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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.

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