Game Basics
This many players are on the court for each team during innertube basketball.
What is 4?
This piece of equipment is always provided by Intramural staff and comes in two colors.
What are innertubes?
These accessories are not allowed at all in ITBB.
What is Jewelry? (Including watches and earrings, falls under this rule, unless taped for medical/religious reasons)
Splashing is allowed in most cases, except during this play.
What is a throw-in?
Each team is allowed this many timeouts per half.
What is one?
The game is played in this part of the pool.
What is the shallow end?
Players are encouraged to wear these since splashing is legal in most cases.
What are goggles?
A second team foul (and each one after) gives the opposing team this.
What is one point and possession?
Players cannot hold onto this pool structure while playing defense.
What is the side of the pool?
If a team leads by 20 or more with 5 minutes or less, this rule ends the game.
What is the mercy rule?
This is how long each half lasts in a regulation game.
What is 10 minutes?
The sideline opposite the pool deck is marked using this common piece of pool equipment.
What are lane line dividers?
Players cannot remain in control of the ball for more than this many seconds.
What is 5 seconds?
This defensive tactic is prohibited because it impedes an opponent’s movement.
What is double-teaming?
This happens if a team doesn’t have the required number of players at game time.
What is a forfeit?
This rule prevents offensive players from sitting under the basket without clearing out.
What is cherry picking?
Baskets are set at this height from the pool deck.
What is 5 feet?
In the final minute of a half, this rule prevents teams from passing back across half-court.
What is over and back?
If a player falls out of their tube, they must immediately do this before rejoining play.
What is reseat themselves in the tube?
Committing an unsportsmanlike act or grasping the rim can result in this severe penalty.
What is a technical foul (one point, loss of possession, and disqualification)?
If the score is tied after regulation and the 2-minute overtime also ends in a tie, this decides the winner.
What is sudden death (first team to score wins)?
When subbing into the game, players must do this or risk a foul.
What is swim under the buoy line?
This penalty is assessed if a player voluntarily leaves their tube to relocate faster.
What is a team foul?
Name two of the four reasons why the clock stops in the final minute of each half.
What is a Foul, Held ball (jump ball), Any other dead ball situation (ball out of bounds, injury…etc.), or Time-out
Name the three legal co-ed combinations needed to start a game.
What is 2M/2W, 2M/1W, and 2W/1M?