As referees we can say, and the people in ancient Rome already knew: Errare Humanum Est. But as referees we have to be able to not let our performances suffer after mistakes or errors. I can remember a game a long time ago where I stepped in between to guards who went head to head as my collegue was reporting foul to the table. As I turned around the 2.14meters tall captain of the guests was down on the baseline. My refereecoach that game told me after that the performance lost almost 25%. Wish I had seen the following websession of REDIG24 before that game! Lees verder “Emotional Control and Mistake Management with Orlando Varela #websession”
Legal screen or not?
Sometimes screens can pose serious problems. Not only for defense (the way it should be )but also for us referees. What do you think of the situation in the following clip?
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Your call: Offensive Foul / Defensive Foul (Two Shots) / Defensive Foul (Throw-in) ?
We all know there has been a little but important adjustment to the rules about act of shooting don’t we? With that in mind (or not 😛 ) we have another clip coming for you after the break. What will you call in this case and why?? And please remember we are not here to roast the referees in the clip, our aim is to make everybody better. Because: officiating is cool and should stay cool!
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What is your decision in this play?
Interesting clip from last years Eurobasket Women. We are pretty sure that stuff like this happens on the lower levels too. So if it happens in your game: what will you call? Lees verder “What is your decision in this play?”
What do you have here?
Not every contact merits a foul. But we do have to be able to explain why we do not call a foul whenever there’s contact. As our headcoach Bob Bhania says: If you can’t explain it, don’t call it!
What’s your decision in the next situation?? Clip made by Refstyle. Thank you for your great work guys! Lees verder “What do you have here?”
How to activate your body! #websession
Sometimes we see refs reluctantly warming up before the games they are about to do. Two or three laps jogging and that’s it. Refereeing is, just like playing , an athletic event. Besides that: players take their sport seriously by warming up sometimes more than 40 minutes. What kind of impression are we as refs making if we warm up just a few minutes before the game and not even in the break between 2nd and 3rd quarter. Refs Evolving Digitally did a great session about activating your body before during and after the game. Let’s take this time-out a lot of us are having and get better in what we love doing! Eighty minutes well spent! Great job guys! Lees verder “How to activate your body! #websession”
Will you call the foul or not?
A clip that was posted on our forum with a great question that is not the easiest to answer. What will you call in this situation???
And for people who are into 3po : who has the best angle on the play? Lees verder “Will you call the foul or not?”
New rules by Roberto Chiari #websession
We’ve seen Roberto Chiari on different occasions with quality content through different platforms. Here’s another session about the new rules that went into effect. Lees verder “New rules by Roberto Chiari #websession”
Violation or not??
The question in this clip is not the hardest you will encounter. But still: might happen more often than you think that we let violations slip. And as stated before: if you cover your violations you will make life easier on you and your crewmembers. So share with us: five seconds or not? Lees verder “Violation or not??”
Tell me what you have?
This one looks like it deserves a whistle. But what will you call??? Are you going for a foul or a violation?
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