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UNIFIED SPORTS® RULES CONTINUED:
 Teams are division for competition based primarily on ability. In team sports, division
assignment is based on the best players on the roster, not the average ability of all players.
 Team sports must have an adult, non-playing coach. Player-coaches are not allowed in
team sports.

COURT DIMENSIONS AND EQUIPMENT:

Sideline

Jump Ball Circle Baseline

Rim

Key

Free Throw Line

3-Point Line

BASKETBALL COURT:
 Court: 50 feet x 84 feet
 Rim: 18 inches in diameter
 Rim: 10 feet high for competition, 8 feet high for juniors division competition
 Free Throw Line: 15 feet from backboard

BASKETBALL EQUIPMENT:
 A smaller basketball (72.4 centimeters [28 1/ 2 inches] in circumference and between 510–567
grams [18–20 ounces] in weight) may be used for women’s and junior division competition.
 Matching Team Uniforms (athletes wear even numbers, partners wear odd numbers)

DEFINITIONS:

Athlete It is a person with intellectual disabilities.

Assist A pass to a teammate who scores directly or who does not dribble more than
twice before scoring.

Backcourt The end of the court opposite a team's offensive goal.

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