Scvaa Basketball Referee Quiz
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RED P1 steals the ball and dribbles down court for a fast break layup. Before he puts the shot up, WHITE P1 pushes him from behind hard into the end wall and he is too injured to continue. RED P2 comes in and pushes the player that just committed the foul.
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WHITE P1 gets a Technical Foul
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WHITE P1 is ejected for a Flagrant Foul, and RED P2 is given a Technical Foul. RED chooses a substitute player from the bench to shoot the 2 foul shots.
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WHITE P1 gets a personal foul
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No foul is called, because it was a “hustle play”.
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In the following game scenarios, circle the proper call that should be made. Note: RED=Team Red, WHITE=Team White, P1=Player 1, P2=Player 2, ….
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After a made basket by RED, WHITE P1 goes beyond the base line and legally passes to P2. P2 says, “I’m supposed to take the ball out”, and he walks beyond the base line and legally passes back to P1.
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No call, since both were legal passes and it did not impact the outcome of the game
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The play is whistled out of bounds when P2 stepped out with the ball.
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The play is whistled for traveling when the player walked with the ball going to the baseline.
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No call because the referee was at mid-court and didn’t see the play
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Correct Answer
A. The play is whistled for traveling when the player walked with the ball going to the baseline.Explanation
Answer: C. The ball is in play once it is legally passed in. This happens a lot in VAA.Rate this question:
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A VAA 4th grade game is tied with 2 minutes left. RED applies a full court man-to-man press. WHITE P1 knows the defense cannot steal off the dribble, so he casually dribbles up court, but RED P5 is playing such tight defense that the offensive player dribbles it off the defensive players foot and it rolls back to the baseline, at which time 10 seconds have been run off the clock.
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The ball is given back to the offense because stealing is not allowed.
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The defense is called for kicking, since it hit the defenders foot.
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No call. The 10 seconds starts over once the ball touched the defender.
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The play is whistled for a 10 second violation.
Correct Answer
A. The play is whistled for a 10 second violation.Explanation
Answer: D In 4th grade, you can press the last 2 minutes of the game, however, you still cannot steal off the dribble until the free throw line extended. In this case, the defender did not steal the ball, he only played tough defense, therefore, it should be a 10 second violation. To be a kicking violation, the defender would have had to play it with his foot. In this case, the tough defense caused the dribbler to bounce it off the defenders foot.Rate this question:
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In a “No press allowed game situation”, RED makes a basket. WHITE P1 attempts to make a pass to P2 at half court, but hits a retreating defender in the back. Another defender picks up the loose ball and goes in for a layup. What’s the call?
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The basket counts, since the defender did not intentionally try to intercept the pass.
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The basket counts, since the offense was pushing the ball up court.
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The play is whistled dead when the ball hits the defender for a full court press violation.
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The play is whistled dead when the pass was made, because they didn’t allow the defense to retreat and setup.
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A. The play is whistled dead when the ball hits the defender for a full court press violation.Explanation
Answer: C. The key question here is; is this considered a backcourt press? It is a bit strange, because the retreating player is not trying to press, but the aggressiveness of the offensive team pushing the ball upcourt. However, I have seen it called this way more than once in MYAS & Traveling tournaments. This, obviously, is not a NHSL rule.Rate this question:
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Defensive player P1 dives on a loose ball, quickly gets up and starts his dribble up court. After he crosses center court, he is bumped backwards by his own teammate P2 and touches the center court line.
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Over and back.
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No call because he did not touch the line of his own will.
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Traveling
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A foul should be called on P2
Correct Answer
A. TravelingExplanation
Answer: C. You cannot get up from a knee or laying position, unless you dribble the ball while doing so. Be sure to explain this to all players when it happens. It likely won’t happen again the rest of the year.Rate this question:
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RED is down 3 points with 2 minutes left and calls a time out. When they return, they bring in their best player as a substitute. No one notices the substitution, until the players hits a 3 pointer with 1 minute remaining, at which time the WHITE head coach objects to the substitution.
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The basket counts, clock remains at 1 minute, RED is charged with a Bench Technical Foul (automatic 2 pts), the illegal substitute is sent to the bench and WHITE gets the ball.
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The basket does not count, the clock is reset to 2 minutes, and the illegal sub is sent to the bench.
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No call, since the referees did not notice the illegal substitution.
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No call, since the illegal substitution was not noticed when play resumed after the timeout.
