. Louis, Missouri, United States, III Olympic Games 
in 1904. It was officially recognised as an Olympic game in 
1936 in Berlin. Due to the wide popularity, Basketball was 
played in the first Asian Games in 1951 held at New Delhi. 
History of basketball in India
Basketball was introduced in India by American missionaries 
towards the end of the first decade of 20th century. It was 
presumed that in the year 1905, the game of basketball was 
started at the YMCA Calcutta by H. Peterson and J.N. Guaj. 
The credit of starting and popularising this game goes to 
YMCA College of Physical Education, Madras in the year 1920. 
The first National Basketball Championship was organised 
in 1934 by the Indian Olympic Association and later after the 
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Team Games 5
Any game which provides opportunities to two or more 
players working together towards a shared objective is called 
a team game. A team game is an activity in which individuals 
are organised in a team to compete with the opposing team, 
in accordance with a set of laws/rules to win. Games like 
Basketball, Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Volleyball, 
etc., are some of the classic examples of major team games.
However, over a period of time, the popularity of team 
games has grown continuously. These games have positively 
influenced not just the players, but also their fans, local and 
national economies. All over the world, the impact of team 
games can be seen resulting in professional players to live 
out their dreams. Star players have become role models to 
youth. Young athletes/players develop life skills which are 
followed as footsteps of their role models.
In this chapter, some of the team games like Basketball, 
Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, and 
Volleyball are explained.
Basket Ball Basketball is a team game played between two teams 
of five players each, on the court. Very high amount of 
energy (calories) expenditure is there in this game. It also 
helps in building bone and muscle strength and boosts the 
immune system. This game also develops self-discipline and 
concentration among young players.
History
Basketball originated in the United States of America and 
was invented by Dr. James Naismith in December, 1891, who 
was a Physical Educator at the International Young Men’s 
Christian Association Training School (YMCA) (now known 
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Do You Know?
On January 15 1892, the first 
set of rules of the Basketball 
game were published by  
Dr. James Naismith in the 
college magazine, “Triangle”, 
under the title “ A New Game” .
as Springfield College of Physical Education) in Springfield, 
Massachusetts.
Fig. 5.1: Dr. James Naismith
Naismith sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his 
students occupied and at proper levels of fitness. But after 
rejecting many ideas, he obtained a soccer ball and two 
wooden peach baskets. He hung the baskets on the railing of 
the balcony at the height of 10 ft above the floor at the opposite 
ends of the gym hall. The objective of the game was to toss 
the soccer ball into the peach baskets. The first basketball 
game was played among physical education students with 
nine players on each side, of Springfield secretarial training 
class of Physical Education (PE) College in December, 1891.
The International Basketball Federation FIBA (French 
acronym: Federation Internationale de Basketball) association 
was founded in Geneva in 1932. Basketball was featured in 
the St. Louis, Missouri, United States, III Olympic Games 
in 1904. It was officially recognised as an Olympic game in 
1936 in Berlin. Due to the wide popularity, Basketball was 
played in the first Asian Games in 1951 held at New Delhi. 
History of basketball in India
Basketball was introduced in India by American missionaries 
towards the end of the first decade of 20th century. It was 
presumed that in the year 1905, the game of basketball was 
started at the YMCA Calcutta by H. Peterson and J.N. Guaj. 
The credit of starting and popularising this game goes to 
YMCA College of Physical Education, Madras in the year 1920. 
The first National Basketball Championship was organised 
in 1934 by the Indian Olympic Association and later after the 
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constitution of Basketball Federation of India (BFI) in 1950 at 
Mumbai, the First National Basketball Championship under 
the banner of BFI was held at Ludhiana (Punjab) in 1951.
Measurement of playgrounds, and field and 
specifications of equipment
Playing court
The playing court shall have a hard and flat surface, free 
from obstructions with dimensions of 28 m in length and  
15 m in width measured from the inner edge of the boundary 
lines and free space atleast 2 m on all sides.
Boundary lines
These lines are not part of the playing court. The centre 
line is marked parallel to the endlines from the mid-point 
of the sidelines. The extended centreline at sidelines (5 cm) 
divides the court in two halves. It consists of a Back court 
(team’s own basket area) and a Front court (consists of the 
opponents’ basket). All lines are drawn 5 cm in width and in 
clearly visible white colour. The centre circle shall be marked 
in the centre of the playing court and have a radius of 1.80 
m measured to the outer edge of the circumference. If the 
inside of the centre circle is painted, it must be the same 
colour as of the restricted areas.
28m
15m
1.575m
0.90m Sideline
Throw-in line
8.325m
Three Point Line
0.15m
6.75m
No-charge
Semi-Circle
3.6m
Centre
Circle
Endline
Centre line
Restricted
Area
Endline
Sideline
Fig. 5.2: Basketball court
Do You Know?
