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PIAA District 2 Basketball Officials Pre-Season Guide. James P. Gross PIAA District 2 Basketball Rules Interpreter November 24, 2013. One Rule…One Interpretation. CONSISTENCY is achieved when ALL Officials are on the same page. CONFUSION is achieved when ANY Official is not.
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PIAA District 2 Basketball Officials Pre-Season Guide James P. Gross PIAA District 2 Basketball Rules Interpreter November 24, 2013
One Rule…One Interpretation • CONSISTENCY is achieved when ALL Officials are on the same page. • CONFUSION is achieved when ANY Official is not. • Be a CONSISTENT Official, with an Expert Knowledge of the Rules, Flawless Mechanics and Approved Signals. Your stock will RISE. • Veteran Officials OWE the Non-Veterans GOOD Advice and Guidance.
Professionalism • You are compensated, and therefore a Professional Referee • Act Like It – before, during and after the contest • Look Like It – Shirt, Pants, Shoes • Talk Like It – Get rid of the Slang, use your Officials Language • Move Like It – Get to the proper spots on the floor, and don’t lean • Know the Pitfalls and Excuses that make the Criers Cry • Learn from Everyone – what to do, and what not to do
Team and Player Control • THREE Things that cause Team Control to END: • A. An Attempt for Goal, including a Tap • B. When the ball becomes DEAD • C. If the Opponent gains control of the ball • Player Control exists when a Player is holding or dribbling a LIVE ball • NOTE: While the Ball remains LIVE, a Loose Ball always remains in Control of the Team whose Player last had Control – UNLESS it is a try or tap for a goal
ALL Contact is NOT a Foul, BUT… • 1. INCIDENTAL Contact – Don’t Call this a foul • 2. ILLEGAL Contact – MUST be called a foul, night in and night out • 3. JUDGMENTAL Contact – Earn the Check • Excessive Contact should ALWAYS be Ruled as INTENTIONAL, and if the Contact is Savage in Nature, it should be called FLAGRANT. • SENDING THE MESSAGE THAT YOU ARE IN CHARGE EQUALS RESPECT
The BALL is Either Live or Dead -- The CLOCK is Either Running or Stopped • 1. Live Ball with the Clock Running • A. • 2. Live Ball with the Clock Stopped • A. • 3. Dead Ball with the Clock Running • A. • 4. Dead Ball with the Clock Stopped • A.
Correctable Errors – KNOW THEM • 1. Awarding an Unmerited Free Throw • 2. Failure to Award a Merited Free Throw • 3. Wrong Player attempting the Free Throw • 4. Player attempting the Free Throw at the Wrong Basket • 5. Erroneously Counting or Canceling a Score • Correction must happen before the end of the first Dead Ball AFTER the Clock has started. • Know the Rules of RE-Engagement • PREVENT them from happening by being engaged in the game
Miscellaneous Discussion Points • 1. Get to the gym on time – recommendation is 75 minutes prior • 2. Have a THOROUGH Pre-Game Conference with ALL Involved • 3. Talk about the New Rules and the Points of Emphasis • 4. Communicate with Partners DURING the game • 5. Don’t put your Assignor in an uncomfortable position • 6. Be prepared to make the TOUGH Call in the game • 7. Work like you’re fighting for post-season assignments • 8. Don’t ever think you know it all; attend all Chapter Meetings