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Over and Back.
A violation on
which a team has brought the ball into
the frontcourt and lets it return
to the backcourt. As soon as a
player from that team touches it in the backcourt , the ball is dead
and is awarded to the opposing team for a throw-in.
Overhead Pass, Two-Handed.
Is probably the most used pass
in the modern game and is effective in many situations particularly when throwing inside
to a tall or post player. The two-handed
overhead pass is simply a wrist snap from above, but not behind the head, with a
downward action.
Over the Back.
An offensive foul
- see below - that occurs when an offensive
player who is boxed out while
attempting to grab a rebound tries to
jump over the defender and makes excessive
contact with the defender.
One of the Basketball Rules Myths is that "Over
the back" is a foul. Reality:
Similar to the reaching in myth, there must be contact to have a foul.
Coaches holler for over the back fouls when their shorter
player has seemingly better inside rebounding position and the ball is snared by a taller opponent from
behind. Penalize illegal contact; don't penalize a player for being tall.
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Over the Limit.
Beyond a given number of fouls:
4 team fouls per NBA, FIBA or ULEB
period; 8 per WNBA half; 7 per half in college. Each team is allowed the
given number of fouls per quarter or half for which no free throws are assessed ( unless they are committed
against players in act of shooting
); after the given number of fouls a team is said to be "over
the limit" and free throws are assessed on all subsequent
fouls. This team is also said "to be in the penalty".
Overtime or OT.
A five-minute extra period
that is played to decide the outcome of a game tied after a regulation game. If a game remains tied following
an overtime period, another is played and
another until there is a winner.
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