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There are offensive and defensive fouls in Basketball. A defensive foul occurs when a defender makes contact with the player in possession. An offensive foul occurs when the player with the ball makes contact with a defender who's arms are inside his body. If an offensive player runs into a defensive player whose position is established (both feet are planted) or the offensive player drops his shoulder or pushes off with his arm, then the contact is deemed an offensive foul (foul against the offensive player) and is usually called a "charge." Flagrant fouls occur when one player grabs another and pulls him down, or a player is injured as a result of a hard foul. Technical fouls include defensive three-second penalties and, at the discretion of the official, when a player or coach exhibits unsportsmanlike conduct. By definition a foul is "when one player gains an illegal advantage over another through physical contact". In layman's terms, physical contact between two players is not illegal. However, if that contact creates an advantage (as in a shot was affected or a player could not move freely to another position on the court) then it is deemed a foul.

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you can get a foul for hitting the dribbler's hand, pushing, elbows, when the dribbler is running down court and you stand in front of them by the hoop and they bang into you--that's also a foul, pulling on their arms when their passing or shooting, and and reaching over them to get the ball.

In basketball, a foul is an infraction of the rules more serious than a violation. Most fouls occur as a result of illegal personal contact with an opponent and/or unsportsmanlike behavior.

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12y ago
  • Blocking foul
  • Charging foul (also called offensive foul)
  • Reach-in foul
  • Technical foul (only given out if the player is acting out of conduct)
  • Loose-ball foul (also called "Over the back foul")
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15y ago

there are many fouls in basketball. for a full list visit the porvided link below.

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13y ago

over and back 3 in the key defensive three seconds 8 second backcourt defensive foul offensive foul flagrant foul and technical foul two techs equals ejection from game

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Fouls are what a playe picks up in basketball when harming another player. Say player A tried to block the shot of player B, but hit his hand instead. That would be a foul.

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12y ago

Theres a forward foul. A back foul. A mid-field foul and other fouls.

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11y ago

blocking,charging,elbowing,holding,illegal screen,hand check,over the-back and tripping up

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