OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 April 2010 Table of contents Page 3 of 81 MULE ONE-THE GAME Art. 1 Definitions ULE TWO-COURT AND EQUIPMENT Art. 2 Court 55550 RULE THREE-TEAMS 1 Art. 5 Players: Injury Art. 6 Captain: Duties and powers 13 Art. 7 Coaches: Duties and powers RULE FOUR- PLAYING REGULATIONS Art.8 Playing time, tied score and extra periods.. 15 Art. 9 Beginning and end of a period or the game 15 Art. 10 Status of the ball 16 Art. 11 Location of a player and an official Art. 12 Jump ball and alternating possession Art. 13 How the ball is played 19 Art. 14 Control of the ball Art. 15 Player in the act of shooting Art. 16 Goal: When made and its valu Art. 17 Throw-in Art. 18 Time-out Art. 19 Substitution 901245 Art. 20 Game lost by forfeit Art. 21 Game lost by default RULE FIVE← VIOLAT0Ns Art. 22 violations Art. 23 Player out-of-bounds and ball out-of-bounds Art. 24 Dribbling Art. 25 Travelling Art. 26 Three seconds Art. 27 Closely guarded player. Art. 28 Eight seconds Art. 29 Twenty-four seconds Art 30 Ball returned to the backcourt 8299012 Art. 31 Goaltending and Interference RULE S|X-FULS…..11 Art. 32 Fouls Art. 33 Contact General principles Art. 34 Personal foul Art. 35 Double foul Art. 36 Unsportsmanlike foul Art. 37 Disqualifying foul Art 38 Technical foul Art. 39 FightingOFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 Table of contents April 2010 Page 3 of 81 RULE ONE – THE GAME.............................................................................................................................. 5 Art. 1 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 5 RULE TWO – COURT AND EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................. 5 Art. 2 Court............................................................................................................................................... 5 Art. 3 Equipment ................................................................................................................................... 10 RULE THREE - TEAMS............................................................................................................................... 11 Art. 4 Teams .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Art. 5 Players: Injury............................................................................................................................. 12 Art. 6 Captain: Duties and powers..................................................................................................... 13 Art. 7 Coaches: Duties and powers................................................................................................... 13 RULE FOUR - PLAYING REGULATIONS ................................................................................................. 15 Art. 8 Playing time, tied score and extra periods ........................................................................... 15 Art. 9 Beginning and end of a period or the game ......................................................................... 15 Art. 10 Status of the ball........................................................................................................................ 16 Art. 11 Location of a player and an official........................................................................................ 17 Art. 12 Jump ball and alternating possession................................................................................... 17 Art. 13 How the ball is played............................................................................................................... 19 Art. 14 Control of the ball ...................................................................................................................... 19 Art. 15 Player in the act of shooting.................................................................................................... 19 Art. 16 Goal: When made and its value .............................................................................................. 20 Art. 17 Throw-in ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Art. 18 Time-out ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Art. 19 Substitution................................................................................................................................. 24 Art. 20 Game lost by forfeit ................................................................................................................... 25 Art. 21 Game lost by default ................................................................................................................. 26 RULE FIVE - VIOLATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 27 Art. 22 Violations..................................................................................................................................... 27 Art. 23 Player out-of-bounds and ball out-of-bounds...................................................................... 27 Art. 24 Dribbling ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Art. 25 Travelling..................................................................................................................................... 28 Art. 26 Three seconds............................................................................................................................ 29 Art. 27 Closely guarded player............................................................................................................. 29 Art. 28 Eight seconds ............................................................................................................................. 29 Art. 29 Twenty-four seconds................................................................................................................ 30 Art. 30 Ball returned to the backcourt................................................................................................ 31 Art. 31 Goaltending and Interference................................................................................................. 32 RULE SIX - FOULS ...................................................................................................................................... 34 Art. 32 Fouls............................................................................................................................................. 34 Art. 33 Contact: General principles ..................................................................................................... 34 Art. 34 Personal foul............................................................................................................................... 39 Art. 35 Double foul.................................................................................................................................. 39 Art. 36 Unsportsmanlike foul ................................................................................................................ 40 Art. 37 Disqualifying foul ....................................................................................................................... 40 Art. 38 Technical foul............................................................................................................................. 41 Art. 39 Fighting ........................................................................................................................................ 43