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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by dave30
Girls used to play with 3 on the offensive end and 3 on the defensive end. The defensive players would get the ball and then not be allowed to cross half-court.
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Iirc, it was 2/3 of the court instead of half-court. The defense had to stay in the back 2/3 of the way they were shooting, and the offense had to stay in the front 2/3. They were only allowed 2 dribbles too, I think.
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In Iowa, up until around 1993 or 1994, only the big schools were playing with 5 players. My school played "six-player" basketball for the girls. It was half court.
Rule differences. Each team consisted of 3 "forwards" and 3 "guards." Forwards stayed on the side of the court they shot at, and the guards were on the other half.
Players were allowed to dribble the ball only twice, but they need only start the downward push of the ball before lifting their pivot foot. IOW, they could get a little further with two dribbles.
After a made basket, the officials would take the ball to midcourt and give it to the other team for a "throwin" from, I beleive, the center jump circle.
Defensive players were not allowed to touch the ball when it was being held by an offensive player, unless the offense was in the lane.
With only three offensive players, some scoring averages were pretty high in those days.