Basketball Referee

Basketball Referee

Rndballref

20 Years Experience

Chicago, IL

Male, 60

For twenty years I officiated high school, AAU and park district basketball games, retiring recently. For a few officiating is the focus of their occupation, while for most working as an umpire or basketball referee is an avocation. I started ref'ing to earn beer money during college, but it became a great way to stay connected to the best sports game in the universe. As a spinoff, I wrote a sports-thriller novel loosely based on my referee experiences titled, Advantage Disadvantage

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Last Answer on September 20, 2019

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What are the rules relative to Asst Coaches standing during a game? Live Ball/Dead Ball to address his own Team.

Asked by Brent Stewart over 8 years ago

Only the head coach can stand in the coach's box during a live ball. The asst coach should only stand during extended dead balls (injuries) or time outs.

With 1,4 seconds left in the game, Team A is inbounding the ball on the sideline. A1 passes the ball into A2, who then passes it to A3 who shoots a 3-ponter and makes it, but the clock never started. is the basket good?

Asked by hendu over 8 years ago

Since the timer or the clock had a malfunction, the referee must mak an assessment. Given all the passes most likely the basket should not count.

thanks!!! your shot clock answer got me thinking...so any contact between ball & rim is a reset. if the player got fouled throwing the ball at the rim from directly under the hoop would it be a shooting foul?

Asked by midd44 over 8 years ago

As long as the refs believe it is a legitimate try, it is a shooting foul.

A offense of foul so many Officials get this one wrong when do you think a offense of foul should be called

Asked by Jacob The official over 8 years ago

The ref on the endline should "referee the defense". It is hard to do because you naturally want to watch the ball, but if the endline referee focuses on the tracking the defenders hr will most often get the block/charge decision correct.

If one referee who makes the call is overuled by two who gets the call?

Asked by Brandon Downs about 8 years ago

In NFHS rules there is no provision for overruling one another. In practice the referee decides disputes between umpires.

What if the game was in the city playoffs can the referee still review a play?

Asked by Amalia over 8 years ago

Again , only if stste rules allow..in illinois a city championship cannot use video replay.

On an inbounds play after a made basket, can the inbounding player dribble the ball while still out of bounds?

Asked by Oldhoopster over 8 years ago

Yes. But if he bounces the ball inbounds it would be a violation.