IAABO Bball Ref Practice Test (2023/2024) 100% Pass

IAABO Bball Ref Practice Test (2023/2024) 100% Pass During a pass from A-1 to A-2, B-1 intentionally uses his/her thigh to deflect the pass. The official rules a kicking violation. Correct? Yes. 4-29 A ball is at the disposal of a player when it is caught by a thrower or free thrower after it is bounced to them. Correct? Yes. 4-4-7b The ball is in flight on a pass between A1 and A2. Seeing the ball is about to be stolen, the coach of Team A verbally requests a time out. The official grants the timeout. Correct? No. 5-8-3 (player control, disposal of player, ball is dead) B1 obtains an initial legal guarding position on dribbler A1. B1 then moves sideways and backwards to maintain this position. A1 contacts B1 in the torso, displacing B1 while B1 has one foot off the floor. The official rules a blocking foul on B1. Correct? No. 4-23-3c (The guard may move laterally or obliquely to maintain position, provided it is not toward the opponent when contact occurs) A1 dives for a loose ball. After securing control of the ball on the floor, A1's momentum causes her to slide several feet. The official rules a traveling violation. Correct? No. 4-44-5 (A player holding the ball may not touch the floor with a knee or any other part of the body other than her hand/foot. Player may not attempt to stand.) A1 is at the free throw line to attempt THREE free throws. After the first attempt, the official allows substitute B6 to enter the game. Correct? No. 3-3-1c (During multiple free throws resulting from personal fouls, substitutions may be made only before the final attempt in the sequence and after the final attempt has been scored.) With .3 seconds (3 / 10s) on the game clock, A1's throw-in is tapped toward Team A's basket by A2. While the ball is in flight, time expires. The tap is successful. The official counts the goal. Correct? Yes. 5-2-5 (When play is resumed with a throw-in or free throw and three-tenths (.3) of a second or less remains on the clock, a player may NOT gain control of the ball and try for a field goal. In this situation, only a tap could score. A1 jumps to try for goal. B1 places a hand on the ball preventing the release of the try. A1 returns to the floor while still holding the ball. The official rules a traveling violation. Correct? No. 4-25-2 (A ball is held when an opponent places her hand(s) on the ball and prevents an *airborne* player from throwing the ball or releasing it on a try or tap for field goal. While A1 is dribbling, B1 bats the ball away from A1. That player, A1, then recovers the ball with both hands and begins dribbling again. The official rules an illegal dribble. Correct? No. 9-5-2 & 4-15-4d. (9-5-2: A player shall not dribble a 2nd time unless she has lost control because it was touched by an opponent.) ; (4-15-4d: The dribble ends when the ball touches or is touched by an opponent and causes the dribbler to lose control.) While the ball is at the disposal of a player for a throw-in, the ball is dead. Correct? No. 6-1-2b (The ball becomes live when at the disposal of a player on a throw-in) Any player may attempt the free throws for a technical foul, including an eligible substitute. Correct? Yes. 8-3 (TF free throws may be attempted by any player of the offended team, including an eligible sub or designated starter. The coach or captain shall designate the free thrower) On a try by A1, B1 jumps within her vertical plane with arms straight up. Contact occurs that knocks B1 out of bounds. The official rules a player control foul on A1. Correct? Yes. 4-45-4 (The defender should not be penalized for leaving the floor vertically or having her hands and arms extended within her vertical plane.) A1, closely guarded in the frontcourt, dribbles the ball for 4 seconds and then catches the ball. The official continues the five-second count. Correct? No. 4-10 & 9-10-1a (4-10: A closely guarded count occurs when a player in control of the ball in the frontcourt is continuously guarded by *any* opponent who is within 6 feet of the player who is holding or dribbling the ball.) ; (9-10-1a: A player shall not, while closely guarded in the team's front court, hold or dribble the ball for 5 seconds.) An intentional personal foul is ruled against A1 near the basket. Following the free throws, the official awards a throw-in to Team B at the division line opposite the table. Correct? No. 4-19-3 & 7-5-4b (4-19-3: definition of an intentional personal foul) ; (7-5-4b: After an intentional foul or flagrant personal foul, any player from the team to whom the free throws have been awarded shall make the throw-in at