Changes of the official rules of Basketball FIBA 2024/25

In this post we transcribe the Changes to the official rules of Basketball FIBA 2024/25 that will enter into force on the 1st of October 2024.
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Index of changes to the official rules of Basketball FIBA 2024/2025:

Art. 1.2 the Responsibility of participants to
Art. 2 Track
Art. 3 New equipment
Art. 17 Kick
Art. 31 Interpositions and interference
Art. 40 Boundary faults, and the disqualification of a party,
Art. 48 Duties of the scorer
Art, 49 Obligations of the timekeeper

A. New signal for referees
C – Procedure in case of protest
D – Classification of teams
F – Instant Replay System

Official interpretations – 7.3
official Interpretations – 36

Art. 1.2 the Responsibility of the participants

Reason for change: To amend article 44 correctable Error, it was necessary to create a joint declaration to all the participants in the game.

All of the participants in the match, the table officials, the technical delegate/commissioner, if present, and all team members entitled to play, the first coach and the other companions of computer – they must help the good development of the party and it is expected of them, they always demonstrate ethical behavior.

If they become aware of an irregularity (correctable error) in the annotation of the marker, the faults, the times reported dead, as well as the match clock or the shot clock, they must immediately notify the referees so that the mistake can be corrected in accordance with this regulation.

Art. 2 Track

Reason for change: Mark new locations of pull (see change in Art.17 Kick)

Lines remove

The 4-line throw-in, 2 of them on each side line, 0.15 m in length, shall be marked out on the pitch, with the outside edge of the lines to 8.325 m of the inner edge of the bottom line nearest to you.

Art. 3 New equipment

Reason for change: add a new flag (GD) for participants who are disqualified due to the accumulation of sanctions (technical and unsportsmanlike)

7 Markers of fouls and player disqualification of the game (GD)
7.1 The 5 markers of faults player provided for the timekeeper shall be:

• Color white.
• With numbers a minimum of 200 mm in height and 100 mm wide.
• Numbered from 1 to 5 (1 to 4 in black and the number 5 in red) on both sides.

7.2 The marker of disqualification of the game (GD) provided by you to the timekeeper shall be:

• Color red.
• With the letters GD in white, with a minimum of 200 mm in height and 100 mm in width, on both sides.

Art. 17 Kick

Reason for change: To keep the point of pull on the same side of the court, when the head coach decides, after a dead time in the last 2 minutes, move the ball forward towards the pitch front.
This change in the rule will result in amendments consequential to the Rule 2.5.6 to support the certainty of the rules.

17.2.4 When the match clock shows 2:00 minutes or less in the fourth quarter or overtime, after a dead time granted to the team that has the right to the possession of the ball in your court to the rear, the first coach of that team may decide if the match is resumed with a throw-in from one of the lines a kick in the track in front of the computer, or from the rear track of the team, in the place nearest to where the ball when it stopped the match.

When the first coach decides to make a throw-in on the track front:

• If the throw-in in the rear track was to be made on the bottom line, after a basket converted or a last free throw to become the first coach will have the right to decide from which side of the field of play shall make the throw-in.
• If the throw-in or background occurs after a foul or violation, shall be carried out on the track in the front from the line of pull on the same side of the road (side of the table or opposite) that the kick-off of the original band.

Art. 31 Interpositions and interference

Reason for change: The existing text of the OBR provides space for individual judgment because it is very generic. The new text has more details to help better visualize the situations.
There are No changes in the current rule or how to play the game (it’s an editorial change).

31.2.3 restrictions interpositions apply until the ball:

• You do not have possibility to enter the basket.
• Has touched the ring.

31.2.4 occurs interference when:

• A player makes the basket vibrate or grab the basket (hoop and network) in such a way that causes the ball to bounce in a way not natural or change of direction, preventing the ball in the basket or by provoking it into the basket.

