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IAABO Board 12 Officials

NF Test

9/22/2023

1. The scorers shall record the field goals made, the free throws made and _____, and keep a running summary of the points scored.

2. A player is disqualified for committing two technical fouls. T-F

3. Team A’s Assistant Coach is charged directly with a technical foul for profanity. Team A’s Head Coach will be charged indirectly with a technical foul. Team A will be charged with 2 team fouls. T-F

4. A5 commits their 5th personal foul and the official scorer does not notify the officials. A5 drives down the lane and is intentionally fouled. The official scorer now notifies the officials that A5 has “5” fouls. A5’s substitute will shoot the intentional foul. T-F

5. In question #4, who selects the substitute to shoot?

Teaching Points:
1. Be ready for the unexpected.
2. Be detailed oriented.
3. Master Definitions.
4. Master Penalties.
5. Demonstrate Poise.

Answers:
1. missed-2-11-4.
2. True- 4-14.
3. False- 4-8-2.
4. True-8-2.
5. The Head Coach of Team A or the captain of Team A.

NF Quiz

9/22/2023

1. An excessive time out is a technical foul that is charged to the team. This is an administrative technical foul. T-F

2. The scorer shall signal in each half when a player commits a common foul beginning with the team’s 7th foul. T-F

3. The scorebook of the home team shall be the official book unless the referee rules otherwise. T-F

4. A team shall begin the game with five players, but if it has no substitutes to replace or disqualified players, it shall continue with fewer than five. T-F

5. When there is only one player participating for a team, the team shall forfeit the game, unless the referee believes the team has an opportunity to win the game. T-F

Teaching Points:
1. Master Penalties.
2. Be ready for the unexpected.
3. Have good court awareness.
4. Be detailed oriented.
5. Don’t ignore rules.

Answers:
1. True-10-2-3.
2. False- 4-8-1-a.
3. True- 2-11.
4. True-3-1-Note.
5. True- 3-1-Note.

NF Quiz

9/16/2023

NFHS Edition
1. The following are Correctable Errors:
A. Failure to award a merited free throw.
B. Awarding an unmerited free throw.
C. Free Throw attempted by the wrong player.
D. Attempting a free throw at the wrong basket.
E. Erroneously counting or canceling a score.
F. All of the Above.
2. Correctable Errors when they deal with free throws must be recognized by an official no later than during the first dead ball after the clock has properly started. T-F

3. Correctable Errors that occur when a goal is erroneously counted or cancelled, when the clock is running, must be recognized by the official before the second live ball. T-F

4. If the error is a free throw by the wrong player or at the wrong basket, or the awarding of an unmerited free throw, the free throw and the activity during it, shall be canceled with the exception of the following:
A. Unsporting Technical Foul.
B. Flagrant Foul.
C. Intentional Foul.
D. Technical Foul.
E. All of the Above.
5. An unsporting technical foul can only be a non-contact technical foul. T-F

Answers:
1. F- 2-10-1-a-e.
2. True- 2-10-2.
3. True-2-10-3.
4. E- 2-10-4.
5. True-4-19-14.

NF Quiz

9/10/2023

1. The officials shall report a team warning for delay to the official scorer and then the Head Coach of the offending team. T-F

2. The following are delay of game warnings:
A. For throw-in plane violations.
B. For a huddle by either team and contact with the free thrower.
C. For interfering with the ball following a goal.
D. For failure to have the court ready for play following a time out.
E. All of the Above.

3. The officials shall notify the Head Coach when a team is granted its final allowable time out. T-F

4. When the official rules an out of bounds violation, they shall stop the clock with an open hand and signal the direction of play and announce the color of the team entitled to the throw-in. T-F

5. Four of the Five Correctable Errors deal with ______.

Teaching Points:
1. Run the Game, don’t let the game run you.
2. Be detailed oriented.
3. Master procedures.
4. Practice your signals.
5. Know your team fouls.

Answers:
1. True- 2-7-10.
2. E- 4-47-1-4.
3. True- 2-7-12.
4. True- 2-9-2-b.
5. Free Throws-2-10-1-a-d.

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NF Quiz

9/10/2023

1. When a player commits a flagrant foul, they are disqualified.

2. A team has 30 seconds to replace a disqualified player. T-F

3. When a player is disqualified, the head coach is notified, then request the timer to begin the replacement interval, then notify the player of disqualification. T-F

4. When a foul occurs, an official shall signal the timer to stop the clock with a clenched fist. T-F

5. When a foul occurs, the official shall verbally inform the offender, then with finger(s) of two hands, indicate the scorer the number of the offender and the number of free throws. T-F

Answers:
1. True-4-14-1.
2. False-2-12-5.
3. True- 2-8-4.
4. True- Signal #4, 2-9-1.
5. True- 2-9-1.

