Officiating's Cool

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.
Sorry I missed your cue!! Lees verder “Streamalert: Yesterdays news but still worth watching”

There’s a lot that can be discussed in the clip down below, but we are aiming for a specific point in the clip. The question for this edition is: Are we seeing a violation for the red team? What do you think about it?? Lees verder “Violation yes or no?”

We all know that in transition the defensive team might want to foul, so a couple of years ago the criteria for unsportsmanlike fouls were redefined. But in current rules. What would you do in the following situation?? Check the clip below and share your reasoned decision with us.
Lees verder “What will you call?”

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.
Lees verder “Rebounds and fouls, how do we go on?”

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?”

Lets make it a little interesting here. We have a situation from a game some years ago, that’s in the clip down below. There are several things that could be called if you look closely. The refs chose a no call. So there are different option in the play. What would, according to you, be the best call in this situation and why?? Once gain: we’re not looking to give the refs in the clip a hard time. This community is about helping each other become better refs. After all: you might end up with somebody from the community one day, and it would be nice if you already have helped each other become better refs right? If you’re playing the clip with sound you might hear a familiar voice. Thats true. Yours truly was the host on this livestream.
Lees verder “What will you do?”

We have to be honest with you guys. We were checking some old game tapes and sometimes were surprised about our own traveling calls. So here’s another travel-yes-or-no-clip. It’s not us in the clip! But let’s throw in a little disclaimer: we’re not posting clips to have the refs in the clip ‘walking the green mile’. The idea of the clips is to help us all getting better at recognizing situations. Because the stuff we’re putting up, might just happen in your next game. Or the game after that. Kinda nice if you already have seen that situation before ain’t it?
Lees verder “Travel yes or no?”

In the clip down below we see people starting to roll on the floor trying to regain control of the ball. As you can see it’s quite the task 🙂
The referee on the baseline calls for a jumpball. Question today is : where do we continue play??? And how many seconds on the clock? On the sideline or on the baseline??
Not the most difficult question? Perhaps, but it will be done incorrectly next season more times than we in our community dare imagining.
Lees verder “Where to continue play?”

If we as referees fail to cover our violations, we often -more than we think- end up calling a defensive foul for the player that got beaten by the violation. A nice example seems to be arising in this clip. White #11 gets the ball on the wing, and then gets to the hoop, only to be sent to the freethrowline. Question for you as our well respected followers: ‘Is the dribble start legal yes or no?’
Lees verder “Travel yes or no?”