BASKETBALL

RULE 4
Definitions
Section 1. Airborne Shooter
Art. 1. An airborne shooter is an airborne player who has released the ball on a
try for goal. An airborne shooter retains that status until that player has returned
to the floor.
Art. 2. An airborne shooter is in the act of shooting.
Section 2. Batting the Ball
Batting the ball is intentionally striking the ball or intentionally changing its
direction with the hand or arm.
Section 3. Bench Area
Art. 1. The boundaries of the bench area shall be formed from the outer edge
of the sideline beginning at the 28-foot line (coaching box line) and extending
beyond the end line by an imaginary line. The depth of the bench area extends
from the outer edge of the sideline to the back of the team bench.
Art. 2. During any timeout or before any extra period, bench personnel and
players shall locate themselves inside an imaginary rectangle formed by the
boundaries of the sideline (including the bench), end line and an imaginary
line extended from the free-throw lane line nearest the bench area meeting an
imaginary line extended from the coaching-box line.
Section 4. Bench Personnel
Art. 1. Bench personnel includes anyone in the team bench area and any team
member before the start of the game, during the game and after the signal to end
any period.
Section 5. Blocking
Art. 1. Blocking is illegal personal contact that impedes the pro gress of an
opponent.
Section 6. Boundary Lines
Art. 1. Boundary lines of the playing court shall consist of end lines and sidelines.
The inside edges of these lines define the inbounds and out-of-bounds areas.
Section 7. Charging
Art. 1. Charging is illegal personal contact by pushing or moving into an
opponent’s torso.
Section 8. Continuous Motion
Art. 1. Continuous motion applies to a try for field goal or free throw, but shall
have no significance unless there is a foul by the defense during the interval that
begins when the normal throwing movement starts a try or with the touching on
a tap and ends when the ball is clearly in flight.
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