Streetball

Outdoor basketball or streetball is getting more and more widespread, which is largely boosted by the popularity of competitive basketball. The backboards placed at school courtyards or outdoor playgrounds attract the youth to start playing spontaneously alone, or in pairs, or in groups of three or four, therefore more and more people get to like this game.    

The application of simple technical elements soon makes the game a great experience, but the formerly competitive basketball players can also find a form of competition where they can do their favourite sport.                                                                              

The Rules of Streetball:

In streetball matches the standard is the rules of FAIR PLAY.

The court master is not a referee; he rules only in some marked, debated cases.

Streetball is a game of 3-on-3. Every team consists of 3 plus 1 players. Substitutions can be made when the team possesses the ball.

Every team can start the game with a minimum of 3 players, and at least two must be on court at the end of the game. During the tournament the team members cannot be replaced by other persons, and new players cannot enter the game, if they are not entered to the submitted application sheet.

Playing court: its size can freely be changed, but it is feasible to mark off an area of 10 by 7 meters.

The team to start the game is decided by tossing (tossing coins) by the court master. After every goal the team in control of the ball automatically switches.

After switching ball control, after a goal, the opponent must handle the ball outside the 2-point line. In order to score a valid goal, at least two players of a team must touch the ball. There is no 3-second rule!

After a defensive rebound the ball must be taken out or passed outside the 2-point line.

There is no tossing; instead the defensive team has the ball in every case.

No dunking. It involves exclusion. The backboard support and the protecting sponge are not accessories of the court.

Every team can have a time-out once in every game, but not in the last two minutes.

The offensive team must throw the ball in 30 seconds. In case of a deliberate temporization, the court master can give the ball to the other team.

Every basket goal or penalty is 1 point, a shot from outside the circle is 2 points.

A match is played for 16 points or 20 minutes, with a running clock. The awarded free throw can be done also after the playing time. If the match is a draw after 20 minutes of playing time, “sudden death” decides. The offensive team is again decided by the court master with a toss.

A foul is called by the player who has been fouled. Fair play is most important here too! If the fouled player scores a valid goal, it counts, and there is no free throw for the foul. In case of a foul while shooting, if there is no goal, there is always a free throw, 1 or 2 (depending on the number of points the shot would have resulted).

After the sixth team personal foul, there is a free throw for every foul. After the free throw is administered, the ball is always given to the opponent, regardless of the success of the free throw.

After the free throw, there is no need to go for the rebound, as it is always the opposite team to put the ball into play.

After the first deliberate foul there is 1 free throw; after the second, the offender must be excluded from the game.

In case of a fight, both teams must be excluded from the streetball competition.

Concerning any other question related to basketball, but not mentioned above, the competition rules of basketball apply.

Streetball as a game greatly develops students’ independence, the realistic formation of their opinions, their acceptance of the decisions based on consensus, and their behavior observing the rules.