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Last Answer on September 20, 2019

wow....you are not allowed to put a hand in an opponent's face but you are allowed to fake a pass into their face!!! that needs to be looked at by the rules committee..thanks for your answer

Asked by midd44 about 7 years ago

You are welcome!

When refereeing a basketball game- a player goes down and is not moving- how long until you blow the whistle to stop play? And said player is 10 feet or less from your feet.

Asked by Catsfan77 about 7 years ago

I am going to allow the other team a movement toward the basket, but as soon as they reverse or dump out i stop the play, UNLESS the downed player is in immediate danger.

397 Votes

are you allowed to fake a pass into an opponent's face? is it a foul? technical? or play on?

Asked by midd44 about 7 years ago

Assuming it is not considered taunting, play on.

397 Votes

Doing a U-10 game on a small court last weekend. Ball out of bounds on side. Throw in and ball goes into basket from out of bounds. What is the call?

Asked by KC Ref almost 7 years ago

Violation.Thrown in for opposite team at previous throw in spot.

396 Votes

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If a game can’t be finished because of power failure and there is time on the clock, what is the rule?

Asked by Nick over 7 years ago

I believe state rules and bylaws differ on this. Some states allow protests and replays, some do not.

390 Votes

I'm watching a close game and the trailing team starts to foul the winning team. My question is why do the players wait until the ball is in the court to foul? Is it not possible to foul, say, the inbounder before he passes the ball in?

Asked by BearGryllz5 almost 7 years ago

If the ball is dead there is no common foul. The ball is live when it is,at gge disposal of tge throw in player. I think teams wait so it looks less intentional.

389 Votes

a player throws a 'pass to himself' off the backboard. assuming it does not hit the rim, and that he takes more than 2 steps before shooting, shouldn't this be a traveling violation?

Asked by petermeadow over 7 years ago

In NFHS rules a player can retrieve the ball even if it does not touch the ring or backboard as long as the shot was a legitimate try for a basket. However, the backboard is like the floor when there is no shot, so in your scrnario it would be travelling because it was not a legit shot at the basket.

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wow....you are not allowed to put a hand in an opponent's face but you are allowed to fake a pass into their face!!! that needs to be looked at by the rules committee..thanks for your answer

When refereeing a basketball game- a player goes down and is not moving- how long until you blow the whistle to stop play? And said player is 10 feet or less from your feet.

are you allowed to fake a pass into an opponent's face? is it a foul? technical? or play on?

Doing a U-10 game on a small court last weekend. Ball out of bounds on side. Throw in and ball goes into basket from out of bounds. What is the call?

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If a game can’t be finished because of power failure and there is time on the clock, what is the rule?

I'm watching a close game and the trailing team starts to foul the winning team. My question is why do the players wait until the ball is in the court to foul? Is it not possible to foul, say, the inbounder before he passes the ball in?

a player throws a 'pass to himself' off the backboard. assuming it does not hit the rim, and that he takes more than 2 steps before shooting, shouldn't this be a traveling violation?

Basketball Referee

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

wow....you are not allowed to put a hand in an opponent's face but you are allowed to fake a pass into their face!!! that needs to be looked at by the rules committee..thanks for your answer

When refereeing a basketball game- a player goes down and is not moving- how long until you blow the whistle to stop play? And said player is 10 feet or less from your feet.

are you allowed to fake a pass into an opponent's face? is it a foul? technical? or play on?

Doing a U-10 game on a small court last weekend. Ball out of bounds on side. Throw in and ball goes into basket from out of bounds. What is the call?

Also on Jobstr...

If a game can’t be finished because of power failure and there is time on the clock, what is the rule?

I'm watching a close game and the trailing team starts to foul the winning team. My question is why do the players wait until the ball is in the court to foul? Is it not possible to foul, say, the inbounder before he passes the ball in?

a player throws a 'pass to himself' off the backboard. assuming it does not hit the rim, and that he takes more than 2 steps before shooting, shouldn't this be a traveling violation?

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