2011-12 AND 2012-13 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RULES - NAIA

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RULE 4 / DEFINITIONS
Art. 7. Screeners shall not line up next to each other within 6 feet of a boundary
line and parallel to it so that contact occurs.
a. Screeners shall be permitted to line up parallel to a boundary line and next
to each other without locking arms or grasping each other, provided that
the screen is set at least 6 feet from that boundary line.
Section 61. Secondary Defender
Art. 1. A secondary defender is a teammate who has helped a primary defender
after that player has been beaten by an opponent because he/she failed to establish
or maintain a guarding position. A defensive player is beaten when the offensive
player’s head and shoulders get past the defender.
Art. 2. A secondary defender is a teammate who double teams a low post player.
Art. 3. After an offensive rebound, there are no secondary defenders when the
rebounder makes an immediate move to the basket.
Art. 4. In an outnumbering fast-break situation, any defensive player(s) initially
shall be a secondary defender.
Section 62. Shooter
A shooter is a player who attempts a try for a field goal or a free throw.
Section 63. Shot Clock
A shot clock is one of the two official visible timepieces that display the amount
of time the team in control has to release a try for a field goal so that it hits the
ring or the flange.
Section 64. Shot-Clock Period
A shot-clock period is the period of time beginning when team control is established
or re-established after loss of possession and the shot clock is properly started. The
shot-clock period ends when the shot clock is properly started for the next shotclock
period.
Section 65. Shot-Clock Try
A shot-clock try for field goal is defined as the ball having left the shooter’s hand(s)
before the sounding of the shot-clock horn and then striking the ring or flange, or
entering the basket.
Section 66. Substitute
A substitute is a team member who has reported to the scorers’ table that he or she
wishes to become a player and is waiting or has waited at the scorers’ table to be
beckoned into the game by an official.
Section 67. Tap
Art. 1. A tap is a type of try for field goal whereby a player attempts to score two
or three points by directing a live ball into his or her team’s basket with his or
her hands or fingers.
Art. 2. A tap shall start when the player’s hand(s) or finger(s) touch the ball.
Art. 3. A tap shall end when it is successful, when it is certain that the tap is
unsuccessful, when the ball touches the floor or when the ball becomes dead.