the designated out-of-bounds throw-in spot nearest the foul.) A1 receives the ball while in the air. A1 lands simultaneously on both feet and then pivots prior to passing to a teammate. The official rules a legal play. Correct? Yes 4-44-2a1 (If both of a player's feet are off the floor when she gains possession of the ball and lands simultaneously on both feet, either foot may be the pivot) A1 catches the throw-in pass with one foot on the floor in A1's frontcourt and the other foot not touching the floor. The other foot then comes down in A's backcourt. The official rules a backcourt violation. Is the official correct? Yes. 9-9-1 A1 starts a drive to the basket along the end line. B1 places two hands on A1 momentarily. The official rules the contact to be incidental. Correct? No. 10-7-12a (The following acts constitute a foul when committed against a ball handler/dribbler: placing two hands on the player.) The head coach of Team A vehemently protests a ruling by yelling and screaming. The official assesses a technical foul without first issuing a behavior warning. Correct? Yes 10-6 Penalty 1 (The official may warn the head coach unless the offense is judged to be major, in which case a technical foul shall be ruled). While A1 is dribbling, B1 bats the ball. While the ball is loose, there is no team control. Correct? No. 4-12-4 (While the ball remains live, a loose ball always remains in control of the team whose player las had control, unless it is a try or tap for goal.) A1's try is directly above the basket ring in the imaginary cylinder when B1 touches the ring. The official rules basket interference. Correct? Yes. 4-6 & 9-11 (4-6: Rules for basket interference) ; (9-11: A player shall not commit basket interference) A1 lifts her pivot foot before releasing the ball to start a dribble. The official rules a legal play. Correct? No. 4-44-3c (The pivot foot may not be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble.) B1 causes excessive contact on A1 during a drive to the basket. The official rules an intentional personal foul. Correct? Yes. 4-19-3d (Excessive contact with an opponent while the ball is live or until an airborne shooter returns to the floor constitutes an intentional personal foul (which is based on the severity of the act).) A1 and B1 commit a double foul while the ball is near the end line. No free throws are attempted and the ball is put in play at the division line opposite the scorer's table. Correct? No. 4-19-8 & 4-36-2. (4-19-8: Double Foul Definition) ; (4-36-2: Point of Interruption - Play shall be resumed by one of the following methods. a) A throw-in to the team that was in control at an out-of-bounds spot nearest to where the ball was located when the interruption occurred.) A1 is in the act of shooting when B2 fouls A2. A1 continues her motion and scores. The official counts the goal. Correct? Yes. 4-11-1 & 4-11-2 & 6-7-7 (exc. c). (4-11-1: definition of continuous motion) ; (4-11-2: If an opponent fouls after a player has started a try or tap for field goal, she is permitted to complete the customary arm movement) ; (6-7-7 exception c: A ball is normally dead on a foul except when a player has started a try or tap for field goal). Prior to airborne shooter A1 returning to the floor, she is fouled. The official rules A1 was fouled in the act of shooting. Correct? Yes. 4-1-2. (The airborne shooter is considered to be in the act of shooting) A1's throw-in pass goes directly out of bounds without touching a player on the court. The official rules a throw-in violation and awards Team B the ball at the spot where the ball went out of bounds. Correct? No. 9-2-2 & 9-2 Penalty. (9-2: The ball shall be passed by the thrower (on a throw-in) directly into the court from out-of-bounds so it touches or is touched by another player *inbounds or out of bounds) on the court before going out of bounds untouched.) ; (Penalty: After the violation, the ball is awarded to the opponents for a throw-in at the original throw-in spot) While post player A5 is holding the ball with her back to the basket, B5 places an extended arm bar on A5's back. The official rules a foul. Correct? Yes. 10-7-12b (The following acts constitute a foul when committed against a ball handler/dribbler. c - Placing an extended arm bar on the player B1 jumps in front of dribbler A1. B1 gets both feet down inbounds and is facing A1, but does not give A1 any time or distance to stop. The official rules B1's position is legal. Correct? Yes. 4-23-1, -2, -4a (23-1: Guarding is the act of legally placing the body in the path of an offensive opponent... Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court provided such player gets there first without illegally contacting an opponent.) ; (23-2: To obtain an initial legal guarding position: both feet touching the playing court, front of guard's torso shall be facing the opponent) ; (23-4a: When guarding an opponent WITH the ball, no time or distance is required to obtain an initial legal guarding position) Team A's alternating possession throw-in is kicked by B-3. Team A is awarded the ball nearest to where the violation occurred. The official instructs the scorer to set the arrow to Team B when the throw-in ends. Correct? No. 4-42-5 & 6-4-5 (4-42-5: Definition of the end of a throw-in) ; (6-4-5: The opportunity to make an alternating-possession throw-in is lost if the throw-in team violates. If either team fouls during an alternating-possession throw-in, it does not cause the throw-in team to lose the possession arrow. If the defensive team commits a violation during the throw-in, the possession arrow is not switched). A1, who is in the frontcourt, makes a pass that is deflected by B1 off A1's leg. The ball goes into the backcourt where A2 retrieves the ball. The official rules a backcourt violation on Team A. Correct? Yes. 9-9-1 (A player shall not be the first to touch the ball after it has been in team control in the frontcourt if she or a teammate last touched the ball or was touched by the ball in the frontcourt before it went to the backcourt.) A1 controls a rebound and falls to the floor while holding the ball. The official rules the action is legal. Correct? No. 4-44-5a (A player holding the ball may not touch the floor with a knee or any other part of the body other than the hand or foot.) A1 ends her dribble and then fumbles the ball. A1 recovers the ball and dribbles again. The official rules an illegal dribble. Correct? Yes. 9-5-3 (A player shall not dribble a second time after her first dribble has ended unless she has lost control because of a) try for FG, b) touch by an opponent, c) a pass/fumble which has then touched or been touched by another player) The A1's *throw-in* is batted into the backcourt by A2 who is in the frontcourt. A3 is the first to touch the ball in the backcourt. The official rules a legal play. Correct? Yes. 9-9 & 4-12-1 (9-9: A player shall not be the first to touch the ball after it has been in team control in the frontcourt, if she or a teammate last touched or was touched by the ball in the frontcourt before it went into the backcourt) ; (4-12-1: defines player control) A1 is dribbling in the backcourt and has the ball deflected away by B1. The official continues the ten-second backcourt count. Correct? Yes. 4-12-4 & 9-8 (4-12-4: Team control is maintained for a loose ball) ; (A player shall not be, nor may the player's team be, in continuous control of the ball which is in the team's backcourt for 10 seconds.) Airborne shooter A1 commits a common foul against B1. The ball enters the basket. The official rules a charging foul and counts the goal since contact occurred after the try had been released. Correct? No. 4-19-6 & 6-7-4 & 5-1-2 ... (4-19-6: A player-control foul is a common foul committed by a player while she is in control of the ball or by an airborne shooter) ; (6-7-4: The ball becomes dead... when a player-control or team-control foul occurs) ; (5-1-2: Whether the clock is running or stopped has no influence on the counting of a goal. If a player-control foul occurs before or after a goal, the goal is canceled.) A1 sets a screen on stationary B2 outside her visual field. B2 turns and, prior to placing a foot on the floor, contacts A1. The official rules a blocking foul for an illegal screen. Correct? Yes. 4-40-4 (When screening a stationary opponent from behind outside the visual field), the screener shall allow the opponent one normal step backward without contact. While A1 has the ball for a throw-in, A2 commits a common foul against B2. Team B is in the bonus. The official awards B2 a one-and-one. Correct? No. 4-19-7 & 10 penalties 1b (4-19-7: A team-control foul is a common foul committed by a member of the team that has team control or by a member of the throw-in team from the start of the throw-in until player control is obtained inbounds.) ; (10 Ps 1b: No free throws for player-control or team-control fouls) A1's right foot is the pivot foot. Before releasing the ball on a pass, A1 picks up the pivot foot. The official rules a traveling violation. Correct? No. 4-44-3a (After establishing a pivot, the pivot foot may be lifted but not returned to the floor, before the ball is released on a pass or try for a goal.) Before A1's free throw is