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How to measure a basketball backboard

RULE NO. 1: Court Dimensions – Equipment

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Section I—Court and Dimensions

The playing court shall be measured and marked as shown in the court (See below)
A free throw lane shall be marked at each end of the court with dimensions and markings as shown on the court diagram. All boundary lines are part of the lane; lane space marks and neutral zone marks are not. The areas identified by the lane space markings are 2” by 6” inches.
A free throw line shall be drawn (2” wide) across each of the circles indicated in the court diagram. It shall be parallel to the end line and shall be 15’ from the plane of the face of the backboard.
The three-point field goal area has parallel lines 3’ from the sidelines, extending from the baseline and an arc of 23’9” from the middle of the basket which intersects the parallel lines.
Four hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) perpendicular to the sideline on each side of the court and 28’ from the baseline. These hash marks shall extend 3’ onto the court.
Two hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) perpendicular to the baseline on each side of the free throw lane line. These hash marks shall be 3’ from the free throw lane line and extend 6” onto the court.
Four hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) parallel to the baseline on each side of the free throw circle. These hash marks shall be 13’ from the baseline and 3’ from the free throw lane lines and shall be 6” in length.
Two hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) perpendicular to the sideline, in front of the scorer ’s table, and 4’ on each side of the midcourt line. This will designate the Substitution Box.
A Restricted Area shall be marked with a half-circle 4’ from the center of the basket ring and then parallel to the lane line to the face of the backboard with a solid two-inch line.

Section II—Equipment

The backboard shall be a rectangle measuring 6’ horizontally and 3 ½’ vertically. The front surface shall be flat and transparent.
A transparent backboard shall be marked with a 2” white rectangle centered behind the This rectangle shall have outside dimensions of 24” horizontally and 18” vertically.
Home management is required to have a spare board with supporting unit on hand for emergencies, and a steel tape or extension ruler and a level for use if necessary.
Each basket shall consist of a pressure-release NBA approved metal safety ring 18” in inside diameter with a white cord net 18” in length. The cord of the net shall not be less than 30 thread nor more than 120 thread and shall be constructed to check the ball momentarily as it passes through the basket.
Each basket ring shall be securely attached to the backboard with its upper edge 10’ above and parallel to the floor and equidistant from the vertical edges of the board. The nearest point of the inside edge of the ring shall be 6” from the plane of the face of the The ring shall be painted orange.
(1) The ball shall be an officially approved NBA ball between 7 ½ and 8 ½ pounds pressure. (2) A minimum of nine balls must be made available to each team for pre-game warmup.
NBA arena backboards must contain four strips of red LED lights, synchronized with the game clock, outlining the inside of the four sides of the backboard to indicate the expiration of time and one strip of an amber LED light to indicate the expiration of the shot clock.

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Basketball backboards are flat elevated vertical boards with mounted baskets, or rims, used to assist or return the basketball after a shot in a game of basketball. Commonly made of Plexiglas or tempered glass, backboards are designed to prevent shattering when a player dunks. Regulation basketball backboards have a width of 72” (183 cm) and a regulation height of 42” (107 cm) with an inner rectangle that is 24” (61 cm) wide and 18” (45. 7 cm) tall. Backboard heights may vary up to 48" (121.9 cm) adding extra length at the bottom of the backboard. For casual non-regulation courts, smaller Fan-Shaped Backboards are often used. Basketball rims are hung 10’ (3.05 m) above the court floor.

Fan-Shaped Backboard
‍Fan Shaped Basketball Backboards are non-regulation backboards that are typically found on casual courts at playgrounds or indoor side courts. Fan Shaped Backboards are smaller than Regulation Rectangular Backboards and have widths of 54” (137.2 cm) and heights of 33” (83.8 cm).

What are the dimensions of a Regulation Basketball Backboard?

Regulation Basketball Backboards are 72” | 183 cm wide and 42” | 110 cm tall.

How high is a basketball hoop?

Basketball hoops are 10’ | 3.05 m above the basketball court.

What is a basketball backboard made of?

Basketball backboards are made of a flat and rigid sheet of Plexiglas, or tempered glass, that will not shatter.

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Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players score points by shooting (throwing) a ball through an elevated hoop located on either side of the rectangular court. To advance the ball down the court, players must bounce the ball (dribble) or pass it to a teammate.

