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 3<br />
Players, Substitutes<br />
and Player Equipment<br />
Section 1. The Team<br />
Art. 1. At the start of the game, each team shall consist of five players, one of<br />
whom shall be the captain.<br />
Art. 2. Each team may continue to play with fewer than five players when all<br />
other squad members are not eligible or able to play.<br />
Art. 3. When there is only one player participating for a team, that team shall<br />
forfeit unless the referee believes that both teams have an opportunity to win.<br />
Section 2. The Captain<br />
Art. 1. The captain is a team member who may address an official on matters of<br />
interpretation or to obtain essential information, when it is done in a courteous<br />
manner. Dialogue between coaches and officials should be kept to a minimum.<br />
Art. 2. Any player may address an official to request a timeout or permission to<br />
leave the playing court.<br />
Section 3. Lineup<br />
Art. 1. Before the 10-minute mark is reached on the game clock that is counting<br />
down the time before the start of the game, each team shall supply the scorers<br />
with names and uniform numbers of squad members who may participate, and<br />
those of the five starting players.<br />
Art. 2. After the 10-minute mark is reached on the game clock that is counting<br />
down the time before the start of the game and until the end of the game, a team<br />
shall not make changes to the scorebook. The only changes permitted are those<br />
necessitated by obvious injury, illness, blood on the uniform, a replacement of a<br />
designated starter to shoot a technical-foul free throw, or to correct a scoring or<br />
bookkeeping mistake.<br />
Section 4. Substitutions<br />
Art. 1. Procedural Requirements.<br />
a. Each substitute who desires to enter the game shall give the scorers his or<br />
her uniform number.<br />
b. Any substitute shall remain outside the boundary line until beckoned by an<br />
official, whereupon the substitute shall enter immediately. When the ball<br />
is about to become live, the beckoning signal should be withheld.<br />
c. A substitute becomes a player when he/she legally enters the playing<br />
court. When the entry is not legal, the substitute becomes a player when<br />
the ball becomes live.<br />
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