Heading: Contact: General principles     Sub Heading: Screening: Legal and illegal

"Screening is an attempt to delay or prevent an opponent without the ball from reaching a desired position on the court.

Legal screening is when the player who is screening an opponent:

• Was stationary (inside that player’s cylinder) when contact occurred.

• Had both feet on the court when contact occurred.

Illegal screening is when the player who is screening an opponent:

• Was moving when contact occurred.

• Did not give sufficient distance in setting a screen outside the field of vision of a stationary opponent when contact occurred.

• Did not respect the elements of time and distance of an opponent in motion when contact occurred.

If the screen is set within the field of vision of a stationary opponent (front or lateral), the screener may establish the screen as close as possible to the opponent, provided there is no contact.

If the screen is set outside the field of vision of a stationary opponent, the screener must permit the opponent to take 1 normal step towards the screen without making contact.

If the opponent is in motion, the elements of time and distance shall apply. The screener must leave enough space so that the player who is being screened is able to avoid the screen by stopping or changing direction.

The distance required is never less than 1 and never more than 2 normal steps.

A player who is legally screened is responsible for any contact with the player who has set the screen."