2011-12 AND 2012-13 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RULES - NAIA
2011-12 AND 2012-13 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RULES - NAIA
2011-12 AND 2012-13 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RULES - NAIA
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Rule 2 / Officials and Their Duties29<br />
Art. 3. For women, at least one official shall arrive on the floor 15 minutes<br />
before the start of the game. At least one official must remain on the floor once<br />
jurisdiction begins.<br />
Art. 4. When all three officials leave the visual confines of the playing area at<br />
the end of the game, the officials’ jurisdiction has ended and the score has been<br />
approved.<br />
Section 5. The Referee—Pregame Duties<br />
Before the game starts, the referee shall:<br />
Art. 1. Inspect and approve all players’ uniforms and all equipment, including<br />
playing court, baskets, ball, backboards, and timers’/scorers’ signals.<br />
Art. 2. Designate the official clocks and timers/operators.<br />
Art. 3. Designate the official scorebook and official scorer.<br />
Art. 4. Ensure that the official timer will be responsible for notifying each team<br />
three minutes before each half is to begin.<br />
Art. 5. Check the official scorebook for names and numbers of team members<br />
and designated starters.<br />
Art. 6. Notify the captains when play is about to begin at the start of the game.<br />
Section 6. The Referee—Duties During Game<br />
During the game, the referee shall:<br />
Art. 1. Be responsible for designating which official shall toss the ball for jump<br />
ball(s).<br />
Art. 2. Administer the alternating-possession procedure to start the second half.<br />
Art. 3. Decide whether a goal will count when the officials disagree.<br />
Art. 4. Correct a scoring or bookkeeping mistake.<br />
Art. 5. Correct all errors within the prescribed time frame.<br />
Art. 6. Forfeit the game when the conditions warrant.<br />
Art. 7. Decide matters upon which the timers and scorers disagree.<br />
Art. 8. Inform each team and the table officials of the overtime procedures when<br />
the score is tied at the end of regulation time.<br />
Art. 9. Check the score at the end of each half and extra period(s) and approve<br />
the final score.<br />
Section 7. Officials’ Duties<br />
During the game, officials shall:<br />
Art. 1. Put the ball in play.<br />
Art. 2. Determine when the ball becomes dead.<br />
Art. 3. Prohibit practice during a dead ball, except between halves.<br />
Art. 4. Administer penalties.<br />
Art. 5. Grant and charge timeouts.<br />
Art. 6. Correct errors and mistakes within the prescribed time frames. Officials<br />
may use play-by-play, a digital stopwatch and table officials (includes an<br />
approved standby official) to correct errors and mistakes.<br />
Art. 7. Beckon substitutes to enter the playing court.