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Basketball @ KGVBasketball is played with a round bouncy ball and two teams of five players each (on court at any given time) on a court with scoring hoops at both ends containing backboards. Players can advance and manoeuvre the ball around the court by bouncing it (dribbling) or passing the ball to team mates and or taking a maximum of 2 steps while in possession of the ball.

The Object of the game is to score points by shooting the ball through your teams scoring hoop from above (2 point per score or 3 points per score from “3 point area”). Disruptive physical contacts (fouls) is not permitted and there are restrictions on how the ball can be handled (violations).

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