ROSTERS & STARTERS
The deadline prior to scheduled game time for supplying the official scorer with team member names, numbers, and 5 starting players.
What is at least 10 minutes?
The action a substitute must take before entering the court during live-ball dead periods.
What is reporting to the official scorer and being beckoned by an official?
The designated jersey torso color for the home team vs. the visiting team.
What is white for home and a contrasting dark color for visitors?
The baseline rule regarding wearing jewelry during a game. Is jewelry allowed to be worn during a game?
What is jewelry is prohibited? (Religious items must be taped/worn under uniform; medical alerts taped and visible).
An injured player whose coach or medical staff is beckoned onto the floor must leave the game unless this action is taken.
What is a time-out is requested by and granted to their team and the issue is resolved?
The administrative penalty charged to a team for failing to submit its roster and starters on time.
What is one technical foul?
During multiple free throws resulting from personal fouls, substitutions can only be made at this specific time.
What is before the final attempt in the sequence and after the final attempt has been scored?
Minimum required height for jersey numbers on the front vs. the back of the jersey.
What is at least 4 inches on the front and at least 6 inches on the back?
The legal colors permitted for headbands, wristbands, arm sleeves, and leg compression sleeves.
What are black, white, beige, or the predominant color of the jersey? (Teammates must wear the same solid color).
The maximum time allowed to resolve a blood/bleeding issue before the player must be directed to leave the court or take a time-out.
What is 20 seconds?
After the 10-minute pregame mark, a team requests to add two names to the scorebook and change a starter's number. How many total technical fouls are charged?
What is a maximum of one administrative technical foul? (Note: All roster/starter infractions after 10 minutes are grouped into one team technical foul).
A substitute enters to replace a designated jumper before a jump ball. What must the substitute do?
What is withdraw until the next opportunity to substitute? (A substitute cannot replace a designated jumper or free thrower except under specific injury/disqualification rules).
Maximum width permitted for side inserts centered vertically under the armpit.
What is no more than 4 inches in width (2 inches on each side of the seam)?
Maximum allowable dimensions and placement for a single manufacturer's logo on an arm sleeve or headband.
What is 2¼ square inches with no dimension exceeding 2¼ inches?
If a player exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion, when may they re-enter the game?
What is not until cleared by an appropriate health care professional?
True or False: A team scorebook list can legally contain both player number "0" and player number "00".
What is False? (A team list shall not have both 0 and 00).
The requirement for a replaced player before they are eligible to re-enter the game.
What is the clock must be properly started?
Under NFHS rules, what is the consequence for a player who enters with their jersey untucked or uniform pants below the hips?
What is directed to leave the game? (A charged time-out does not alter this requirement).
Material restrictions for guards, casts, or braces worn on the elbow, wrist, hand, or forearm. What is not allowed?
What is hard and unyielding substances are prohibited (even if padded)?
Requirements for hard hair-control items such as beads, bobby pins, or barrettes.
What is allowed if securely fastened to the head and they do not present an increased risk/danger to players?
A team has no substitutes left and two players foul out, leaving 3 players on the floor. Must the referee forfeit the game immediately?
What is No? (A team may continue playing with fewer than 5 players; a forfeit is only required when 1 player remains, unless the referee believes they can still win).
If three or more substitutes from the same team enter simultaneously, the opponent's captain may make this request to the officials.
What is a defensive match-up?
Name two legal numeral digits or combinations that are prohibited under NFHS rules.
What are 6, 7, 8, 9 (or any number containing 6, 7, 8, or 9, such as 16, 28, etc.)? (Only digits 0–5 are legal).
The rule for undershirt sleeve lengths and colors for visiting team players.
What is sleeves must be equal length, and color must be a solid color similar to the jersey torso OR solid black? (Visiting teammates may wear torso color or black, but not both).
What features are prohibited on a tooth and mouth protector (mouthguard)?
What are decorative or non-protective additions/attachments? (Must cover posterior teeth with adequate thickness and include occlusal and labial portions).