Mimicking A Gun It has been noticed recently that some players, after scoring a successful three-point goal, have been imitating with their hand having a gun and shooting it. This is unsporting conduct. It does not matter where the imitation gun is pointed. If this occurs in your game, it should result in a technical foul being issued against the… Read more »
Questions…Some questions that I received recently… Overtime Protocols… We all work games in various scenarios and organizations. In some the emphasis is on keeping to a schedule. This is true of almost all the travel ball that we are involved in. However, school ball is different. For School Ball… Timeouts…Unused timeouts carry over. One 60 second timeout is added for… Read more »
End of Quarter Whistles…I have received a number of questions regarding the sounding of a whistle at the end of quarters. The only time an official should sound a whistle at the end of a quarter or overtime period is to indicate that a try was not released in time or when a violation (e.g. traveling) occurred before the ball… Read more »
The following is from Sarah Hayes, the associate commissioner in charge of basketball. Please take the time to read it all and to incorporate this into your game management skills. Rule 10-5 (Bench Decorum), Rule 10-6 (Head Coach’s Rule), Rule 4-48 (Warning for Coach/Team Conduct), and 2025 POE: Bench Decorum and Sportsmanship Purpose: The purpose of this Point of Emphasis… Read more »
Shooter Coverage One of the things that we do many times in every game is to judge the activities of a potential shooter and any defenders who engage with that shooter. We need to do this from the beginning of any attempt through the end of any activity associated with that attempt. There are four words that can help us… Read more »