 •Late C.C. Abraham, 
professional Physical 
Education Leader, from 
Y .M.C.A. College of Physical 
Education, Chennai and 
Meher Singh of Rajasthan 
were the founder, president 
and secretary of Basketball 
Federation of India (BFI).
 • Wheelchair Basketball was 
developed in USA by a 
badly injured army person 
after the Second World War 
around 1946. The rules are 
approximately similar to 
Basketball.
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Team Games 5
Any game which provides opportunities to two or more 
players working together towards a shared objective is called 
a team game. A team game is an activity in which individuals 
are organised in a team to compete with the opposing team, 
in accordance with a set of laws/rules to win. Games like 
Basketball, Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Volleyball, 
etc., are some of the classic examples of major team games.
However, over a period of time, the popularity of team 
games has grown continuously. These games have positively 
influenced not just the players, but also their fans, local and 
national economies. All over the world, the impact of team 
games can be seen resulting in professional players to live 
out their dreams. Star players have become role models to 
youth. Young athletes/players develop life skills which are 
followed as footsteps of their role models.
In this chapter, some of the team games like Basketball, 
Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, and 
Volleyball are explained.
Basket Ball Basketball is a team game played between two teams 
of five players each, on the court. Very high amount of 
energy (calories) expenditure is there in this game. It also 
helps in building bone and muscle strength and boosts the 
immune system. This game also develops self-discipline and 
concentration among young players.
History
Basketball originated in the United States of America and 
was invented by Dr. James Naismith in December, 1891, who 
was a Physical Educator at the International Young Men’s 
Christian Association Training School (YMCA) (now known 
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Do You Know?
On January 15 1892, the first 
set of rules of the Basketball 
game were published by  
Dr. James Naismith in the 
college magazine, “Triangle”, 
under the title “ A New Game” .
as Springfield College of Physical Education) in Springfield, 
Massachusetts.
Fig. 5.1: Dr. James Naismith
Naismith sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his 
students occupied and at proper levels of fitness. But after 
rejecting many ideas, he obtained a soccer ball and two 
wooden peach baskets. He hung the baskets on the railing of 
the balcony at the height of 10 ft above the floor at the opposite 
ends of the gym hall. The objective of the game was to toss 
the soccer ball into the peach baskets. The first basketball 
game was played among physical education students with 
nine players on each side, of Springfield secretarial training 
class of Physical Education (PE) College in December, 1891.
The International Basketball Federation FIBA (French 
acronym: Federation Internationale de Basketball) association 
was founded in Geneva in 1932. Basketball was featured in 
the St. Louis, Missouri, United States, III Olympic Games 
in 1904. It was officially recognised as an Olympic game in 
1936 in Berlin. Due to the wide popularity, Basketball was 
played in the first Asian Games in 1951 held at New Delhi. 
History of basketball in India
Basketball was introduced in India by American missionaries 
towards the end of the first decade of 20th century. It was 
presumed that in the year 1905, the game of basketball was 
started at the YMCA Calcutta by H. Peterson and J.N. Guaj. 
The credit of starting and popularising this game goes to 
YMCA College of Physical Education, Madras in the year 1920. 
The first National Basketball Championship was organised 
in 1934 by the Indian Olympic Association and later after the 
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constitution of Basketball Federation of India (BFI) in 1950 at 
Mumbai, the First National Basketball Championship under 
the banner of BFI was held at Ludhiana (Punjab) in 1951.
Measurement of playgrounds, and field and 
specifications of equipment
Playing court
The playing court shall have a hard and flat surface, free 
from obstructions with dimensions of 28 m in length and  
15 m in width measured from the inner edge of the boundary 
lines and free space atleast 2 m on all sides.
Boundary lines
These lines are not part of the playing court. The centre 
line is marked parallel to the endlines from the mid-point 
of the sidelines. The extended centreline at sidelines (5 cm) 
divides the court in two halves. It consists of a Back court 
(team’s own basket area) and a Front court (consists of the 
opponents’ basket). All lines are drawn 5 cm in width and in 
clearly visible white colour. The centre circle shall be marked 
in the centre of the playing court and have a radius of 1.80 
m measured to the outer edge of the circumference. If the 
inside of the centre circle is painted, it must be the same 
colour as of the restricted areas.
28m
15m
1.575m
0.90m Sideline
Throw-in line
8.325m
Three Point Line
0.15m
6.75m
No-charge
Semi-Circle
3.6m
Centre
Circle
Endline
Centre line
Restricted
Area
Endline
Sideline
Fig. 5.2: Basketball court
Do You Know?
