Airborne Shooter…4.1 An Airborne Shooter (ABS) is a player

who has released the ball on a try/tap and has not returned to the floor.

All ABS were first airborne players Any player who is “in the air” is an

airborne player. He may have control of the ball or not have the ball at all

The AB player becomes an ABS when he releases the ball for a try/tap for goal

An ABS returns to the floor, and is no longer considered a shooter when one foot touches the floor

The ABS is considered to be in the “ACT OF SHOOTING”

NOTE: It is critical for the covering official to visually stay with the shooter until he returns to the floor

Airborne Shooter…4.1 If the ABS is fouled… he is fouled in

the “Act of Shooting” If the ABS commits a foul… even

though the ball has been released the foul will be a PLAYER CONTROL FOUL

The basket cannot be counted when a Player Control Foul occurs, even if the ball has passed through the basket (this is one example when a personal foul occurs while the ball is dead)

Once any player has jumped (shooter or non-shooter) and is airborne… the defender cannot move so as to interfere with the Airborne Player’s “Landing Area”

REFEREE THE DEFENSE!!!

Ball Location/At Disposal Rule 4.4 Ball is in Backcourt if:

Ball is in contact with backcourt Ball is in contact with player, who

is in backcourt Either player, if ball is

touching more than one player

Ball is in Frontcourt if: Ball is touching player who is in

frontcourt Ball is not touching backcourt During a dribble, from backcourt to

frontcourt.. The ball is in the frontcourt when the ball and both feet are entirely in the frontcourt

Ball in Flight Retains same location as when it

was last in contact with a player or court

Ball Location/At Disposal Rule 4.4

When the ball touches a player, or an Official … it is the same as if the ball touched the floor where that player or official was standing

Ball Touching Backboard Front, top, bottom and sides are in bounds

(35 sec clock out) Ball passing over the rectangle board is out-

of-bounds, even if the ball does not touch anything

Throwing the ball off the thrower’s backboard does not constitute a part of a dribble. A team’s own basket is the one into which they attempt to score points

Ball is at the Disposal when it is: Handed to a thrower or free thrower Controlled by a player after it is bounced to

him Placed on the floor at the spot of a throw-in Available to a player after a goal

Once the ball is at the disposal … it is LIVE

Dribble Rule Rule 4.15

“A dribble is initiated when a player. who is in control of the ball. bats, taps, throws or pushes the ball to the floor”

Dribble Begins When the player, who is in control, bats,

taps, throws or pushes the ball to the floor

Officials must know that initiating a dribble is a Controlled Act. It is an intentional act. A player cannot accidentally or unintentionally begin a dribble

Dribble Ends When The ball comes to rest in player’s hand(s)

Palm facing upward.. Is it more than a handshake? High bounces are legal

The player touches the ball with both hands simultaneously

The Player Loses Control An opponent bats the ball The ball becomes dead

Foul…violation…expiration of time, etc.

Dribble Rule Rule 4.15 Once a dribble has ended…

there are 3 circumstances when the same player may legally dribble again:

1. A try for goal has been attempted (air-ball)

2. An opponent has batted the ball from the player’s control

3. A pass or fumble has touched or been touched by another player

A player may fumble, recover and then dribble

A player may dribble, end the dribble, fumble and recover the ball

FOULS Rule 4.19

“A foul is an infraction of the rules, which is charged and penalized”

Note:Reference the rules book at

Rule 4…Section 19…Articles 1-13 for the individual definitions of the various types of fouls

FUMBLE Rule 4.21

“A fumble is the accidental loss of player control when the ball unintentionally drops from the player’s grasp”

Key Words Accidental Unintentionally Control

See previous note regarding FUMBLE

Held Ball Rule 4.25

A held ball occurs when: Opponents have their hands

so firmly on the ball that control cannot be obtained without undue roughness

An opponent places his hand(s) on the ball and prevents an airborne player from throwing the ball or releasing it on a try

Alternating possession arrow is used to resume play

PASS Rule 4.31

A pass is movement of the ball caused by a player who throws, bats or rolls the ball to another player”

Note:Once the ball is released on a

PASS…there is Team Control, but NOT player control

WARNINGS FOR DELAY

ONLY ONE WARNING WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANY OF THE FOUR SITUATIONS:

Throw-in plane violations Huddling with free-thrower Interfering with ball

following a goal Water on the court

following a time-out.