DRBABO EDUCATION SESSION NOVEMBER, 2016 DRBABO EDUCATION SESSION

YOUR MANAGEMENT SKILLS DEFINE WHO YOU ARE Be an Effective Official Every Time you Step on the Floor! YOUR MANAGEMENT SKILLS DEFINE WHO YOU ARE

KEYS TO BEING A GOOD MANAGER #1 Your presentation (uniform, grooming, body language), your signals and reporting, and your interactions (demeanour, positive communication) with minor officials, coaches and players DEFINE your credibility and how you will be accepted by stakeholders. Your awareness of all elements of the game (clocks, substitutions, coaches, intensity, understanding of advantage/disadvantage, etc.) ASSERT your ability to adequately manage the game.

Keys to being a good manager #2 Your ability to officiate all events in a game with adherence to and accurate interpretation of the rules IDENTIFY you as a professional. Your desire to hustle, to keep up with the play, to work with and support your partner as part of a team, and to dedicate yourself to maintaining the integrity of the game DEMONSTRATE your commitment to excellence in officiating.

PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS SOME KEY REMINDERS ABOUT YOUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER FIBA RULES PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS

Game sheet #1 Make sure that all team members are listed on the sheet. Verify this with the Head Coach. Coaches may not add players to the score sheet once the game has started. Coaches can change numbers at any time during the game without penalty. Make sure the Head Coach prints her/his name, signs the sheet and lists all Assistant Coaches by name on the sheet. All of this is spelled out in Rule 3.7

Game sheet #2 Make sure you record on the back of the scoresheet any disqualifying foul . Make sure this includes the player name(s) and number(s) or coach name(s). If any unsportsmanlike behaviour by team members occurs prior to the start of your jurisdiction or after your jurisdiction ends, record it on the back of the scoresheet. The referee must send a detailed report to the organising body of the competition. (This will be handled by the DRBABO Executive once the detailed report is sent by all officials assigned to the game) This is all specified in Rule 8.46

TEAM BENCH AREA The team bench area is defined in Rule 2.4. (Use the volleyball attack line as the “5 metre from the division line” limit of the team bench area). When required, adjust the bench area to reflect this. Coaches and players must remain in the bench area during the game. Coaches may go to the score table on a dead ball + stopped clock only! See Rule 3.7.

COACH DUTIES Only the Head Coach may speak to officials. Only one coach may stand in the team bench area during play. It can be the Head Coach or an Assistant Coach. Only the coaches listed on the scoresheet may be on the bench during the game. Remember – no additions can be made to the scoresheet once the game has started! See Rule 3.7.

The facilities Padding in the area of the backboard is a requirement according to FIBA rules (Rule 2.3 deals with equipment). Ensure that there is padding that extends at least the width of the restricted area along both end lines when there are obstructions located fewer than 2 metres from any end line. (Rule 2.2.4.1) Rule 8.46 requires that the Referee approve all equipment used during competition. Padding is considered as essential equipment to be used for playing the game. It is ultimately the responsibility of the Referee to decide whether the game can be played with the equipment provided. If padding is not provided according to the rules outlined, then the game cannot begin.

Insurance coverage Remember: Our insurance coverage requires that officials correctly interpret and apply the rules, as they are outlined in the Officials’ Manual. Your adherence to FIBA rules on all matters relating to your interactions with stakeholders and your assessment of the safety of the facility ensures that you, your fellow members and our association are protected.

coach – official interaction A Reminder about the Responsibilities Coaches and Officials have to the game coach – official interaction

Dealing with coaches #1 All coach/official dialogue must be based on mutual RESPECT. The coach must be in the team bench area. Communication should not occur when the clock is running. The game should not be delayed. A constant barrage of commentary is not communication! A warning to the coach who persists in this regard may be necessary. A coach may ask a question that will assist in coaching the team. Rhetorical questions are not considered questions and will not be answered. Questions that are really statements are not considered appropriate.

