Basic Basketball rules for Teachers

[Oz Referee]

Violations

There are many violations in basketball. All result in the opposition team being awarded the ball from the nearest out of bounds point.
Some basic violations and the referee’s signals are:

	Travelling Players cannot run with the ball
	Double dribble Once a player picks up their dribble they cannot restart it. Players can only dribble with one hand at a time
	Three Seconds Offensive players can only be in the key for 3 seconds. This count restarts whenever a shot is attempted
	Backcourt Once the ball crosses into the front half, the offensive team cannot return it to the back half
	Kicking Players cannot intentionally strike the ball with their foot or leg