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

Asked by Oldhoopster about 8 years ago

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

Hello I was wondering about centrifugal force. If you apply this to baskwtball, is it illegal. Technically, your in act of dribbling and your not palming the ball or having your hand be underneath the ball. So I using centrifugal force legal?

Asked by Joe over 7 years ago

If you use centrifical force to move and control the ball you are carrying the ball in violation of the dribbling rules if you have given up your pivot foot.

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 about 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 the game is a point away and a player makes a buzzer beater that wins the game but the referee says it does not. Can he review the play on video which was provided to him on the spot?

Asked by Amalia about 8 years ago

In Illinois, video replay is limited to the state playoff series. Each state makes its own video rules.

Is it Outabounds if the ball hits the back of the backboard

Asked by Hodgkin about 8 years ago

Yes. Also on a rectangular backboard if yhe ball goes over the top it is out of bounds.

Our game went to ot the refs jumped the ball the wrong way. Our kid got the ball and went and scored in the wrong basket and was fouled. The refs restarted the ot and the basket didn't count what would you have done

Asked by Andy about 8 years ago

Baskets scored counts. Stop the game as soon as you realize you have them going the wrong way and turn them around. Do not restart the ot.

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

Asked by Brandon Downs almost 8 years ago

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