ASK THE REF

Palming/Carrying The Ball

2009-12-08T22:56:00.004-06:00

Fall To The Floor-Good No Call

2009-12-07T17:56:00.005-06:00

COACHES' CORNER

2009-12-06T12:40:00.007-06:00

Coach: S1

My team had possession of the ball out of bounds on the baseline beneath our basket. One of my posts fouled trying to get position on the inbound pass. The other team was in bonus and went and shot the free throws. My question is whether or not that is a player control foul.>> Thanks.

Ruling: S1

No coach that is not a player control foul. "Neither team control nor player control exists during a try or tap for goal, throw-in, a jump ball or when the ball is in flight during a try or tap for a goal." In this play situation the officials handled the play correctly.

Rule 4:12:6

Coach S2
Question: When a player is given the ball at the free throw line, can he just throw it back to the ref if he wants to do more shot preparation? I have seen this called as a shot attempt, and I have seen the ref catch it and give it back to the shooter.

Ruling S2
Once the administering official bounces the ball to the free thrower it is placed at his/her disposal, when it is caught by the free thrower the ball becomes live. The official may call the ball back while it's at the free thrower disposal (during the bounce) to prevent a violation, but once the ball becomes live (caught by the free thrower) the only thing the free thrower can do is shoot or call time out, he/she can't bounce the ball back to the official. If the free thrower muffs the pass from the official and it rolls forward, the official should sound the whistle to prevent any violations and then start the free throw procedure again. If the free thrower accidentally allows the ball to deflect after catching it or bounces the ball back to the official a free throw violation should be called. Rule 8.1.1 and 9.1.3a, e

You Make The Call - Intentional or Double Foul?

2009-11-29T18:53:00.003-06:00

Center official calls intentional foul; but earlier fould missed; double foul may have been called. What do you think? You make the call.

Official Making Call Out of His Primary Area

2009-11-29T18:42:00.005-06:00

This clip shows an official making a call out of his primary area when an obvious foul has occurred. Correct call by the trail.

Travel In The Post

2009-10-18T23:02:00.002-05:00

Travel in post after entry pass on move to the basket. Official must be able to determine the pivot foot immediately. Correct call by the official.

Drive To The Basket

2009-10-18T22:50:00.002-05:00

Player travels prior to the ball being blocked. Correct call by the official. A player may never take two steps while in possession of the ball.

Dead-Ball Unsporting Contact

2009-10-18T18:42:00.003-05:00

Intentional contact while the ball is dead constitutes an intentional technical foul. Incorrect no call on this play. Officials must watch players during dead ball situations.