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Gregory

BASKETBALL HAND SIGNALS

3- Pointer3- Second
Rule 20-
Second Time Out24-
Second Violation

B asket

Interference Blocking Cancel Score / Play Charging

Designated Offender
Direction of Play Double Foul
Goal Tending

Holding Illegal Dribble Illegal Screen Illegal Defense

 Illeg al Hands Isolation

Jump Ball Loose Ball Foul

Personal Foul Pushing Technical Foul Time - In

Time- Out Traveling

Aila Arielle S. Tolosa III- St.

Gregory

Basket Ball Rules and Regulations

The object of the game is to outscore one's opponents by throwing the ball through the
opponents' basket from above while
preventing the opponents from doing so
on their own. An attempt to score in this
way is called a shot. Two points are scored for a successful shot, three points for a successful
long-range shot (6.25 meters from the basket), and one point for each successful free throw.

Playing Regulations
At the professional level, games are played in four quarters of 10 (international) or 12 minutes
(NBA) each. Games take longer than this allotted game time, since the game clock only runs
when the ball is in play. This is called using a stop clock, as the clock stops when the ball is not
in play, for example, when it goes out of bounds or a foul is committed. Fifteen minutes are
allowed at half-time, and two minutes are allowed at other intervals. At lower levels, various time
regulations exist.

Time-outs and substitutions are permitted during a game. A substitution is that of one player on
the court for another on the team bench. A time-out is a clock stoppage requested by the coach
of either team, in which he can discuss tactics etc. A time-out lasts one minute in international
basketball and either 100 seconds, 60 seconds or 20 seconds in NBA basketball. A limited
number of time-outs is allowed. (In international basketball, 2 time-outs are allowed in the first
two periods, 3 in the last two periods, and 1 in each extra period. In NBA basketball, six 100/60-
second time-outs are allowed in the entire game of which a maximum of three can be in the last
quarter and 3 100/60-second time-outs in each extra period, as well as one 20-second time-out
per half.)

Basketball Equipment
The only essential equipment in basketball is a court, two baskets with backboards and a
basketball. At competition level, clocks are necessary to regulate game time. Professional and
international games often call for more equipment, to assist in administration and officiating.
This can include shot clocks, scorer's tables, and whistle-operated stop-clock systems.

The men's ball's circumference ranges between 749 and 762 mm (29.48 and 30 in); its diameter
238 to 242 mm (9.3 to 9.5 in). Its mass is from 567 to 624 g (1.246 to 1.374 lb). The smaller
women's ball's circumference is between 724 and 737 mm (28.50 and 29.01 in), its diameter
230 to 235 mm (9.07 to 9.23 in), and its mass from 510 to 567 g (1.123 to 1.246 lb).

Playing the Ball

The ball may be advanced toward the basket by being shot, passed, thrown, tapped, rolled or
dribbled. Passing is throwing the ball from player to player. Dribbling is when a single player
runs while continuously bouncing the ball. The ball cannot be kicked deliberately or struck with
the fist, and must stay within the playing court.

Running with the ball without bouncing it, or travelling is illegal; as is double dribbling, the act of
dribbling with two hands or starting a second dribble after having caught the ball after a first one.
A player's hand cannot pass the vertical while dribbling, so that his hand is partially below the
ball; this is known as carrying the ball. In higher levels of basketball time limits are imposed on
advancing the ball past halfway, remaining in the restricted area (also known as the "paint") and
attempting a shot. Rules with playing the ball are stricter in the NBA. Contrary to popular belief,
there is no limit to the amount of steps a player can take between bounces while dribbling.
To interfere with the ball while on its downward flight for a basket, or while it is bouncing on the
basket, is called goal tending and is a violation. Goal tending is one of the most complicated
calls of basketball, and is significantly different in international basketball.

Fouls
An attempt to unfairly disadvantage an opponent with personal contact is illegal and is called a
foul. These are most commonly committed by defensive players; however, they can be
committed by offensive players as well. Normal fouls are called personal fouls. Players who are
fouled either receive the ball to pass inbounds again, or receive a free throw if they are fouled in
the act of shooting. One point is awarded for making a free throw, which is attempted from a line
4.5 metres (15 feet) from the basket.

If a team surpasses a preset limit of team fouls in a given period (4 in international and NBA
games), the opposing team is awarded free throws on all subsequent fouls for that period.
Offensive fouls and double fouls are not counted as team fouls in the NBA, but they are in
international games.

A player or coach who shows poor sportsmanship such as arguing with a referee or fighting with
another player can be charged with a technical foul. A player or coach with two technical fouls is
disqualified from the game and is required to leave the stadium. Blatant fouls with excessive
contact or that are not an attempt to play the ball are called unsportsmanlike fouls (or flagrant
fouls in the NBA) and incur a harsher penalty; in some rare cases a disqualifying foul will require
the player to leave the stadium.

If a player commits five fouls (including technical fouls) in one game (six in some professional
leagues, including the NBA) he is not allowed to participate for the rest of the game, and is
described as having "fouled out". If no substitutes are available, the team must forfeit the game.
Some leagues, including the NBA, allow disqualified players to re-enter the game at the cost of
a technical foul on the team.

Basketball Players
A team consists of five players and up to seven substitutes, though in series where there are
three games or less, only five substitutes are allowed. Any number of player substitutions is
allowed during the game, although substitutes can only enter a game during a stoppage of play.

Male players generally wear shorts and a sleeveless top, and high-top sneakers that provide
extra ankle support. Female players have worn shirts and skirts in the past, but most female
players now wear uniforms identical to those worn by men.

Officials
A referee and one or two umpires control the game, these are the officials. On the score bench,
there are table officials, responsible for the administration of the game. The table officials
include the scorer, who keeps track of the score and fouls by each player, the assistant scorer
who controls the scoreboard, the timekeeper and the shot clock operator.

Referees and umpires generally wear a grey shirt and black trousers. These officials call fouls,
award successful baskets, and so on.