Art. 40 Boundary faults, and the disqualification of a party

Reason for change: The rules lack of clear procedures and complete to when a member of the team, including a player or coach, is disqualified. There have been unnecessary delays in the departure of a member disqualified from the team on the pitch, and his return to the locker room.

They require specific procedures to ensure the cooperation of all participants and to ensure the good development of the game.

These changes in the rules will result in consequential amendments to the Official Rules of Basketball (see below) and the Official Rules of Basketball – Equipment of Basketball (see page 22).

40.1 – A player who has committed 5 fouls will be informed by the referee and must leave the game immediately.

40.2 – A first coach-player who has committed 5 fouls as a player is a player excluded, but you can continue as a coach.

40.3 – A foul committed by a player who has committed previously 5 faults are considered a non-player excluded and will be charged and will be noted in the minutes of the match the head coach (B).

40.4 – A player who has committed 2 technical fouls, or 2 fouls, unsportsmanlike or 1 lack unsporting and 1 a technical foul shall be informed of his disqualification from the match by the timekeeper, who will raise the flag of disqualification of the party (GD). This player must leave the game immediately and should be addressed to the wardrobe of your team and stay in it for the duration of the game, or must leave the building.

40.5 – The first trainer who has committed 2 technical fouls (‘C’) for his unsportsmanlike conduct personal or 3 technical fouls, as they are all (‘B’), or one of them (‘C’) will be informed of the disqualification of the party by the timekeeper, who will raise the flag of disqualification of the party (GD).

40.6 – Any player, substitute, first coach, the first coach assistant, player excluded and companion team that is disqualified you will be informed by the referee and must leave the track in a time limit of 30 seconds.

Art. 44 correctable Errors

Reason for change: The existing rules provide the opportunity to correct errors of control score or timekeeping at any time during the game. Even after the game has finished, and the correction can change the outcome of the game.
In the main competitions of FIBA, there were games associated with a basket of fantasy, not to give correctly penalties of free kicks and skip points in the spreadsheet. The new language of the rules provides greater clarity and a better chance of correcting errors in a logical manner that is equitable for all.

44.1 – general Procedures for correctable errors

44.1.1 – A referee may stop the game immediately when you discover a correctable error, provided that you do not put any team at a disadvantage.

44.1.2 – will Be valid all the faults committed, the time elapsed and other additional activities that may have occurred after the error and before its discovery.

44.1.3 – After the correction of the error, the game will resume at the point nearest to where you stopped to fix it. The ball is awarded to the team entitled to the ball at the time play was stopped for the correction of the error.

44.2 correctable Errors of class 1 – Definitions

The referees may correct an error of category 1, if incorrectly applied a rule:

• To grant one or more free throws to those who do not have the right.
• Not to grant one or more free throws to those who do not have the right.
• Allow to launch one or more free throws to a wrong player.
• Order a wrong player to launch one or more free throws.
• Grant or cancel points by mistake.
• To mark the table a lack of the player, coach or team wrong.
• The error annotation in the act include:
  • Not to score or score points erroneously.
  • Do not write down or note a lack of the player, coach or team wrong.
  • Not to record or write down a dead time to the wrong team.
• The errors of the clock of the game will include malfunctions, to put in place to stop the clock the party properly, or to adjust the correct time on the game clock.

44.3 general Procedures of correctable errors of category 1

44.3.1 – To be corrected, an error must be identified by the arbitrators, the commissioner, if any, or the officers table in the following way:

• If the error occurs at any time before the fall 2:00 minutes or less in the game clock in the 4th quarter, should be identified and corrected before they get to 2:00 minutes or less in s of the 4th quarter.
• If the error occurs before the last 2:00 minutes of the 4th quarter, but the referees stopped the match for the first time when there is less than 2:00 minutes of the 4th quarter, the error must be corrected before the ball back to being alive.
• If the error occurs when you are 2:00 minute or less on the clock of the match of the 4th quarter or any extension, the error must be corrected before the ball back to live, after the first time that the referees have stopped play for any reason after the error.

