Tips on working basketball for the Summer:

1. Work on going from T-L and finding the last defender, or the defender that can hurt you the most.

2. Work on your clock awareness and substitution awareness.

3. Start to get familiar with the new rules and points of emphasis.

4. When going from T-C, think “Big Picture”, lift your eyes and officiate moving players.

5. Officiate defender to defender in the Lead Position.

6. Learn how to officiate in your primary and “throw strikes” in your secondary.

7. Master Definitions and Penalties.

8. Officiate the game correctly and not be lured into the trap, “Let them play its summer ball”. 

9. Work every possession hard.

10. Officiate to the level of your experience.

11. Work on position adjustments in the T & C.

12. Work on rotating in the Lead Position.

13. Work on your basketball officiating IQ.

14. Have crisp signals and presentations to the table.

15. Learn how to manage and control a game. 

16. As a Lead Official, work on your patience on drives to the basket.

17. Learn how to officiate “shot blockers” and above the ring play. 

18. Recognize Match-Ups.

19. Be A+ on procedures, Jump Ball, Throw-Ins, Free Throws.

20. Work on Communication Skills with the Table, Players and Coaches. ​

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Professionalism:
A. On time for meetings
B. Timely return of phone calls, emails, texts.
C. Handing paperwork on time.
D. Proper dress to Meetings.
E. Use of proper signals.
F. Uniform- Clean and Proper.
G. 
 
Fitness:
 
A. Can the official run the floor from Trail to Lead.
B. Does the official have good foot work and agility. 
C. Can the official run with the same urgency in the last 4 minutes of the game which they did in the first 4 minutes
D. Does the official stay connected to plays with their feet
 
 
Positioning:
A. Does the official make good position adjustments in the Trail and Center(Slot) positions.
B. Does the official rotate well in the Lead.
C. Does the official in the Lead, officiate defender to defender on drives to the basket.
D. Does the official in the Lead, remains patient on drives to the basket.
E. Do all three officials get to their dependable positions.
F. Does the Trail and Center(Slot) stay attached to the side-line.
 
Awareness:
A. Game Clock Awareness.
B. Shot Clock Awareness.
C. Substitution Awareness.
D. Player Personality Awareness
E. Game Intensity Awareness
 
Fundamentals:
A. Is the official assertive in their primary.
B. Does the official “throw strikes” in their secondary.
C. Does the official have good off ball fundamentals.
 
Intangibles:
A. Fast Break Coverage
B. Above Ring Play
C. Management of Game
D. Control of Game.
E. Adjudicating penalties.
F. Recognizing Match-ups.
G. Effective Communication
 
Procedures:
A. Jump Ball
B. Throw-In
C. Free Throw
 
Communication:
A. Table.
B. Partner(s).
C. Players
D. Coaches
E. Broadcast Team
 

1. A1 attempts a “3” point shot, B1 slaps the ball on hits downward flight that has a chance to enter. The Center Official awards Team A “3” points. T-F

2. Only the defensive team can goal-tend? T-F

3. On a free throw, you can have goal-tending on its upward or downward flight. T-F

4. The maximum length of the coaching box cannot exceed 38 feet. T-F

5. The backboard shall be protected from spectators to a distance of at least “3” feet at each end of the floor. T-F










Answers:
1. True- CB-5.2.1
2. False- 4-22-1.
3. True-4-22-2.
4. False-1-13-2.
5. True-1-8-2. ​