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PENALTY FOR DOUBLE FOULS CHANGED TO POINT OF
INTERRUPTION
2006/06 Revisions to basketball Rules 7-59 and 7-5-10: The penalty for double personal,
double technical and simultaneous
fouls has been changed from an alternating-possession
throw-in to resuming play from the point it was interrupted.
A new definition of "point of interruption" has also been added to the rules
book. If the point of interruption cannot be determined e.g., unsuccessful try in
flight, the alternating-possession arrow will be used. The committee which made
this change felt that no team should benefit from a double
foul and the fouls will be charged to the players of each team and the ball will be
put back in play. Under the previous rule, if the alternating-possession
arrow favored the defense, the defense would be awarded the ball, benefiting from the
foul act. It is hoped that the change will increase the likelihood of double fouls being
called more often when warranted.
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