Q & A from IKF PRC

Q. A shot goes in direct from a free pass (or defence zone). Where is the free pass taken from? Is it under the post or where the "shot" was taken from?

A. Since no offence has taken place until the ball passes through the basket then the free pass is taken from under the basket.

Q. Can a referee allow two (or more) time-outs one after the other without a re-start?

A. No. The game must be re-started after a time out before another request can be made.

Q. The ball goes up through the basket. If it drops back down through the basket, is a free pass awarded or do we just play on since a goal is not given?

A. Since a goal has not been scored it is not necessary to stop play.

Q. When an attacker is standing still, receives the ball, leans back, moves one foot and shoots, is there then an infringement against the running rule when he lifts up his the other foot before the ball has left the hands?

A. This situation appears to be quite common and three variations need to be discussed.

A1) If the attacker is standing still when he receives the ball, he may make a step with one foot, just as in making a pivot, but if he then lifts his standing (pivot) foot he immediately infringes the running rule.

A2) If the attacker is standing still when he receives the ball and the player jumps after moving his non-pivot (standing foot), then he must use his standing (pivot) foot for jumping since otherwise he would have taken an unauthorised step and infringed the running rule. In practice, a player stepping back would have his standing (pivot) foot in front and unless he jumps forwards his take-off foot is bound to be his rear foot (i.e. the one he has moved) and he must, therefore, be considered to have infringed the running rule. If the player jumps before moving either foot then he cannot be considered to have infringed the running rule unless he fails to release the ball before landing with one or both feet.

A3) If, however, the attacker is clearly moving when he receives the ball, then he is allowed to take one step and must release the ball before touching the ground for the third time. (It is normally the case when moving backwards that one of his feet is in contact with the ground at the time he takes the ball into his possession.).

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