Los Olympic Games They include and exclude sports disciplines continuously, but one that has been around since the beginning of time is basketball. However, in these times it is difficult to attract the younger public and the organizers know this. For this reason, in basketball and other disciplines sports have been incorporated that can attract an audience hooked on the Internet. Currently, with the immediacy What society is looking for is that shorter shows are also being held in Paris 2024, offering constant stimuli to retain attention. For this reason, FIBA has tried to introduce the format 3×3 in basketball.
But what does this format consist of? How does it become an Olympic discipline? 3×3 is a basketball game played by teams of three players and it has the particularity of being played on a single basket. It is a game modality created in urban courts in an organic way. After all, getting six people together to play a game is easier than gathering ten. As a legacy of those street games, it is a way of playing I play much less corseted, more focused on the talent of the players. It must be remembered that this sport was born in the New York street courtsand has been recognized and structured by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to the point of becoming part of the Olympic Games programme.
In the decade of 1930was a common practice on urban basketball courts in New York City. These different rules than traditional basketballmade the games shorter and more physical. Promoting much more competitiveness among its practitioners. In addition, this new format allowed more people to participate in a smaller space. It must be remembered that it is a 6-player format on court instead of 10 like traditional basketball. But, in addition, each basketball court could host two games at the same time. Many NBA players They started in this modality.
However, it was not until the 1980s and 1990s that 3×3 basketball really became popular. With the importance it was acquiring in the United States, FIBA ended up recognizing the potential of this modality and, therefore, began to structure and regulate 3×3 basketball in the 2000s. In fact, the first major boost for this modality at an international level was its inclusion in the Singapore Youth Olympic Games in 2010.
His success in Singapore and in the following Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games y Buenos Aires 2018 demonstrated its ability to captivate the public and athletes. For this reason, in the year 2017, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced its inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Origins of 3×3 basketball
3×3 is a young modality that experienced a first impulse in the early 90s in New York City, a wave that arrived in Spain in 1992 thanks to Converse and its tournament Hoop it up. After an initial edition in Zaragoza, the landing became an immediate success and shortly after in Spain they began to be played. numerous basketball championships 3×3almost always played on the street and with registration open to the public.
But, like any boom worth its salt, it was ephemeral and, although it continued to be played on courts throughout the country, it was not in a regulated manner. But, in the 2007 FIBA needed recovering the young public for basketball, which revived the spirit of 3×3. For this reason, the highest body of world basketball created universal rules and included it in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The experiment was considered a success, so its expansion continued with the creation of a World Cup and the promotion through the different territorial federations. The success of this strategy has as its pinnacle the inclusion of 3×3 basketball as a guest Olympic discipline in Tokio 2020.
How is this 3×3 modality organized?
3×3 basketball is played in a single basket and on a smaller court, resulting in a faster and more intense game. In addition, each match lasts just 10 minutes or until one team scores 21 points, whichever comes first. In the event of a tie at the end of regulation time, overtime is played where the first team to score two points wins the game. How is scoring in this basketball game? Field goals are worth one point and shots from behind the three-point line are worth two points.
This format makes 3×3 basketball a fast and dynamic game, since the shot clock is only 12 secondswhich forces teams to make quick decisions and maintain a constant pace of play. In addition, there are no timeouts in the last two minutes. But not only that, 3×3 basketball also stands out for its accessibility and flexibility since it can be played in indoor or outdooron hard or soft surfaces, and with mixed or non-mixed teams, making it ideal for neighborhood tournaments, school competitions, and recreational events.
2024-08-07 12:42:03
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