How to Buy a Portable Basketball Standard as a Gift

Basketball is a favorite game played in driveways across the continent. A portable basketball standard allows the game to be played elsewhere if needed.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Basketball Hoops
• Basketballs
• Basketballs

1. Make sure the standard has some type of padding.

2. Determine how portable the standard is. Can the entire apparatus be moved easily? How sturdy are the brakes that hold the standard in place?

3. Decide if you want a basket that has an adjustable height.

4. Pick a breakaway rim if you opt for an adjustable basket. You can bet your bottom dollar that dunking will take place if the height of the rim is adjustable.

5. See what kind of warranty the standard has.

6. Find out if the backboard is made of glass or plastic. This will effect the price and weight of the standard dramatically.

Tips & Warnings

• Larger sporting good stores carry portable basketball standards.
• Certain professional teams and players will endorse basketball standards with logos and/or numbers.
• A portable basketball standard needs to have a solid base.
• Make sure the recipient has a suitable place for a basketball standard before you buy one.

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