Correct Answer
A. The basket counts, clock remains at 1 minute, RED is charged with a Bench Technical Foul (automatic 2 pts), the illegal substitute is sent to the bench and WHITE gets the ball.Explanation
Answer: A. Again, this is not a NHSL rule, but it is a VAA rule. It is not the ultimate responsibility of the referee to enforce substitutions, and we don’t require players to check-in with the book. It is really up to the coaches, their assistants or scorekeeper to detect this. In the VAA rules, the penalty is a Bench Technical Foul.Rate this question:
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P1 drives and takes a short 6-foot shot. Her shot is well short and does not hit the rim. The same player, P1, gets the rebound, dribbles one time, and makes a short shot. What is the correct call?
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Traveling
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Double Dribble
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Illegal pass
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No call
Correct Answer
A. No callExplanation
Since Player 1 (P1) took a shot that did not hit the rim, got the rebound herself, and then dribbled before making another shot, there is no violation. A player is allowed to retrieve their own missed shot and dribble again, as long as the ball was not passed to themself or intentionally fumbled. Thus, the correct call is "No call."Rate this question:
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RED P1 sets a good screen near mid-court. WHITE P1 doesn’t see the screen and runs into it hard, causing him to fall down and get hurt. The WHITE coach yells for a flagrant foul.
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Flagrant foul on RED P1 and he is ejected.
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An Intentional Foul is called on RED P1.
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A Foul is called on WHITE P1.
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No call
Correct Answer
A. No callExplanation
Answer: D. If the screen was legal, there is no call. If the defender knocks the screening player to the ground, a foul would be called on the defender.Rate this question:
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In a 3rd or 4th grade game, RED is ahead by 1 point with 18 seconds left on the clock. The ball has been advanced across mid-court and passed to P2. If a defender is guarding him 3 feet away, and stays within that range the whole time, how much time can P2 burn off the clock before a 5 second closely guarded violation is enforced? (count in whole seconds only)
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5 seconds
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10 seconds
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13 seconds
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15 seconds
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A. 13 secondsExplanation
Answer: C. 13 seconds. He can hold it 4 seconds, then dribble for 4 seconds, then hold it for 5 seconds before the 5 second closely guarded rule would be applied. Remember this rule only applies while in the front-court, not the backcourt.Rate this question:
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RED P1 is passing the ball inbounds from under her own basket. Before she can pass it in bounds, WHITE P1 slaps the ball out of her hands.
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5 second violation is called
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Technical foul is called on WHITE if they have been warned before for reaching over the plane of the out of bounds line. If not, the first team warning is given.
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Foul on WHITE P1
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All of the above
Correct Answer
A. Technical foul is called on WHITE if they have been warned before for reaching over the plane of the out of bounds line. If not, the first team warning is given.Explanation
Answer: B. I was actually corrected on this. If the defensive player slaps the ball out the passers hands it should be a Technical Foul (no warning given). If the defensive player reaches across the vertical plane of the out-of-bounds line, a team warning is given, followed by a Technical on the 2nd occurrence. Be sure to clearly tell all players and coaches when you give this warning. Also, be sure to give the passer adequate room, by backing up the defensive player if there is not enough room on the sideline (like at SJHS).Rate this question:
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RED hits a basket with 8 seconds left to tie the game. An assistant coach on WHITE immediately calls a timeout, so the ref blows his whistle and awards the timeout. It is then discovered that both teams have already used their game allotment of 2 timeouts.
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No call, since the referee awarded the timeout. WHITE gets the ball in the front-court, since there are less than 2 minutes remaining.
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WHITE is charged with a Technical Foul, giving RED an automatic 2 points and the ball.
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No call, since it was the “assistant coach” who called the time out. Only the Head Coach, or a player can call timeout. Play is resumed with WHITE taking the ball out at the far end from their basket.
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Since RED had no timeouts left, time would have expired, so the game is over
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A. No call, since it was the “assistant coach” who called the time out. Only the Head Coach, or a player can call timeout. Play is resumed with WHITE taking the ball out at the far end from their basket.Explanation
Answer: C. Be sure who the Head Coach is and look for the timeout signal, rather than just listening.Rate this question:
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RED P1 is taking the ball out under his own basket. His teammate P5 is 6’5” and standing right in the middle of the lane and does not move. P1 waits a full 4 seconds and lobs it to P5, who makes 2 dribbles to the basket and scores an easy layup. WHITE coach yells for a 3 second lane violation.
