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 6<br />
Live Ball and Dead<br />
Ball<br />
Section 1. Periods—How Started<br />
Art. 1. The game and each period start when the ball becomes live.<br />
Art. 2. The second half shall start with the team that controlled the alternatingpossession<br />
arrow at the end of the first half given disposal of the ball at the<br />
division line opposite the scorer’s table.<br />
Art. 3. After a dead ball, play may be resumed in one of the following three ways:<br />
jump ball, by placing the ball at the disposal of the thrower-in or by placing the<br />
ball at the disposal of a free-thrower.<br />
Art. 4. The ball shall become live when:<br />
a. On a jump ball, the ball leaves the official’s hand.<br />
b. On a throw-in, the ball is at the disposal of the thrower-in.<br />
c. On a free throw, the ball is at the disposal of the free-thrower.<br />
Section 2. Held Ball—Alternating-Possession Procedure<br />
Art. 1. In held-ball situations, teams shall alternate taking possession of the ball<br />
at a designated spot nearest to where the held ball occurred.<br />
Art. 2. The team that does not obtain control of the initial jump ball shall start the<br />
alternating-possession procedure when the next alternating-possession situation<br />
occurs by being awarded the ball at a designated spot nearest to where the held<br />
ball occurred.<br />
Art. 3. After an initial jump ball or a jump ball for the start of an extra period(s)<br />
when possession is not gained by either team, which would establish the<br />
alternating-possession procedure, a jump ball shall take place between any two<br />
players.<br />
Art. 4. Before the start of the second half, the direction of the possession arrow<br />
shall be changed (to account for the teams switching ends of the court), indicating<br />
that the team that the arrow favored at the end of the first half shall maintain that<br />
status to start the second half.<br />
Section 3. Alternating-Possession Situations<br />
Art. 1. The ball shall be put in play by the team entitled to the throw-in at a<br />
designated spot where:<br />
a. A held ball occurs.<br />
b. The ball goes out of bounds as in Rule 7-3.<br />
c. A double or simultaneous free-throw violation occurs unless another free<br />
throw or a throw-in is to follow.<br />
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