a player foul that involves illegal contact with an opponent while the ball is live, which hinders an opponent from performing normal defensive and offensive movements
a player foul which involves illegal contact with an opposing player, whether the ball is live or dead
a foul that results in exclusion or a penalty shot. Any player committing three personal fouls is excluded from the remainder of the game.
contact (including a push, hold, trip, hack, elbow, restrain or charge into an opponent) between players that may result in injury
An exclusion foul or penalty foul. If a player commits three personal fouls, he or she is permanently excluded from the game.
A foul that results in the exclusion of the player or a penalty shot. Any player committing three personal faults will be excluded from the rest of the game.
A major foul where a player is removed from the field of play for a definite time period or remains in the game with a personal foul against him, recorded in the scorer's book. Accumulation of 3 personal fouls against the same player removes that player from the game.
An exclusion foul or penalty foul recorded against a player.
A violation called when a player makes illegal contact with an opposing player, such as hitting the player's arms or bumping the player.
foul that might cause injury; punishable by a 15-yard penalty.
A penalty, 15 yards in total, assessed on a player who commits a flagrant violation of the rules. Examples include grabbing a player by the face mask, unnecessary roughness, and roughing the kicker.
Contact between players, which may result in excessive physical contact or provide one team with an unfair advantage. Players may not push, hold, trip, hack, elbow, restrain or charge into an opponent. These are also counted as team fouls.
one that involves physical contact between opposing players; some common personal fouls are blocking, charging, elbowing, hacking, and holding.
A player foul which involves contact with an opponent while the ball is alive or after the ball is in possession of a player for a throw-in.
In basketball, a personal foul is a breach of the rules that concerns illegal personal contact with an opponent. It is the most common type of foul in basketball. Due to the nature of the game, personal fouls occur on occasions and are not always regarded as unsportsmanlike.