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Ontario Basketball is the sport governing body for basketball in the Province of Ontario. Created nearly 70 years ago, Ontario Basketball is a not-for-profit association and was incorporated as such in 1977.
The association represents the Province of Ontario's amateur basketball interests. Ontario Basketball's membership is made up of athletes, coaches, officials, clubs, camps, local basketball organizations, groups, leagues and basketball supporters. As part of its mandate, Ontario Basketball is committed to working with Canada Basketball, the Toronto Raptors Basketball Club, NBA Canada, Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) and Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) to further promote and develop amateur basketball in the province.
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11/07/2007 FIBA RULES UPDATE - CLOSELY GUARDED PLAYERS After a review of games from the 2006-2007 season, Basketball Ontario’s FIBA Sub-Committee has made recommendations regarding the continued implementation of FIBA rules throughout competitive programming within the province. The most glaring area needing to be addressed was the issue surrounding “closely guarded” players. Within the FIBA rules set, there is no provision for a closely guarded call when a player is dribbling the ball, as the shot clock is seen as enough of a deterrent to keep this from occurring by the offence. With shot clocks absent last season, a number of teams took advantage, running “stall” offences in an attempt to take time off the clock. For the 2007-2008 Basketball Ontario season, the “closely guarded rule” (as per National Federation of High School rules) will be enforced by all Ontario Association of Basketball Officials where the shot clock is absent. Thus, if there is no shot clock being used in your game, expect the officials to make the “five-second” call as they would in a regulation high school game. This will be continued as we transition forward to the point of shot clocks being available throughout Ontario. For clarity, according to NFHS rules, a “closely guarded” call is to be made when the ballhandler is being defended (not necessarily aggressively) by a player on the opposing team within a distance of six feet. Under FIBA rules, the defender must be within one metre of the offensive player and be aggressively guarding the player with the ball. Should you have any questions regarding shot clocks, Ontario Trillium Foundation funding or the FIBA Implementation Plan, please contact Jason Andrade at 416-426-7199 or jandrade@basketball.on.ca. |
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