pts ▁Kar olis ▁D ine ika ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁described ▁the ▁basketball ▁like ▁that : ▁“ K rep š ias vy dis ▁is ▁a ▁hand h eld ▁game . ▁< ... > ▁Player ▁by ▁running ▁or ▁walking ▁throws , ▁catch es ▁or ▁rep uls es ▁the ▁ball ▁with ▁his ▁hands . ▁< ... > ▁Don ‘ t ▁try ▁to ▁stand ▁with ▁your ▁head ▁sur ly ▁lower ed . ▁The ▁ch est ▁is ▁held ▁pro tr ud ingly ▁during ▁the ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁playing ▁time . ▁< ... > ▁Part icip ants ▁number ▁in ▁k rep š ias vy dis ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁court ▁size . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁participants ▁may ▁be ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 4 ▁or ▁ 1 8 . ▁We ▁recommend ▁first ▁number ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁comfortable ▁number ▁for ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁< ... > ▁The ▁participants ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁parts ▁( te ams ). ▁< ... > ▁So , ▁if ▁the ▁participants ▁number ▁is ▁ 1 0 , ▁every ▁part ▁gets ▁ 5 . ▁< ... > ▁From ▁these ▁five , ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁will ▁be ▁guard ▁( def ends ▁the ▁basket ), ▁one ▁ke eper ▁( t ries ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁the ▁attack ers ) ▁and ▁three ▁attack ers , ▁who ▁a ims ▁at ▁the ▁oppon ents ▁basket . ▁< ... > ▁To ▁distinguish ▁the ▁parts ▁members , ▁one ▁part ▁members ▁t ies ▁bands ▁on ▁their ▁hands . ▁< ... > ▁The ▁ball ▁accur ately ▁shoot ▁from ▁the ▁free