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Official Basketball Signals

Women Men

A TIMEOUT
Men
ELECTRONIC- A TIMEOUT
Women
MEDIA TIMEOUT
Point toward the scorers’ Shorten
WOMEN ONLY
table for radio/TV timeout for
FULL TIMEOUT
STOP CLOCK 5 substitution
Place fingertips & thumbs of both hands together in
2 3 4
front of chest & spread hands out to shoulder width.
USE PRIMARILY FOR NON-MEDIA GAMES.
START CLOCK May be used to communicate to coaches in
media games on the team-called timeout in 9 10
1
the second half.

Stop clock WOMEN ONLY

Stop clock Two consecutive
Stop clock Stop clock for foul using
for foul for held ball 30-second timeouts 60-second
other hand to point going USE ONLY FOR MEDIA GAMES
Start clock timeout
other direction

VIOLATIONS FOULS
11 13 19 20 21 22 FOULS 27 28
12

Over and back or Excessive swinging Holding

Hack/hit on arm Blocking Pushing or
Traveling palming/carrying the ball of elbow charging
18 Technical foul Intentional foul
14 15 16 17 23 24 25

28A 29
Hand check MEN ONLY
Illegal dribble 3-second 5-second Player-control foul
violation violation Shot-clock Kick violation 26 or
team-control foul WOMEN ONLY
violation Team-control foul
* It is permissible to omit the stop-the-clock signal on an out-of-bounds violation. or player-control foul
(Jab arm in Intentional foul/
direction ball to be Note: “Bird-dogging” is
Excessive contact optional for men’s game
awarded.)
Double foul (Men)

INFORMATION SHOOTING 38 39
30 31 32 33 37

Point(s) awarded
use 1 or 2 fingers
stopped No score Goal counts (for 3 points, see No. 39)
Directional signal Throw-in, free throw Beckon substitution or is awarded
Visible counts 40
or designated spot ball dead–clock
41 42
35 36
34
3-point
field goal
Bonus free throw
Attempt and if for 2nd throw, drop 1 arm - Withheld whistle on
successful for 2 throws use 1 arm with 2 fingers - a lane violation by
Not closely guarded Shot clock WOMEN ONL Y for 3 throws use 1 arm with 3 fingers defensive team
reset shot
Last-second