National and Provincial Appointments
22, February, 2011 02:43 PM
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Exam Correction
16, February, 2011 02:44 PM
ABOA Interpreter Morgan Munroe just released the following information:
This revision involves the following question from the exam:
Question 10 (27% correct)
A2 has control of the ball in Team A’s frontcourt, when B4 taps the ball out of A2’s hands and the ball rolls into Team A’s backcourt. Shall the 8-second count start as soon as any Team A player touches the ball? Answer: No; Article 28.1.1
The answer remains unchanged and therefore the exam stats are unaffected. However my previous explanation was incorrect.
The correct interpretation is:
The 8-count should not begin until a Team A player gains control of the ball in the backcourt.
As a review the 8-second begins when
A player from either team on the floor touches the ball on a throw in
Or
Team A gains control of a rebound in their backcourt
Or
As in exam question 10; Team A gains control of a loose ball in their backcourt
I apologize for my error and the confusion I may have caused.
Morgan Munroe
Interpreter
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This revision involves the following question from the exam:
Question 10 (27% correct)
A2 has control of the ball in Team A’s frontcourt, when B4 taps the ball out of A2’s hands and the ball rolls into Team A’s backcourt. Shall the 8-second count start as soon as any Team A player touches the ball? Answer: No; Article 28.1.1
The answer remains unchanged and therefore the exam stats are unaffected. However my previous explanation was incorrect.
The correct interpretation is:
The 8-count should not begin until a Team A player gains control of the ball in the backcourt.
As a review the 8-second begins when
A player from either team on the floor touches the ball on a throw in
Or
Team A gains control of a rebound in their backcourt
Or
As in exam question 10; Team A gains control of a loose ball in their backcourt
I apologize for my error and the confusion I may have caused.
Morgan Munroe
Interpreter
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Revised FIBA Rule Interpretation
14, February, 2011 02:45 PM
CABO National Interpreter Paul Deshaies has released the following new Rule Interpretation:
"I just received word from FIBA that a rule interpretation was changed following the meeting of the Technical Commission in January.
One of the new rules implemented last October concerns the throw-in spot. In the last two minutes of the 4th quarter or any overtime, if a team is entitled to a backcourt throw-in and that team takes a time-out, when play resumes, the throw-in will go to the throw-in line in the team's frontcourt. Another modification brought in this year pertains to the shot clock reset procedure. When a team that had control of the ball is awarded a throw-in in the frontcourt, if a reset is appropriate under circumstances described in Article 29 and the shot clock shows 14 seconds or more, the time left will remain; if the shot clock displays 13 seconds or less, the shot clock will be reset to 14 seconds.
Then, there was a question about what would happen if there was an unsportsmanlike, technical or disqualifying foul in the last two minutes of the 4th quarter or overtime. What if the team entitled to a throw-in at mid-court, following the free throws, took a time-out. The answer originally given by FIBA was that a throw-in at mid-court was considered the same as a backcourt throw-in. Therefore, the throw-in would go to the throw-in line in the frontcourt with the reset procedure described above being in effect.
FIBA reconsidered this interpretation in January and decided to adopt what can be considered a more logical position at which some of our provincial interpreters had hinted right off the bat. So here it is. Regardless of the time of the game or the fact that a time-out is taken or not, the throw-in following the free throws for a technical, unsportsmanlike or disqualifying foul, will take place at mid-court as stipulated in the respective articles dealing with those infractions (36, 37, and 38). In addition, as stated in Article 50.2.1, the shot clock, following the free throws, will be reset to 24 seconds. Please note that this new interpretation takes effect immediately."
Paul Deshaies, PhD
CABO National Interpreter
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"I just received word from FIBA that a rule interpretation was changed following the meeting of the Technical Commission in January.
One of the new rules implemented last October concerns the throw-in spot. In the last two minutes of the 4th quarter or any overtime, if a team is entitled to a backcourt throw-in and that team takes a time-out, when play resumes, the throw-in will go to the throw-in line in the team's frontcourt. Another modification brought in this year pertains to the shot clock reset procedure. When a team that had control of the ball is awarded a throw-in in the frontcourt, if a reset is appropriate under circumstances described in Article 29 and the shot clock shows 14 seconds or more, the time left will remain; if the shot clock displays 13 seconds or less, the shot clock will be reset to 14 seconds.
Then, there was a question about what would happen if there was an unsportsmanlike, technical or disqualifying foul in the last two minutes of the 4th quarter or overtime. What if the team entitled to a throw-in at mid-court, following the free throws, took a time-out. The answer originally given by FIBA was that a throw-in at mid-court was considered the same as a backcourt throw-in. Therefore, the throw-in would go to the throw-in line in the frontcourt with the reset procedure described above being in effect.
FIBA reconsidered this interpretation in January and decided to adopt what can be considered a more logical position at which some of our provincial interpreters had hinted right off the bat. So here it is. Regardless of the time of the game or the fact that a time-out is taken or not, the throw-in following the free throws for a technical, unsportsmanlike or disqualifying foul, will take place at mid-court as stipulated in the respective articles dealing with those infractions (36, 37, and 38). In addition, as stated in Article 50.2.1, the shot clock, following the free throws, will be reset to 24 seconds. Please note that this new interpretation takes effect immediately."
Paul Deshaies, PhD
CABO National Interpreter
Read More...