NFHS BASKETBALL

“A Season of Significance”

A Season of SignificanceA Season of Significance

Three Questions to consider:

1. What?

2. So What?

3. Now What?1. See

2. Think

3. Reflect

4. Act

Items to Consider!Items to Consider!

The Possession Arrow

Resuming Play Procedures

Blood Rule Injuries

Substitutes: Leaving Bonus Captains Correctable Errors

• Live Ball / Dead Ball

• Game Clock• Who is Shooter?

• Rebounding Fouls• Illegal Screens• Block/Charge Situations• Off Ball Fouls• Time Outs

• Foul Penalties

To Become a Credible Athletic Official

Credible officials are……

Character-based Competent Committed Caring Confidence-builders Communicators Consistent

“ You can’t do a thing about the past and the only way you can prepare for tomorrow is what you do today.”

John Wooden

To Become a Credible Athletic Official

YOU CAN BE BETTER IF…….YOU CAN BE BETTER IF…….

You communicate better You don’t take things personally You act professionally at all times You make the extra effort You are global in your vision You are never jealous and you do your own job You try to do things better You stand up for what you believe You are loyal and you stand by your fellow officials You make careful and objective personal evaluations You give an intelligent look at each side of things You accept nothing less than the very best you can give each day You see, think, reflect, and then act You pull for others and are not concerned about who gets the credit

Philosophy?Philosophy?

What is your role in the game?

Your role should go far beyond rules knowledge and mechanics. Acquaint yourself with the principles of tempo, advantage, disadvantage, and efficiency and you’re on your way to be the best you can. Make a difference!

Official’s AssessmentOfficial’s Assessment1. Did the officials interact appropriately with

coaches/ student-athletes?2. Did the officials have control over the game?3. Were fouls and violations enforced consistently

throughout the game?4. Did the officials manage the bench areas

appropriately?

Official’s AssessmentOfficial’s Assessment5. Was the game officiated according to the rules

and points of emphasis?6. Were there any unusual or difficult situations in

your game and did you handle them correctly?7. In general, did the crew fairly and consistently

administer the game?

Keys to a Significant SeasonKeys to a Significant Season

Preparation Enforcement Courage

PreparationPreparationConditioning

– Poor conditioning can’t be tolerated or defended

– To keep up with athletes – you must be an athlete – look like one!

Study the Rules Book– Too many changes in the book– Many made for ease in enforcement– Great test questions

EnforcementEnforcementMay need to change mindsetRules are in place for a reason – must

enforce ALL rules – even those considered minutiae

• Ignoring any of them leads to inconsistencies – unfair to players, coaches, other officials, THE GAME!

EnforcementEnforcementUse preventative officiating and correct

issues during pregame when possibleUnderstand the fine line between game

management and game manipulation

CourageCourageCourage is needed to do what is right –

adhering to the rules and the guidelinesYou will be supported for having courage“The past is a reference point – not a

residence.”

Have A Significant Season!Have A Significant Season!

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BASKETBALL

NC OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION

Official Eye Chart

20/100

20/70

20/50

20/30

20/20

How does a dead ball become live?

When does the clock stop?

Live Ball vs. Dead Ball

Officiating Live Ball Coverage? ____________________ _______________________

Officiating During a Dead Ball? __________________________________________

Personal Fouls during a dead ball? ___________________________________________

Live Ball vs Dead BallLive Ball vs Dead Ball

How does the dead ball become alive?– When the tossed ball leaves the referee’s

hand(s) on a jump ball– When the ball is at the disposal of the thrower-

in ( made available)– When the ball is placed at the disposal of the

free thrower or made available

Live Ball CoverageLive Ball Coverage

On the Ball, Off the Ball (Primary Coverage Area)– Know the intent and spirit of a rule– Advantage / Disadvantge– Know where the ball is– Know where your partners are– Referee the defense– Use preventive officiating

Live Ball vs Dead BallLive Ball vs Dead BallWhen does a live ball become dead?

