Not every contact should warrant a whistle, but in order to keep control over the game you don’t want to swallow your whistle too much. In the situation below there’s some contact. But will you call it?? Or will you not?? And why do you opt for one option or the other?? We’re looking for explanations to your decision here. Cause if you can’t explain it, don’t call it! Lees “What do you have? -17-“ verder
AOS yes or no?
It’s important we know how to act in tight games. Especially in those situations where the line between being in the act of shooting or not is a thin one. This clip shows a situation in a very tight game in moneytime where the refs make a decision. We’re not here to act like a bunch of nono’s towards our respected collegues, but do we agree on the decision or do we not?? Let’s agree to share your reasoning behind your decision! Lees “AOS yes or no?” verder
Violations versus Fouls
There are some ways to make life easier on court. The cool thing is we as a refereecrew can help ourselves a lot. To make a long story short a motto ‘ Cover your violations!’ Is it that simple?? Yes 🙂
Read on down below.
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Are you calling a travel or not?
Let’s dive a little bit into traveling violations. As the frequent followers of our community know: covering your violations will make life easier, and will make you a better referee! So check the clip down below and let us know if you’re calling a travel yes or no? Lees “Are you calling a travel or not?” verder
Websession 3po! #mechanics
One of the pro’s of 3 person officiating is that the crew has better angles on the play, and therefor can serve the game by making better decisions. If you ask us it’s not the only pro. Being on court with 2 friends is better than with just one 😉
Fiba Asia did a great session on mechanics in 3po. It’s not covering every single situation you will meet but it gives a nice start. If you really want to learn it i’d suggest you drop us an e-mail. We can notify you as soon as our eyeopener camp has a date for the upcoming edition. Lees “Websession 3po! #mechanics” verder
Words of Wisdom
During the holidays our headcoach Bob Bhania sent a message to our headquarters with a link to the clip in the article down below. The question was: Watch this video and tell me what you think ? I know it sounds crazy but it a big lesson in officiating Lees “Words of Wisdom” verder
Always a pleasure when that happens
In my own games I not seldomly say to myself: wish I had IRS. Out of bounds situations are sometimes more difficult than calling a foul or a violation. For instance: check this clip and let’s see what’s your decision. Got any tips for the crew to handle situations like this?
And be honest guys and girls: Do you talk about out of bounds situations in your pregame? Lees “Always a pleasure when that happens” verder
What a year!
No less than 174566 hits, (compared to 112912 hits in 2020 and 77501 the year before) were recorded on this website. We were able to put 300 posts on instagram with no less than 20376 likes. A little less than last year because of our personal editorial lockdown. The IG account had 1466 followers, witch is a nice rise from last year’s 1296 followers on new years eve. We’re curious to see what will happen in 2021. Thank you al so much for being part of the community and spreading the vibe. Lees “What a year!” verder
AOS or not?
Y’all know when the act of shooting starts right?? It’s one of the most important definitions one can say in our beautiful game.
So let’s hear it for the clip that follows down below: AOS or not?
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New interpretations
It was brought to our attention that we’re gonna have to work with new FIBA interpretations after New Years eve! Off course we’d like to share the document with you, so down below you will find the pdf. Happy learning everybody!
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