3×3 basketball comes from the free and creative practice of street basketball. It is also and above all one of the new disciplines of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A little-known discipline but which will be the subject of a demonstration on June 29 in Retiers (Ille-et-Vilaine).
“This type of basketball is played by teams of three players, on a half-court. The two teams attack and defend the same basket depending on who has possessionexplains expert Thibault Rupin, trainer at the Retiers basketball club. The team in the lead after ten minutes of play, or the first to reach 21 points, wins the match. The principle of winning shots outside the three-point line is retained, but changes to two points outside this line and one point inside. »
As part of its promotion, this Retiers club has installed since Wednesday June 26 an outdoor 3×3 basketball court on the Retiers sports complex on the occasion of the Sports Festival on Saturday June 29. This field was made available by the Brittany basketball league.
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“During this meeting, participants will be able to discover and test this new popular practice of basketball thanks to the advice of educator Thibault Rupin”underline, ball in hand, Henri Aubrée, deputy mayor, Willy Tourtier, city youth and sports coordinator, and Antoine Barrel, club volunteer.
Saturday June 29, at the Retiers stadium from 10 a.m., 3, rue Georges Guynemer. Free.