– After a goal is made– After an unsuccessful free followed by a throw in– After an unsuccessful free throw followed by another free

throw– After a held ball– When the official blows the whistle (exception)– When time expires for a period (exception)– After a foul– After floor violations– After a free throw violation by the throwing team

Live Ball vs Dead BallLive Ball vs Dead BallWhen does a live ball become dead?Exceptions:

1. When a try or tap is in flight and the official blows the whistle, time expires, or there is a foul other than player control

– The ball remains alive until the try or tap has ended

2. When a free throw is in flight and the official blows the whistle or a foul occurs when the ball is in flight

– A free throw ends when it’s successful, not successful, the ball touches a player or floor or becomes dead

3. Continuous motion situations unless time has expired

4. When an opponent swings arms or elbows excessively the ball does not become dead immediately until the try or tap is successful or unsuccessful

5. A violation by the opponents on a free throw– Delayed dead ball

Game ClockGame Clock

When does the clock start? When the ball is legally

tapped on a jump ball When the ball is touched by

a player inbounds after an unsuccessful free throw

When a throw in touches a player in bounds on the court after it is released by the thrower

When does the clock stop A foul

– Technical– Personal

A violation– Free Throw– Floor Violations

Inc. BI and GT by Offense

– Basket interference & Goal Tending by Defense

Held Ball Timeouts

Dead Ball EfficiencyDead Ball Efficiency

20 % of the game/80% of problems?Points To Consider: During a dead ball you are the center of attention During every dead ball you will have some

communication to make.– Quick and Efficient– Clear and Crisp– Get the ball into play as quickly as possible

Don’t Be a Whipping Post Handle Challenges as the Occur (adversity)Basketball Rules Fundamentals (Page 72)

Resuming PlayResuming Play

To prevent delay in putting ball in play– Timeout or the intermission between any quarter

Administering official shall sound the whistle indicating play will resume

– Place the ball at disposal of thrower

If violation occurs, repeat the procedure for opponent Following a violation by one team only, on next delay access a

technical foul Following a violation by both, any further delay by either is a

technical foul.

Rule 10, Art. 5, a. : consuming a full minute through not being ready to start either half.

Correctable ErrorsCorrectable Errors

– ART. 1 . . . Officials may correct an error if a rule is inadvertently set aside and results in:

Failure to award a merited free throw. Awarding an unmerited free throw. Permitting a wrong player to attempt a free throw. Attempting a free throw at the wrong basket. Erroneously counting or canceling a score.

– ART. 2 . . . In order to correct any of the officials' errors listed in Article 1, such error must be recognized by an official during the first dead ball after the clock has properly started.

– ART. 3 . . . If in Article 1e the error is made while the clock is running and the ball dead, it must be recognized by an official before the second live ball.

Correctable ErrorsCorrectable Errors

– ART. 4 . . . If the error is a free throw by the wrong player or at the wrong basket, or the awarding of an unmerited free throw, the free throw and the activity during it, other than unsporting, flagrant, intentional or technical fouls, shall be canceled.

– ART. 5 . . . Points scored, consumed time and additional activity, which may occur prior to the recognition of an error, shall not be nullified. Errors because of free-throw attempts by the wrong player or at the wrong basket shall be corrected by applying 8-1 and 2.

– ART. 6 . . . If an error is corrected, play shall be resumed from the point at which it was interrupted to rectify the error, unless it involves awarding a merited free throw(s) and there has been no change of team possession since the error was made, in which case play shall resume as after any free-throw attempt(s).

FoulsFouls

A FOUL is an infraction of the rules which is charged and is penalized.

Personal foul – is a player foul which involves illegal contact with an opponent while

the ball is live, which hinders an opponent from performing normal defensive and offensive movements. A personal foul also includes contact by or on an airborne shooter when the ball is dead.NOTE: Contact after the ball has become dead is ignored unless it is ruled intentional or flagrant or is committed by or on an airborne shooter.

– Common foul is a personal foul which is neither flagrant nor intentional nor committed against a

player trying or tapping for a field goal nor a part of a double, simultaneous or multiple foul.

FoulsFouls

Technical foul is:a. A foul by a nonplayer.b. A noncontact foul by a player.c. An intentional or flagrant contact foul while the ball is dead,

except a foul by an airborne shooter.d. A direct technical, which is a technical foul charged to the head coach only because of his/her actions. (Refer to Technical Foul Penalty Summary)e. An indirect technical, which is a technical foul assessed to a head coach as a result of a bench technical foul being assessed to team bench personnel (disqualified player) or a player technical foul being assessed to a squad member for dunking or grasping the ring during pre-game warm-up or at intermission. (1-3-5, 10-4-1 through 5, 10-5-1,2)

Team foul is any personal foul or technical foul which is charged to either team. All team fouls are counted to reach the bonus free throw.

Possession ArrowPossession Arrow

Setting Direction of Initial Arrow– Control– Placed at Disposal

Free thrower Thrower

– Using the Alternate Procedure Rule 6-4

NFHS Three Officials' Mechanics

Primary Coverage Primary Coverage AreasAreas

Both C and T should close down on shots.