BASKETBALL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 163, 22 May 1940, Page 8

BASKETBALL

SATURDAY'S RESULTS The following are the results of the Whakatane Basketball Association's matches played on Saturday: Paroa 21 v Poroporo 3. Matata 10 v Taneatua A 8. Whakatane 17 v Taneatua B 13. QUERIES AND REPLIES Basketball players will find information in these queries and answers. Q: If a player steps on,, but not over, a line, is she out of bounds? A: She is still regarded as being in her playing area, unless any part of her body touches the ground, or an object outside the boundary line. Q: During a throw-up, may the players have their arms bent? A; No. The arms should be at full stretch until the whistle blows. Q: Has a player three seconds to play the ball after she rises,, or has she three seconds to rise and play the ball? A: If a player falls while in possession of the ball, she must still play the ball within the stipulated three or five seconds, of taking possession. No additonal time is allowed. Q: A goal thrower, having landed on her left foot, brings up her right foot to the same level.i . May she then lift her left foot back, presumably to get a better balance to shoot? A: No. This constitutes a step, , but, if she merely shuffled to gain balance, this would be in order. Q: A player when taking possesion of the ball first grounds the right foot. She then grounds the left foot, and raises the right, before passing the ball. Has she infringed? A: No. Provided she passes the ball before the right foot reached the ground again. The regrounding of the first foot grounded constitutes the breach. Quality Printing of all descriptions executed prompt!}'. The Bay of Plenty Beacon. Phone 10, P.B. Box 7