44.3.2 – These errors are not correctable after the ball is dead when the signal rings of the game clock at the end of the meeting, unless the error occurs after the last time that the referees have stopped play for any reason prior to ring the clock signal of the party for the end of the meeting. In such a case, the error must be corrected immediately after the end of the party, and while the teams remain in the field of play or in the area of benches of their teams.

44.3.3 – once a bug has been discovered that it is still correctable, and:

• If the member of the team involved in its correctness is on the bench after being substituted, legally, you must return to the pitch to take part in the correction of the error. At that time happens to be a player.
• After the correction of the error, the player can remain in the party unless it has been requested again its replacement, in which case you can leave the field of play.
• If the member of the team involved in the correction has been excluded, disqualified, or is unable to play due to injury or may not be identified, the first coach appointed to the player.

44.5 correctable Errors of category 2 – Definition

The arbitrators may correct errors in category 2 if a rule is applied wrongly only in the following situations:

Errors of shot clock, including bugs, to put in motion or to stop the shot clock or to adjust the right time in the shot clock.

44.5 general Procedure of correctable errors of category 2

44.6.1 – To be correctable, an error must be recognized by the arbitrators, the commissioner, if present, or the officers of the board:

• While the ball is alive immediately after the error and the referees stopped the game in order to correct the error, or
• During the first break of the game by part d of the arbitrators, for any reason, if the team with control of the ball or the team entitled to the ball at the time of the error remains the same.

The shot clock will be corrected at the right time.

44.6.2 – the errors of The shot clock because they are not correctable after:

• A change of possession of the ball the ball alive after the error.
• If the team that controls the ball gets a basket valid.
• The ball is dead when the timer rings of the party for the end of the meeting.

Art. 48 Duties of the scorer

Reason for change: This change is necessary due to the changes on the Article 44 (consequential amendments).

48.1 – The scorer will have a record of the party and will keep a record of:

• Computers, writing down the names and numbers of the players who are going to start the match, and of the substitutes that are involved in the game. When there is an infraction of the rules relative to the 5 players to begin the match, substitutions or number of players, advise the referee nearest to you as soon as possible.
• The score dragged down, scoring the basket and free throws made.
• Fouls assessed to each player. The recorder shall note the fouls listed every first coach and warned of an arbitrator in terms of a head coach should be disqualified. In the same way, the scorer must notify the referee that a player should be disqualified, after committing 2 technical fouls, 2 fouls, unsportsmanlike or 1 technical foul and 1 is missing unsportsmanlike.
• Dead times. The notepad will notify the head coach, through a referee, who has no more dead time in a part or extension.
• The next possession alternating, and driving the possession arrow toggles. The scorer will change the direction of the arrow on the end of the first part, since the teams exchanged the basket during the second part.
• For each team, the ‘challenge’ of the first coach confirmed by the arbitrators. The scorer notifies the referee closest to when the first coach to request a second ‘challenge’ the wrong way.

48.2 – The assistant scorer will handle the marker and it will help the scorekeeper and the timekeeper. In case of any discrepancy unsolvable between the marker and the act of the party, it will have priority and the marker shall be corrected accordingly.

48.3 – If we discover an error annotation in the act of the party:

• During the match, the timekeeper must wait for the first ball dead before the sound signal.
• The scorer shall consult with the main referee and correct the mistakes in the record of the party when the error is within the limits defined in article 44 correctable Errors.
• If the error is not within the limits defined in Article 44 correctable Errors, the error cannot be corrected. The chief arbiter or the commissioner, if any, will send a detailed report to the organizers of the competition.

Art. 49 Duties of the timekeeper

Reason for change: This change is necessary due to the changes on the Article 44 (consequential amendments).

