Basketball
Officials' Guidelines
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Keep a diagonal
position opposite your officiating partner
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Never be
positioned directly beneath the basket during play or during free throw
attempts
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Concentrate and
focus on your area of responsibility
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Re-position yourself
to see more of your area of responsibility
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Switch ends with
your officiating partner frequently
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Did the player’s
action cause an unfair advantage?
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Teach where
appropriate
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Warn against
aggressive post play and lingering in the key area
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If the ball is in
your area of responsibility, concentrate on the activity with the ball
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If the shooter is
within your area of responsibility, concentrate on the shooter through the
entire shooting motion/activity
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Reward good
defense
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The defender does
not have to be stationary to draw a charging foul
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Rule of
verticality - defender owns the space directly above their defensive position
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Legal screens
require the screener to be “set” or stationary
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Work with the
scorer’s table
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Watch for “points
of emphasis” such as team control fouls, closely guarded situations, contact
above the shoulders, intentional fouls and illegal contact (hand-checking,
rebounding and post-play). Note:
2017-2018 point of emphasis - fouling in a close game - defense must make an
attempt at stealing the ball - if no attempt at stealing the ball, then
intentional foul - 2 shots and shooting team retains possession out of bounds
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Post play
"dislodging" an opponent is a foul
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Foul line
"spots" close to the free throw shooter - cannot make contact with
the shooter prior to the ball passing the rim and cannot enter the shooter's
space. Can be a re-try or a foul up to
the referees discretion.
