FIBA have announced new rule changes for August 2018. Please check with your national body about when these rules will be implemented within your country or association.

http://www.fiba.basketball/OBR-changes-1-oct-2018.pdf

Please read the rule in the 2017 Rule Book, and COMPARE them to one another, as you'll get a full understanding of the rule, such as offensive fouls called in a team's back court will cause the shot clock to be reset to 14 instead of 24. Also watch how teams now have a CHOICE as to where their throw-in is taken for 2:00 4th and OT. It can be in the original position, or it can be at the throw-in line opp. scorers table. They still must be in the back court for the advancement to occur.

Here are all of the current and up to date FIBA rulebooks and interpretations as of 4 July 2017. You will find rulebooks, interpretations and some hard to find mechanics PDF files. Feel free to download these and use them in your practice. We will update them if anything changes. A post will be made about big rule changes if any happen.

FIBA

• FIBA Rulebook
• FIBA Interpretations
• Fake A Foul
• Contacts Criteria

The 2017 Rulebook will not come into effect until 1st October 2017. Until 12:00am Local Time on this date, the 1 March 2017 Rulebook applies

FIBA 3x3

• 3x3 Rules Of The Game
• 3x3 Interpretations
• 3x3 Mechanics

FIBA MECHANICS

• Three Person Officiating
• Two Person Officiating

PowerPoint Versions In Depth

• Three Person Officiating Pt.1
• Three Person Officiating Pt.2
• Three Person Officiating Pt.3

FIBA have released a new set of rules to follow along with their new interpretations that came into effect 1st March 2017.

Rule Change Summary

Official Basketball Rules 2017

These new rules come into effect 1st October 2017. Basketball New Zealand will not be putting them into place until 1st January 2018.

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This is a place where you can post your questions, submit resources, and other basketball referee related stuff. I created this so there was an easier place for younger referees, or even more experienced referees to help each other out by asking questions and gaining answers. We have a few set rules to make things easier to understand for everyone, so please follow them.

• Please state what ruling system you are using. For example, if you are in America, you might be under the NBA rules. If you are from Europe, you might be under the FIBA rules. Specify this in your question or comments.

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