released, B1 enters the lane followed by A2. Both are in a marked lane space. The try is unsuccessful. The official rules a double free throw violation. Correct? No. 9-1-3g & penalty 4a (9-1-3g: A player occupying a marked lane space may not have either foot beyond the vertical plane of the outside edge of any lane boundary, or beyond the vertical plane of any edge of the designated space.) ; (P4a: If there is a violation first by the free thrower's opponent followed by a team mate the second violation (team mate's) is ignored. During A1's throw-in, A2 jumps from the frontcourt, catches the ball in the air and lands in the backcourt. The official rules a backcourt violation. Correct? No. 9-9-3. (During a jump ball, throw-in, or while on defense, a player may legally jump from her frontcourt, secure control of the ball with both feet off the floor, and return to the floor with one or both feet in the backcourt. It makes no difference whether the first foot down is in the frontcourt or backcourt) Does the ball become live when it leaves the official's hand on a jump ball? Yes. 6-1-2a (The ball becomes live when: the tossed ball leaves the official's hand(s)) During an interrupted dribble by A1, A2 commits a common foul against B2. The official rules a team control foul. Correct? Yes. 4-12-2 (A team retains team-control during an interrupted dribble) Any player who exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion must be immediately removed from the game. Correct? Yes. 3-3-8 (The question is the rule's text...) Prior to A1 releasing the ball during a successful try for goal, A2 fouls B2. The official disallows the goal. Correct? Yes. 4-11-3 (Continuous motion does not apply if a teammate fouls after a player has started a try or tap for field goal and before the ball is in flight. The ball becomes dead immediately.) After A1's free throw for a personal foul is successful, B1 moves along the end line during the ensuing throw-in. The official rules a legal play. Correct? Yes. 7-5-7 (A throw-in anywhere along the end line after a goal or an awarded goal for basket interference or goaltending by a defensive player, the team not credited with the score shall make a throw-in from the end of the court where the goal was made and from any point outside the end line.) Jumper A1 taps the ball that hits the floor. A1 catches the ball before the ball touches, or is touched by, another player. The official rules a violation. Correct? No. 4-28-2 & 6-3-8 (4-28: The jump ball begins when the ball leaves the official's hand(s) and ends when the touched ball contacts a non-jumper, an official, the floor, a basket, or backboard.) Prior to any warning for delay, during a throw-in by A1, B1 breaks the plane of the boundary line. The official rules a technical foul on B1. Correct? No. 9-2-10 & penalty 1 (The opponent(s) of the thrower shall not have any part of her person through the boundary side of the throw-in boundary line plane until the ball has been release on a throw-in pass.) ; (Penalty 1: The first violation results in a team warning for delay. (This warning does not result in the loss of the opportunity to move along the end line when and if applicable).) During a designated-spot throw-in, thrower-in A1moves directly backwards four feet to avoid the defensive pressure. The officials rules a throw-in violation. Correct? No. 4-42-6 (The designated throw-in spot is 3 feet wide with no depth limitation and is established and signaled by the official prior to putting the ball at the thrower's disposal.) While A1 has the ball out of bounds for an alternating possession throw-in, B2 fouls A2. Team A is not in the bonus. The official awards the ball to Team A and instructs the scorer not to switch the arrow when the ball is touched inbounds. Correct? Yes. 6-4-5 (The opportunity to make an alternating-possession throw-in is lost if the throw-in team violates. If either team fouls during an alternating-possession throw-in, it does not cause the throw-in team to lose the possession arrow. If the defensive team commits a violation during the throw-in, the possession arrow is not switched.) The head coach of Team A is charged with an indirect technical foul. The official informs the scorer that the foul does not count as a team foul. Correct? Yes. 4-19-13 & 10-7 & penalty 8 note (4-19-13: A team foul is any personal or technical foul (except indirect technical fouls) which is charged to either team. All team fouls are counted to reach the bonus free throw.) ; (10-7 P8 note: All fouls (except an indirect technical foul charged to the head coach) count toward the team's foul count in the half.)