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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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