Rules and Mechanics Review

  1. RESUMPTION OF PLAY - RULES
  • Review: Used to prevent delay in putting the ball in play following a time-out or following an intermission (unless either team is not on the court to start the second half) CLINICIANS: refer to RULE 4-SECTION 38
  • Review: Resumption-of-Play – Throw-ins. CLINICIANS: Refer to RULE 7, SECTION 5, ART. 1
  • Review: Resumption-of-Play – Free Throws. CLINICIANS: Refer to RULE 8, SECTION 1, ART. 1
  • Discuss: Mechanics/Protocols

-Within reason, make every effort to get teams back on court following a time out or intermission.

-Make certain the table knows to sound the second horn if the time-out has expired and the administering official has not sounded the “ready to play” whistle. The resumption-of-play procedure cannot be used unless and until a second horn has sounded

-If second horn has sounded and teams are clearly responding properly, resumption-of-play procedure is not necessary. If a team is not responding properly to the second horn, handle it the first time it occurs.

-Game management: official administering the throw-in on a resumption-of-play situation: when second horn sounds, blow whistle a little louder and longer than normal; put the ball on the floor a little more deliberately than normal; step back a few steps and count a little slower than normal. Follow this protocol the first time it is called for in a game, and it will probably not be necessary to use the resumption-of-play procedure again in that game. Officials must get to the time out huddles promptly when the first horn sounds and work to get the players on the court before the second horn sounds.

  • Review:Differences between resumption-of-play situations and other free-throw situations:

-Officials and Team B are ready to make ball live for free throws, but Team A players are huddling in the lane. This is not a resumption-of-play situation; it calls for delay of game warning to be issued to Team A (have warning recorded in the score book, unless Team A has already been officially warned for delay of game in which case a technical foul would be assessed against Team A).

-Free throw shooter is in the semicircle, but does not accept the ball: this is not a resumption-of-play situation. Place the ball on the floor at the free throw line and start a count.

-Foul is called and, after calling official reports the free throw, the shooter refuses to come into the semicircle: this is not a resumption-of-play situation. The freethrower is to be charged with a technical foul.

-CLINICIANS: Refer to RULE 8 CASE BOOK PLAYS with respect to the above.

DELAY OF GAME

  • Review RULE 4-47 WARNING FOR DELAY and RULE 10 -5 (c)-(f).
  • Reminder: If a team is issued a warning for one of the four delays,that warning constitutes the only warning to that team for the entire game. If the same team commits that delay or any of the other 3 delays later in the game, it is a technical foul against that team.
  • Reminder: a technical foul for one of the four delays is a team technical (i.e., not charged to a player). A technical foul for one of the four delays is not charged directly or indirectly to the head coach.
  • If is not one of the 4 delays described by rule, then a delay of game warning cannot be given. Example: a foul or violation is called against a player who then tosses or rolls the ball away from the officials. This does not result in a delay of game warning. It is not one of the four delays described by rule. Another example: a foul or violation is called and the player with the ball holds it and significantly delays giving the ball to an official – this does not result in a delay of game warning – that situation and the situation described in the first example warrant a different reaction from the officials.
  • FILM REVIEW NOTES
  • TRAVELLING

CLIP # 1

  • Discussion Point #1: Rule.

-#15 may have traveled at the start of the dribble. RULE 4-44-3(c): “….The pivot foot may not be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble”. On this play, if #15 traveled at the start of the dribble, T is the only official who could make the call.

  • Discussion Point #2:

-#15 travels when he picks the ball up on the drive to the basket. Must be able to determine the pivot foot in order to make this call.

CLIP # 2

  • Discussion Point #1: Mechanics.

-Excellent hustle by crew on this play

-L’s primary – who has secondary responsibility

  • Discussion Point #2:

-Travel before the foul?

  • CLIP #3
  • Discussion Point #1

-Good call by L who is in excellent position

-This move is rarely executed without traveling

  • CLIP #4
  • Discussion Point #1

-T has primary responsibility for ball handler in the backcourt. T cannot disengage just because ball handler is not being defended.

