Officiating's Cool

You need to go where you got to go, to see what you have to see. And if you are on the right spot in the right moment you have to decide : Do I Blow my whistle or not?
Check out the following clip and share your views with us: what would be the best call in this situation?
Lees verder “What do you have -5- ??”

It’s important to be on the spot where you got to go to see what you got to see. And as IoT prescribes : be distant to the play to avoid making emotional calls, and be steady for it’s easier to focus on the play if you’re standing still (instead of running).
Scroll down to see the clip and share with us: Is it a foul or a no call?? And if you are going for a foul, is it a regular foul or a U foul?? If so: what C? (c1-c2-c3-c4-c5)
Lees verder “What do you have? -4-“

This one is a nice one to check the difference of opinions in our followerbase. Straight from the NBA a clip , and we’re looking for your answers: How do you react in this situation. For the wise guys: we’re talking about the stuff that’s happening around midcourt. What do you call and why? Lees verder “What do you have -3-“

Lets bring a little variation in the clips. Here’s one we found and we love sharing it with you guys. What will your decision be and why??
Lees verder “What do you have -2- ?”

A goal is always to find consistency in calling your violations and your fouls. So we’ve found another clip to get the discussion going. Are you guys calling a normal foul here or an Unsportsmanlike??
Lees verder “What do you have?”

So much that can happen in such a small time. Check the clip below and share with us if the foul you’re about to witness is made in the Act of Shooting yes or no. Don’t be mistaken: the situation we are talking about is not the one in the replay, but the one where the player lines up to go to the charity stripe! Lees verder “Was it a shot or not?”

Refereetime is a French website that aims to bring news for basketballreferees and helps them improve. One of the activities they organized recently was a refereecamp in Orly where new refs were schooled to start their careers, and other aspiring refs were mentored by big names such as Eddy Viator (Olympic finalists in Rio 2016) or Yohann Rosso (Olympics 2021). Lees verder “Greencamp Refereetime big success!!”

Great to see so many people joining in discussions about the clips we try to keep on finding. The following is another one where the question is call it or not?? We’ve stated before that covering your violations will make life easier for you and your crewmates. So don’t be shy, share your decision and tell us why?

Lees verder “Call it or not??”

We all know that we should have an open angle on a play in order to be able to decide wether you want to blow your whistle or not. So let’s check the clip down below and ask ourselves: do we call a foul or are we letting go??
Lees verder “Call it or not??”

One of the most challenging parts of our great work on court is deciding to blow the whistle or not. Some things that will not harm the flow of the play can be ignored. In the clip below you will see some parts of the play look like they can be called. The referees decide not to. Do you agree with them???
In the final sequence two of them do blow their whistle. Do you agree with them? And as always: if you can’t explain it don’t call it.
Lees verder “Blow your whistle or not…”