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Section 6. A Pivot takes place when a player in possession
of the -ball steps once or more than once in any direction
with the same foot, the other foot being kept at its point of
contact with the floor or ground.

Section 7. Time-Out is declared whenever the game is
legally stopped without the loss of playing time.

Section 8. Blocking is personal contact which impedes the
progress of an opponent who has not the ball. Blocking is
a personal foul.

Section 9. Holding is personal contact with an opponent
that interferes with the opponent's freedom of movement.

Section 10. Running with the Ball (Traveling) takes place
when a player in possession of the ball progresses in any
direction in excess of the prescribed limits.

Section 11. A Dribble is made when a player in possession
of the ball gives impetus to it by bouncing, batting, throw-
ing, or rolling it, and touches it again before it touches
another player.

Section 12. A Violation is an infraction of the rules not in-
volving a foul.

Section 13. A Foul is an infraction of the rules, the penalty
for which is one or more free throws. (See Rule 12 for
description of technical and personal fouls.)

Section 14. A Disqualifying Foul is an infraction of the rules,
for which a player is removed from the game.

Section 15. A Double Foul takes place when fouls are
called simultaneously upon players of both teams.

Section 16. A Multiple Throw takes place when two or more
free throws are awarded the same team.

Section 17. A Free Throw for goal is the privilege given a
team to throw for goal from a position directly back of the
free throw line.

Section 18. Extra Period is the extension ‘of playing time
necessary to break a tie score.

Section 19. Delaying the Game is unnecessarily interfering
with the progress of the game by a player.