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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
NFHS: US high schools (most anyway). Some states have variations but most use these rules as their basis.
FIBA: International rules.
NCAA: US college rules. Men have some different rules from Women.
There isn't just one difference, there are a lot of differences. They're all still basketball (or, in FIBA's case, "basketballe"), but there are a lot of minor differences between them.
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Snaqs:
Actually, if one takes the time to read the NFHS, NCAA Men's/Women's, FIBA, and NBA/WNBA rules books and casebooks, one will see that the four rules sets have far more in common than not in common. One example is the definition of guarding and screening. The NFHS, NCAA Men's/Women's, and FIBA rules are identical word-for-word. From a historical stand point it does not hurt to study the NAGWS rules to see how they were affected by FIBA rules and how NAGWS affected NCAA Women's.
But as previously stated JugglingReferee, I would recommend learning the NFHS rules first followed by NCAA Menn's/Women's rules before tackling FIBA and NBA/WNBA rules.
MTD, Sr.