French ace Marion Ortis will blow her whistle tonight in Belgium as House of Talents Kortrijk Spurs receives Sassani. She will be accompanied by crewchief Sonia Texeira from Portugal and Emma Perry from Ireland. The game will be tipped off at 20.00 local time and the stream is down below.
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New Rules by Referee University
In recent times we’ve heralded Referee University for the great content they have produced, and there’s a new clip we want to share with you. It’s about the 2022 New Rules that are in place since last saturday (or a bit earlier 🙂 ). So take 20 minutes to observe and learn.
And share the link with your partner for the upcoming weekend!
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If you can’t explain it, don’t call it!
Stuff can at first appear marginal, to later turn out big. And not always it’s happening ‘on ball’. In the clip below we see a nice situation where it’s up to us to decide if you’re gonna call anything. And if you do: Will you call the offensive foul, or will you punish the defense for faking the foul? As always we’re curious to see what you’re having and especially why you have your call. Cause if you can’t explain it, don’t call it!
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Rule experiment: What do YOU think of it?
As per basketnews.com the Spanish ACB has decided to try out a new inbound rule for the upcoming season. We’d love to hear your opinion on it on our forum or our instagram.
The new rule says that the referee does not have to touch the ball for an inbound play in their own half of the court. The rule has already been used in preseason games. Lees verder “Rule experiment: What do YOU think of it?”
Maestre teaches: traveling or not!
French referee ace and Eurobasket referee Nicolas Maestre has put together a great video to learn technical aspects. His introduction: ‘The second lun10 clips uploaded this week for pole training. The idea is to show situations according to technical themes, and to argue about the legality or not of a basketball action. Learn the rules by watching these 10 clips every Monday. This week’s dribble-drive start. Check out this second issue I put together for you.’ Even if you don’t know your way in French language its very usefull. Lees verder “Maestre teaches: traveling or not!”
The NEW OBRI!
For some of you it might be a little late, but I’m guessing lots of refs are still preparing for their ruletest. FIBA has issued the new OBRI. Here it is!
Traveling violations (refresh)
We cannot stress enough that it is important to understand what’s happening on court. The good thing with clips is that you can play them over and over to get them in your system. This video from the Italian Federation is very useful, even if you don’t speak the language. We have several Italian followers so it is with great pleasure we salute the makers of this video. Lees verder “Traveling violations (refresh)”
Contact on drives, marginal or with impact?
Whenever a player attacks the rim we need to be aware if there are contacts that are hampering the movement. Not only on the shooting hands/arms but body fouls can be very troublesome for a shooter trying to get a good shot off. But shooters are trying to trick us into believing they were harmed in the action. So that’s why FIBA has brought in flopping, purist will say: faking a foul.
In the clip below we see a player going for a basket. Question: Is there any contact initiated by the defenders, and if so: does it merit a call?
As always our disclaimer: we show clips to help each other improve, not to get rough on the refs in the clips.
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What will be your decision?
The point where an actual foul turns into flopping can be very vague. In the clip below there’s something to be said we feel for either offensive, defensive, a flop or even a no call as shown in the clip.
So check out what’s happening ,rerun the tape a few times and share with us your decision and why you pick that decision.
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Goaltending or clean?
This clip is pretty cool as the play is developing in slow motion before our very eyes. Still it can be difficult to decide for people if it’s a goaltending or not, especially if you’re not used to high flying players such as shown in the clip. Drop your opinion and tell us what you have. Lees verder “Goaltending or clean?”