Setup

1. Adjust your headband so that it fits tight around your head
2. Insert the net around the circular white Hoop
3. Snap the circular white Hoop to the Basket Head backboard
4. Snap the Hoop and Backboard to the headband
5. Each player should have the headband basket fitting tight and comfortable

Game Play

There are two ways of playing Basket Head:
REGULAR GAME (Difficulty EASY)
1. Each player should be wearing a headband with basket and should start the game with ONE FOAM BALL.
2. All players should FACE EACH OTHER and should be standing or seated in a circle so that players are equal distance apart. On the count of three the game begins.
3. Each player WILL TRY TO SCORE A BASKET in the Hoop of any other player. In this game, players are NOT ALLOWED to move around, and CANNOT TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE OTHER PLAYERS or MOVE THEIR HEADS to avoid another player’s shot.
4. If a player throws a ball and misses, any other player can pick up the missed shot and use the ball to make a shot of their own. Players are allowed to have MORE THAN ONE BALL at a time.
5. If a player is scored upon and a ball is inside their Hoop, this player is OUT OF THE GAME immediately, and play continues until there is just one player remaining. This last player standing is the WINNER!

ACTIVE GAME (Difficulty HIGH)

1. Each player should be wearing a headband with basket and should start the game with ONE FOAM BALL.
2. All players should FACE EACH OTHER and on the count of three the game begins.
3. Each player WILL TRY TO SCORE A BASKET in the Hoop of any other player. In this game, players are allowed to move around to avoid another player’s shot, but they CANNOT TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE OTHER PLAYERS.
4. If a player throws a ball and misses, any other player can pick up the missed shot and use the ball to make a shot of their own. Players are allowed to have MORE THAN ONE BALL at a time.
5. If a player is scored upon and a ball is inside their Hoop, this player is OUT OF THE GAME immediately, and play continues until there is just one player remaining. This last player standing is the WINNER!

Important Rules

- Players may not slam dunk the ball into the Hoop of another player. Balls must be tossed into the Hoops of the other players in order to count.

- Players are not allowed to turn the backs to avoid a shot from another player, though players can turn around to pick up a ball or ‘missed’ shot.

- Players are not allowed to block an incoming shot with their hands.

- If a player breaks any of the rules above, the opponent will be allowed a ‘free shot’ from a distance of 3 steps away.