Statement 3 If a player is injured or is bleeding, or has an open wound, and cannot continue to play immediately (within approximately fifteen(15)seconds), he must be substituted. If a time-out is taken by either team in the same stopped clock period, and that player recovers during the time-out, he may ontinue to play only if the scorer's signal for the time-out has sounded before an official beckoned a substitute to become a player Example: 4 is injured and the game is stopped. As A4 is not able to continue to play immediately, an official blows his whistle making the conventional sign for substitution. Coach A (or Coach B)requests a time-out (a)Before a substitute for A4 has entered the game (b)After a substitute for A4 has entered the game At the end of the time-out, A4 appears to have recovered and asks to remain in the game Interpretation: (a) Time-out is granted and if A4 recovers during the time-out he may continue to play (b) Time-out is granted but a substitute for A 4 has already entered the game. Therefore A4 cannot re-enter until after the clock-running phase of the game ART COACHES: DUTIES AND POWERS Statement 1 At least twenty(20)minutes before the game is scheduled to begin, each coach or his representative shall give the scorer a list with the names and corresponding numbers of the team members who are eligible to play in the game as well as the name of the captain of the team, the coach and the assistant coach The coach is personally responsible that the numbers in the list correspond to the numbers on the shirts of the players. At least ten(10) minutes before the game is scheduled to begin the coach shal confirm his agreement with the names and corresponding numbers of his team members and the names of coach, assistant coach and captain by signing the scoresheet Example: Team A presents in due time the team list to the scorer. The numbers of two(2) players are not the same as the numbers displayed on their shirts or the name of a player is omitted on the scoresheet This is discovered (a) Before the start of the game (b) After the start of the game Interpretation: (a) The wrong numbers are corrected or the name of the player is added in the scoresheet without (b) The referee stops the game at a convenient moment so as not to disadvantage either team. The wrong numbers are corrected without any sanction. However, the name of the player cannot be added to the scoresheet Statement 2 At least ten(10) minutes before the game is scheduled to begin each coach shall indicate the five (5) players who are to start the game. Before the game starts the scorer shall check if there is an error regarding these five(5)players and, if so, he shall notify the nearest official as soon as possible. If this is discovered before the start of the game the starting five(5)players shall be corrected. If this is discovered after the start of the game it shall be disregarded FIBA Official Interpretations 2010/LK Page 3 of 33FIBA Official Interpretations 2010/LK Page 3 of 33 Statement 3 If a player is injured or is bleeding, or has an open wound, and cannot continue to play immediately (within approximately fifteen (15) seconds), he must be substituted. If a time-out is taken by either team in the same stopped clock period, and that player recovers during the time-out, he may continue to play only if the scorer’s signal for the time-out has sounded before an official beckoned a substitute to become a player. Example: A4 is injured and the game is stopped. As A4 is not able to continue to play immediately, an official blows his whistle making the conventional sign for substitution. Coach A (or Coach B) requests a time-out: (a) Before a substitute for A4 has entered the game. (b) After a substitute for A4 has entered the game. At the end of the time-out, A4 appears to have recovered and asks to remain in the game. Interpretation: (a) Time-out is granted and if A4 recovers during the time-out he may continue to play. (b) Time-out is granted but a substitute for A4 has already entered the game. Therefore A4 cannot re-enter until after the clock-running phase of the game. ART. 7 COACHES: DUTIES AND POWERS Statement 1 At least twenty (20) minutes before the game is scheduled to begin, each coach or his representative shall give the scorer a list with the names and corresponding numbers of the team members who are eligible to play in the game as well as the name of the captain of the team, the coach and the assistant coach. The coach is personally responsible that the numbers in the list correspond to the numbers on the shirts of the players. At least ten (10) minutes before the game is scheduled to begin the coach shall confirm his agreement with the names and corresponding numbers of his team members and the names of coach, assistant coach and captain by signing the scoresheet. Example: Team A presents in due time the team list to the scorer. The numbers of two (2) players are not the same as the numbers displayed on their shirts or the name of a player is omitted on the scoresheet. This is discovered: (a) Before the start of the game. (b) After the start of the game. Interpretation: (a) The wrong numbers are corrected or the name of the player is added in the scoresheet without any sanction. (b) The referee stops the game at a convenient moment so as not to disadvantage either team. The wrong numbers are corrected without any sanction. However, the name of the player cannot be added to the scoresheet. Statement 2 At least ten (10) minutes before the game is scheduled to begin each coach shall indicate the five (5) players who are to start the game. Before the game starts the scorer shall check if there is an error regarding these five (5) players and, if so, he shall notify the nearest official as soon as possible. If this is discovered before the start of the game the starting five (5) players shall be corrected. If this is discovered after the start of the game it shall be disregarded