http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/index95.htmlA detailed explanation of the rules of basketball can be found in this section.en-enhttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/images/hoopsvibe_sml_logo.gifhttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/NBA BAsketball, NCAA and Streetball. News, interviews, videos, wallpapers, reviews and morehttp://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/love-for-the-game-ar4102.html 2007-07-9T21:15Love is a word that is loosing its real meaning these days. Looking it up on the dictionary the definition that it yields is as follows quot A deep tender ineffable feeling-An intense emotional attachment to a person or a treasured object quot . I love Basketball. It consumes my thoughts affects my actions and it contributes to a huge part of my lifestyle. To me Basketball is represented by three words that begin with the letter S. Substance quot That was an easy bucket quot quot He ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-11-4T22:45 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules-original-ar415.html 2007-07-11T12:28Basketball rules Dr. James Naismith s 13 Original Rules of Basketball 1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands. 2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands never with the fist . 3. A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it allowance to be made for a man who catches the ball when running at a good speed if he tries to stop. 4. The ball must be held in or between the hands the arms or ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---court-equipment-ar416.html 2007-07-11T12:28THIS IS BASKETBALL. An American-invented game hinged to science skill and speed basketball is played by two teams with five or in rare circumstances fewer players on each side. The ball is round and can be batted bounced rolled or thrown within the jurisdiction of the playing rules. The object of the game is tossing the ball through one of the two 10-foot-high baskets at opposite ends of the floor. If Team A shoots successfully into its own basket it s two or three points for Team ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---officials-their-duties-ar417.html 2007-07-11T12:27Basketball rules - THE OFFICIATING STAFF. The makeup of the officiating corps is strictly a matter of choice. The minimum number is five a referee an umpire a scorer a timer and a shot-clock operator. In some cases eight officials are used in a lineup comprising a referee two umpires a shot-clock operator two scorers and two timers. Years ago when there was a center jump after each field goal or free throw two officials did it all-the referee on the court and one combined ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---players-substitutes-equipment-ar418.html 2007-07-11T12:29Basketball rules - FEWER THAN FIVE CAN PLAY. Five players are required on each team to begin play. Once the action is under way fewer than five can play if no legal substitutes are available. Every team must have a captain. THE CAPTAIN. The captain is the team s representative on the floor. While any player may request a timeout only the captain may address an official on matters of interpretation or information. SUBSTITUTES. A substitute becomes a player only when he or she has ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---definitions-ar419.html 2007-07-11T12:29THE LANGUAGE GAP. Increased national and international radio and television coverage of basketball has produced many different terms.If you are in tune with the game you know what quot nothing but the bottom of the net quot means although Dr. Naismith the man who invented the game might have trouble understanding that this means a successful field goal. Maybe you are trying to decode the word quot carom. quot That term is slang for the recovery of a missed field-goal attempt and more commonly called a ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---scoring-timing-ar420.html 2007-07-11T12:29Basketball rules - GOAL DEFINED. If the ball is live when the attempt is made and high enough to drop through the hoop and come out below the net it s a field goal and two or three points are scored. Should the ball enter from below and still drop through the hoop and net or pop out before passing through the net it is not a field goal. You can never score a field goal directly from a throw-in. SCORING VALUES. Scoring point values are a three points for a successful shot taken ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---live-ball-dead-ball-ar421.html 2007-07-11T12:31Basketball rules - LIVE BALL. A live ball is one that is legally in play. A dead ball is one that isn t legally in play. The ball becomes live when a it leaves the referee s or umpire s hands on a jump ball b during a throw-in or c when the referee or umpire places the ball at a free thrower s disposal for a free-throw attempt. A ball becomes dead at the sound of the referee or umpire s whistle. CENTER JUMP. This probably is the only maneuver in basketball that goes back to the ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---out-of-bounds-throw-in-ar422.html 2007-07-11T12:32Basketball rules - OUT OF BOUNDS. A player causes the ball to be put in play from out of bounds when the player touches all or any part of the boundary line. This is an automatic forfeit of possession. If a player loses control of the ball and it touches any part of the boundary line or the ceiling or equipment that might be hanging from the ceiling it produces an immediate throw-in situation for the opponents. A similar throw-in situation develops if the ball touches a player already ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---free-throw-ar423.html 2007-07-11T12:32PROCEDURE. When a free throw is awarded the official takes the ball to the free-throw line of the offended team. After waiting a reasonable time for the players to take their positions the official indicates the number of free throws that are being awarded and places the ball at the disposal of the free thrower who then must make the throw within 10 seconds. PLAYER POSITIONS. On a free throw for a personal foul the free thrower s opponents are conceded the most favorable positions for ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---violations-penalties-ar424.html 2007-07-11T12:33DEFINITION EXPANDED. The relationship between a violation and a foul in basketball is roughly comparable to that of a parking violation to a speeding ticket. The penalty for a violation is less severe. Also a player may commit any number of violations-but only five fouls including personal unsporting and contact technical fouls-without his or her license to continue to play in the game being revoked. Violations fall into three general classes Floor violations for which the penalty ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---fouls-penalties-ar425.html 2007-07-11T12:33Basketball rules THE DEADLIEST SIN. Basketball s most severe rules infractions are labeled fouls of which there are two distinctly different types a the personal foul involving illegal player contact with an opponent and b the less frequent technical foul which is an infraction of the game s administrative rules by a non-player or a player without player contact on a live ball or with player contact on a dead ball. The best example of a technical foul involving nonplayers in ...Hoopsvibe.com - 2003-05-2T00:00 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com http://www.hoopsvibe.com/basketball-coaching/basketball-rules/basketball-rules---referee-s-signs-ar207.html 2003-07-26T12:25Basketball rules - Whether you are a player a scorer a spectator or of course an actual referee knowing some of the signals will really help... Clenched fists push against the waistBlocking Holding Charging Pushing Personal foul Technical foul Double dribble Travelling Time out Jump ballHoopsvibe.com - 2003-03-23T17:24 text/html en Hoopsvibe.com