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3 Second Lane violation should be called.
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No call.
Correct Answer
A. No call.Explanation
Answer: B. The 3 seconds in the lane does not start until the ball is in play. Once player in the lane receives the pass, he is given additional time, as long as he is progress towards the basket.Rate this question:
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RED P1 passes the ball to P2, who drops it then picks it up off the bounce with both hands. He then makes a dribble drive to the basket. The WHITE coach yells for a double dribble call.
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Double dribble should be called, since the player effectively dribbled it when he dropped it to the floor..
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No call.
Correct Answer
A. No call.Explanation
Answer: B. A drop to the floor is not considered a dribble, since it was not intentional. However, if the player dribbles it to retain possession, then it would be considered a dribble. This was also a rule change several years ago, so coaches may not be aware of this.Rate this question:
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RED shoots a free throw that hits the front of the rim, then bounces up and this the top of the backboard, then it falls down and goes in without hitting anything else
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No basket, since the top of the backboard is out of bounds.
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The basket counts since it did not travel behind the backboard or strike another object.
Correct Answer
A. The basket counts since it did not travel behind the backboard or strike another object.Explanation
Answer: B.Rate this question:
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RED P1 dribbles across mid-court and the defensive player swipes at the ball, knocking it off P1’s arm and into the backcourt. P1 retrieves the ball and dribbles back into the front court.
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No call.
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Over and back.
Correct Answer
A. Over and back.Explanation
Answer: B. This is over-and-back, since RED had the last possession, and they were also the last team to touch it before it went into the backcourt. If it had not touched RED’s hand before going into the backcourt, there would be no call.Rate this question:
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RED P1 steals the ball and dribbles down court for a fast break layup. As he puts the shot up, WHITE P1 fouls him hard while trying to block the shot. RED P2 comes in and takes a punch at the player that just committed the foul because he said “it was a cheap foul”.
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WHITE P1 gets a Technical Foul for the “cheap foul”. RED gets 2 automatic points, 2 free throws and the ball.
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WHITE P1 is ejected for a Flagrant Foul, and RED P2 is given a Technical Foul. RED P1 shoots 2 free throws.
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WHITE P1 gets a foul, RED P2 gets a Flagrant Technical foul and is ejected. RED P1 shoots 2 free throws, WHITE gets 2 points for the Technical Foul and the ball out of bounds..
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No foul is called, because it was a “hustle play”.
Correct Answer
A. WHITE P1 gets a foul, RED P2 gets a Flagrant Technical foul and is ejected. RED P1 shoots 2 free throws, WHITE gets 2 points for the Technical Foul and the ball out of bounds..Explanation
Answer: C. The player attempted to block the shot, so it most cases it would be a normal foul. The retaliation foul was a punch and is therefore a flagrant foul. The 2 free throws should be shot with no one in the rebounding lane positions, since WHITE automatically gets the ball.Rate this question:
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RED P1 is shooting 2 free throws. RED P2 & P3 are positioned properly in their rebounding blocks. The ref hands P1 the ball, then RED P4 comes in the lane to trade places with RED P2 before the shot. P1 then shoots and makes the free throw.
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No violation, since it was before the shot was attempted. The basket counts.
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The basket is disallowed for a lane violation.
Correct Answer
A. The basket is disallowed for a lane violation.Explanation
Answer: B. Once the ball is handed to the shooter, players may not move in or out of the their lane positions.Rate this question:
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WHITE P1 shoots a shot from the baseline. The shot hits the side of the backboard and comes right back to P1. She puts another shot up and makes the basket.
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The ball is ruled out of bounds and the basket is not allowed.
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The basket is allowed.
Correct Answer
A. The basket is allowed.Explanation
Answer: B. The side of the basket is in play, unless it bounces behind the basket.Rate this question:
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RED P1 travels with the ball. What should referee do?
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Whistle and give the traveling signal..
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Whistle, raise the right arm with a clenched fist, give the traveling sign, then point to the direction of the opponents basket.
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Whistle, raise the right arm with an open hand, give the traveling sign, point to the direction of the opponents basket, then point to where the ball will be passed in.
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Just blow the whistle. Everyone knows what the call is. Wait for the other team to get the ball
Correct Answer
A. Whistle, raise the right arm with an open hand, give the traveling sign, point to the direction of the opponents basket, then point to where the ball will be passed in.Explanation
Answer: C. Remember, it is a 4 stop process – take your time. We tend to hurry too much.Rate this question:
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Why do I want to referee VAA basketball?
