Basketball Hand Signals (Fouls & Violation)

BASKETBALL HAND SIGNALS
(VIOLATIONS AND FOULS)
VIOLATIONS
1. TRAVELLING
- Raise arm with open palm.
Rotate Fists
2. ILLEGAL DRIBBLE: DOUBLE DRIBBLING
- Raise arm with open palm
Patting motion with palm
3. ILLEGAL DRIBBLE: CARRYING THE BALL
- Raise arm with open palm
Half rotation with palm
4. 3 SECONDS
- Raise arm with open palm
Arm extended, show 3 fingers
5. 5 SECONDS
- Raise arm with open palm
Show 5 fingers
6. 8 SECONDS
- Raise arm with open palm
Show 8 fingers
7. 24 SECONDS
- Raise arm with open palm
Fingers touch shoulder
8. BALL RETURNED TO BACKCOURT
- Raise arm with open palm
Wave arm front of body
9. DELIBERATE KICK OR BLOCK OF THE BALL
- Raise arm with open palm
Point to the foot
TYPES OF FOULS
1. HOLDING
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Grasp wrist downward
2. BLOCKING (DEFENSE)
ILLEGAL SCREEN (OFFENSE)
- Raise arm with clenched fish
Both hands on hips
3. PUSHING OR CHARGING WITHOUT THE BALL
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Imitate push
4. HANDCHECKING
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Grab palm and forward motion
5. ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Strike wrist
6. CHARGING WITH THE BALL
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Clenched fist strike open palm
7. ILLEGAL CONTACT TO THE HAND
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Strike the palm towards the other forearm
8. HOOKING
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Move lower arm backwards
9. EXCESSIVE SWINGING OF ELBOW
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Swing elbow backwards
10. HIT TO THE HEAD
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Imitate the contact to the head
11. FOUL BY TEAM IN CONTROL OF THE BALL
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Point clenched fist towards baskets of offending team
12. FOUL ON THE ACT OF SHOOTING
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Followed by indication of the number of free throws
13. FOUL ON THE ACT OF SHOOTING
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Followed by pointing to the floor
SPECIAL FOULS
1. DOUBLE FOUL
- Wave clenched fist on both hands
2. TECHNICAL FOUL
- Raise arm with clenched fist
Form T, showing palms
3. UNSPORTMANLIKE FOUL
- Grasp wrist upward
4. DISQUALIFYING FOUL
- Clenched fist on both hands
5. FAKE A FOUL
- Raise the lower arm twice