2017 REGIONAL CLINIC LAST SEASON RECAP Rules Presentation RULE - - PDF document

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2017 REGIONAL CLINIC

LAST SEASON RECAP

Rules Presentation

Rule 1-8, 4-25: Restricted Area Arc

The restricted-area arc now measures 4 feet from the center of the basket.

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Rule 1-9: Coaching Box

The coaching box extends 38 feet from the end line towards the division line. It is required to mark a minimum 2-foot long line

• ut of bounds 38 feet from each end line

Bench area still ends at the 28-foot line

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Rule 1-9: Coaching Box

Head coach:

• When clearly and completely outside the

box, not engaged in unsporting behavior, the coach is to be warned.

• Following the warning, a technical foul is to

be assessed when the coach is again clearly and completely outside the box.

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Rule 1-9: Coaching Box

Head coach:

• Egregious behavior, inside or outside the

box, is to be penalized without warning. During a monitor review, the head coach must be in the bench area, which ends at the 28-foot mark.

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Rule 1-17.5: Commercial Advertising

Commercial advertising is not permitted inside the 6-foot restraining area at each end line.

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Rule 1-18.4: LED Lights

LED lights synchronized with the red/LED lights

• n the backboard and game clock are permitted
• n the scorers’ table.

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Rule 1-22.5: Uniforms

Institutional words (names, mascots, nicknames, logos, marks, and names intended to celebrate/memorialize persons, events or other worthy causes) are permitted as part of the 15% tonal-shift design in the neutral zone.

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Rule 1-22.5: Uniforms

Commercial names, logos, marks and slogans are prohibited from appearing in the tonal-shift design.

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Rule 1-22.7.d: Uniforms

An institution’s national flag is permitted on the game jersey.

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Rule 1-23.1: Undershirts

One manufacturer’s logo, meeting the size restriction in Rule 1-25.2, is permitted on an undershirt.

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Rule 1-23.2: Undergarments

Undergarments (compression shorts, tights) are permitted to be:

• White
• Black
• Beige
• Any color contained in the game jersey

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Rule 1-23.2: Apparel

What constitutes a “color contained in the game jersey”?

• Fabric of the uniform
• Neutral zone
• Trim around any opening
• Side panels

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Rule 1-23.2: Apparel

What does not constitutes a “color contained in the game jersey”?

• Number or any border(s)
• Words (names, nicknames)
• Logos (institutional, conference,

manufacturer)

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Rule 1-24: Apparel

Headbands/Wristbands, Arm Sleeves, Leg/Knee Sleeves may be:

• White
• Black
• Beige
• Any color contained in the game jersey

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Rule 4-13.2.b: Ejection

A player is ejected when she is assessed:

• A disqualifying foul
• A second unsportsmanlike foul
• A second technical foul

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Rule 5-10.2.d: Game Clock

During the last 59.9 seconds of any period or extra period, when the ball is legally touched inbounds and an official immediately signals to stop the clock, a minimum of .3 second must expire on the game clock.

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Rule 5-10.2.d: Game Clock

Will occur when a throw-in or missed last free throw is touched, causing the game clock to start and an official signals the clock to stop for any reason.

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Rule 5-10.2.d: Game Clock

When, at the time the ball is placed at the disposal

• f a thrower until the official subsequently signals

to stop the clock, a minimum of .3 seconds does not expire, the official will instruct the timer to subtract .3 seconds from the time the ball was placed at the thrower’s disposal.

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Rule 5-10.2.d: Game Clock

If .3 seconds or more do expire from the game clock, there shall be no adjustment to the game clock (unless there is a timing mistake in failing to properly stop the clock).

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Rule 5-14.2: Option to Advance

The team advancing the ball in the last 59.9 seconds of the game may choose which side of the court to advance the ball. It is recommended that a 2” x 2” line be extended

• n the out-of-bounds side of the sideline 28 feet

from each end line.

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Rule 5-14.2: Option to Advance

Prior to the timeout being reported to the scorer, the team granted the timeout must inform the

• fficials:
• Of their intent to advance the ball
• The side of the playing court they

wish to make the throw-in

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Rule 5-14.2: Option to Advance

When a team advances the ball but does not inform the officials of the throw-in spot before the timeout is reported, the throw-in will occur at the 28-foot mark tableside.

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Rule 5-14.9 and .10: Timeouts

A team no longer loses a 30-second timeout when they do not use a timeout in the first half.

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Rule 7-4.10

After any double personal fouls, simultaneous personal fouls, or nonpersonal fouls by opposing players with penalties of equal gravity, play shall resume at the point of interruption.

