Baseball Rules

Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, under direction of a manager, played on an enclosed field in accordance

with these rules, under jurisdiction of one or more umpires.

1.02 The offensive team’s objective is to have its batter become a runner, and its runners advance.

1.03 The defensive team’s objective is to prevent offensive players from becoming runners, and to prevent their advance around the bases.

1.04 When a batter becomes a runner and touches all bases legally he shall score one run for his team.

1.05 The objective of each team is to win by scoring more runs than the opponent.

1.06 The winner of the game shall be that team which shall have scored, in accordance with these rules, the greater number of runs at the conclusion of a regulation game.

BASKETBALL RULES

The playing court shall be measured and marked as shown in the court diagram.

A free throw lane shall be marked at each end of the court with dimensions and markings as shown on the court diagram. All boundary lines are part of the lane; lane space marks and neutral zone marks are not. The areas identified by the lane space markings are 2” by 6” inches.

A free throw line shall be drawn (2” wide) across each of the circles indicated in the court diagram. It shall be parallel to the end line and shall be 15’ from the plane of the face of the backboard.

The three-point field goal area has parallel lines 3’ from the sidelines, extending from the baseline and an arc of 23’9” from the middle of the basket which intersects the parallel lines.

Four hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) perpendicular to the sideline on each side of the court and 28’ from the baseline. These hash marks shall extend 3’ onto the court.

Two hash marks shall be drawn (2” wide) perpendicular to the baseline on each side of the free throw lane line. These hash marks shall be 3’ from the free throw lane line and extend 6” onto the court.

FOOTBALL RULES

This edition of the Official Playing Rules of the National Football League contains all current rules governing the playing of professional football that are in effect for the 2021 NFL season.

Member clubs of the League may amend the rules from time to time, pursuant to the applicable voting procedures of the NFL Constitution and Bylaws.

Any intra-League dispute or call for interpretation in connection with these rules will be decided by the Commissioner of the League, whose ruling will be final.

Because inter-conference games are played throughout the preseason, regular season, and postseason in the NFL, all rules contained in this book apply uniformly to both the American and National Football Conferences.

golf rules

Rule 1 – The Game, Player Conduct and the Rules

Purpose: Rule 1 introduces these central principles of the game for the player:

Play the course as you find it and play the ball as it lies.

Play by the Rules and in the spirit of the game.

You are responsible for applying your own penalties if you breach a Rule, so that you cannot gain any potential advantage over your opponent in match play or other players in stroke play.

TENNIS RULES

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of the game of tennis and its duties and responsibilities include protecting the integrity of the game through determination of the Rules of Tennis.

To assist the ITF in carrying out this responsibility, the ITF has appointed a Rules of Tennis Committee which continually monitors the game and its rules, and when considered necessary makes recommendations for changes to the Board of Directors of the ITF who in turn make recommendations to the Annual General Meeting of the ITF which is the ultimate authority for making any changes to the Rules of Tennis.