The rules of basketball at any level include provisions for determining fouls, such as the offensive pushing foul. Any personal foul, including the offensive pushing foul, involves a player making illegal contact with an opposing player while the ball is live. The National Federation of State High School Associations, commonly known as NFHS, in its "Basketball Rules Book" describes the various types of fouls. The offensive pushing foul typically involves illegal contact with the hands and arms.
Double dribbling, traveling, holding the ball too long or failing to advance the basketball across the half-court line in the allotted time also are offensive turnovers. Offensive fouls are double costly: They count as turnover...
If two players are going after a rebound or a loose ball, the players can go hard after the ball and make incidental contact, but if one player intentionally makes contact with an opponent, he is called for a foul. Players can ...
Covering basketball represents a statistical challenge for media members and the official scorekeeper, who must keep track of points scored, shots taken, shots made and fouls. In some cases, a field goal attempt is also a field...
While the rulebook gives specific boundaries for when to call elbow impact a foul, when to call it a technical foul or when not to call it a foul at all, the rules still force referees to make a judgment call in a real-time, sp...
When a team picks up one foul after another, the opponent spends much of the game at the line, shooting unguarded 15-foot set shots. It's the easiest shot in the game, hence the line's nickname: "the charity stripe." Familiari...
Understanding the laws and rules associated with the motion of the body will help players become better at avoiding fouls and violations and help coaches teach their players proper basketball techniques.
The technical foul is one of the more controversial foul calls in all of basketball. With it comes a stigma of getting on an official's bad side, but not all technical fouls are created equal. That's even more true in college b...
Because double fouls are a relatively rare occurrence, it's important as a player, coach or referee to understand the rules, penalties and other aspects of double fouls for when that rare double foul play does happen during a g...
The foul line is where basketball players take free throws. Free throws can be awarded to a player who has been fouled by the other team. It's called a free throw because no defenders are allowed to interfere with the shot. Bec...
A technical foul in basketball typically is assessed for disciplinary reasons. It may be assessed for unsportsmanlike behavior or for activities that threaten the integrity of the game. Unlike personal fouls, a technical foul c...
Effective foul shooting can often mean the difference between a win and a loss, if the game is decided by only a few points. The nature of the game means that both teams will have their share of free throws during a game. Just ...
In basketball, fouls involve the violation of certain rules of the game, usually having to do with physical contact with players on the other team. Unlike regular violations, the rules of basketball penalize players individuall...
Basketball is a game played primarily with the hands that dribble, shoot and pass the ball in the pursuit of scoring a goal. A kickball foul occurs when one player on either team voluntarily kicks the ball for any purpose. Just...
The phrase "fouling out" refers to a player's ejection from the game as a result of fouls or unsportsmanlike conduct. The National Basketball Association (NBA) official rules describe the specific situations in which a referee ...
James Naismith in the late 19th century in Springfield, Massachusetts, is played internationally by teams at both the amateur and professional levels, and contains many technical rules governing game play and court regulations....
A technical foul is any one of several contact, administrative or unsportsmanlike fouls that players and coaches can commit during the course of a basketball game, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Tech...
The offensive foul is a judgment call by the referee, and it often generates a protest from the player cited and his coach. Although the rules for an offensive foul are clear in rulebooks, not every offensive foul is the same, ...
The opposing team cannot defend those shots. The National Basketball Association (NBA) describes the rules governing free throws in Rule No. 9. Failure to follow the relevant rules can result in violations and loss of free thro...
While many think of basketball as a noncontact game, that is not a correct assessment. When players are battling over a loose ball or players are going after rebounds, there is almost always some contact. However, when a player...
In basketball, technical fouls are used to penalize teams for a number of different infractions, including unsportsmanlike conduct and administrative errors such as not having the right players' numbers in the score book. The p...
These rules and violations are monitored and called by three referees (some leagues may only have one or two). Since fouls and violations are called live, referees may be subject to make mistakes on calls. It is also at their d...
Basketball is one of the most popular sports and is played in dozens of countries around the world by people of all ages and skill. In order to play basketball, you must first understand the rules, violations and penalties. Rul...
However, some teams may choose to foul a player intentionally, especially late in the game, in the hopes that the offended player will miss his free throws and the defense will get the ball back. Like in every sport, a strong u...
In basketball, both fouls and penalties are violations of the game's rules. Penalties occur when a player or team acts out of form or against the rules of the game. Fouls are violations of rules in circumstances that directly i...
