BASKETBALL

Officials’ Hand Signal

History
 Basketball, game played between two teams of five players each on a
rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing
the ball through the opponent’s goal, an elevated horizontal hoop
and net called a basket.
 The only major sport strictly of U.S. origin, basketball was invented by James
Naismith (1861–1939) on or about December 1, 1891, at the
International Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Training School
(now Springfield College), Springfield, Massachusetts, where Naismith was an
instructor in physical education.
 For that first game of basketball in 1891, Naismith used as goals two half-
bushel peach baskets, which gave the sport its name. The students were
enthusiastic. After much running and shooting, William R. Chase made a
midcourt shot—the only score in that historic contest. Word spread about the
newly invented game, and numerous associations wrote Naismith for a copy
of the rules, which were published in the January 15, 1892, issue of
the Triangle, the YMCA Training School’s campus paper.
Playing Field / Court
Backboard, Basket, and Ball

 International Height: 3.05 meters

Backboard, Basket, and Ball
Officials’ Hand Signals
Categories:
 Game clock signals
 Scoring
 Substitution and Time outs
 Informative
 Violations
 Number of Players
 Type of Fouls
 Special Fouls
 Foul Penalty Administration Reporting to Table
 Administrating Free Throws – Active Official (Lead)
 Administrating Free Throws – Passive Official (Trail & Centre)
Game Clock Signals
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Game clock signals

1 2 3

STOP THE CLOCK STOP THE CLOCK

START THE CLOCK
FOR FOUL
Scoring
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Scoring

1 POINT 2 POINTS
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Scoring

3 POINTS
Substitution and Time outs
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Substitution and Time outs

7 8

SUBSTITUTION BECKONING-IN
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Substitution and Time outs

9 10

CHARGED TIME-OUT MEDIA TIME-OUT

Informative
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Informative

12

CANCEL SCORE, CANCEL PLAY VISIBLE COUNT

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Informative

13 14

COMMUNICATION SHOT CLOCK RESET

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Informative

15 16

DIRECTION OF PLAY HELD BALL/JUMP

AND/OR OUT-OF-BOUNDS BALL SITUATION
Violations
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Violations

17 18

TRAVELLING ILLEGAL DRIBBLE:

DOUBLE DRIBBLING
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Violations

20

ILLEGAL DRIBBLE: CARRYING 3 SECONDS

THE BALL
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Violations

21 22

5 SECONDS 8 SECONDS
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Violations

23 25

24 SECONDS DELIBERATE FOOT

BALL
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Violations

24

BALL RETURNED TO
BACKCOURT
Number of Players
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Number of Players

26

No. 00 and 0
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Number of Players

27 28 29

No. 1 - 5 No. 6 - 10 No. 11 - 15

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Number of Players

30 31

No. 24
No. 16
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Number of Players

32 33

No. 62
No. 40
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Number of Players

34 35

No. 99
No. 78
Type of Fouls
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Types of Foul

37 38 39

Holding Blocking (DEFENSE), PUSHING OR HANDCHECKING

ILLEGAL SCREEN CHARGING WITHOUT
(OFFENSE) THE BALL
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Types of Foul

40 41 42 43

ILLEGAL USE OF CHARGING WITH THE ILLEGAL CONTACT TO EXCESSIVE

HANDS BALL THE HAND SWINGING OF ELBOW
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Types of Foul

44 45

HIT TO THE HEAD FOUL BY TEAM IN

CONTROL OF THE
BALL
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Types of Foul

46 47

FOUL ON THE ACT OF SHOOTING FOUL NOT ON THE ACT OF

SHOOTING
Special Fouls
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Special Fouls

48 49 50 51

DOUBLE FOUL TECHNICAL FOUL UNSPORTSMANLIKE DISQUALIFYING FOUL

FOUL
Foul Penalty Administration
Reporting to Table
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Foul Penalty Administration Reporting to Table

52 53

AFTER FOUL WITHOUT AFTER FOUL BY TEAM IN

FREE THROW(S) CONTROL OF THE BALL
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Foul Penalty Administration Reporting to Table

1 FREE THROW 2 FREE THROWS 3 FREE THROWS

Administrating Free Throws –
Active Official (Lead)
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Administrating Free Throws – Active Official (Lead)

1 FREE THROW 2 FREE THROWS 3 FREE THROWS

Administrating Free Throws –
Passive Official (Trail & Centre)
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Administrating Free Throws – Passive Official (Trail & Centre)

60 61

1 FREE THROW 2 FREE THROWS 3 FREE THROWS

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