49.1 The timekeeper must have with a game clock and a timer, and you must:

• Measure the time of play, timeouts and the intervals of the game.
• Make sure that the clock signal of the game sounds very strong and automatically at the end of a quarter or overtime.
• Use all possible means to notify the referees immediately if the signal does not sound or does not listen.
• Indicate the number of fouls committed by each player lifting the marker of lack of player a visible manner, for both master trainers.
• To indicate that a player or coach has been disqualified from the game, lifting the marker of GD.
• Notify the referee immediately when you have collected 5 fouls to any player.
• Operate the markers of failures of the equipment, each one located on each side of the scorer’s table closest to the bank’s computer. The marker of failures of the equipment will display the current number of failures of the equipment and will be completely in red, without any visible number, after the ball becomes active again after the fourth failure of the equipment in a room.
• Substitutions.
• Dead times to be effective. The timekeeper must notify the referees the opportunity to time-out when a team has requested it.
• The sounding of the signal only when the ball is dead and before I go back to being alive.
  The sound of the signal from the timekeeper does not stop the game clock or the game, or makes the ball is dead.

A. New signal for referees

Reason for change: When a player receives a foul in the act of shooting, but then she decides to pass the ball, this is considered as a foul that is not act of shooting” and, therefore, we use a signal to “pass” to clarify the situation immediately
(clarity).

C – Procedure in case of objection

C. 1 A team may file a protest if its interests have been adversely affected by:
a. An error in the control of the score, timing or clock operation of launch, that the arbitrators were authorized to fix as provided in these rules, and had access to verifiable evidence available at the time of the decision to correct the error according to the Article 44 (correctable Errors) but they did not.
b. A decision to lose, cancel, postpone, not to resume or not to play the game.
c. A violation of eligibility rules apply.
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C. 3 The referee (or the commissioner, if present) shall, after receiving the grounds for the protest, to report in writing the incident that gave rise to the protest of the representative of the FIBA or the competent body. Upon receipt of the document of the reasons for the protest, the referee (or the commissioner, if present) must register in the document the time at which you received the protest.

D – Classification of teams

Reason for change: this Regulation provides that the last criterion is the ranking FIBA, but is valid only for the Competitions for National Teams, FIBA and, therefore, introduced a new criterion.

NEW TEXT OF the REGULATION
D – Classification of teams
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D. 1.3 If 2 or more teams have the same record of victories and defeats in all group matches, the match or the matches between these 2 or more teams will decide the classification. If these 2 or more teams have the same record of victories and defeats in matches between them, use additional criteria in the following order:

• Biggest difference in game points in the matches between them.
• The highest number of game points scored in the matches between them.
• Biggest difference in game points in all group matches.
• The highest number of game points scored in all group matches.
  If, after the application of these criteria, you can not come to a final decision at the conclusion of the group stage, the ranking FIBA relevant to determine the final standings in Competitions of National Teams. In all other competitions in which there is no classification FIBA, the final classification will be determined by drawing lots.

F – Instant Replay system

Reason for change: Review at any time (F3.3)
This change is necessary due to the changes in the Art. 44 (amendments consequential damages).
Editorial change to use the same terminology in the Art. 44 review (acts of violence).
Challenge of the head coach (F4.2.)
To give the coaches the same flexibility with substitutions/dead times, allowing them to withdraw their applications.

NEW TEXT OF the REGULATION
F – SYSTEM OF INSTANT REPLAY
Rule F. 3
The following game situations can be reviewed:
F. 3.1 at The end of the room or extra time,

when a violation has been committed out of a situation of shot
– if the game clock or the launch had expired,
– if the act of shooting had started when an opponent of the shooter committed the foul, or
– if the ball was still in the(s) hand(s) of the shooter when a teammate of the shooter committed the foul.

• if there was a goal kick before that rang the signal from the watch play to the end of the quarter or overtime.

