Rule # 10

Question 1

What is Rule # 10 ?

Answer 1

Fouls and Penalties

Question 2

List the 7 types of personal fouls

Answer 2

Common foul, Player control foul, Team control foul, double personal foul, flagrant 1 foul, Flagrant 2 foul, simultaneous foul.4.15.1-2.a-e. Pg 47-48

Question 3

List the 9 types of technical fouls

Answer 3

Administrative, Bench, Indirect, Direct, Double, Flagrant 2, Contact Dead Ball, Player/Substitute, Simultaneous 4.15.3 pg 48-49

Question 4

Describe a False double foul

Answer 4

Fouls by both teams when the second occurs before the clock starts because it was stopped for the first foul 4.15.4 pg 49

Question 5

Describe a Multiple foul

Answer 5

Fouls by two or more players from the same team on the same opponent at approximately the same time. 4.15.4. pg 49

Question 6

Describe a false multiple foul

Answer 6

Two or more fouls by the same team such that the last is committed before the game clock is started because it was stopped for the first foul, and one of the attributes of the multiple foul is absent. 4.15.6. pg 49

Question 7

B1 is fouled by A1 during a shot attempt and at the same time B3 throws A2 to the floor in an attempt to get rebound positioning. Two whistles on the play and it is determined after consulting with each other that both fouls occurred at the same time and will be penalized. How do the officials proceed?

Answer 7

B1 will shoot the foul shots for the shot attempt and the shot attempt will count if it went in. There will be no players on the line during the free throws. A2 will then shoot two free throws for the Flagrant 1 foul against B3 with no players on the line. Team A will then get the ball for a throw in nearest the point where B3 threw A2 to the floor. 10.17 penalty – section F pg 88

Question 8

A1, the ball handler, swings her elbow and hits B1 in the face, knocking B1 to the floor. Referee #1 blows her/his whistle. Clearly after the whistle has blown, but before referee #1 reports anything to the table, B2 tells A1 she’s a bitch and pushes her. Referee #2 calls a technical foul on B2. What is the proper procedures at this point?

Answer 8

The referees confer and determine the technical foul on B2 is a dead ball contact technical. B1 shoots 2 free throws for the Flagrant 1 on A1 with no players on the line. Any player on Team A then shoots two free throws for the Dead ball contact Technical foul on B2. Team A then inbounds the ball at the POI. 10.3.1.c. Penalties on pg 93

Question 9

Name the 14 Administrative Technical Fouls that do not count against the foul count, disqualification or ejection.

Answer 9

1.) Have a center circle and division line properly marked.
2.) Have the proper game clock, shot clock and red/LED lights mounted on the basket.
3.) Before the 10 minute mark on the game clock before the start of the game, submit the roster and five starters to the Official scorer.
4.) After the 10 Minute mark before the start of the game, make changes to the roster or lineup except injury, illness, blood, free throw shooter for a “T”, or to correct a scoring or bookkeeping error.
5.) Two team members wearing the same number.
6.) An illegal number.
7.) An illegal jersey.
8.) Removing the scorebook and taking it to the home team locker room.
9.) Delaying the game by more than a minute to start either half or OT.
10.) After a warning, having a team huddle.
11.) After a warning, not having the court ready for play after a timeout.
12.) Having more than 5 players on the court after the ball becomes live.
13.) Excessive timeouts.
14.) Team followers being unsporting
For these 14 Technical fouls, two shots and play resumes at POI. These do not count towards team foul count nor towards disqualification or ejection. 10.2.1-8. Pg 90-92