Teaching Points:
1. Master Penalties.
2. Go over disqualification mechanics.
3. Be ready for the unexpected.
4. Demonstrate poise.
5. Practice your signals.

NF Quiz

9/1/2023

NF Quiz

9/1/2023

NFHS Edition
1. The Referee will confer with the official scorer at halftime to determine the possession arrow is pointed in the proper direction to begin play in the 3rd quarter. T-F

2. The scorer shall keep a record of the names and number of players who are to start the game and all substitutes who enter the game. T-F

3. The Referee should check and approve the score at the end of each half. T-F

4. It is required the team members’ numbers be entered into the scorebook in numerical order. T-F

5. The official scorer shall notify the nearer official when there is an infraction of the rules pertaining to submission of the roster, substitutions or number of players. T-F

Answers:
1. True- 2-5-6.
2. True- 2-11.
3. True- 2-5-7.
4. False- 2-11-1-Note.
5. True-2-11-2.

Teaching Points:
1. Be detailed oriented.
2. Have excellent leadership skills.
3. Have excellent awareness.

NF Quiz

8/25/2023

1. Fighting is a flagrant act and can occur when the ball is dead or _____.

2. A fight is defined has an attempt to strike, punch or kick by using a fist, hands, arms, legs or feet regardless of whether contact is made. T-F

3. An attempt to instigate a fight by committing an unsporting act that causes a person to retaliate by fighting is considered a definition of a fight. T-F

4. A1 and B1 fight in the low post when the ball is live. The Lead Official rules a flagrant double technical foul .

5. A flagrant foul can only be a technical foul. T-F

Teaching Points:
1. Master Definitions.
2. Know the difference between contact during a live ball vs a dead ball.
3. Identify engaged match-ups.
4. Master Penalties.
5. Be ready for the unexpected.

Theme: Officiating is a “Get Better Business” , “There Is No Finnish Line”.

Answers:
1. live- 4-18.
2. True- 4-18-1.
3. True-4-18-2.
4. False- 4-18, 4-19-4.
5. False-4-19-4.

NF Quiz

8/21/2023

NFHS Edition
1. A1 is attempting two free throws. After the first attempt the ball lodges in the ring. The second free throw shall be canceled and the game will continue with the AP Arrow. T-F

2. A1 is attempting two free throws. After the second attempt the ball lodges in the ring. The game will continue with the AP Arrow. T-F

3. A1 is fouled intentionally by B1. The try is unsuccessful. A1’s second free throw lodges in the ring. The game will continue with the AP Arrow. T-F

4. A1 is attempting their second free throw on a technical foul. The free throw lodges in the ring. The game will continue with the AP Arrow. T-F

5. A1 the thrower-in throws a pass to A2 who misses the pass and the ball lodges in the ring. The game will continue with the AP Arrow. T-F

Answers:
1. False-6-4-4-d.
2. True-6-4-4-d.
3. False-6-4-4-d.
4. False-6-4-4-d.
5. False- 9-2-8.

Teaching Points:
1. Be ready for the unexpected.
2. Review 6-4-4-d.
3. Review 9-2-8.
4. Master Penalties.
5. Be ready for the unexpected.

NF Quiz

8/17/2023

NFHS Edition
1. The coaching box shall be 38 feet from the end line towards the division line. T-F

2. The bonus starts on the 7th team foul of each half. T-F

3. The double bonus starts on the 10th team foul of each half. T-F

4. The length of time before and between overtime intermissions is 75 seconds. T-F

5. Fighting is a flagrant act and can occur only when the ball is dead. T-F

Answers:
1. False-1-13-1.
2. False- 4-8-1-a.
3. False- 4-8-1-a.
4. False- 5-7-1.
5. False-4-18.

Teaching Points:
1. Know Rule Differences.
2. Know Rule Changes.
3. Be detailed oriented.
4. Master Definitions.
5. Master Penalties

Al Battista

Al Battista is regarded as one of the most knowledgeable experts in the field of basketball rules at all levels. In addition to this, he is a well-known clinician and observer of officials. Currently, he is Maryland State and Board 12 Interpreter for scholastic basketball. He has served as an officials’ observer for the NBA and WNBA and is currently the NBA chief scout for officials in the Northeast USA.

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