• whether to display time on the game clock and how much time, if
  – there was a violation of the boundaries of the field by the shooter,
  – there was a violation of the watch at launch
  – there was a violation of 8 seconds,
  – a violation has been committed before the end of the quarter or overtime.
  The range of the game will not begin until the communication of the decision of the IRS and complete any additional play time in the room or in the extra time.
  F. 3.2 When the game clock shows 2:00 minutes or less in the fourth quarter and in each overtime,

• if there was a release goal before hanging the clock signal of the launch.
  – The arbitrators are authorized to stop the game immediately to check if there was a release goal before hanging the clock signal of the launch.
  – The referees must identify the need for the review, which should be done after the goal is scored when the umpires stopped the game for the first time for any reason.

• if it has been sanctioned correctly infringement by interference of the goal or basket.
  When the review found that there had been punished properly infringement by interference of the goal or basket, the game will be resumed in the following way, if, after the penalty:
  – The ball has entered legally in the basket, the basket will be valid, and the defending team is entitled to a throw-in from the baseline.
  – A player from either team has obtained an immediate control and clear the ball, that team shall be entitled to a throw-in from the place nearest to where the ball when he took the penalty.
  – No team has obtained an immediate control and clear ball, it produces a state of break between the two.
• to identify the player has caused the ball goes out of the limits of the field of play.
  F. 3.3 At any point in the game,
• if the goal achieved is launched from the area of 2 or 3 points.
  – The arbitrators are authorized to stop the game immediately to check if there was a goal achieved from the area of 2 or 3 points.
  – The review should be carried out when the umpires stopped the game for the first time, for any reason, after the goal.
• if you are awarded 2 or 3 free throws after he committed a foul on a handle by a goal not converted.
• if a lack of personal, unsportsmanlike or descalificante fulfilled the criteria for such lack or rise or decrease of category or is considered to be a technical foul.
• if a technical foul shall be deemed to be a lack unsporting or a lack descalificante.
• if you have produced one of the correctable errors of category 1 and still is correctable within the limits defined in Article 44 (correctable Errors). In such a case:
  – The arbitrators are authorized to stop the game immediately to check if there has been a correctable error category 1.
  – The error can only be corrected as defined in Article 44 (correctable Errors).
• if you have produced one of the correctable errors of category 2 and is still correctable within the limits defined in Article 44 (correctable Errors). In such a case, the error can only be corrected as defined in Article 44 (correctable Errors).
• after that there is a malfunction of the game clock or the clock of launch, in how much time will be corrected watches.
• to identify the launcher right of free throws.
• to identify the participation of players and people that are allowed to sit on the benches of the equipment for any act of violence or act, the potential of violence.
  – The arbitrators are authorized to stop the game immediately to review any act of violence or act, the potential of violence.
  – The review must be done before the ball is live after the umpires stopped the game for the first time, for any reason, after the act of violence or act, the potential of violence.

F. 4 Challenge of head coach
F. 4.1 In all of the games in which they use the Instant Replay System (IRS), the head coach may request a disqualification of the head coach (HCC), that is to say, to ask the referee nearest to verify the decision of the referees using the IRS to review the situation of the game.
F. 4.2 For HCC, the following procedure shall apply:

• The head coach will be granted only one HCC per match, regardless of whether the challenge is successful or not.
• You can only challenge the game situations that are indicated in Appendix F. 3.
• The time constraints of appendix F. 3.2 and 3.3 do not apply. The HCC may be requested at any point in the game.
• The head coach to request a challenge must establish eye contact with the referee nearest to you and ask clearly HCC. The head coach should say in a loud voice in English, “challenge” and at the same time display the signal of the HCC (drawing a rectangle with your hands). The application will be final and irreversible.
• The request of the head coach for the revision of the party may be cancelled up to the referee to give the signal of revision of the party.
• The head coach must request the review of the party and the review must be made no later than when the umpires stopped the game for the first time after the decision, unless otherwise provided in these rules.
• If the game continues without interruption, the arbitrators are authorized to stop the game immediately when you identify the revision of the party, at least that no team is at a disadvantage.
• The head coach must indicate to the referee closest to the situation of the game and it will be reviewed.
• The arbitrator shall notify the scorekeeper, using the signal n.No. 59, who has been granted the revision of the party.
• During the review, the players remain on the pitch.
• If the review determines that the contested decision is in favor of the requesting computer, it will revoke the initial decision.
• If the review determines that the contested decision is not in favor of the requesting computer, it will keep the initial decision.
• The arbitrators shall use the same procedure as in the rule review.
• After the referee has informed the final decision of the review, the game shall resume as after any revisions.

