Violations & Penalties
Starting a dribble after lifting the pivot foot.
What is traveling?
The ball is tossed to start an extra period and prior to the ball being touched by either jumper.
What is a live ball?
An offensive player sets a screen in front of a defender with feet wider than shoulder width apart and the defender contacts the screenee in the thigh trying to defend the ball handler.
What is a team control foul for blocking (illegal screen)?
During a free throw attempt, the trail official reaches a count of 5 (seconds) before the ball is released on the try.
What is a legal play?
The official raises both arms above the shoulders, palms above the head and facing inward
What is the signal for a successful 3 point try?
A player dribbling the ball looses control, runs and retrieves the ball. A defender applies pressure and the player dribbles away to avoid the defender.
What is a double dribble?
After a successful try and prior to the ball being at the disposal of the team for a throw-in.
What is a dead ball?
A defender faces an opponent with feet wider that shoulder width apart. An player on the offense sets a screen facing the defender with feet shoulder width apart but contacts the defender.
What is a team control foul for blocking (illegal screen)?
After the inbound pass after a successful try, the trail official reaches a count of 9 (seconds) before the ball is released on a pass toward the front court. Prior to the ball being touched in the front court, the official's count reaches 10.
What is a 10-second back court violation?
The official raises the arm straight up with a closed fist.
What is the signal to stop the clock for a foul?
While the ball is in the imaginary cylinder above the basket ring it is batted away by a defender.
What is defensive basket interference?
While the ball is in flight during a try for goal, the defensive team commits a foul.
What is a live ball?
A defender jumps in front of an offensive player driving toward the basket. Just prior to contact, the defender has both feet touching the floor and is facing the front of the dribbler.
What is a player control foul?
A defender is in the free throw lane for more than 3 seconds prior to the ball being release on a try for goal.
What is legal play?
After raising the arm above the head with a closed fist, the official a hard with an open palm behind the head.
What is the signal for a player control foul?
A player while dribbling but not touching the ball steps on the sideline.
What is an out of bounds violation?
While the ball is in flight on a try for goal, the offensive team commits a foul.
What is a dead ball?
A defender touches a dribbler at the waist to measure distance between the players. While attempting to dribble past, the defender momentarily contacts the dribbler with both hands .
What is a hand checking foul?
During a throw-in, the ball is released toward the court. While the ball is in the air, the official reaches a count of 5 (seconds).
What is a legal throw-in?
The trail official moves onto the court toward the 3 point arc as the ball moves away to the opposite side of the court toward the end line.
What is working the arc?
A try that appears to be short of the basket, on it's downward flight, clearly above the basket ring and outside the cylinder is blocked by the defense.
What is a legal play?
An airborne shooter has released the ball on a try for goal, a defender commits basket interference. The airborne shooter the commits a player control foul.
What is award 2 points for basket interference as the ball became dead?
Players in the post area, one offense and one defense make contact while going for the same position on the court. As the pass comes toward the post players, the offense pushes the defender to make space to catch the pass and the defender grabs the offense by the arm to prevent the catch.
What is incidental contact followed by a double foul?
A defender is positioned within 6 feet of an opponent with the ball. After reaching the count of 4, the player starts a dribble. The defender maintains the 6 foot closely guarded position as the dribbler drives toward the basket. The official reaches a count of 5 as the dribbler enter the free throw lane and prior a try for goal.
What is a 5 second closely guarded violation?
The lead official moves from a position on the end line near the 3 point arc toward the free throw line extended and continues to the opposite side of the free throw lane as the ball moves into the opposite corner.
What is working the A-B-C positions?
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Question Prompt
The lead official moves from a position on the end line near the 3 point arc toward the free throw line extended and continues to the opposite side of the free throw lane as the ball moves into the opposite corner.
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