3x3 basketball court

3×3 Basketball (also called Streetball) is a separate discipline in basketball sports and will even be an Olympic Sport in 2021. Worldwide, there are more than 250 million (!) practitioners of the sport. The sport can be played both indoors and outdoors. With 3×3 basketball, different rules are used than with the traditional way of playing basketball. As the name suggests, two teams of three players play against each other. The matches take place on half a basketball court on one basket.

These are important different rules compared to traditional basketball:

– There is one official ball, with the weight of a men’s ball and the size of a women’s ball;

– Official games last 10 minutes or until a team scores 21 points; There is a 12 second shot clock instead of 24 seconds. Within this time, a team must score or make a scoring attempt;

– There is no three-point line, but a two-point line. Each score behind this line is worth two points, each score inside counts for 1;

– There are no personal fouls, but team fouls;

– As soon as a team scores a goal, the other team can continue immediately by dribbling or passing the ball. As soon as a team has been outside the two-point line, it may score again.

The game is played on a half-court with one basket. The official playing field is 15 metres (49 ft) wide (the same as FIBA’s standard for full-court play) by 11 metres (36 ft) in length (compared to FIBA’s standard half-court distance of 14 metres [46 ft]). However, the Rules specifically state that half of a standard FIBA full court is an acceptable playing surface for official matches.

For 3×3 basketball, few materials are needed. All you need is a basket and optionally a modular sports floor!

3X3 Basketball is growing at a rapid pace worldwide, the Netherlands is a leader in this sport. Founders Mark Schuurman and Jesper Jobse and coordinators Bas Rozendaal, Kasper Averink and Brian ten Bosch see 3X3 Unites as a foundation that joins forces to bring this popular urban sport to the next level in the Netherlands and worldwide. “From the streets to the Olympics.

Within 3X3 Basketball, players own the processes and thus the sport; taking responsibility, being flexible and (daring to) make decisions. Skills that come in handy on the court, but also in daily life outside it. These are various life skills that 3X3 UNITES teaches its participants. This is the message we spread: Become the owner of your own game! Win Together!

By developing talents, training young people, organising next level events and contributing to development cooperation projects worldwide, 3X3 UNITES raises the sport to a higher level, both in the field and at the top. Intervening where necessary and taking responsibility where possible. All to give 3X3 Basketball the sustainable platform it deserves.

3X3 UNITES does this with strong partners and a strong 3X3 community. Our partners are widely represented by cooperating parties from the business community (e.g. T-mobile, GX Software, Nijha, Wilson), government (e.g. municipalities and provinces), international partners (e.g. FIBA, International Sport Alliance, University of Cologne) and of course basketball organisations (e.g. NBB, clubs and foundations). Connecting is what makes 3X3 UNITES powerful!