Question 10

Name the 19 Player/Substitute Technical fouls

Answer 10

1. ) Unsporting acts – disrespecting an official
2. ) Unsporting acts – profanity, vulgarity, taunting or baiting an opponent
3. ) Unsporting acts – contact that is unnecessary, unacceptable and excessive, but not an F2
4. ) Unsporting acts – Purposely obstructing an opponent’s vision by putting hands in their face
5. ) Unsporting acts – climbing on or lifting a teammate to gain an advantage
6. ) Unsporting acts – Knowingly attempt a free throw they are not entitled to
7. ) Unsporting acts – inciting undesirable crowd reaction
8. ) Unsporting acts – using tobacco
9. ) Dunking a dead ball during a game
10. ) Hanging on the rim
11. ) Intentionally striking or slapping the backboard
12. ) Placing a hand on the backboard or rim to gain an advantage
13. ) Touching a ball outside the cylinder during a free throw
14. ) After a warning, being across the plane on a throw in before the ball crosses the plane
15. ) Reaching through the boundary plane and touching or dislodging the ball while in possession of the other team or while being passed to a team mate who is out of bounds
16. ) Deceptively leaving the court and returning at a more advantage position
17. ) Purposely delaying her return to the court after being out of bounds legally
18. ) After a warning, interfering with the ball after a goal or not giving the ball to an official
19. ) Entering the court without reporting to the official scorer or entering without being beckoned by an official.
20. 3.1-12 – in all cases except contact dead ball T, 2 shots and play resumes at POI. If double T, they offset and no free throws are shot. Pg 92-94

Question 11

Name the 6 types of Player/Substitute Flagrant 2 Technical Fouls

Answer 11

1.) Participating after changing her number and not reporting to the official
2.) Participating after being disqualified
3.) Leaving the court and going into the stands when a fight has or may break out.
4.) Flagrantly or excessively contacting an opponent during a dead ball
5.) Fighting
6.) Disrespectfully contacting an official
Player is ejected, counts towards the team foul count, 2 shots by any member of the offended team and the ball to the offended team nearest the POI. If this occurs during halftime or before any OT periods, play is resumed with a throw-in on either side of the court at mid court. 10.3.13-18 pg 93-94

Question 12

What is a fight?

Answer 12

A fight is a Flagrant 2 foul and anyone involved is ejected.
A fight is a confrontation involving one or more players, coaches or other team personnel wherein a fist, hand, arm, foot, knee or leg is used to combatively strike the other individual.
It doesn’t matter if contact occurs…it is still deemed a fight if the above is true.
During a confrontation, if on uses unsportsmanlike acts or comments that incites another and there is retaliation, both shall be ruled to have been involved in the fight.
When a physical confrontation has occurred, the officials shall determine who was involved in the fight and who left the bench area to participate.
If live ball, then F2 personal, if dead ball, then F2 Technical.
During live ball, an individual strikes an opponent with the hand, elbow, arm, foot, knee or leg in a non-confrontational manner, but it is excessive and severe or extreme, it will be ruled an F2 personal, but not a fight.
A closed fist in an unsportsmanlike manner is a fighting action.
When any F2 is ruled a fighting action, the fighting penalty shall be invoked.
Any team member that participates in a fight shall be assessed an F2 Technical.
Any team member under suspension for fighting shall not be in the team’s bench area.
The referee may declare a forfeit when the individual fails to comply with any part of the penalties of this rule. 10.5.1-17 pg 96-97

Question 13

Name the 18 types of technical fouls that are INDIRECTLY charged to the Head Coach?

Answer 13

The head coach is responsible for all bench personnel. On a fouled out player, the player becomes bench personnel when the head coach is informed that his/her player has been disqualified.
ALL Unsporting acts listed below are assumed to be by bench personnel
1.) Unsporting acts – disrespecting an official
2.) Unsporting acts – profanity, vulgarity, taunting or baiting an opponent
3.) Unsporting acts – trying to influence an officials’ decision
4.) Unsporting acts – taunting or baiting an opponent
5.) Unsporting acts – objecting to an official’s call by rising from the bench or using gestures
6.) Unsporting acts – entering the playing court to attend to an injured player without the permission of the official
7.) Unsporting acts – inciting undesirable crowd reaction
8.) Unsporting acts – using tobacco
9.) Unsporting acts – refusing to occupy the team bench or using the location assigned during a timeout or before an extra period
10.) Using electronic transmissions for gaining an advantage.
11.) Evidence the scorebook was removed by instruction from the head coach or bench personnel
12.) Bench Personnel is to remain seated on the bench (with exceptions)
13.) Replace a disqualified player within 20 seconds
14.) Using a laser pointer
15.) Delaying the game to continue by preventing continuous play. When not interrupting play, it is to be ignored.
16.) Bench Personnel leaving the bench area during a fight
17.) Disrespectfully contacting an official
18.) Causing contact that is excessive unnecessary unacceptable or extreme during a live or dead ball 10.4.1-11. Pg 94-96