FIBA & RCBA RULES:Fouls and Conduct

FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE BASKETBALL INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL FEDERATION

Regina Community Basketball Association

FIBA OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2014

The following interpretations of the rules are collected from the Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) found at www.fiba.com and the Regina Community Basketball Association found at www.rcba.ca

Throughout the Official Basketball Rules, all references made to a player, coach, official, etc. in the male gender also apply to the female gender. It must be understood that this is done for practical reasons only.

RULE 6- FOULS

What is a foul?• Illegal personal contact with an opponent•Unsportsmanlike behavior

What is illegal contact?• In order to understand that you must understand what legal contact is.

THE CYLINDER

• The rule book states:

During the game, each player has the right to occupy any position (cylinder) on the playing court not already occupied by an opponent.

This principle protects the space on the floor which he occupies and the space above him when he jumps vertically within that space.

LEGAL GUARDING POSITION

• A defensive player has established an INITIAL legal guarding position when:• He is facing his opponent, and• He has both feet on the floor.• Once a player has established legal position they are free

to move in any direction, but cannot extend their arms or legs to block the opponent• The defensive player may remain stationary, jump

vertically, move laterally or backwards in order to maintain the initial legal guarding position.

PERSONAL FOULS• Illegal contact between players, whether the ball is live or dead

• A player can’t hold, block, push, charge, trip or impede an opponent by extending his hand, arm, elbow, shoulder, hip, leg, knee or foot, or by bending his body outside his cylinder

• No rough or violent play.

• Contact that creates an advantage for a player should be called – regardless of whether it’s an offensive or defensive player

• Judging contact is one of the hardest aspects to learn – and the one that causes officials problems with coaches, players and parents

• Referee the defense!

PERSONAL FOULS• To be successful calling the appropriate fouls• Move to positions to give yourself the best sight lines• See the whole play

• This is best accomplished when you are not focused on the ball!!• Referee the defense

• Use common sense!• When in doubt, put yourself in the situation of the player.

How would I feel if that happened to me.

HOLDING

• Illegal personal contact that restricts the movement of another player• Can occur with any part of the

body

Grasp wrist downward

PUSHING• Illegal personal contact with any part of

the body, that moves or tries to move the opponent

• Common examples include pushing with the chest, legs, knee, arms, hands, etc.

Imitate push

ILLEGAL CONTACT TO THE HAND

• Illegal personal contact on the offensive players arms, or hands

• Can be a foul on a shooter, player holding the ball, rebounder etc.

Strike the palm towards the other forearm

ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS• Illegal use of the hand(s) or extended arm(s)

occurs when the defensive player is in a guarding position and his hand(s) or arm(s) is placed upon and remains in contact with an opponent with or without the ball, to impede his progress.

Strike wrist

CHARGE• Charging is illegal personal contact,

with or without the ball, by pushing or moving into an opponent’s torso.• Generally called on offensive players• Called when defensive player has

established and maintained a legal guarding position

Clenched fiststrike open palm

BLOCK

• Blocking is illegal personal contact which impedes the progress of an opponent with or without the ball.• Defensive players that have not

established and / or maintained a legal guarding position.• Offensive players setting an illegal

screen

Both hands on hips

SCREENING – LEGAL AND ILLEGAL

Screening is an attempt to delay or prevent an opponent without the ball from reaching a desired position on the playing court.• Legal screening is when the player who is

screening an opponent:• Was stationary (inside his cylinder) when contact

occurs.• Had both feet on the floor when contact occurs.

• Illegal screening is when the player who is screening an opponent:• Was moving when contact occurred.• Did not give sufficient distance in setting a screen

outside the field of vision of a stationary opponent when contact occurred.

• Did not respect the elements of time and distance of an opponent in motion when contact occurred.

FOUL BY TEAM INCONTROL OF THE BALL

ILLEGAL SCREEN(OFFENSE)

TECHNICAL FOUL

• Called for non-contact acts of a behavioural nature, such as:• Disrespectfully communicating with officials,

scorekeepers, opponents• Disregarding warnings• Using inappropriate language• Many more...

Form T, showing palms

UNSPORTSMANLIKE FOULAn unsportsmanlike foul is a player contact foul which, in the judgement of an official is:

• Not a legitimate attempt to directly play the ball within the spirit and intent of the rules.

• Excessive, hard contact caused by a player in an effort to play the ball.

• Contact by the defensive player from behind or laterally on an opponent in an attempt to stop the fast break and there is no defensive player between the offensive player and the opponent’s basket.

• Contact by the defensive player on an opponent on the court during the last 2 minutes in the fourth period and in each extra period, when the ball is out-of bounds for a throw-in and still in the hands of the official or at the disposal of the player taking the throw-in.

Grasp wrist upward

ACT OF SHOOTING

Begins when a player starts continuous movement to attempt to score.• Continuous movement means:

• The player starts the upward motion to shoot• Includes the gathering motion to shoot (in the case of a layup)

• Ends when the ball has left the shooter’s hand and the player has landed with both feet on the floor

• Protect shooters – stay with the play from release back to the floor

CONSEQUENCES OF FOULSPersonal Fouls• If the foul is committed on a player whose team has control of the ball and

not in the act of shooting:• The game shall be resumed with a throw-in by the non-offending team at the

place nearest to the infraction.• If the offending team is in the team foul penalty situation (5th team foul in a

quarter) it is two free throws for the player fouled

• If the foul is committed on a player in the act of shooting, that player shall be awarded a number of free throws as follows:• If the shot released from the field goal area is successful, the goal shall count

and, in addition, 1 free throw.• If the shot released from the 2-point field goal area is unsuccessful, 2 free throws.• If the shot released from the 3-point field goal area is unsuccessful, 3 free throws.