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Sizes of basketball backboards - Article

The official basketball rules set out the dimensions of basketball backboards, according to which the dimensions of this sports equipment are selected. You can find these rules in official documents on the website owned by of the Russian Basketball Federation . At the moment, GOSTs relating to basketball equipment are under development and have not yet entered into force. In the specified documentation, one size option for the basketball backboard is set - 1.8x1.05 m .

According to the existing classification of domestic manufacturers, boards with such dimensions are considered to be play boards. Designs with smaller dimensions are classified as training. A common option for training shields is the size 1.2x0.8 and 1.2x0.9 m . Such shields were popular back in Soviet times. Often such dimensions appear in the documentation for the construction of sports halls for basketball. They are compact, for which they are widely in demand in private practice, when arranging a training ground on a private territory or in a country house.

Basketball rules require the dimensions of the inner rectangle to be 59x45 cm . In backboards with dimensions of 1.2x0.8 and 1. 2x0.9 m, there will be enough space around such an inner rectangle for a comfortable game. Shields of a standard size of 1.8x1.05 m in a small area will look too massive.

One of the outdated versions of the basketball backboard is a design measuring 180x120 cm, in which the size of the playing area under the hoop is increased. Such backboards look very cumbersome and are in demand in a situation where basketball backboards are being replaced in the hall without changing the size of the trusses for fastening. Dimensions such as 180x120 cm are mentioned in GOST. American manufacturers make basketball equipment, indicating the dimensions of the backboard in inches.

An inch system of measurement familiar to American manufacturers, used when marking basketball equipment. Basketball players who are accustomed to the metric system are not always able to navigate and translate the length and height in inches into meters.

The width of the shield is its horizontal dimension, and the height is its vertical dimension. With inch marking for shields, only the width of the structure is indicated. In this case, the height parameter can be any. For example, boards with dimensions of 120x80 cm and 120x90 cm will correspond to inch size 48.

The table shows the conversion of sizes in inches to sizes in centimeters. According to the data indicated in it, when calculating centimeter parameters, 1 inch is 2.54 cm. The table below shows approximate dimensions in cm, since a step of 1 inch does not make it possible to perform an accurate translation. For example, 30 inches is 76.2 cm, but some manufacturers make boards in this size with a width of 75 cm.

inches	Centimeters
30''	75x52
34''	85x60
44''	110x72
48''	120x80
48''	120x90
50''	127x85
56''	142x84
60''	154x84
72''	180x105

It is customary for Russian manufacturers of basketball equipment to adhere to the standards of 120x80 and 120x90 cm for basketball training backboards, which corresponds to a size of 48 inches for American manufacturers. The standard for a Russian-made game board is 180x105 cm or 72 inches.

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The size of the basketball hoop and backboard

Basketball requires a playground, on the short edges of which structures with baskets are installed. The dimensions of the basketball hoop and backboard must meet certain requirements. These elements, first of all, are made so strong as to ensure the complete safety of competing athletes.

The standard diameter of a basketball hoop is 45 cm. However, this parameter can be increased to a maximum of 45.7 cm. It is always bright orange in color. For the manufacture of the ring, durable metal is used, the diameter of which is at least 16 mm. It should be noted that the maximum thickness of a basketball hoop is 20 mm. Among other things, it provides special devices that are designed to install the grid. These fasteners should not allow the player to injure the fingers, therefore they are made in such a way that they do not have slots and sharp edges.

Now a few words about how the basketball hoop is suspended. On a rack, which is located no closer than two meters from the front line, a shield is mounted at a right angle. The structure must be installed in such a way that it is impossible to move it. The basket itself is screwed firmly with the condition that the loads acting on it do not affect the position of the shield in any way. Rings with shock absorbers are also not prohibited, however, provided that the characteristics of the rebound of the ball, as well as other parameters, do not change compared to the standard version. Moreover, under the condition of exposure to a static load at the extreme point of the basket from the shield, which is in the range from 82 to 105 kilograms, the fastening system and the shock absorber should not be separated. In this case, the deviation of the ring downwards from the applied forces by no more than 30 degrees is allowed. After the end of their action, it should return to its original position instantly.

The height of the basketball hoop is 3.05 meters from the level of the court. The distance from it to the front side of the shield is 15 cm. The nets that are used to equip baskets have twelve fastening loops. Their length should be in the range from 40 to 45 cm. Their upper part is made in such a way as to prevent entanglement, throwing on the basket, as well as the ball getting stuck or returning it in the opposite direction.

Not only the size of the basketball hoop, but also the parameters of the backboard play an important role. Its width should be 1.

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