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Mini-Basketball England Rules

The rules as applied to the game, when the children are ready, would start with these basic rules:

To win the game you must score more baskets than your opponents.
You need to keep yourself and the ball inside the playing area (player out of bounds & ball out of bounds rule).
You cannot walk or run while holding the ball; so in order to move on court you must dribble (travelling rule).
You cannot dribble with two hands at the same time or dribble again after catching the ball (illegal dribble).
You cannot make unfair contact (personal foul).

As children progress the full rules can be added. In inter-mural & inter-school games teacher and coaches are advised to apply the Take Six Mini-Basketball rules or modify the full rules as appropriate to the age and stage of the children.

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Mini-Basketball England rules
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There are 11 basic rules in Take Six Mini-Basketball

3 players from each team play on court (3 v 3) while the substitutes can help timekeep, score & assist the referee.
To start the game use a centre pass or a jump ball.
To win the game you must score more baskets, worth 2 points each, than your opponents.
You need to keep yourself and the ball inside the playing area (player out of bounds & ball out of bounds rule).
You cannot walk or run while holding the ball; so in order to move on court you must dribble (travelling rule)
You cannot dribble with two hands at the same time or dribble again after catching the ball (illegal dribble).
You cannot make unfair contact (personal foul).
If fouled in the act of shooting one shot is awarded from the place of the violation and if successful is worth two points. All players stand still as in High Five Netball.
To restart the game use a pass from out of bounds near where the violation took place.
To restart after the end of a period use alternate possession.
Use alternate possession to restart the game when possession is unclear e.g. a held ball.

Take Six Scoresheet

Take Six Mini-Basketball is a new version of Mini-Basketball designed especially for Primary Schools. Read more about Take Six Mini-Basketball

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