CONSEQUENCES OF FOULS

• If the foul is committed on a player whose team does not have control of the ball• The game shall be resumed with a throw-in by the non-offending

team at the place nearest to the infraction.

Technical FoulIf a technical foul is committed:

• By a player, a technical foul shall be charged against him as a player foul and shall count as one of the team fouls.

• By team bench personnel, a technical foul shall be charged against the coach and shall not count as one of the team fouls.• The opponents shall be awarded 1 free throw, followed by a

throw-in at the centre line extended, opposite the scorer’s table.

CONSEQUENCES OF FOULSUnsportsmanlike Foul• An unsportsmanlike foul shall be charged against the offender.• Free throw(s) shall be awarded to the player who was fouled, followed by a

throw-in at the centre line extended, opposite the scorer’s table.

• The number of free throws shall be awarded as follows:• If the foul is committed on a player not in the act of shooting, 2 free throws.• If the foul is committed on a player in the act of shooting: the goal, if made, shall

count and, in addition, 1 free throw.• If the foul is committed on a player in the act of shooting and the goal is not made, 2

or 3 free throws.

RCBA CONDUCT

• The R.C.B.A. referees shall have complete authority for games.

• A referee may suspend a player, coach or fan from a facility for the day. Any player, coach or fan who does not directly leave the facility when ordered to do so by the referee will cause the game to be awarded to the opposing team and may be subject to further disciplinary action. All suspensions must be reported to the Executive Director in writing within 24 hours of its occurrence.

• A player who is acting in a disrespectful or unsporting manner during a game may be pulled off the floor by the coach or referee, in consultation with the other, for disciplinary action, and may be benched if such actions warrant it. If this occurs in a game, the referees must be informed such action has taken place. Such action must be documented on the back of the score sheet or in a letter and filed within 24 hours with the Referee-in-Chief of the RCBA by both referees and coach.

RCBA CONDUCT• The team's Head Coach or another responsible person as designated by

the Head Coach must accompany the team during the entire time the team is in a R.C.B.A. facility.

• A player or coach that is disqualified from the game must leave the vicinity of the RCBA facility immediately or face additional disciplinary action. A disqualification may be imposed by the referee for such incidents as, but not inclusive to, 2 personal technical fouls, profane language used on the court or the code of conduct not followed.

MISCELLANEOUS RCBA PROVISIONS

• Warm-up time shall be from the time the court is available until one minute before the scheduled starting time of the game. Minimum warm up time will be five minutes.

• The 30 second shot rule may be omitted for league games if proper 30 second timing equipment is not available. However, at the discretion of the referee, if a team is deemed to be playing a "delay" tactic to run off time the referee will warn the coach and can manually instigate a manual 30 second shot count to allow proper play to continue

RCBA DEFENSE• No Full Court Zone Press or Zone Defense of any type can be used during play in the

game.• Grade 5 and below

• No man to man full court press can be employed in games.• A team has to back up and give the offensive team centre court:

• When a basket is scored.• When there is a whistle to stop play and the offensive team has turned the ball over to its opponent,

making them the new offensive team.• A team does not have to give them centre court; and may press, within the context of continued

play:• When the offensive team takes a shot and misses, turning the ball over to the opposition.• When the offensive team turns the ball over and there is no whistle stopping play.

• Grade 6• AFTER the Christmas break, Grade 6 will be allowed to utilize a full court man to man defense in the

second half. If a team is ahead by 20 or more points, NO full court defense is allowed.

• Grade 7 / 8• Full court man to man allowed provided all players are doing the same thing. All must be part of

press or all must go back on defense

RCBA DEFENSE

• Man to man defense must be played in the backcourt.• If a defender is consistently unaware of where their check is located and/or is only

concerned with the player who has the ball, it is considered to be a zoning violation.• Help Side Defense - Defenders must maintain correct defensive stance and position

on the floor in relation to the ball and the opponent they are guarding and if the opponent is outside the key they must have at least one foot outside the key until help is required.

• A team may only double team the ball carrier.

• On the first violation the referee will notify the scorer's bench and the violating team's coach. On the second violation and all subsequent violations 1 free throw and possession will be awarded to the offensive team. No personal, team or technical foul will be charged to the defending team.

• The 'Zone Rule' is to be interpreted at the discretion of the referee. Coaches may be able to inquire at an appropriate stoppage of play, but should not do so by 'yelling' at the referees or being unsporting in their inquiry.

RCBA OFFENSE

• A 'Four Corner' offense, or 'Clearing' offense, or 'One-Sided' offense, or such styled offense, used at any point throughout a game shall be considered working against the principles of the RCBA philosophy of equal play and sportsmanship. On the first violation the referee will notify the scorer's bench and the violating team's coach. On the second violation and all subsequent violations a technical foul to the coach shall be called.