International Referees

[toddwar]

Friends,

FIBA rules and rules at various levels in the US have become almost identical. The most significant difference as someone noted below is that there is no cylinder, i.e. once the ball hits the ring anyone can touch. Of course, the 3-second area is trapezoid as opposed to rectangle - but there is no "camping out" in the 3-second zone any more than in US ball.

The rest of the differences are for the most part technical, i.e. time outs, substitutions, jump balls, etc. Even the 24-second rule has been adjusted to make it identical with thhe US rule. The foul rules are exactly the same - though you sometimes wouldn't know it when watching an int'l game as consistency and cultural difference create other issues.

Todd from Jerusalem