Pushing, tripping, holding, blocking, or engaging an attacking player with the body are all examples of personal fouls. After committing five personal fouls, players are ejected from the game and are said to have "fouled out." Furthermore, each personal foul counts as a team foul. In other words, if a player is fouled twice in one game, he will be awarded with seven free throws instead of five. There are two ways to respond to a personal foul: you can shoot the ball or you can pass the ball. If you choose to shoot, you get three free throws. You can decide which method you want to use by throwing the ball into the stands or not. Throwing the ball into the stands will result in a loose ball that can be played by either team; failing to throw the ball into the stands means that you are passing the ball. The referee has great discretion when it comes to determining whether or not a player has committed a personal foul. Although there are rules regarding what constitutes a personal foul, the ref can decide how to rule on certain situations. For example, if a player is being held up under the basket and then strikes another player with an open hand, this would be a flagrant 2 foul and the player who was issued the flagrant 2 foul would be given a technical foul.