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Rules Test

Curiosity of Al Battista through the ProBasketballReferee.com program I am able to share the weekly basketball rules quizzes we receive with our membership. Below are the questions and answers for both High School and College. Enjoy and please provide any feedback!

Quiz:
1. How high is top of the basket ring from the floor?
2. When does the officials jurisdiction end?
3. No. 5 goes up for a shot and No. 4 slaps the backboard and causes the
ring to vibrate. Handle the Situation?
4. No 5 goes up and dunks the ball, No.5 slaps the backboard after he/she
makes the dunk. This is a Technical for unsporting conduct? Yes or No.
5. If a player gets hit in the head on a shot, the official while reporting
the foul may demonstrate that? True or False.
6. What is the maximum circumference of a basketball?
7. The Home Team wins 72-70. As the officials are walking off he floor,
The Home Team Coach curses at them. Handle the Situation?
8. When does an illegal substitute become a player?
9. Team A has 6 players, two players foul out which leaves them with
four. Team B is going to play with four to show good sportsmanship. Is
this legal?
10. After the horn sounds to end the first half, A-1 curses the official.
Handle the Situation?

ANSWERS
1. NF- 13 feet for rectangular; 12 feet 8 inches for fan shaped-1-8; NCAA-
13 feet; 1-12-2
2.Both Codes- The jurisdiction is ended when the final score has been
approved and all officials leave the visual confines of the playing area.
NF- 2-2-4; NCAA- 2-4-4
3.Both Codes- Technical Foul on Number 4. In NF and NCAA {Women};
the technical counts towards the players “5” and the bonus. In NCAA
{Men}; it’s a Type B technical foul that Does Not count towards the
players”5” or the bonus. NF- 10-3-5b; NCAA- 10-3-4;10-3Penalty.
4. Both Codes – NF-Yes- 10-3-7c; NCAA- 10-3-b
5. NF and NCAA Men- False; NCAA- Women- True.
6. NF- Boys- 30 inches; Girls- 291/2 inches; 1-12. It’s the same in NCAA-
1-15-a and b.
7. Both Codes- A technical foul is called on the Coach of Team A; if two
free throws are made an extra period will be played. NF- 2-2-4; NCAA-
2-4-4.
8. Both Codes- When the substitute enters the game and the ball becomes
alive. NF- 3-3-3; NCAA- 3-4-5.
9. No- Both Codes- NF- 3.1.1- Casebook; NCAA- 3-1-2
10. Both Codes- Since A-1 is now considered bench personal, A-1 is
called for a technical foul and its also charged to his/her Head Coach. In
NF-Team B will shoot 2 shots and receive the ball at the division line. In
NCAA, Team B will shoot 2 shots and the game will continue from the
POI. The POI is the A.P. Arrow. NF- 10-4-1a; NCAA- 10-4-1c.