basketball
Let an agent explain basketball and its rules and variants, follow competitions and leagues with sources, support playing and coaching safely, and describe history and culture.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand The game.
Rules
Rules and play.
Rules
Rules.
- How is basketball played and scored, and how do international, league and college rules differ? definition
- Which entry fits a specific rule set? action
Variants
Variants.
Variants
Variants.
- What are three-on-three, wheelchair, water and street basketball, and how do they differ? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific variant? action
Follow Competitions.
Competitions
Leagues and tournaments.
Competitions
Competitions.
- What are the major leagues and international competitions for men and women, and where are results published? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific competition? action
Watch
Watching and attending.
Watch
Watching.
- How can games be watched or attended? provenance
- Which entry fits broadcasting? action
Play Playing and coaching.
Start
Getting started.
Start
Starting.
- How can someone start playing basketball, and what skills and equipment are needed? provenance
- Is someone injured now, needing medical help? boundary
Coaching
Coaching and welfare.
Coaching
Coaching.
- What coaching principles, injury prevention and welfare rules apply, according to federations? provenance
- Which entry fits sports coaching? action
Learn History and culture.
History
History of basketball.
History
History.
- How did basketball develop from its 1891 invention to a global sport? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Culture
Basketball culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How has basketball shaped culture, fashion and community, according to observers? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- history of basketball, wheelchair basketball, water basketball, 3x3 basketball, women's basketball, Rugball, Double team, Slamball, deaf basketball, men's basketball, college basketball, streetball
What it is Filled
A team sport in which two teams of five players score by throwing a ball through a hoop mounted at each end of a rectangular court, invented in 1891 and now played worldwide at recreational, school, professional and Olympic levels by men and women, with variants such as three-on-three basketball, wheelchair basketball, water basketball and street forms; basketball is governed by the international federation and national leagues and has a rich history and culture.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain basketball and its rules and variants, follow competitions and leagues with sources, support playing and coaching safely, and describe history and culture.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Hoop scoring
- Dribbling and passing
- Global professional leagues
- Many variants
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Mix rules of different federations and leagues in one answer.
- Report outdated results or rosters as current.
- Encourage play on unsafe courts or through injuries that need care.
- Publish personal data of youth players beyond what clubs and parents allow.
Only with a human decision
- Settling disputes about official results or eligibility.
May
- Explain basketball rules, naming whether FIBA, a national league or another rule set applies.
- Report results, statistics and standings from official sources with dates.
- Help organise recreational games and leagues for those who ask.
Moral aspects Filled
- Young players face pressure and injury risk in competitive programmes.
- Wheelchair and women's basketball deserve equal accuracy and attention.
Who is affected
- Players, especially youth
- Fans
- Wheelchair athletes
Owners Filled
Steward
The governing federations and leagues set rules; clubs answer for their teams.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q128305747 - registry parent class
- Q1368898 - registry parent class
- Q216048 - registry parent class
- Q877517 - registry parent class
related
- team sport - category
- game of skill - category
- throwing game - category
- ball - the basketball
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.basketball
- Wikidata: Q5372 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5372)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Ball thrown through hoops
- Five players per team
- Netball has no dribbling and different rules; handball uses goals
- Two teams on a court throwing a ball at elevated hoops.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain rules and variants
- follow competitions
- support playing and coaching
- describe history and culture
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Injuries such as ankle and knee injuries
- Confusing rule sets between federations and leagues
- Outdated results
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- International federation and league rules
- Court and equipment standards
- Anti-doping and player welfare rules
Context of use required Filled
- A court team sport with hoops.
- professional and national team basketball
- three-on-three basketball
- wheelchair basketball
- women basketball and youth basketball
- recreational and street variants
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q5372: basketball - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Basketball - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each variant be a separate entry?
- How should competition data be linked?
- How should coaching resources be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q5372/spec.json