BASKETBALL:

RULES AND HAND

SIGNALS
 WHAT IS BASKETBALL?

• Basketball is a team sport in which ten players, five on side, opposing

one another on a rectangular court, have in play the primary objective
to shoot a basketball.
• Dr. James Naismith, the Canadian-American inventor of the game,
stands with a peach basket and a ball.
• First played ( December 21, 1891;126 years ago in Springfield,
Massachusetts,U.S
DR. JAMES NAISMITH
 CHARACTERISTICS

• Contact- Limited
• Team member- 5 per side
• Mixed gender- Yes, separate competition
• Type- Indoor/Outdoor
• Equipment- Basketball
• Venue- Indoor court (mainly) or outdoor court (streetball)
• Glossary- Basketball, like any other major sport, has its own unique
words and phrases used by sports journalists, players, and fans.
 • In early December 1891, Canadian-American DR. James
H Naismith, a physical education professor and instructor at the
I International Young Men’s Christian Association Training school
S (YMCA) (today, Springfield College) in Springfield,
T Massachusetts, was trying to keep his gym class active on a
O rainy day. He sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his
R students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the
Y long New England winters. After rejecting Other ideas as either
too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote
the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot (3.0m)
elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this
peach basket retained its bottom, and balls had to be retrieved
manually after each “basket” or point scored; this proved
inefficient, however, so the bottom of the basket was removed,
allowing the balls to be poked out with a long dowel each time.
 RULES AND REGULATIONS
• Games are played in four quarters of 10
(FIBA) or 12 (NBA). College men’s games
use two 20- minutes halves, college women’s
games use 10-minute quarters, and most
United State high school varsity games use 8
minutes quarters, however, this varies from
state to state. 15 minutes are allowed for a
half-time break under FIBA, NBA, NCAA
rules and 10 minutes in United States high
school. Overtime periods are five minutes in
length except for high school, which is four
minutes in length. Teams exchange baskets
for the second half. The time allowed is
actual playing time; the clock is stopped
while the play is not active. Therefore, games
generally take much longer to complete
than the allotted game time, typically about
two hours.
• Five players from each team may be on
the court at one time. Substitutions are
unlimited but can only be done when play
is stopped. Teams also have a coach, who
oversees the development and strategies
of the team, and other team personnel
such as assistant coaches, managers,
statisticians, doctors and trainers. For both
men’s and women’s teams, a standard
uniform consists of a pair of shorts and a
jersey with a clearly visible number,
unique within the team, printed on both
the front and back. Players wear high-top
sneakers that provide extra ankle support.
Typically, team names, players’ names
and, outside of north America, sponsors
are printed on the uniforms.
• A limited number of time-outs,
clock stoppages requested by a
coach (or sometimes mandated
in the NBA) for a short meeting
with the players, are allowed.
They generally last no longer
than one minute (100 seconds in
the NBA) unless, for televised
games, a commercial break is
needed.
• The game is controlled by the officials
consisting of the referee ( referred to as
crew chief in the NBA), one or two
umpires (referred to as referees in the
NBA) and the table officials. For college,
the NBA, and many high schools, there
are a total of three referees on the court.
The table officials are responsible for
keeping track of each teams scoring,
timekeeping, individual and team fouls,
player substitutions, team possession
arrow, and the shot clock.
OFFICIALS

In basketball, an official (usually called a

referee) enforces the rules and maintains
order in the game. The title of official also
applies to the scorers and timekeepers, as
well as other personnel that have as active
task in maintaining the game. Basketball is
regarded as among the most difficult sports
to officiate due to the speed of play,
complexity of rules, the case-specific
interpretations of rules, and the
instantaneous decision required.
 ROLES OF THE SCORETABLE OFFICIAL

• SCORER- The scorer also called scorekeepers keeps a record of points scored, all
fouls called against each player, timeouts charged to each team, notes the starting
line us, and keeps a record of all substitutions.
• TIMEKEEPER- operate the game clock according to the competition rules and in most
situations operate the scoreboard.
• CHAIRPERSON- ensure the smooth operation on the scoretable and to communicate
with the referees.
• 24 SECOND SHOT CLOCK OPERATOR- operate the shot clock by stopping and
resetting according to the rules.
• ASSISTANT SCORER- not always required but when the game clock and scoreboard
visuals are not on the same console they will operate the visuals on the scoreboard.
 REFEREE HAND SIGNALS

• DOUBLE FOUL-two
personal fouls in
basketball committed by
opponents against each
other at the same time.
TRAVELING- a player who
receives the ball while he
is progressing or upon
completion of a dribble,
may take two steps in
coming to a stop, passing
or shooting the ball.
• PUSHING- the charging foul
is a form of the offensive
pushing foul that involves a
player in possession of the
ball. Charging occurs when
the ball handler pushes or
moves into the opponent’s
torso.
• GOAL TENDING TWO POINTS- is
also called when a player
interferes with a free throw at any
time in its flight towards the
basket. If goaltending is called for
interference with a field goal, the
shooting team Is awarded the
points for the field goal as if it had
been made.
ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS- illegal
hand use is typically called when
players attempt to block a shot or
when an opponents drives to the
hoop. It could also be when a player
is reaching in the defender’s body or
arms to steal the ball, or when a
player wraps his/her arms around the
opponent.
• TECHNICAL FOUL- any
infraction pf the rules penalized
as a foul which does not involve
physical contact during the
course of play between
opposing players on the court,
or is a foul by non player.
• CHARGING- A charged, or
player control foul, occurs
when a dribble charges into
a defender who has already
established his position.
• ILLEGAL DRIBBLE- An illegal
action in basketball made when
a player dribbles the ball with
two hands simultaneously or
continues to dribble after
allowing the ball to come to rest
in one or both hands.
• JUMP BALL- A jump
ball is a method used
to begin or resume
play in basketball.
• BLOCKING- A block or
blocked shot occurs
when a defensive player
legally deflects a field
goal attempt from an
offensive player to
prevent a score.
• HOLDING- In basketball,
a personal foul is a
breach of the rules that
concerns illegal personal
contact with an opponent.
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