 •Late C.C. Abraham, 
professional Physical 
Education Leader, from 
Y .M.C.A. College of Physical 
Education, Chennai and 
Meher Singh of Rajasthan 
were the founder, president 
and secretary of Basketball 
Federation of India (BFI).
 • Wheelchair Basketball was 
developed in USA by a 
badly injured army person 
after the Second World War 
around 1946. The rules are 
approximately similar to 
Basketball.
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Do You Know?
 • Side line and end line of 
Basketball court is 28m in 
length and 15m in width 
respectively.
 • Back support poles are 2 m 
away from the end lines.
 • The height of the ring from 
floor is same as it was when 
Basketball was originated.
Free-throw lines, restricted areas and free-throw
The free-throw lines are drawn parallel to each end line.  
It shall have its farthest edge 5.80 m from the inner edge of 
the end line and shall be 3.60 m long. Its mid-point lies on 
the imaginary line joining the mid-point of the two end lines.
The restricted areas are 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, terminate at the outer edge of the extended free-throw 
lines. These lines, excluding the endlines, are part of the 
restricted area. The inner side of the restricted areas must 
be painted in one colour. The freethrow semi-circles marked 
on the playing court with a radius of 1.80 m measured to the 
outer edge of the circumference and with their centres at the 
mid-point of the free-throw lines.
 • 3 points can be scored by shooting the ball into the op-
ponents’ basket from the entire court but from outside 
of the 3 point line.
 • 2 points can be scored by shooting the ball into the 
opponents’ basket, if the shot is taken from inside the 
3 point line.
 • Only 1 point can be scored by single free shots.
0.375m
No-charge
Semi-Circle area
5.8m
1.8m
1.25m
4.9m
1.2m
Neutral
Zone
1.75m
0.85m
0.4m
0.83m
0.83m
Fig. 5.3: Restricted area in basketball
Equipment
The following equipment will be required—Backstop units 
(backboards, comprising rings and nets, backboard support 
structures including padding), basketballs, game clock, 
scoreboard, shot clock, stopwatch or suitable (visible) device 
(not the game clock) for timing and time-outs, two separate 
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Team Games 5
Any game which provides opportunities to two or more 
players working together towards a shared objective is called 
a team game. A team game is an activity in which individuals 
are organised in a team to compete with the opposing team, 
in accordance with a set of laws/rules to win. Games like 
Basketball, Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Volleyball, 
etc., are some of the classic examples of major team games.
However, over a period of time, the popularity of team 
games has grown continuously. These games have positively 
influenced not just the players, but also their fans, local and 
national economies. All over the world, the impact of team 
games can be seen resulting in professional players to live 
out their dreams. Star players have become role models to 
youth. Young athletes/players develop life skills which are 
followed as footsteps of their role models.
In this chapter, some of the team games like Basketball, 
Cricket, Football, Handball, Hockey, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, and 
Volleyball are explained.
Basket Ball Basketball is a team game played between two teams 
of five players each, on the court. Very high amount of 
energy (calories) expenditure is there in this game. It also 
helps in building bone and muscle strength and boosts the 
immune system. This game also develops self-discipline and 
concentration among young players.
History
Basketball originated in the United States of America and 
was invented by Dr. James Naismith in December, 1891, who 
was a Physical Educator at the International Young Men’s 
Christian Association Training School (YMCA) (now known 
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Do You Know?
On January 15 1892, the first 
set of rules of the Basketball 
game were published by  
Dr. James Naismith in the 
college magazine, “Triangle”, 
under the title “ A New Game” .
as Springfield College of Physical Education) in Springfield, 
Massachusetts.
Fig. 5.1: Dr. James Naismith
Naismith sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his 
students occupied and at proper levels of fitness. But after 
rejecting many ideas, he obtained a soccer ball and two 
wooden peach baskets. He hung the baskets on the railing of 
the balcony at the height of 10 ft above the floor at the opposite 
ends of the gym hall. The objective of the game was to toss 
the soccer ball into the peach baskets. The first basketball 
game was played among physical education students with 
nine players on each side, of Springfield secretarial training 
class of Physical Education (PE) College in December, 1891.
The International Basketball Federation FIBA (French 
acronym: Federation Internationale de Basketball) association 
was founded in Geneva in 1932. Basketball was featured in 
the St. Louis, Missouri, United States, III Olympic Games 
in 1904. It was officially recognised as an Olympic game in 
1936 in Berlin. Due to the wide popularity, Basketball was 
played in the first Asian Games in 1951 held at New Delhi. 
History of basketball in India
Basketball was introduced in India by American missionaries 
towards the end of the first decade of 20th century. It was 
presumed that in the year 1905, the game of basketball was 
started at the YMCA Calcutta by H. Peterson and J.N. Guaj. 