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Rule 7-4.11 and 8-6.6

When opposing players commit fouls at approximately the same time and only one of the foul is an unsportsmanlike or disqualifying foul, play is resumed with a throw-in by the offended team at the division line opposite the scorer’s table. The free throws for the unsportsmanlike or disqualifying foul will be attempted last

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Rule 9-9: Three Seconds

In order for a player who has been in the three- second lane to establish a position outside the lane, she must touch the playing court with both feet outside the lane.

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Rule 9-10: 10 seconds in backcourt

A team no longer receives a new 10 seconds to advance the ball into their frontcourt when that team is granted and charged a timeout.

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Rule 10-5.2.a: Screening

To set a legal screen, the inside of the screener’s feet may not be wider than shoulder width.

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Rule 10-5.2.c: Screening

To set a legal screen, the screener must be located inbounds.

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Rule 10-10.1: Personal Foul

A personal foul is a player’s illegal contact with an

• pponent which occurs during a live-ball period

and the dead-ball period following a successful goal.

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Rule 10-13: Unsportsmanlike Foul

(formerly Flagrant 1 Personal and Contact Dead Ball Technical) Penalty: Two free throws to any member of the

• ffended team plus a throw-in at the division line
• pposite the scorers’ table.

When an unsportsmanlike foul occurs before the start

• f the game, play will resume with a jump ball

following the free throws.

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Rule 10-13: Unsportsmanlike Foul

Terminology: Unsporting: refers to a type of behavior which may be penalized by assessing a technical or disqualifying foul. Unsportsmanlike: refers to a type of contact foul, formerly referred to as a flagrant 1 personal or contact dead ball technical foul.

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Rule 10-13: Unsportsmanlike Foul

What constitutes an unsportsmanlike foul:

• Not a legitimate attempt to make a direct play on the ball.
• Contact designed to negate an opponent’s obvious

advantageous position.

• Contact away from the ball against an opponent who is clearly not

involved in the play, designed to stop the game clock or prevent it from starting.

• Contacting a player making a throw-in.
• Excessive, hard and/or unnecessary contact against an opponent.
• Illegal contact caused be the swinging of an elbow that is deemed

excessive or unnecessary.

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Rule 10-14: Disqualifying Foul

(formerly Flagrant 2 Personal/Technical Foul)

Penalty: The offending player is ejected. Two free throws are awarded to any member of the offended team plus a throw-in at the division line opposite the scorers’ table. When a disqualifying foul occurs before the start of the game, play will resume with a jump ball following the free throws.

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Rule 10-14: Disqualifying Foul

A disqualifying foul is flagrant unsporting action by a player or bench personnel.

• When it is a contact foul, the contact is violent

and/or severe.

• When it is a noncontact foul, the unacceptable

conduct of the individual is judged to be persistent, extreme, vulgar and/or abusive.

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Rule 7-4.14: Equal Penalties

In the same stopped-clock period that follows an infraction, when additional fouls are committed, fouls of equal gravity are charged and penalties cancelled in the order in which the fouls occur.

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Cancellation of Equal Penalties

• All fouls are charged and penalties identified.
• Determine the order the fouls were committed.
• All equal penalties against opposing teams are cancelled in the
• rder the fouls were called.
• The right to possession of the ball as part of the last penalty shall

cancel any prior rights to the ball.

• Equal penalties may be cancelled only when they occur during

the same dead-ball period.

• When all foul penalties cancel, play resumes at POI.
• When there are penalties left to be administered, they are

administered in the order in which the fouls occurred

• Play resumes as if the last single unsportsmanlike,

disqualifying, or technical foul for excessive timeout were the

• nly foul committed.

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Rule 7-4.14: Equal Penalties

When the infraction which stops play consists of fouls of equal gravity committed by opponents, the penalties are charged and penalties cancelled. When a single foul causes play to stop, that foul may not be part of any cancellation of equal penalties.

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Rule 10-14.1.b.1: Disqualifying Foul

The head coach and any number of assistant coaches may leave the bench area when a fight has

• r may break out.

This applies to any non-playing bench personnel (excluding student-athletes) who are acting as peacemakers.

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Rule 11-2.1.b.4: Instant Replay – Voluntary Use

Officials may use an available courtside monitor to determine whether a try is released before the expiration of the shot-clock period, but only when the try is successful. The monitor review must occur before the ball becomes live following the successful goal.

