NFHS EXAMS 2026 BASKETBALL RULES Q&A
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B7 is injured and is required to leave the field. Team B has no available substitutes and, therefore,
must play short. Several minutes later, B7 has recovered from injury, and the coach sends B7 to
report in. What should happen next? - B7 may enter the game at the next dead ball after reporting to
the officials' area and being beckoned by the referee.
The goalkeeper for Team A and a player for Team B collide and the ball goes out of play. The referee
stops the clock to prevent play from continuing but does not beckon the coach or trainer onto the
field for either player. After a moment, the players catch their breath and do not appear to be
injured. The referee then directs the play to be restarted. The referee shall: - Allow the play to be
restarted without requiring either player to leave the field as neither the coach nor the appropriate
medical personnel was beckoned onto the field.
B10 is apparently injured. The referee has stopped play and summoned the Team B trainer onto the
field of play. - Both coaches may give their teams coaching instructions.
In the second half of a game, the stadium clock/scoreboard malfunctions and is no longer
functioning. How will the time and the score be kept? - The head referee will keep the time and score
as no other means are available.
The referee observes a foul, but does not penalize it because the referee perceives an advantage;
however, the advantage does not develop. - The referee shall immediately stop play and penalize the
original foul.
The following are duties of the assistant referee during pregame except: - Review specific duties with
scorer.
When does an official's jurisdiction over a game end? - When the officials leaving the field of play
and its immediate surroundings.
A player is being replaced. Where can the player exit the field? - On the bench side of the field. If
benches are on opposite sides, the player must exit toward their own bench.
As play resumes after a goal kick, a fight breaks out on the field next to the visiting bench. The
benches from both teams clear and get involved in the melee. Once order is restored, the referee
, terminates the game. - The referee has the authority to terminate or suspend the game when
elements, spectators or other causes require such action.
When a player on Team A commits the team's first foul (accidental tripping) of the game in Team A's
offensive end of the field in a careless manner, the referee shall: - Call the foul and direct the play be
restarted with a direct free kick.
Goalkeeper A1 blocks a hard shot on goal by deliberately parrying the ball to the ground. As B11 runs
toward the ball, the goalkeeper picks the ball up and punts it up field. The referee should: - Whistle
for a foul against the goalkeeper for deliberately parrying the ball and award a free kick to B11's team
B14 takes a shot on goal, with goalkeeper A1 out of position. A3, however, extends the arm into the
path of the ball, deflecting it to B9. B9 shoots and the ball enters the goal. - The referee should allow
the goal and caution A3 for unsporting conduct.
Which one of the following considerations are not part of Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring
Opportunity (DOGSO)? - Serious foul play.
Player A2 is running down the field near the touchline uncontested with the ball. After crossing the
half-way line, Player B2 approaches A2 just as A2 moves the ball forward and past B2. The ball moves
out of reach of both players and B2 moves between A2 and the ball. The referee shall: - Rule Player
B2 guilty of obstruction and award an indirect free kick to Team A at the spot of the foul.
The referee disqualifies a coach for leaving the team area, entering the field of play and arguing a
call. - The coach must leave the vicinity of the playing area. Refusal to comply shall result in
termination of the game.
When a defender commits a foul against an attacker in their own penalty area which denies an
opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by pulling, pushing or holding, what is the correct
decision? - Penalty Kick and disqualify (red card) the defender.
Player A touches the ball forward with a portion of the arm above the armpit. The referee should: -
Allow play to continue.
A player on Team B, not the goalkeeper, deliberately handles the ball while trying to stop a shot by
Team A and the ball does not go in the goal. The correct ruling is: - The player on Team B is
disqualified (red card) and Team A is given a penalty kick.
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B7 is injured and is required to leave the field. Team B has no available substitutes and, therefore,
must play short. Several minutes later, B7 has recovered from injury, and the coach sends B7 to
report in. What should happen next? - B7 may enter the game at the next dead ball after reporting to
the officials' area and being beckoned by the referee.
The goalkeeper for Team A and a player for Team B collide and the ball goes out of play. The referee
stops the clock to prevent play from continuing but does not beckon the coach or trainer onto the
field for either player. After a moment, the players catch their breath and do not appear to be
injured. The referee then directs the play to be restarted. The referee shall: - Allow the play to be
restarted without requiring either player to leave the field as neither the coach nor the appropriate
medical personnel was beckoned onto the field.
B10 is apparently injured. The referee has stopped play and summoned the Team B trainer onto the
field of play. - Both coaches may give their teams coaching instructions.
In the second half of a game, the stadium clock/scoreboard malfunctions and is no longer
functioning. How will the time and the score be kept? - The head referee will keep the time and score
as no other means are available.
The referee observes a foul, but does not penalize it because the referee perceives an advantage;
however, the advantage does not develop. - The referee shall immediately stop play and penalize the
original foul.
The following are duties of the assistant referee during pregame except: - Review specific duties with
scorer.
When does an official's jurisdiction over a game end? - When the officials leaving the field of play
and its immediate surroundings.
A player is being replaced. Where can the player exit the field? - On the bench side of the field. If
benches are on opposite sides, the player must exit toward their own bench.
As play resumes after a goal kick, a fight breaks out on the field next to the visiting bench. The
benches from both teams clear and get involved in the melee. Once order is restored, the referee
, terminates the game. - The referee has the authority to terminate or suspend the game when
elements, spectators or other causes require such action.
When a player on Team A commits the team's first foul (accidental tripping) of the game in Team A's
offensive end of the field in a careless manner, the referee shall: - Call the foul and direct the play be
restarted with a direct free kick.
Goalkeeper A1 blocks a hard shot on goal by deliberately parrying the ball to the ground. As B11 runs
toward the ball, the goalkeeper picks the ball up and punts it up field. The referee should: - Whistle
for a foul against the goalkeeper for deliberately parrying the ball and award a free kick to B11's team
B14 takes a shot on goal, with goalkeeper A1 out of position. A3, however, extends the arm into the
path of the ball, deflecting it to B9. B9 shoots and the ball enters the goal. - The referee should allow
the goal and caution A3 for unsporting conduct.
Which one of the following considerations are not part of Denying an Obvious Goal Scoring
Opportunity (DOGSO)? - Serious foul play.
Player A2 is running down the field near the touchline uncontested with the ball. After crossing the
half-way line, Player B2 approaches A2 just as A2 moves the ball forward and past B2. The ball moves
out of reach of both players and B2 moves between A2 and the ball. The referee shall: - Rule Player
B2 guilty of obstruction and award an indirect free kick to Team A at the spot of the foul.
The referee disqualifies a coach for leaving the team area, entering the field of play and arguing a
call. - The coach must leave the vicinity of the playing area. Refusal to comply shall result in
termination of the game.
When a defender commits a foul against an attacker in their own penalty area which denies an
opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by pulling, pushing or holding, what is the correct
decision? - Penalty Kick and disqualify (red card) the defender.
Player A touches the ball forward with a portion of the arm above the armpit. The referee should: -
Allow play to continue.
A player on Team B, not the goalkeeper, deliberately handles the ball while trying to stop a shot by
Team A and the ball does not go in the goal. The correct ruling is: - The player on Team B is
disqualified (red card) and Team A is given a penalty kick.
