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2014-15 NCAA Women’s Basketball Officiating Clinic. 2014- 15 Mechanics Changes. Signals. End of period No shot/Unsuccessful basket: end of period signal only Successful basket: count goal (2/3 pt goal) signal only No ‘one-minute’ signal at the end of the first half.
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Signals • End of period • No shot/Unsuccessful basket: end of period signal only • Successful basket: count goal (2/3 pt goal) signal only • No ‘one-minute’ signal at the end of the first half. • This signal only used at the end of the game
Signals • Foul Signal • Show foul signal (fist up) FIRST-for all fouls • Double whistles- all officials show foul signal first, hold fist, eye contact, communicate
Signals • Out of Bounds signal- point DIRECTION first • Hold signal- forearm but do not extend forearm • Three-point signal- arm to ceiling, entire hand, finger together, palm facing head
Signal- Media Timeout • Team called timeout prior to 30 seconds of media window replaces next media • Exception- first called timeout of 2nd period • Use the Media Timeout signal for all media timeouts
Court Coverage- free throw • Free throw • Lead: all spaces opposite Lead • Center: all spaces opposite Center, plus shooter • Trail: everyone outside three-point line; adjust to back court when needed
Court Coverage- drives to basket • Center to Lead • Center has first whistle • Trail to Lead into Lead’s primary • Lead has first whistle • Down the middle of lane and below the free throw line • Lead has first whistle on block/charge • everyone else hold fist on double whistle
Court Coverage- Lead • Front court- Lead • Stay wide on ball side (strongside) • Do not rotate on drives or shots • Referee competitive match ups as you rotate
Court Coverage- general • Front court • Player with ball curls toward you- You take it • Transition • Center takes middle third of players
Court Coverage- Double Whistles • Foul/violation clearly occurs in someone’s primary • primary official should have the only whistle • When primary official does not have a whistle on a foul/violation that is obvious… • thenanother official should make the call
Lower Defensive Box • Two tick marks on the baseline REQUIRED for ALL women’s basketball courts (includes DII & DIII) • Officials permitted to help provide information on player location • Inside or • Outside LDB or RA
Procedure- Throw-in • Administering official- hold the ball, at throw in spot • Official’s huddle at the throw-in spot with one official facing the benches • Resumption of Play Procedure is to be used
Procedure- Monitor Review (OOB) • Timeout requested/not granted • Delay granting timeout/substitution until after review- whenever possible • After review- confirm timeout/sub request • Timeout granted & not started • Do not start timeout before review (keep players on the floor) • Follow monitor procedures- then start timeout • Timeout granted & started • Follow monitor procedures- Communicate decision after review if team possession is changed Granted timeout cannot be reversed under current rule
Misc. Mechanics Teaching Points • Call obvious fouls/violations in your primary. Primary whistle is first • Reporting/calling official do not turn back on players after making call • Provide all information to partners prior to granting a timeout or substitutions
At Spot Signals Used at the spot & at the table
Table Reporting Only used at the table
Contact on the Ball handler/Dribbler • Ball Handler/Dribbler • Any player in player control outside the lane area facing or with back or the basket • The ‘lane area’ is the lane and about three feet outside it • Contact ON ball handler • One ‘measure-up’ touch • Subsequent touches are fouls • Contact BY ball handler • Illegal contact not permitted on legal defenders
Contact on Shooter • Defenders cannot • Move airborne shooters • Take away an airborne shooter’s landing space • Contact the shooter’s arm on a shot • Move into a shooter and make illegal contact • Create illegal contact with the body after legally blocking a shot
Freedom of Movement • Offensive/Defensive players cannot be • Rerouted • Impeded • Held • Pushed • Displaced • A player’s rhythm, speed, balance and quickness must not be affected by illegal contact
Post Legal Contact • It is legal for a defensive player to place one or two body parts (hands or arm-bars) on the offensive post player provided no holding or displacing or illegal contact occurs • Legal contact occurs when offensive and defensive players are touching and both are maintaining a position.
Post Illegal Contact • A foul shall be called when: • A legally established arm-bar is extended and displaces an opponent. • Displacement occurs from a locked and/or extended elbow. • A leg or knee is used in the rear of an opponent to hold or displace. • Offensive post player “backs-down”/displaces the legal defender
Post Illegal Contact • The offensive player holds, hooks or displaces the leg or body of the defender • An opponent is displaced from a legally establish or obtained position • It shall be illegal to extend one’s arms fully or partially, other than vertically, so that the freedom of movement is hindered when the contact with the extended arms occurs.
Screening • Legal Screens • Do not make/cause the contact • Stay within vertical plane • Stance no wider than shoulder width apart • Can’t lean or extend hips into path of opponent • Give moving opponent time to avoid contact • When outside visual field of stationary opponent- give her normal step to move • No pushing/forcing through screens with hands, arms, hips, or shoulders
Sportsmanship • Address unsporting conduct that doesn’t rise to level of egregious • Egregious conduct needs no warning • Applies to everyone in bench area • One warning only permitted for head coach being out of box when not engaging in unsporting behavior • Communicate warning to crew • Do not ignore any unsporting behavior • Be consistent