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Rule 11-2.d.2.b.2: Instant Replay – Voluntary Use

Unobserved Unsportsmanlike or Contact Disqualifying Fouls While the Clock is Running:

When the first dead ball following an unobserved unsportsmanlike

• r contact disqualifying foul is a successful goal, it must be

corrected before the second live ball when:

• the clock continued to run or
• the clock is stopped only because the goal was scored

with 59.9 second or less remaining in the game.

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Rule 11-2.d.6: Instant Replay – Voluntary Use

During a monitor review to determine whether an unsportsmanlike or contact disqualifying foul

• ccurred, when replay determines that there was no

contact and the offended player faked being fouled, the player is to be assessed a player/substitute technical foul.

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Rule 11-2.d.7: Instant Replay – Voluntary Use

Officials MAY use a courtside monitor in the last two minutes of the game to determine the location of players involved in a restricted area/lower defensive box play. The review may only occur if the ruling on the floor was a player-control foul on the offensive player or a blocking foul for a defender being located within the restricted- area arc.

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EDITORIAL REVISIONS

• Foul terminology moved from Rule 4 to Rule 10
• Simplification of foul terminology
• Foul penalties rewritten
• Points of Emphasis
• Post Play Guidelines moved into Rule 10
• Guidelines for Unsportsmanlike and Disqualifying

Fouls

EDITORIAL CHANGES

POINTS OF EMPHASIS

• Enforce the Rules as Written
• Post Play/Three Seconds
• Freedom of Movement/Players Moving Without the

Ball/Screening

• Contact On and By the Ball Handler/Dribbler
• Legal Guarding/RA/LDB
• Bench Decorum/Sportsmanship
• Verticality (NEW)
• Rebounding (NEW)

POINTS OF EMPHASIS

Guidelines for Officiating Unsportsmanlike and Disqualifying Fouls

Rules Committee providing criteria to be considered when determining the type of foul committed. When determining whether a foul is to be ruled unsportsmanlike or disqualifying due to the level of contact,

• fficials are to consider the following:

OFFICIATING GUIDELINES

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Guidelines for Officiating Unsportsmanlike and Disqualifying Fouls

• 1. The severity of the contact caused by the fouler.
• 2. Whether the fouler’s contact may be considered a legitimate

basketball play. Note: A foul that is considered a legitimate basketball play may still be ruled an unsportsmanlike or disqualifying foul if other criteria are applicable.

• 3. When the fouler commits a foul with her arm or hand, whether

she winds up prior to contact or follows through after making contact.

• 4. The severity of any injury suffered by the offended player.
• 5. The outcome of the contact.

OFFICIATING GUIDELINES

Mechanics Presentation

MECHANICS

Proper Procedures After Calling Fouls/Violations

• Officials must slow down after calling foul/violation to

better communicate with partners

• Use proper signals at the spot of the foul
• After calling foul, notify partner(s) of who was fouled

when shooting foul or if foul results in FTs

• Stay engaged during dead ball situations

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Monitor Review Reminders and Change

• Notify benches and table of the ruling on the court and

reason for review before going to monitor

• If the review results in upgrade of foul, the R and one U

will then call BOTH head coaches together and inform them of the decision.

• Also inform table crew including PA announcer
• Inform TV talent

TEACHING POINTS

Monitor Review (NEW)

• If an adversarial situation could occur, the officials have

the option to inform the head coaches separately:

• Together, the R and one U will briefly visit each head

coach

• The other U will inform TV talent

TEACHING POINTS

Monitor Review (Revised)

• Unsportsmanlike and Disqualifying Fouls and RA/LDB

Plays:

• R will bring head coaches together and inform them
• f the decision after review
• R will inform table crew and PA announcer of

decision

• One U will inform TV talent of decision before

resuming play TEACHING POINTS

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Monitor Review (Revised)

• Count/cancel goal at/near end of period, 2/3-point goal,
• ut-of-bounds violation in last 2 minutes, release before

end of shot-clock period:

• Coaches do not need to be brought together to

deliver decision

• Visual signal at table communicates decision
• Officials have the option to bring coaches together to

deliver or clarify decision TEACHING POINTS

Court Coverage/Positioning

• Officials must officiate their respective areas of responsibility
• The primary official should have the only whistle when a

foul/violation occurs in their primary

• When the primary official does not have a whistle on a

foul/violation that is OBVIOUS, then the secondary official should make the call.

• Double whistles should only occur when there is uncertainty

in whose primary area the foul/violation occurred.