Interpretation 7.3

Example: the first coach of the Team you want to be able to sit on the bench during the match injured players or players that are not going to participate in the game.

Interpretation: The teams can decide who among the maximum of 12 players eligible to play will be recorded in the minutes of the party with the right to sit on the bench of the team during the match, in addition to the maximum of 8 companions of computer.

Interpretation Of Art. 36 technical Foul / Simulate to be the object of a lack

Reason for change: as actions of a player who pretends to have received a missing do not respect the game and create an image and atmosphere of a negative for the game that you can not afford. Today not emit bogus warnings in a game in which enacts a lack. This has led to the players, when they are missing, to exaggerate the severity of the contact of the opposing player.

GENERAL CONCEPT
All the actions of pretending to have received a failure will be addressed with a ‘warning for faking a lack of’ regardless of whether it punishes a foul or a violation on the same play.
A player can punish both with a lack as a ‘warning for faking a lack’ in any play, or the player that receives the lack may also be punished with a warning ‘by pretending a lack of’.
When any player of the team in question receives another warning for faking a foul, the second warning results in a technical foul charged to the player in question.
An action excessive pretending to have received a fault (no contact) can lead to a lack technique directly to the player in question.
These principles are included in the official interpretations of the 2024 (valid from October 1, 2024).

Below are four cases with examples and interpretation.

Case 1: A player commits a foul and made a feint in the same play:

Example:
B1 defends the regateador A1. A1 pushes B1 and makes a sudden movement with the head (simulating with the head), trying to give the impression of having been fouled by B1. The referee signals lack to A1.
Interpretation:
The referee points to foul on A1 and make an official notice for simulation (if it is the first notice to the computer) or technical fault (if it is the second notice for the simulation of the computer).

Case 2: A player commits a fault and the opposing player receives the lack makes a feint in the same play:

Example:
B1 defends the regateador A1. B1 pushes A1 and A1 makes a sudden movement with the head (simulated with the head), trying to give the impression of having been fouled by B1. The referee signals a lack of B1.
Interpretation:
The referee signals a lack of B1 and make an official notice to A1 by simulation (if it is the first notice for the simulation of equipment or technical fault (if it is the second notice of the team).

Case 3: Two feints from the same player at the same time of the game:

Example:
B1 defends the regateador A1. A1 makes a sudden movement with your head, trying to give the impression of having been fouled by B1. The referee showed two times to A1 signal ‘to simulate a failure’. Later in the match, before it stops the game clock:
to. A1 falls on the track, trying to give the impression of being pushed by B1.
b. B2 falls on the track, trying to give the impression of being pushed by A2.
Interpretation:
to. The referee warns officially A1 for the first simulation with the head, showing two times the signal of ‘simulate a failure’. Shall be applied to A1 with a technical foul for the second simulation when falling on the track, although the game has not been paused to communicate the warning for the first simulation of A1 to A1 or l head coach of the team A.

b. The arbitrator will be the first official notices to A1 and B2 by their simulations by showing you two times the signal of ‘simulate a failure’. The official advisories are communicated to A1, B2 and the first coaches of both teams, in the moment that it stops the game clock.

Case 4: Two players make a feint in the same play:

Example:
B1 defends the regateador A1. B1 falls trying to give the impression of having been the object of fault on the part of A1. At the same time A1 makes a sudden movement with the head (simulation with the head), trying to give the impression of having been fouled by B1.
Interpretation:
The referee load to A1 and B1 with an official warning for simulation (if it is the first official notice by simulation the computer) or technical fault (if it is the second notice on the official simulation of the computer).

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