The credit of starting and popularising this game goes to 
YMCA College of Physical Education, Madras in the year 1920. 
The first National Basketball Championship was organised 
in 1934 by the Indian Olympic Association and later after the 
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constitution of Basketball Federation of India (BFI) in 1950 at 
Mumbai, the First National Basketball Championship under 
the banner of BFI was held at Ludhiana (Punjab) in 1951.
Measurement of playgrounds, and field and 
specifications of equipment
Playing court
The playing court shall have a hard and flat surface, free 
from obstructions with dimensions of 28 m in length and  
15 m in width measured from the inner edge of the boundary 
lines and free space atleast 2 m on all sides.
Boundary lines
These lines are not part of the playing court. The centre 
line is marked parallel to the endlines from the mid-point 
of the sidelines. The extended centreline at sidelines (5 cm) 
divides the court in two halves. It consists of a Back court 
(team’s own basket area) and a Front court (consists of the 
opponents’ basket). All lines are drawn 5 cm in width and in 
clearly visible white colour. The centre circle shall be marked 
in the centre of the playing court and have a radius of 1.80 
m measured to the outer edge of the circumference. If the 
inside of the centre circle is painted, it must be the same 
colour as of the restricted areas.
28m
15m
1.575m
0.90m Sideline
Throw-in line
8.325m
Three Point Line
0.15m
6.75m
No-charge
Semi-Circle
3.6m
Centre
Circle
Endline
Centre line
Restricted
Area
Endline
Sideline
Fig. 5.2: Basketball court
Do You Know?
 •Late C.C. Abraham, 
professional Physical 
Education Leader, from 
Y .M.C.A. College of Physical 
Education, Chennai and 
Meher Singh of Rajasthan 
were the founder, president 
and secretary of Basketball 
Federation of India (BFI).
 • Wheelchair Basketball was 
developed in USA by a 
badly injured army person 
after the Second World War 
around 1946. The rules are 
approximately similar to 
Basketball.
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Do You Know?
 • Side line and end line of 
Basketball court is 28m in 
length and 15m in width 
respectively.
 • Back support poles are 2 m 
away from the end lines.
 • The height of the ring from 
floor is same as it was when 
Basketball was originated.
Free-throw lines, restricted areas and free-throw
The free-throw lines are drawn parallel to each end line.  
It shall have its farthest edge 5.80 m from the inner edge of 
the end line and shall be 3.60 m long. Its mid-point lies on 
the imaginary line joining the mid-point of the two end lines.
The restricted areas are 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, terminate at the outer edge of the extended free-throw 
lines. These lines, excluding the endlines, are part of the 
restricted area. The inner side of the restricted areas must 
be painted in one colour. The freethrow semi-circles marked 
on the playing court with a radius of 1.80 m measured to the 
outer edge of the circumference and with their centres at the 
mid-point of the free-throw lines.
 • 3 points can be scored by shooting the ball into the op-
ponents’ basket from the entire court but from outside 
of the 3 point line.
 • 2 points can be scored by shooting the ball into the 
opponents’ basket, if the shot is taken from inside the 
3 point line.
 • Only 1 point can be scored by single free shots.
0.375m
No-charge
Semi-Circle area
5.8m
1.8m
1.25m
4.9m
1.2m
Neutral
Zone
1.75m
0.85m
0.4m
0.83m
0.83m
Fig. 5.3: Restricted area in basketball
Equipment
The following equipment will be required—Backstop units 
(backboards, comprising rings and nets, backboard support 
structures including padding), basketballs, game clock, 
scoreboard, shot clock, stopwatch or suitable (visible) device 
(not the game clock) for timing and time-outs, two separate 
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distinctly different and loud signals, one each for the shot 
clock operator and scorer/timer, scoresheet, player foul 
markers, and team foul markers.
Backboard
The backboards (1.80 m horizontally and 1.05 m vertically) 
shall be made of a suitable transparent material, made in 
one (1) piece, non-reflective, with a flat front surface. All lines 
on the backboards shall be white, 50 mm in width. The rings 
shall be made of solid steel and shall have an inside diameter 
of a minimum of 450 mm and a maximum of 459 mm. The 
nets (400 mm to 450 mm in length) shall be made of white 
cord with 12 loops to attach it to the ring.
182.9cm
121.9cm
61cm
45.7cm
5cm
30.5cm
7.6cm
Fig. 5.4: Basketball backboard
182.88cm
106.68cm
18inch
wide Diameter
3.05m from the ground
Fig. 5.5: Basketball backboard and rim dimensions
Basketball
The ball shall be spherical, with black seams not exceeding 
6.35 mm in width and, either of a single shade of orange or of 
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