  • CLIP #5
  • Discussion Point #1

-Travel or not? If so, this is a very tough call to have to make on the run

  • CLIP #6
  • Discussion Point #1

-This is a traveling violation – must find the pivot foot to rule correctly

  • CLIP #7
  • Discussion Point #1: Hustle/Coverage

-Good hustle by C who is in excellent position to make this call – this is C’s primary

  • Discussion Point #2: Mechanics

-Good mechanics by calling official - does not turn and run away while making the call – signals the throw-in spot

Film: Officials’ Movement & Positioning

CLIP #1

  • Discussion Point #1:

-This illustrates that there are possessions during a game that require multiple rotations. In this clip there are 2 good rotations initiated by L, although the second one possibly could have been quicker; and a third rotations probably would have put the crew in better officiating positions at the end of this possession

  • Discussion Point #2

-During a rotation, L should not be watching the ball when there is an official who is already officiating “on-ball” and there is off-ball activity that needs to be observed by L.

  • Discussion Point #3:

-Whenever possible, quick position adjustments need to be made in anticipation of plays happening, not after the play has already taken place. This clip illustrates that quick, anticipatory position adjustments would have prevented C from being straight-lined when officiating on-ball matchups between #24W & #13B and #25W & #2B

  • CLIP #2
  • Discussion Point #1:

-With 6 players in the backcourt, C provides good supporting coverage; butwhen #15B gains possession by himself in the backcourt, C needs to be quick to release to provide proper frontcourt coverage.

-SIDENOTE: there was no backcourt violation. Good “no call”

CLIP # 3

. Discussion Point # 1:

-L correctly goes to “close down” position as ball crosses midcourt line

  • Discussion Point #2:

-Good rotation initiated by C when #1B receives the ball; and T, who was on-ball, quickly turns to off-ball coverage when he sees C moving out

-C’s movement to become the new T is with his back to opposing players in his primary – better to make this movement with body positioned so as to be able to provide at least peripheral coverage to the off ball players.

  • Discussion Point #3:

-A second rotation after #35B receives the ball would have put the crew in better coverage position. In games with this style of offense and defense, multiple rotations during a possession are often necessary. Note theoff-ball matchup between #35B & #14W

CLIP #4

  • Discussion Point #1:

-This clip is a good illustration of a situation where the L needs to continue to provide coverage of in-paint activity while initiating a rotation.

  • Discussion Point #2:

Excellent “8-second call” by official becoming the new C, but no need to stand and listen & react to commentary by coach. Official who is going to administer throw-in makes an excellent decision on where to spot the throw-in, forcing the calling official to move quickly to new L position. Especially with this year’s “code of conduct” emphasis, ignore comments and get away from coaches quickly if possible

CLIP #5

  • Discussion Point #1:

-Good illustration of C providing support coverage with 6 players in backcourt & then moving to frontcourt coverage while anticipating that dribbler and defender may cross division line in C’s primary

  • Discussion Point #2:

-If a player control foul occurs just as dribbler is crossing the division line, T has primary responsibility for coverage

  • Discussion Point #3:
  • This clip illustrates a good C-initiated rotation. T sees C moving out to take over the play and quickly releases to off-ball coverage and moves to provide slot coverage.
  • Discussion Point #4:

-L is in synch with rotation & continues to provide in-paint coverage while rotating. The rotation has put the entire crew in excellent officiating position.

CLIP #6

  • Discussion Points:

-C provides good support coverage in backcourt early in the possession but remains too long and is watching the dribbler unnecessarily while front court matchups in C’s primary are not being observed

-T’s position on the court to officiate the “on-ball” matchup in the backcourt

-C was correct in coming out to officiate “on-ball” after it crosses mid-court and the rotation is needed, but the transition by C into T position is poorly executed in this case

-T hustles to move to C position

  • CLIP # 7
  • Discussion Points:

-New T does not leave the baseline early during the throw-in

-With 7 players in the backcourt, C is providing good support coverage

-L has not gone all the way to the baseline given that all 10 players are either in the backcourt or are in the mid-court area

-Good close down & rotation by L when ball crosses division line in C’s primary

-C takes over “on-ball” coverage when dribbler and defender come into her primary, but she started to move out toward division line and then stops – would have been better to continue her move out?

-T remains “on-ball” too long

-Position of C (becoming new T) to observe action between dribbler and #3W

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