Rule 2: Officials & Their Duties Flashcards
B1’s shot does not strike the ring and lands untouched on the end line, causing team A to be awarded a designated-spot throw-in. B6 replaces B1. The ball is placed at A2’s disposal for the throw-in and she leaves the designated spot. The center official blows the whistle and states that the thrower left the designated spot. The officials now learn that the administering official had misinformed the thrower.
Because the officials made a mistake by providing incorrect information to the thrower thereby causing the violation, the officials shall read minister the throw-in. NOTE: This is similar to the situation when the officials misinform the teams as to the number of free throws to be attempted. (A.R.19)(2-3)
Team A is ahead by one point. The game-ending horn sounds with the ball loose at the division line. Clearly after playing time has expired, A1 retrieves the ball and dunks into A1’s basket. The referee, before checking/approving the final score, sees this action by A1 and assesses a player/substitute technical foul. Team A’s coach pushes the referee after the technical foul, and is assessed a disqualifying foul, ejecting the coach, and awards Team B four free throws. Is this correct?
Yes- the official’s jurisdiction does not end until the approval of the final score. (A.R.20)(2-4.3)
The officials leave the playing area at the end of the game, and while they are in the locker room, it is discovered that there is a mistake in the score or that there was a request for a correctable error.
When the officials leave the visual confines of the playing court when the last period is over, the score has been considered “approved” and the game is over. (A.R.21)(2-4.3)
A1 sets a legal screen for teammate A2, who has the ball. B1, in trying to defend the shot, pushes through the screen of A1. When the illegal contact occurs, A2 has not started her trying motion, between the official blows the whistle, A2’s trying motion has started. She continues her trying motion and the ball enters the basket.
The goal is scored because when the whistle sounded, A2 was in the act of shooting. (A.R.22)
When an official is required to hand/bounce the ball to the thrower-in, is it the duty of the official to wait until both teams are ready before doing so?
No- The ROP is in effect for the entire game, except to start the second half or any extra period. NOTE: When the official inadvertently indicates the wrong team for a throw-in and discovers the error before the throw-in ends, the official should withhold the ball from play to permit the players to re-deploy. (A.R.23)(2-7.13, 4-26)
B1 commits a 5th foul, which results in two free throws for A1. The official scorer and official timer fail to notify any of the game officials that B1 has been dq’ed and some play continues. When the scorers realize the mistake, they inform the R that B1 has committed 5 fouls, after which the referee advises the coach and player of Team B.
Play shall be resumed at the POI. There is no additional penalty assessed for the official scorer’s mistake. (A.R.24)(2-9.4, 3-6.2.b)
At halftime, the official scorer, who is a member of the home team faculty, removes the scorebook from the scorers’ table of his/her own volition.
When the scorebook is not taken to the home team’s locker room, there should be no penalty. When there is evidence that the official scorer removed the scorebook to take it to the home team locker room, an administrative technical foul shall be assessed. This foul does not go towards the team foul count. (A.R.26)(2-9.11, 10-12.d, 10-12.4.c)
At halftime, the official scorer, who is a member of the home team faculty, removes the scorebook from the scorers’ table at the request of the home-team coach.
The head coach shall be assessed a direct technical foul. (A.R.26)(2-9.11, 10-12.d, 10-12.4.c)
The game-clock horn sounds while the ball is live.
Players should ignore the game-clock horn since it does not cause a dead ball. The officials shall use their judgment in blowing the ball dead to consult with the scorers and timers. When players on both teams do not ignore the game clock horn and stop playing, the officials shall stop play and award the ball to the team in control at a designated spot nearest to where the ball was when the stoppage occurred. (A.R.28)(2-9.14)
The official scorer fails to record two points awarded to team A by an official during the first half as a result of basket interference by B2. At what point is it too late to rectify the mistake?
The scorer’s mistake shall be rectified at any time until the R approves the final score. (A.R.29)(2-9.16)
After two minutes of the first extra period, it is discovered that during the second half of regulation play, the official scorer failed to record one point as a result of a made free throw by Team A.
The score shall be recorded and play shall be continued from the POI. (A.R.30)(2-9.16)
In a game with no official curtsied monitor, the red light or LED lights that signal the end of the last period cannot be seen nor can the game clock horn be heard. The officials disagree whether the ball was in flight during a try for field goal or whether a foul occurred before time expired.
The final decision shall be made by the R. The official timer shall indicate if the ball was in flight before the red light or LED lights signal was activated or before the game clock horn sounded only when requested by the R. The R shall use their best judgment, but when the evidence for counting or not counting the goal and/or foul is equal, the R shall rule that the goal counts and/or the foul shall be charged. (A.R.31)(2-10.15.c, 2-6.3, 11-1.2, 11-3, 5-7.2)
In a game with an official curtsied monitor and a game clock with a tenth of a second display, the status of the try for goal and the committed foul shall be ascertained in what order?
zeroes on the game cock, then the red of LED lights when the game clock is not visible, and then the horn when neither is available. (A.R.31)(2-10.15.c, 2-6.3, 11-1.2, 11-3, 5-7.2)
