Officiating's Cool

Some referee coaches say: Everything can be prepared. Alltho that is absolutely true, one can say that some things you don’t expect to happen. Here’s a clip from last years Eurobasket. Pay attention to what happens on the break, and share your view: What would your decision be?
Lees verder “Expect the unexpected…”

They say German Wifi is the Wurst. But still we do like to challenge you all who are not in Berlin. Today our Eyeopener Camp had its tipoff and as we speak the first pregames are already taking place, alltho it’s not before tomorrow that we will hit the courts. Interesting clip in the situation here down below, especially since you’ll see the lead referee make a new signal. But let’s leave the signal and just observe what is happening on the drive. Are you calling a foul here? If so: offensive or defensive? Or are you going for a no call?

Lees verder “What will be your decision and why?”

We have been saying for years now that it’s important to cover your violations. Covering those infractions of the rules will give you and your partner(s) control of the game. We’ve pointed out examples like traveling or illegal dribbles, but there’s more. French referee ace Nicolas Maestre has made a great series called Lun10 Clips (Lun-dix, like lundi, french for Monday) where he covers several interesting topics. Even if you don’t understand french it’s interesting. You’ll see clips and you get the option to say it’s legal or illegal. The clip will be replayed and then you’ll see the clip again with a red traffic light (it’s illegal) or a green traffic light (it’s legal). Explanation is offered in french, but we’re sure that you all have a copy of the offical basketball rules on your device. This time: Interference Lees verder “Cliptime!! Interference”

Covering your violations will make you get more control of the game. Players will start wondering: ‘Huh what am I doing?’ and start focussing on their own actions instead of giving you and your partners a hard time. And let’s be honest: if you’re not completely sure about a call it’s better to guess on a violation than on a foul. You don’t want to mess up 20 percent of a players life.
That being said: down below is a nice clip. Are you calling the travel or not? Lees verder “Travel or not?”

In 1992 the Olympic Games of Barcelona saw Team USA a.k.a. the Dreamteam take the world by storm. The marketing machine of David Stern propelled the NBA to a globally very profitable enterprise. The first game there was reffed by one of the coaches of our 2016 Eyeopenercamp. In the situation down below he’s on the baseline. You’ll see his partner on trail go way deeper than we do nowadays. Fascinating to observe vintage mechanics. But fouls and violations are still the same. So here’s a clip and we’d like to know: Are you guys calling a foul on the shot or not? And if not: Why not? Lees verder “Are you calling a foul?”

Lets get this week started on the right foot. In the clip down below we see a clip from Greece and the question is plain and simpel: Charge/block or no call?? And as always boys and girls, please share the ‘why’ behind your answer.
Lees verder “Charge Block or no call?”

We have been saying for years now that it’s important to cover your violations. Covering those infractions of the rules will give you and your partner(s) control of the game. We’ve pointed out examples like traveling or illegal dribbles, but there’s more. French referee ace Nicolas Maestre has made a great series called Lun10 Clips (Lun-dix, like lundi, french for Monday) where he covers several interesting topics. Even if you don’t understand french it’s interesting. You’ll see clips and you get the option to say it’s legal or illegal. The clip will be replayed and then you’ll see the clip again with a red traffic light (it’s illegal) or a green traffic light (it’s legal). Explanation is offered in french, but we’re sure that you all have a copy of the offical basketball rules on your device. This time : goaltending Lees verder “Cliptime! Goaltending”

The topleagues do benefit from the availability of IRS. But we have a feeling that IRS is not available for everybody in our community. That’s exactly why we urge everybody to dive into clips everytime you can. Watching and rewatching clips and dissecting what is really unfolding will help you recognize situations in your own games that you can judge the way they should be judged. That being said we have a clip down here where the question is: Do we have a foul and if we do, what brand of foul is it?
Hit the comments on our socials and share your opinion and the reasoning behind it. Lees verder “What have you got? -51-“

The regular visitors of our site probably sometimes get tired of it, but we cannot stress enough that it is important to cover your violations. Just try it somewhere in your next game, make it a topic in pregame and discuss with your partner(s): just give it some extra attention, if only the first quarter. Just try and feel the difference. You’ll see life gets easier for you and your crewmates.
One of the most common violations will be a traveling violation probably. So let’s dive into the clip below and see what you have here. It’s not only what you call, but also why you call it! Cause if you can’t explain it, don’t bother calling it!
Lees verder “What have you got? -50-“