Three Dead Ball Mechanic Tweaks
Here are three amazingly simple things you can do (starting today) during a “dead-ball” to make you look better as an official.
Basketball Officiating
Foul Calling at its Best
Take 3 minutes to view these great scholastic video examples of foul calling situations to improve your on-court judgement.
All Access Pass: Big 12 Officials
An inside (video) look at how the BIG 12 officials prepare and critique themselves before and after games.
I Don’t Like My Seat
Is it possible for the visiting team to change the location of their bench based on the argument it’s located too far away from the scorer’s table, as compared to the home team’s bench?
The Difference Between Winning and Losing
… may be how you communicate as a crew at the end of a game.
The Shocking Truth About Continuous Motion
Are you too tight … or loose … when it comes to judging whether a player is in the act of shooting.
Who’s Your Shooter
How to fix situations when the wrong shooter goes to the line.
Ability to be a Valued Referee
Your peer evaluations and coaches ratings all say you certainly have the ability to manage a basketball game,
Rough Play on Camera
Intentional foul video goes viral. How would YOU handle these situations.
Timeout for Blood?
A coach removes their player from the game because of bleeding and requests a 30 second time out. At the end of this time out, the player is ready to play. Is the team required to use a 60 second timeout to keep a player in the game or can they choose to use one of their 30 second timeouts in this case? What’s your ruling?