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To help coaches instruct the players on the proper rules of basketball.
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To “give back” to a program I participated in as a player or coach.
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To improve my referee skills, so that I may be able to pursue refereeing at a higher level.
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All of the above, plus I’d like to earn a little extra cash.
Correct Answer
A. All of the above, plus I’d like to earn a little extra cash.Explanation
Answer: D Here’s a freebie. We want you to improve, so you can give the players, coaches and fans what they deserve – a well officiated basketball game. Oh, the cash doesn’t hurt either.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Blocking
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Player control
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Pushing/charging
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Technical foul
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Technical foulExplanation
This signal refers to a technical foul. A technical foul is called when a player or coach violates certain rules or displays unsportsmanlike conduct. The signal is used by the referee to indicate that a technical foul has been assessed against a player or coach.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Holding
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Timeout
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Hand Check
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Intentional fouls
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None of the above
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A. HoldingExplanation
This signal refers to the act of "Holding" in a sports game. Holding typically refers to a player using their hands or arms to restrict the movement of an opponent, which is considered a foul in many sports such as basketball, football, and rugby. The signal is used by referees to indicate that a holding foul has been committed by a player during the game.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Blocking
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Double foul
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Illegal hand use
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Timeout
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Double foulExplanation
A double foul occurs when two opposing players commit fouls against each other simultaneously. This means that both players are at fault and the penalties cancel each other out. Therefore, the signal for a double foul refers to a situation where two players have committed fouls against each other at the same time.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Blocking
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Double foul
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Holding
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Intentional foul
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. None of the aboveExplanation
Pushing/chargingRate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Blocking
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Timeout
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Intentional foul
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Illegal hand use
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None of he above
Correct Answer
A. Intentional foulExplanation
This signal refers to an intentional foul.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Blocking
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Player control
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Hand check
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Illegal hand use
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. BlockingExplanation
This signal refers to the action of blocking in a sports game. Blocking is a defensive move where a player uses their body or hands to impede the progress of an opponent. It is often used in sports like basketball or volleyball to prevent the opposing team from scoring or gaining an advantage.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Violation
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Double dribble
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Palming
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Player control
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Player controlExplanation
This signal refers to the call of "Player control".Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Holding
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Hand check
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Foul
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Palming
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. None of the aboveExplanation
Illegal hand useRate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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5...5...5 dollar foot long! (any..any..any)
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Palming
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Double dribble
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5 second rule
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. 5 second ruleExplanation
The signal "5...5...5 dollar foot long!" is referring to the 5 second rule. This signal is commonly used in basketball games to indicate that a player has held the ball for more than 5 seconds, resulting in a turnover. The other options mentioned, such as palming and double dribble, are also basketball violations but are not related to the specific signal mentioned in the question.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Timeout
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5 second rule
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Player control
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Charging
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. TimeoutExplanation
This signal refers to a Timeout.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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5 second rule
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Double dribble
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Illegal hand use
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Foul
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. FoulExplanation
This signal refers to a foul in the game.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Hand check
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Technical foul
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Travleing
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Double foul
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Hand checkExplanation
This signal refers to a hand check. A hand check is a defensive move where a player uses their hand(s) to impede the progress of an offensive player. The referee signals a hand check by extending one arm horizontally and making a pushing motion with their hand.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Traveling
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Illegal hand use
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Intentional foul
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Foul
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. None of the aboveExplanation
3 seconds in lane.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Palming
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Player control
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Double dribble
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Holding
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. PalmingExplanation
This signal refers to the action of Palming.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Palming
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Visible count
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Timeout
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Double dribble
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Double dribbleExplanation
Double dribble refers to a violation in basketball where a player dribbles the ball with two hands simultaneously or stops dribbling and then starts again. This signal is used by referees to indicate that a double dribble has occurred during the game.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Visible count
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Palming
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3 seconds in lane
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Double dribble
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Visible countExplanation
This signal refers to the visible count.Rate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Palming
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Technical foul
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Visible count
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Charging/pushing
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. None of the aboveExplanation
TravelingRate this question:
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Which call does this signal refer to?
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Violation
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Foul
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Technical foul
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Timeout
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None of the above
Correct Answer
A. ViolationExplanation
This signal refers to a violation.Rate this question:
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