Basketball.

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 182, 19 August 1937, Page 13

Basketball.

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RULES EXPLAIMED Foints for Referees aiid Flayers USEFUL INTERPRETAT10NS

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The attention of referees and playersi is drawn to tlie following lnterpretatien of fiiles by the NeW Zealand Basketball Associatioii:-— r 1. Question: After a throw-in froiii beliind ihe end line, may & playsi5 bonnce or bat the ball for ward after it has Crossed the 12ft. line aiid then cros-3 tlie line and take possession? Answers No.; ske has already had the ball in a governable manner; i.e.a has directed its flight— and may not play it again nntil it has been touched by another player. This ruling, of course, applies not Only to the 12£t. line, bnt to generai play, and covers a ball bounced or batted, either forward or. baek to gain territorial advanta'ge, as* distinct from a bounce or bat np_ to gaixs possession. 2. Question: The ball becomes dead and time is called immediately after an ittfrittgefflent o^curs; does the- game end, or is th© pehalty taken?— e.g.^ the ball is thrown over the end third and' goes out of bounds just as, or after, time is called. Attswer: The penalty (see 3— page 14) must be taken, as the infringement occttrred before the bali beCame dead. Another example would be-a-time has been called and while an "A" forWard is taking a shot at goal another "A" fofward steps on Or over the end line. If the attempt at goal is su'jcassful the goal must bo disallov/ed and an unguarded pass be given to a "B" defender near ihe spot where the forward stepped on the line. If the goal is not scored and the ball goes out of bounds, the penalty will still be an tinguarded pass as above, and play v/ill continue nntil the ball becoines dead — see page 12 No. 17, 3. Question: May a player spread her arms sideways in front of an opponent nof in possession of the ball?. Answef: No — fliis constitutes "blocking." 4. Question: Whafc is the penalty for oVofguarding a- throw-in? Answer: An unguarded' throw-in should be given. This is not covered in the ftiles, btlt it follows the same principl© as the rule amended at last council meeting, d.e., an unguarded throw-in as the penalty for a player jumping on or over the line when defending a throw-in. 5. Question: When the cOxitre player is in position for the throw-oil, ttte refcree notices oue of the opposing wing centres 1 ' holding. ' Would he be in • order in giVing att Unguarded pass to ihe player being held? Anewer: The ball must first be put in play by tlie rofereo blowing the whistle for tho pass. The unguarded pass could then be given" St the place where the infringement occurred, but care must be taken to apply the a-dvantage rule. 6. Question: Hoes a ball. bowled along the ground from one player to anotixer constitute rolling? Answer' Yes. The rule states that the ball may be passed or batted in the air with one or both hands. 7. Throw-up: No. 6 — page 5: The interpretaticn decided upon during the 193G tournament was "that "a distance of IS inches apait" xefers to the bodies of the piayeis, not the feat, 8. In the tvent of an infringement against the centre taking the throw-oif, the following xulings apply — (a) After stopping play, tli,e referce does not blow the whistle again before the unguarded pass is taken. (b) It is not necessary for the centre taking the unguarded pass to toe the centre line. (c) The pass is not necessarily to- another centre player — it may go direct to the forward third. 9. Question: May a centre player stand with her arms raised to defend the centre throwittg offi, or does aho have to wait for the wlustlc before raising them? Answer: The defending centre may take up her position with her arms in any position in the vertical pJane, bnt she must maintain tnat position unftl the Bowiiig of tlie whistle.