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Six-on-six basketball or basquette is a largely archaic variant of basketball, usually played by women and girls. It is played with the same rules as regular basketball, with the following exceptions: Teams have six players each instead of five; three "forwards" and three "guards". Only forwards are allowed to shoot the ball.
Vernon E. "Bud" McLearn (September 11, 1933 – April 7, 1999) was an American high school basketball coach. Most notably the head coach for the Bullettes of Mediapolis High School ( Mediapolis, Iowa ) girls six-on-six basketball team from 1959 to 1987.
Three-on-three basketball remains competitively played by amateurs. FIBA has created a formalized version of three-on-three, originally known as FIBA 33 and now called 3x3 basketball. Six-on-six basketball: was a form of basketball played in the twentieth century mainly among high school girls.
Pok-a-tok – James Naismith also based basketball on the ancient Mayan ballgame. Six-on-six basketball – largely archaic variant of women's basketball, with six players on each team instead of five, and in which only forwards are allowed to shoot the ball and must stay in their team's frontcourt, while guards must stay in their team's backcourt.
Kunzamnn's father died during her childhood, which according to her mother, caused Connie to consume herself in basketball. [1] Kunzmann attended Everly High School in Everly, Iowa. She played on the school's six-on-six basketball team from 1971 to 1974. During her sophomore season, Kunzmann led the all state six-on-six players in steals. [1]
From 1990 to 1993, two awards were given, one for a 5-on-5 player and one for a 6-on-6 player, when girls in Iowa played in the two systems based on division. Prior to 1990 award winners played 6-on-6 basketball, and since 1993, award winners have played 5-on-5 basketball. Voting is done on a points system.
One-on-one refers to a basketball game played between individuals. After World War II, one-on-one basketball tournaments proliferated. [1] A usual basketball game consists of five-on-five. There is three-on-three, or even six-on-six. Tracy McGrady's Ones Basketball League is a one-on-one basketball league. [2]
An earlier version of basketball, played primarily by women and girls, was six-on-six basketball. Horseball is a game played on horseback where a ball is handled and points are scored by shooting it through a high net (approximately 1.5m×1.5m). The sport is like a combination of polo, rugby, and basketball.