If you are setting up a small basketball court in your backyard, you will need some basic basketball equipment to get you going. If it is just a backyard set up, you just need a basketball goal with a net on a backboard and you are set. Basketball is one sport that uses just a few pieces of equipment compared to other sports like baseball or football.

If you are going to the park to play, all you need is a basketball, the goal and the court and you can play a game already. You don’t even need 5 players to play on each side. You can play two on two or three on three. You can play indoors or outdoors, full court or half court. It really is a flexible game to play and the rules are very easy to follow.