BASIC RULES OF BASKETBALL

GOAL GRADE: 90

WHAT IS THE GAME STRUCTURE OF BASKETBALL GAME?

played by 2 teams of 5 players each

WHAT IS THE PLAYING TIME?

4 quarters of 10 minutes each.

A TEAM SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHOT IN?

24 seconds

An infraction of the rules concerning illegal personal contact with an opponent

Foul

WHAT ARE THE KINDS OF FOULS?

Guarding a player who controls the ball or ON THE BALL
Guarding a player who does not control the ball or OFF THE BALL
player who is in the air
Screening: Legal and illegal
Charging
Blocking
Holding
Pushing

It is a player’s illegal contact with an opponent, whether the ball is live or dead.

Personal Foul

LIMIT OF FOULS? (PENALTY)

4 fouls only is the limit

THE MOST MINOR CLASS OF ILLEGAL ACTION?

Violation

IT IS TAKING MORE THAN A STEP AND A HALF WITHOUT DRIBBLING THE BALL

Traveling

IT IS WHEN A PLAYER DRIBBLES THE BALL WITH HIS HAND TOO FAR

Carrying/Palming

IT IS WHEN OFFENSE HAS BROUGHT THE BALL ACROSS THE MID-COURT LINE

Backcourt Violation

IT IS WHEN A DEFENSE PLAYER INTERFERES WITH A SHOT WHILE ON THE WAY DOWN TOWARDS THE BASKET

Goaltending

A PLAYER WHO VIOLATES THE RULES BUT DOESN’T COMMIT ANY FOUL OR HINDER THE OPPONENT

Floor Violation

IF A PLAYER ENTERS THE LANE TOO SOON

Lane Violation

ABUSIVE LANGUAGE OR FIGHTING

Technical Foul (or Tech)

WHEN A PLAYER WITH THE BALL CHARGES INOT A DEFENDER WHO IS IN A STATIONARY

Offensive Foul

UNNECESSARY OR ILLEGAL CONTACT EITHER ON THE BALL OR AWAY

Defensive Foul

IT INVOLVES EXCESSIVE OR VIOLENT CONTACT THAT COULD INJURE A FOULED PLAYER

Flagrant foul

WHEN A PLAYER TRIES TO POSITION HIS/HER BODY IN A WAY TO PREVENT RHE OPPONENT FROM GETTING AHEAD

Blocking

WHEN A PLAYER CONTINOUSLY USES HIS/HER HANDS ON THE OPPONENT PLAYER WHO HAS THE BALL

Hand Check

A PLAYER WHO USES HANDS TO INTERFERE THE OPPONENTS FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT

Holding

A PLAYER WHO JUMPS ON AND GOES OVER THE BACK OF HIS OPPONENT WHO IS TRYING TO REBOUND WITH THE BALL

Over-the-back

AN ILLEGAL TYPE OF BLOCKING WHERE THE DEFENDER IS PREVENTED FROM MOVING AROUN THE SCREEN

Illegal Screen

WHEN A PLAYER IS FOULED WHILE IN THE ACT OF SHOOTING THE BALL

Shooting Foul

A PLAYER WHO USES HIS/HER FOOT OR LEG TO MAKE THE OPPONENT TO LOSE OR FALL DURING THE GAME

Tripping