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• Violation


  A violation in basketball is called when a player break or violates a rule of the game define in the rulebook
• Foul


  Occur as a result of illegal personal contact with an opponent and/or unsportsmanlike behavior, results in a loss of possession and possible free throws
• Different Violations in Basketball

  • Time Violations
  • Shooting/Defending Violations
  • Dribbling Violations
• Time Violations

  • 24 Seconds Shot clock
  • 8 Seconds Violation
  • 5 Seconds Violation
  • 3 Seconds Violation
• 24 Seconds Shot clock


  Teams must attempt to shot 24 seconds
• 8 Seconds Violation


  After a basket, the offensive team has 8 seconds to get the ball over midcourt
• 5 Seconds Violation


  Called against an offensive player with the ball when that player is guarded closely for five seconds or more, and does not pass, shoot, or dribble within that time
• 3 Seconds Violation


  A player cannot stay inside the restricted area for more than three consecutive seconds
• Shooting/Defending Violations


  • Kicking the Ball
  • Illegal Assist
  • Entering Basket from Below
  • Goal Tending
• Kicking the Ball


  Kicking the ball or striking it with any part of the leg is a violation when it is an intentional act, but unintentional is not violation
• Illegal Assist


  A player may not assist himself in an attempt to score by using any part of the rim, net, backboard or basket support to lift, hold or raise himself, and a player may not assist a teammate to gain height while attempting to score
• Entering Basket from Below


  A ball that enters the basket from below is whistled dead and a change of possession occurs, when the player causes the ball to pass through below, it is violation
• Goal Tending


  Touch the ball or the basket ring when the ball is sitting or rolling on the ring and using the basket ring as its lower base or hang on the rim while the ball is passing through
• Dribbling Violations

  • Travelling
  • Carrying
  • Double Dribble
• Travelling


  A violation that occurs when a player takes too many steps without dribbling the ball
• Carrying


  It occurs when the dribbling player continues to dribble after allowing the ball to come to rest in one or both hands and/or places their hand underneath the basketball
• Double Dribble


  A personal violation given to a player that either uses two hands to dribble or stops with the ball and starts dribbling
• Categories of Foul

  • Personal Fouls
  • Flagrant Fouls
  • Technical Fouls
• Personal Fouls


  • Offensive Fouls
  • Defensive Fouls
• Offensive Fouls


  Fouls committed by offensive player, whose possession of the ball
• Defensive Fouls


  Fouls committed by defensive players, this includes hitting, pushing and holding a offensive player
• Offensive Fouls


  • Charging
  • Illegal Screens
  • Illegal Contact
• Charging


  Called when offensive player collides illegally with defenders
• Illegal Screens


  When an offensive player setting a screen either moves their feet or leans into the defender
• Illegal Contact


  When an offensive player pushes off or drives into a defender
• Flagrant Fouls


  • Flagrant Foul 2
  • Flagrant Foul 1
• Flagrant Foul 2


  Unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent
• Flagrant Foul 1


  Unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent
• Technical Foul


  The only type of foul that does not come explicit physical contact of opposing players during the game, players on the court, bench players and the coaching staff on either team can receive technical foul
• Distinct Categories of Technical Foul

  • Excessive Timeouts
  • Delay of Game
  • Number of Players
  • Hanging on the basket rim, backboard and support
  • Unsportsmanlike Foul
• Excessive Timeouts


  If a team run out of timeouts and still tries to call one
• Delay of Game


  When a player, coach or representative for a team hinders the advancement of the game
• Number of Players


  If a team has less than five or more than five players on the court
• Hanging on the basket rim, backboard and support


  When an offensive player hang for an excessive amount of time after a dunk
• Unsportsmanlike Foul


  Players commit any type of behavior that the referee deems disrespectful of the game