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1) a board that is placed behind something to form or support its back
2)a board worn to straighten or support the back, as after surgery
3)(in Basketball) a flat upright surface supported on a high frame, under which the basket is attached
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What does calling backboard mean?
Calling 'backboard' is a playground term in basketball. It is used in some games when a player is declaring that he is going to bank a shot into the goal using the backboard.
What is the meaning of the term backboard in medical terms?
Backboards are used in triage by medical personel to provide a straight flat surface to put a patient on in order to move and treat them while they are physically secure and straight.
What is a backboard in basketball?
the backboard is behind the basketball hoop
What is the distance from the bottom of the backboard to the rim?
6" . A STANDARD RECTANGULAR BACKBOARD IS 42" HIGH. THE TOP OF RIM IS 36" FROM THE TOP OF BACKBOARD, SO THAT LEAVES 6" FROM THE BOTTOM OF BACKBOARD TO TOP OF RIM.
Why is the basketball backboard their?
The basketball backboard is there to show ppl where to shot the ball to get it in.
Where is the shooting square located on a basketball backboard?
on the backboard above the rim
How do you fix your backboard some guy that your dad paid to build it built it wrong and the back board is a little tilted it is a spalding basketball hoop and you are sick and tried of the backboard?
The easiest way to fix a backboard that a guy paid to build and he did it wrong, is to remove the Spalding basketball hoop from the backboard. You can then attach it to a new backboard, that is not tilted forward, and you won't have to be sick and tired of a bad backboard anymore.
What does the term brick mean in basketball?
A brick means the ball bounced hard off of the backboard, like if you threw the basketball hard at it.
How many syllables does the word backboard have?
The word backboard has two syllables. Back-board.
What is the square thing on the back of a basketball hoop called?
It is commonly known as a basketball backboard.
Has Charles Barkley shattered a backboard?
No. but a look alike named darvin ham shattered a backboard
What are the dimensions of a fan shaped basketball backboard?
The dimensions for a rounded basketball backboard in the NCAA is only slightly different than the dimensions for a rounded basketball backboard in the NBA. NCAA regulations allow the basketball backboard to be 4 feet high,Êwhile the NBA requires that the basketball backboard be no more than 3 1/2 feet high.
