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Team Games 135 Opponents’ Own Basket The basket that is attacked by a team is the opponents’ basket and the basket which is defended by a team is one’s own basket. Uniforms The ‘All-in-ones’ uniform of the team members shall consist of—Jersey of the same dominant colour on the front and back and numbered on the front and back atleast 10 cm high in front and 20 cm high in back with atleast 2 cm width. All players must tuck their Jersey into their playing shorts. Shorts end above the knee, of the same dominant colour at front and back, but not necessarily of the same colour as the jersey. Socks of the same dominant colour for all players of the team. Teams must have a minimum of two sets of jersey (light/dark). Chest number will be from 0 to 99 or 00. Officials, table officials and commissioner The officials shall be a referee and 1 or 2 umpire(s). They shall be assisted by the table officials and by a commissioner, if present. The table officials shall be a scorer, an assistant scorer, a timer and a shot clock operator. Different signals are used to run the game by officials. Each foul and goal shall be mentioned in the scoresheet. Playing time, tied score and extra periods The game shall consist of 4 periods of 10 minutes each. There shall be intervals of 2 minutes between the first and second quarter (first half), between the third and fourth period (second half) and before each extra period. There shall be a half-time interval of play of 15 minutes. If the score is tied at the end of playing time for the fourth period, the game shall continue with as many extra periods of 5 minutes as is necessary to break the tie. Beginning and end of a period or the game The first period begins when the ball leaves the hand(s) of the referee on the toss for the jump ball and followed. All the other periods start when the ball is disposed to the players by the officials for the throw in. How the ball is played A game of basketball is played with hand(s) only and may be passed, thrown, tapped, rolled or dribbled in any direction, subject to the restrictions of the rules. Reprint 2026-27