Travel yes or no?

Are we always aware of the player having established pivot-foot yes or no? It’s an important factor in calling the travel yes or no. Better said: in deciding weather a traveling violation has been committed before your very eyes.
In the clip below we’re going back some years to a playoff final. The center for the red team gets the ball. And then….
AS always: share with us what your decision would have been and why so. Nasty remarks towards the refs in the clip will get you banned. Lees verder “Travel yes or no?”

Pass n crash or legal play?

Officiating is cool! So please do show a smile once in a while!

As referees we should be looking at the bigger picture. That is: not only seeing where the ball goes, but also keep an eye on where players are going.
The case in this clip is nice example. A player penetrates and passes, just before knocking over an opponent. Or is the defense flopping? Do you think the play deserves a call? Or do you agree with the crew that said: play on?
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Travel call or legal play?

Sometimes the stuff we as refs are watching on the court happens so fast that we have issues determining what it is that we exactly saw unroll before our very eyes. It’s one of the reasons that IoT dictates to be distant to the play and steady while making the decision.
That being said let’s check out the clip down below and decide if we call a travel or not. Lees verder “Travel call or legal play?”

Elvis live on stage with Marziali and Alcaraz Moreno

The quarter finals in Greece are taking place today and the matchup of Poland and Germany certainly features an interesting crew from the point of view of our community. Elvis Binders-Coders from Latvia will take court with Silvia Marziali from Italy and Yasmina Alcaraz Moreno from Spain who will perform the tipoff.
The stream is to be found down below. Lees verder “Elvis live on stage with Marziali and Alcaraz Moreno”

Streamalert: Perry and Chueca Moreno team up with Radinovic.

Checking out the schedule for today we were wondering what game would be nice in Greece. The 20.15 clash between Lithuania and Bosnia in the round of 16 appears to be favouriting the Lithuanian team as Bosnia got crushed earlier by a cruising French team. Might be a nice game to work on your mechanics while still keeping a decent eye on the emotion of the game. Great to see our community member Emma Perry will be part of the crew. Ariadna Chueca Moreno from Spain will be the crewchief while Ivana Radinovic will complete the crew.
The stream is down below here: Lees verder “Streamalert: Perry and Chueca Moreno team up with Radinovic.”

Streamalert: Yesterdays news but still worth watching

Sometimes I wish this site and all that comes with it was my fulltime job… Yesterday being one of those occasions. In Heraklion Greece the U18 Womens division A has taken off and two of our community members were part of the crew for the game between Hungary and Lithuania. One of them even notified us but our first Monday after summer holiday just was too busy to get the stream online in time. That doesn’t mean it’s not interesting anymore today because the game between Hungary and Lithuania was very worth watching. You’ll see Silvia Marziali from Italy taking on crewchief duties while Emma Perry (Great BIrttain( is in the crew too. Last but not least you’ll see Bojan Jovanic from Bosnia.
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Rebounds and fouls, how do we go on?


Some people find it difficult to decide. How to continue after a foul that’s being called in a rebounding situation. Like in the clip below. Foul on red 13, and team red is in the penalty. What do you decide and why??
As we are finding some newer refs in our community I’d like to say Hello and welcome to the club. You’ve picked an amazing hobby and your life will never be the same 😉
To the experienced vets I’d like to say: hey guys, let the rookies hear how you’ve reached your verdict. They might learn from it, and help you in difficult situations later in their careers.
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Bonus or baseline?

Bet we all know how it feels. A player penetrates and we spot a foul. Shot goes up and in. But we’re not sure if we need to award the basket yes or no.
Like in the clip below. We have a player attacking on the baseline , the ref calls a foul and the shot goes in. He points towards baseline. (only to realize the defending team is in the penalty, so there will be two shots after all)
But the question is: Do we agree on the baseline?? Or do we want a bonus? Lees verder “Bonus or baseline?”