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RULE 5—Players and Substitutes
SECTION 1. Each team shall consist of five players, one of whom
shall be captain.
Ques.—May a team play with less than five players? Ans.—A
team must begin with five players, but if it has no substitutes to

replace disqualified players, it must continue with less than five
players.

SECTION 2. The Captain shall be the representative of his team
Captain’s Duties and may address an Official on matters of interpre-
and Power. tation or to obtain essential information, if it is
done in a courteous manner. No other player may address an
Official except as provided in Sections 3 and 5 of this Rule.

At least two minutes before the game is scheduled to begin, the
Scorers shall be supplied with names, numbers and position of
players WhO,are.to start the game. Failure to comply with this
provision is a te@Hnical foul, unless the Referee considers the fail-
ure unavoidable. If a player changes his number during the game
he shall report the change to the Scorers and Referee.

*SECTION 3. A substitute before going upon the court shall re-
port to the Scorers, giving his name, number and
position. The Scorers shall sound a horn as soon
as the ball is dead, except that a substitution may not be made in
the interval following. a goal and putting the ball into play from
out of bounds unless a charged time-out or time-out for injury has
been declared. The substitute shall remain outside the boundary
lines until an Official signals for him to enter the court whereupon
he shall report immediately to one of the Officials, telling the Of-
ficial his name or number and the name or number of the player he
is to replace. This player shall not be withdrawn until after play
has been resumed, and a player who has left the game shall not
return until after play has been resumed. Substitutes who enter
the game at the beginning of the second half are not required to
report to an Official but must report to the Scorers.

NOTE—In the absence of a coach or other person authorized to make
substitutions, the Officials shall obtain the approval of the captain for each

substitution.

Ques.—When does a substitute become a player? Ans.—When
he has reported to the Scorers and been accepted by an Official.

Ques.— What is the penalty if a player who has been withdrawn
from the game returns before play is resumed? Ans.—The Officials
should not permit him to return, but if he succeeds in returning,
a foul should be called as soon as the illegal return is noticed.

Substitutions.