rules to play wheelchair basketball

The team bench areas shall be marked outside the playing court limited by 2 lines as shown in Diagram 1.There must be 7 seats available in the team bench area for the team bench personnel which consists of the coaches, the assistant coaches, the substitutes, the excluded players and the team followers. All players will use their wheelchairs at the bench. Any other persons shall be at least 2 m behind the team bench.

The uniform of the team members shall consist ofShirts of the same dominant colour front and back.All players must tuck their shirts into their playing shorts. All in ones are permitted.T shirts, regardless of style, may be worn under shirts.

The T shirt must be the same dominant colour as the shirt. Playing suit trousers or shorts of the same dominant colour front and back, but not necessarily of the same colour as the shirts.

In the event of injury to a player(s), the officials may stop the game.If the ball is live when an injury occurs, the official shall not blow his whistle until the team in control of the ball has shot for a field goal, lost control of the ball, withheld the ball from play or the ball has become dead. If it is necessary to protect an injured player, the officials may stop the game immediately.

If the injured player cannot continue to play immediately (within approximately 15 seconds) or, if he receives treatment, he must be substituted unless the team is reduced to fewer than 5 players on the playing court.Team bench personnel may enter the playing court, only with the permission of an official, to attend to an injured player before he is substituted.

A doctor may enter the playing court, without the permission of an official if, in the doctors judgement, the injured player requires immediate medical treatment.

During the game, any player who is bleeding or has an open wound must be substituted. He may return to the playing court only after the bleeding has stopped and the affected area or open wound has been completely and securely covered. If the injured player or any player who is bleeding or has an open wound recovers during a time out taken by either team, before the scorers signal for the substitution, that player may continue to play.

Players who have been designated by the coach to start the game or who receive treatment between free throws may be substituted in the event of an injury. In this case, the opponents are also entitled to substitute the same number of players, if they so wish.

The captain (CAP) is a player designated by his coach to represent his team on the playing court. He may communicate in a courteous manner with the officials during the game to obtain information, however, only when the ball becomes dead and the game clock is stopped.

The captain shall, immediately at the end of the game, inform the referee if his te+C38am is protesting against the result of the game and sign the scoresheet in the space marked Captains signature in case of protest.

At least 20 minutes before the game is scheduled to begin, each coach or his representative shall give the scorer a list with the names and corresponding numbers and classification points of the team members who are eligible to play in the game, as well as the name of the captain of the team, the coach and the assistant coach. All team members whose names are entered on the scoresheet are entitled to play, even if they arrive after the beginning of the game.

At least 10 minutes before the game is scheduled to begin, each coach shall confirm his agreement with the names and corresponding numbers and classification points of his team members and the names of the coaches by signing the scoresheet. At the same time, they shall indicate the 5 players who are to start the game. The coach of team A shall be the first to provide this information.

Team bench personnel are the only persons permitted to sit on the team bench and remain within their team bench area.The coach or the assistant coach may go to the scorers table during the game to obtain statistical information only when the ball becomes dead and the game clock is stopped.

The location of a player is determined by where his wheelchair is touching the floor.The location of an official is determined by where he is touching the floor. When the ball touches an official, it is the same as touching the floor at the officials location. While he is in the air from a jump, he retains the same status he had when he last touched the floor.