谁能给我一篇介绍篮球规则的英语作文

Basketballisasport,generallyplayedbytwoteamsoffiveplayersonarectangularcourt.Theobjectiveistoshootaballthroughahoop18inches(46cm)indiameterandmountedataheightof10feet(3.048m)tobackboardsateachendofthecourt.

Ateamcanscoreafieldgoalbyshootingtheballthroughthebasketbeingdefendedbytheoppositionteamduringregularplay.Afieldgoalscoresthreepointsfortheshootingteamiftheplayershootsfrombehindthethree-pointline,andtwopointsifshotfrominfrontoftheline.Ateamcanalsoscoreviafreethrows,whichareworthonepoint,aftertheotherteamisassessedwithcertainfouls.Theteamwiththemostpointsattheendofthegamewins,butadditionaltime(overtime)isissuedwhenthescoreistiedattheendofregulation.Theballcanbeadvancedonthecourtbythrowingittoateammate,orbybouncingitwhilewalkingorrunning(dribbling).Itisaviolationtolift,ordrag,one'spivotfootwithoutdribblingtheball,tocarryit,ortoholdtheballwithbothhandsthenresumedribbling.

Therearemanytechniquesforball-handling—shooting,passing,dribbling,andrebounding.Basketballteamsgenerallyhaveplayerpositions,thetallestandstrongestmembersofateamarecalledacenterorpowerforward,whileslightlyshorterandmoreagileplayersarecalledsmallforward,andtheshortestplayersorthosewhopossessthebestballhandlingskillsarecalledapointguardorshootingguard.Thepointguarddirectstheoncourtactionoftheteam,implementingthecoach'sgameplan,andmanagingtheexecutionofoffensiveanddefensiveplays(playerpositioning).

Basketballisoneoftheworld'smostpopularandwidelyviewedsports.TheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)isthemostpopularandwidelyconsideredtobethehighestlevelofprofessionalbasketballintheworldandNBAplayersaretheworld'sbestpaidsportsmen,byaverageannualsalaryperplayer.OutsideNorthAmerica,thetopclubsfromnationalleaguesqualifytocontinentalchampionshipssuchastheEuroleagueandFIBAAmericasLeague.TheFIBABasketballWorldCupattractsthetopnationalteamsfromaroundtheworld.Eachcontinenthostsregionalcompetitionsfornationalteams,likeEuroBasketandFIBAAmericasChampionship.