The backboard shall be a rectangle measuring 6' horizontally and 3 1/2' vertically. The front surface shall be flat and transparent.
www.Basketball.com/nba/rules/rule1.shtml
You can find acrylic basketball backboards online here: http://www.hitrunscore.com/acrylic-basketball-hoops.html
Backboards are the boards on which the baskets for the sport "basketball" are attached. The backboards are fixed on a frame at the height of 2 meters and 90 centimeters.
Glass has better rebound action
in 2000 when Micheal Jordan retired
Throughout middle school, high school, college and professional basketball, the backboards are the same size. They are also the same distance off of the floor at 10 feet.
The standard basketball backboard measures 1/2 inch thick by 42 inches high by 72 inches wide. In the National Basketball Association (NBA), their backboards include a rectangle in the center that measures 1.5 feet high and 2 feet wide.
i think so i have one and i have seen many houses with them
People eager to see their favorite team win would sit on the balconies (when basketball used peach baskets as a goal posted to balconies) and use their feet to drive the ball away from the hoop. So I guess once James Naismith got tired of it, backboards were installed.
Walmart and Amazon are one of the top shops to find a good variety of backboards for basketball hoops. If you prefer to do it in a shop, Walmart is the best option. Otherwise you can do it online through Amazon.
The portable basketball backboard has been around for a while and the one company leading the industry is spalding. Spalding offers basketballs and other athletic gear.
I am guessing 'how did netball begin"... i play netball myself. it originated from basketball but they did not have backboards, just hoops. they changed a few rules and bibs
Oh honey, back in the day, the first basketball backboard was just a humble piece of chicken wire. Can you imagine trying to make a shot on that? It wasn't pretty, but hey, it got the job done until they upgraded to something a bit more sturdy.