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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If you are in posession of the ball while in front court, and the opponent tries to snatch the ball and thus hits the ball but the ball hits you before the ball bounces off to backcourt, and you run and regain the posession is it a backcourt?

Asked by JT over 8 years ago

If the defender knocks the ball away and the offense player loses possession (and therefore team possession) then there is no backcourt violation even though the ball bounces off the offensive player.

So watching a game in a women's basketball game and a player take a knee and gives the ball to the ref. In this scenario what qoils happen

Asked by Zacg almost 9 years ago

In NFHS rules, if you are not dribbling and your knee touches the ground it is travelling.

If a player 1 in bound the ball to the back court to player 2. While in the back court player 2 passes the ball to player 3 who catches the ball in the air while jumping from front court & landing in the back court. Is that a back court violation?

Asked by Tom Nguyen about 9 years ago

Yes, backcourt violation because when player 2 catches the ball in the backcourt it establishes backcourt status. When player 3 alights from the frontcourt he has frontcourt status, but when he lands he is in the backcourt, hence the violation.There is an exception in the rule book on a throw in which allows a player in the frontcourt to jump, catch the ball in the air and land in the backcourt. But that only applies 1. On a direct throw in, or 2. On an interception play by a defensive player.

When does the 5 seconds for inbounding commence after a made basket under HS rules? We had a steal and a breakaway layup while the opposition was giving each other stinkeyes in front court. Thx.

Asked by Rodk about 9 years ago

The rulebook says that the count starts when the ball is at the throw in team's disposal.

On inbound is it a violation if ball touches net before touching player

Asked by Ref over 8 years ago

No violation.

can the player with the ball use his elbow to fend off the defender when he's dribble driving to the basket?

Asked by Ron over 8 years ago

The offensive player can extend his forearm within his vertical space. But the instance he pushes the defender outside the vertical.space he is entitled to, it is a player control foul

Where is the ball put into play after an over and back violation?

Asked by Mike about 9 years ago

At a point nearest to the violation.