Dealing with coaches #2 There should be no expectation on the coach’s part for the official to turn his/her attention to the coach. Excessive arm/hand gestures or body language is NOT effective communication. Long distance calls by the coach are NOT acceptable communication!!

Dealing with coaches #3 The following may warrant a technical foul: Swearing Making a comment which attacks the integrity of the official(s) Using consistent negativity Gesturing to influence the crowd or to express displeasure Throwing an object or holding the ball to make a point Making it personal – using “You” in communication

Coaches have knowledge – the ball is in our court! Outcome of our Professional Development Session with LOSSA Coaches Coaches have knowledge – the ball is in our court!

What coaches know #1 Changes to timing (8-second backcourt count, 5 seconds for foul shot, 1-minute time-outs) When and where the 5-second closely guarded count applies When officials’ jurisdiction begins and ends 35-second shot clock and conditions for resets Administration of free throws

What coaches know #2 What must appear on the scoresheet and restrictions that apply Expectations of Head Coach and Assistants Permitted apparel and equipment How frontcourt status is achieved Substitution opportunities and how substitutions are handled by officials (during time-outs, intervals of play, free throws)

What coaches know #3 Throw-in administration and restrictions associated with them Timeout opportunities, administration and handling by officials Types of fouls, team fouls and specific penalties associated with fouls Expectations about coach – official interaction The travel rule and held ball situations

What it means for our organization We have established a very positive dialogue with coaches Coaches have a better understanding of the responsibilities officials have and the challenges they tackle every time they step on the court Coaches have a much better understanding of the rules and specifically FIBA Rules

What it means for you as a DRBABO official #1 Coaches will be looking for you to arrive in the gymnasium 20 minutes before the game is scheduled to begin Coaches know that you will enforce CABO/FIBA uniform, equipment and apparel rules Coaches anticipate that you’ll check that table officials are prepared for their tasks Coaches expect that you’ll be speaking to them about the scoresheet before the game begins

What it means for you as a DRBABO official #2 Coaches will be scrutinizing your understanding of FIBA Rules and their application to the game Coaches understand that you will expect them to stay in the bench area, engage in positive coaching practices and address officials with respect Coaches also understand that there are consequences for poor and unacceptable behaviour and that officials will impose them when necessary

Make sure these are correctly applied And finally . . . . . Rule Reminders Make sure these are correctly applied

OFSAA MODIFICATION – TIME-OUTS Five time-outs during regulation time, to be taken during time-out opportunity The opportunity begins for both teams when the ball becomes dead, the clock is stopped and official has finished communication with table the ball becomes dead after a free throw a field goal is scored The opportunity begins for team in control and where the ball is controlled by a player of that team when a time-out is granted on a request to an official by the head coach or a player on the court Teams are expected to remain in their bench area until the 50-second warning signal/whistle indicating the end of the time-out The opportunity ends when the ball is at the disposal of a player for a throw-in or a free throw Requests for a time-out beyond the fifth time-out will not be granted. Unused time-outs may not be carried over to extra periods of play

Unsporting fouls (last 2 minutes of game) #1 Rule 6.37.1.1: Contact by the defensive player on an opponent on the court during the last 2 minutes in the fourth period and in each extra period, when the ball is out-of-bounds for a throw-in and still in the hands of the official or at the disposal of the player taking the throw-in is an unsporting foul. Rationale: The defensive player is making no effort to play the ball and is gaining an advantage by not allowing the game clock to restart. An unsporting foul must be called without a warning being given. (FIBA Int. 37-2)

Unsporting fouls (last 2 minutes of game) #2 FIBA Int. 37-4: When the game clock shows 2 minutes or less in the 4th period and in each extra period and after the ball has left the hands of the player taking the throw-in, a defensive player, in order to stop or not to restart the game clock, causes contact with an offensive player who is just about to receive or has received the ball on the playing court. Such contact shall be called immediately. The principles of advantage/disadvantage shall not be applied.