Basketball matches last four periods of between ten and twelve minutes each, while the players are placed in different positions to practice it, such as: base (this type of player is responsible for creating the team's game), escort ( It is a position that is occupied by a rather short player but very agile and with a good shot), forward (he is the player engaged in the counterattack, it is about that the place is occupied by the most effective shooters), power forward (he has a deployment in the one that predominates the physical, assists the pivot in some way by slowing down the opposite advance) and pivot (this position is occupied by the tallest and strongest players because it moves close to the rim).

The purpose of the game is to put a ball into the goal of the rival team and the team that achieves more goals than the opponent wins. As the ball moves with the hands, striking it with the foot is prohibited. It is played in two 30-minute parts and with a 10-minute break.