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viii. If a player holds the ball for more than five seconds, five seconds rule will be
applied (it will be a foul).
ix. Each team should cross half court and reach the opponent’s court within 8
seconds after it gets the ball.

x. The ball should be shot into the opponent’s basket within 24 seconds after
the ball is started.

4. Port Ball

Port ball is another interesting game like basketball. This game is played using the

skills like passing, dribbling, pivoting, etc, as in the basketball game. Generally, this
game is played to teach small children the basic skills used in basketball game where
there is the lack of facilities for playing basketball. Instead of back board and net
used in basketball, one player of each team stands on the chair at the end of the
opponent team’s court in this game. If the player standing on the chair catches the
ball, his/ her team can score a point.

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Method of Playing Port Ball

It requires six players in each team to play port ball. Among them one player from
each team stands on the chair in the middle of end line of the opponent court. The
remaining 5 players try to move forward using dribbling, passing and other skills.
They try to pass the ball to their team’s player who is standing on the chair of the
opponent court. If the player standing on the chair catches the ball, the team gets
one point. The team which scores more points in the two innings match of 5 minutes
each will win the match.

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