VIOLATIONS

Violation

• A violation is an infraction of the rules.

When a violation occurs the official:

Blows the whistle while simultaneously raising his/her arm with an open palm (signal to stop the clock).

Eight Seconds

• A team has 8 seconds to move the ball from their back court to their front court.

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8 Seconds

Out of Bounds

• A player is out-of-bounds when he/she touches the floor, or any object on, above, or outside the boundary line, except a player.

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• The ball is out-of-bounds when it touches a player, the floor, or any object, including the backboard support or the back of the backboard on, above, or outside the boundary lines.

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24 Seconds

• A team has 24 seconds to attempt a shot.

Jump Ball

Jumpers shall not:

• Tap the ball until the ball has reached its highest point.
• Leave their position until the ball has been legally tapped.
• Tap the ball more than twice.
• Catch the ball until it has touched a non-jumper or the floor.

Jump Ball Cont’d

Non-Jumpers shall not:

• Occupy adjacent positions around the circle if an opponent wishes to occupy one of those positions.
• Enter the centre circle before the ball has been legally tapped.

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A violation by any player shall be called immediately and the ball awarded to the non-offending team at the nearest point out of bounds.

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Double Dribble

If a player in control of the ball wishes to progress with it, he/she may dribble with one hand.

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A player is not allowed to:

• Dribble the ball with two hands at the same time.
• Let the ball come to rest on the hand(s) and then continue to dribble.

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Double Dribble Cont’d

• To dribble a second time after the first dribble has ended is a violation and the ball is awarded to the opponents for a throw-in.

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The following are not considered as dribbles:

• Successive shots for a field goal.
• Fumbling the ball at the beginning or at the end of a dribble.
• Tapping the ball from the control of another player.
• Deflecting a pass and gaining control of the ball.

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Three Second Rule

• A player shall not remain in the restricted area (key) for more than 3 seconds when his/her team is in control of a live ball in the front court and the clock is running.

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• Allowances are made when a player attempts to leave, a team mate is in the act of shooting, the player has been in for less than 3 seconds and then begins the act of shooting.

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Closely Guarded

• A player who is holding a live ball on the court is closely guarded when an opponent is in an active guarding position at a distance of no more than one normal step away.

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• A violation shall be called if a closely guarded player with the ball does not pass, shoot or dribble the ball within five seconds. The ball is then awarded to the opponents for a throw-in.

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�Ball Returned to Backcourt

• A player who is in control of a live ball in their frontcourt may not cause the ball to be illegally returned to their backcourt. This restriction also applies to throw-ins.

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• The ball has been illegally returned to the backcourt when a player of the team in control of the ball, is the last to touch the ball in their front court, after which that player or a teammate is the first to touch the ball in their backcourt.

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• To illegally return the ball to the backcourt is a violation and the ball is awarded to the opponents for a frontcourt throw-in at the place nearest to the infraction.

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Kicked Ball

• To deliberately kick or block the ball with any part of the leg is a violation. However, to accidentally come in contact with the ball with any part of the leg is not a violation.

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Traveling

• Traveling is the illegal movement of one, or both feet beyond the limits outlined below.

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• When a player with the ball lifts or moves his/her pivot foot from its spot on the floor before releasing the ball from his/her hands to start a dribble, or takes too many steps after picking up the ball when stopping, passing or shooting the player has traveled.

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Traveling Cont’d

It is legal to:

• Fall on the floor while holding the ball
• Slide on the floor due to momentum
• Gain control of the ball while lying on the floor
• Shoot, pass or start a dribble while on the floor
• Touch the floor with a hand while holding the ball
• Sit up if lying on the floor

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It is illegal to:

• Roll if sitting, or lying on the floor
• Try to get up off the floor while holding the ball.

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Free Throw

The players in the restricted area places:

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• Shall not occupy places to which they are not entitled.
• Shall not enter the restricted area, or leave the places until the ball has left the hand(s) of the free-throw shooter.

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All the players who are not in these places shall be behind the free-throw line extended until the ball touches the ring, or it is evident that it will not touch it.

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An infraction of any of these rules is a violation.

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Free Throw Cont’d

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• If a free throw is successful all violations committed by any player(s) other than the shooter are disregarded and the point shall count.

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• If the violation is committed by the free-throw shooter, the point, if made, shall not count and ball is awarded to the opponents for a throw-in from the free-throw line extended.

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• If a free throw is not successful and a violation is committed by a team-mate of the shooter during the last free throw the ball shall be awarded to the opponents for a throw-in from the free-throw line extended.

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• If the violation is committed by an opponent of the shooter a substitute free throw shall be awarded to the shooter.

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• If a violation is committed by both teams on the last free throw, a held ball situation occurs.

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