TEACHING POINTS

Court Coverage/Positioning

• Frontcourt coverage on drives to the basket
• Drives down the lane and below FT line: L is

responsible for play all the way to basket

• L has primary responsibility for block/charge plays (C

and T secondary)

• L has primary responsibility for plays at the rim (C

and T secondary)

• C and T have dual coverage responsibility on pull up

shot/pass TEACHING POINTS

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Court Coverage/Positioning

• When a player curls towards an official, that official

should make the call

• Drives originating from T to L: L is responsible for play

when it is in L’s primary area TEACHING POINTS TEACHING POINTS

Court Coverage/Positioning (NEW)

• Drives originating from C side
• C is responsible for primary defender
• C has primary-timed whistle for plays involving primary

defender and secondary-timed whistle for plays involving secondary/help defender

• C must position adjust to create best angle possible to
• fficiate the play
• Once primary defender is beaten, C will continue to
• fficiate this defender from the backside

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Court Coverage/Positioning (NEW)

• Drives originating from C side
• L has primary coverage for refereeing the

secondary/help defender

• L will pinch the paint and pick up A to B movement

and RA position of secondary/help defenders

• L has primary-timed whistle involving the

secondary/help defender and secondary-timed whistle involving the primary defender TEACHING POINTS

Court Coverage/Positioning (NEW)

• Drives originating from C side
• T should move 1-2 steps onto the court and stay

connected to secondary/help defender, as T may have the only open look at the play

• T should have a secondary-timed whistle when

ASSISTING in this situation TEACHING POINTS

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Transition Coverage by Center

• Momentarily hold position after a change of possession,

FG or FT attempt

• In transition, officiate the middle third of the players

regardless of where the players are on the court

• As soon as the ball crosses the division line, the C is

responsible for coverage in the C’s primary area. TEACHING POINTS

Frontcourt positioning - Lead

• Location of the ball determines L’s position
• When the L is strongside and the ball is wide, L assumes

a wide-angle position

• When the ball is in the middle of the court or on the C’s

side, the L is in a closed-down or pinch the paint position

• L must adjust positioning for the best rebound coverage

and never watch flight of ball

• L is not to rotate during shots or drives to the basket

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Areas of Intersection

• Primary official must stay with ball/play until the ball/play

clearly leaves their primary coverage area

• In areas of intersection plays, eye contact and body

language are keys in recognizing when a partner assumes responsibility of that play TEACHING POINTS

Coverage of Three-Point Shot

• Requires the covering official to position adjust to first referee the

defender and to see possible fouls

• Position adjust, if needed, to referee:
• the defender
• screening action primary area
• Keep head up to referee illegal contact
• Use peripheral vision to locate 3-pt line
• Take the shooter up and down in order to referee landing space
• Now adjust for rebounding coverage

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Restricted Area/LDB Help Coverage

• Dribble-drive down the lane:
• L should be no nearer than close down to referee

legality of secondary/help defender

• T and C must position adjust to provide help when

needed as to position of BH when she started her move to basket and legality of secondary/help defender TEACHING POINTS

Restricted Area/LDB Help Coverage

• Dribble-drive originates from Center:
• L has primary coverage for secondary/help defender
• C has secondary coverage of secondary/help

defender

• T must position adjust to provide help when needed

as to position of BH when she started her move to basket and legality of secondary/help defender TEACHING POINTS

Restricted Area/LDB Help Coverage

• Dribble-drive originates on strongside:
• C and T must position adjust to provide help when

needed as to position of BH when she started her move to basket and legality of secondary/help defender TEACHING POINTS

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Rebound Officiating – Get the first foul – Hooks, Holds, Hacks

• When the ball is in the air on the way to the basket
• When the ball is coming off the rim
• When the rebound is secured
• Get the first foul

TEACHING POINTS

Disqualified Player – Required horn for 15-second limit

• When a player has been disqualified, the calling official

will tell the timer to start a 15-second clock with the first horn sounding immediately

• Even if there is a substitute at the table, the calling
• fficial will point to the timer and request the horn that

coincides with the start of the 15-second time limit TEACHING POINTS

New Signal

• Multiple touches on the ball handler/dribbler
• Use alternating forward motion ONCE with each

hand TEACHING POINTS

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TEACHING POINTS TEACHING POINTS

Reminders

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TEACHING POINTS

Record the Game Time

TEACHING POINTS

Shot-Clock Reset to 30 Seconds

Use signals as found in CCA Manual

• Use Official Basketball Signals approved by the CCA
• Officials should use the signal which best corresponds to

the illegal act committed TEACHING POINTS

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