Basketball Court Parts Explained

0:03 foreign [Music] what's up guys the Snowman here right now I've got another basketball informational video for you it's my basketball court explained maybe you're just starting to get into watching the NBA or even playing basketball yourself well basically today I want to go through the different parts of a basketball court I talk about the dimensions and measurements of everything in terms of a regulation MBA court go over some of the basic terminology and hopefully make you a more informed Hoops player or fan let's start off with our basketball court diagram and highlight some of the major parts basketball courts have four sides as you can see the short sides on the ends are called the bass lines or the end lines and along sides are called the

0:48 sidelines between the bass lines and Sidelines this is our field of play anything that happens inside of it is fair game anything that takes place outside of the rectangle formed by the two bass lines and the two Sidelines is considered out of bounds or out of play off a player were to dribble the basketball out of these boundaries it would be a turnover and the other team would receive possession in addition we also have the mid-court line which divides our basketball court into two identical halves we have the center circle in the middle which is where the opening tip takes place that's the jump ball at the beginning of the game to see who gains possession of the basketball first on either side of the Court we have our two baskets or Hoops of course players will constantly be trying to shoot the ball through these 10 foot tall baskets to score points most of

1:33 those shots equal two points however any shot that's taken and made behind or outside of the three-point line will count for three points instead of two some other terminology to know is that this painted area near the hoop is called the paint lane or key inside of the paint we have the restricted area an area you're not allowed to stand inside of in order to take a charge and the free throw line is where players stand to shoot free throws after their fouled free throws worth only one point in basketball four other locational identifiers on a basketball court we have the blocks the elbow the wings and the corner you'll hear all these terms to describe these areas on the court of fear watching a game on TV in terms of the dimensions and measurements of our basketball court the typical regulation NBA court is 94 feet long by 50 feet in

2:22 width so the sidelines equal 94 feet the Baseline measures 50 feet if you're using the metric system it's about 29 meters long and 15 meters wide and here's a cool graphic that does a size comparison of certain Sports Arenas we've got a boxing ring a volleyball court a tennis court then there's our basketball court not as large as an Olympic pool or a baseball field but to give you a good idea of how big a basketball court is you can fit about nine basketball courts within a single American football field or soccer fields three times three can fit in those fields we also have a race track to top us off but back to the measurements the paint is 19 feet long 15 feet from the free throw line to the basket as far as

3:07 the three-point line is concerned that's 23 feet and 9 inches away from the hoop at the top of the arc and on the wings and then in the corners it's slightly shorter at 22 feet the center circle has a six foot radius and those are most of the major measurements of a regulation MBA Court thank you so much for watching my basketball court explained video if you have any questions or if something didn't quite stick in your head please leave a comment and you know ask any questions let me know what you're thinking if you want more weekly basketball and other sports content please subscribe to the Snowman Sports media and I'll be back very soon cheers