🏀 Referee Insights: 5 Key Basketball Plays Explained | 5 Play Friday

[@johnpierce2936]

First year basketball official here. I’d just like to thank you for all the hard work you’ve put in off the court with these videos. Coming from the baseball umpiring world these videos have helped me visualize all kinds of situations that might occur in a basketball game. You’re the man Greg!

[@patrickkeating2860]

On play 1, the first thing I noticed was inappropriately granting the TO. I also agree on the backcourt violation Additionally, team technical for horrendous music choice @24:02

[@joelferebee4094]

I am a first year official and have learned tons from binging your videos! Thanks

[@lt_dans__leggs573]

Play 5 is an ejection for the coach! This is beyond fair play!

[@cptfwiffo]

I can understand the sentiment. But but unsportsmanlike behavior of a player is a U (sorry Fiba here). You can make two of those. For a coach, it's a Tech. He can make two of those. Direct ejection is only for physical acts of violence (or horribly verbal ones). You could consider putting him on a *very* short leash (and tell him: Coach, that was way overboard. I suggest you sit pretty for the next 10 minutes, because I've had it with you. If you so much as yell Hello at us, you're risking your second tech and ejection)

[@Ms_Bris]

Im a new official. These videos are extremely helpful. Really appreciate your explanations and walk through of the plays. Keep up the amazing work and know that your time, expertise and content are appreciated.

[@BetterOfficials]

Thanks, will do! I appreciate the feedback

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[@shaboofmaloof]

4:45 In SoDak, they use the Delay signal from direction of NFHS. We are the guinea pigs for the possible mechanics change. Also, we were told that the ball would be put in play where the player re-entered the floor.

[@ericerickson7544]

Gregg the video cut off the 2 free throw at the 14:10 mark in the Abingdon game did the shooter violate the Shooters FTL and actually step into the lane with the shot in the air?

[@lt_dans__leggs573]

Excellent call for the "large" lead on violation

[@royalones]

On play 1, C should have valuable input on this. He has the best view of possession. He knows the ball is loose when the whistle was blown. He has to take that to the calling official to make this right. That is an inadvertent whistle. White looses the timeout and we go to alternating possession to determine who gets the ball at the point of interruption. The trail is going to get an ear full from one of the coaches. But he earns it with the inadvertent whistle.

[@coachaugie]

I don't see him "voluntarily" running out of bounds. there is contact from the defender, and, from my point of view, he is pushed out of bounds and proceeds forward. Question...if that was the scenario, does someone still have to touch the ball before he does? Thanks in advance!

[@HillPork]

Question for play#3 (11 min mark) . If no time is on the clock, can a time it be granted by either team?

[@BetterOfficials]

Yes. No restriction against using time outs here.

[@wnoe09able]

The only restriction on using time outs here would be that no successive timeouts could be granted after time has expired in the 4th quarter or any extra period

[@JoeNugent-k9d]

yes

[@lt_dans__leggs573]

Bonus Play is Another backcourt violation. I sense a theme? There are 3 referees on this game and none caught it before the foul! I have only personally seen this in a game between 3rd and 4th grade girls.

[@MaydayAggro]

Bonus play: If no backcourt was ruled, and black had made this shot (scoring for white), then white grabbed the ball for a throw in and actually threw the ball in, would you rule delay of game warning for interfering with black's throw in?

[@wnoe09able]

Greg, assuming in the bonus play that the black player controlled the tip in her backcourt and just began driving toward the wrong basket and was fouled while trying to shoot at that basket. In that case, since the players lined up correctly and there was no backcourt violation, we would simply have a spot throw in for black at the nearest spot to the foul, correct?

[@BrentDeBraga]

#2 is perfect. He even used delayed mechanic. Come in POI.

[@BrentDeBraga]

#1 I have a foul on red 41. Giving TO is thin because white didn’t really keep player control, but did he have it long enough for the TO call?

[@sd-pq2fk]

Before you roll the clip, maybe let us know which position we are looking at it from. Thanks!

[@cptfwiffo]

Eh, for play 3, the defender established position, but that is not the issue. He didn't jump straight up. He jumped sideways (and a little back). But that means he doesn't have a legal guarding position. I completely understand the call. The ballhandler would've been able to shoot the gap if the defender jumped straight up.

[@lt_dans__leggs573]

Play #1 was a backcourt violation or maybe a foul on red

[@mae2759]

#2 - How do we effectively communicate this violation? Do you think a new signal would be beneficial in this instance? You can see the collective WTF look on everyone's face when the whistle blows. lol

[@BetterOfficials]

Tough. Gotta use voice here.

[@andyguerra6791]

Play 5 depending on how coach behavior has been throughout the game will determined how I would adjudicate this unsportsmanlike action.

[@Oshujax21]

Wow, I didn't see the player leave out of bounds on play 2...I was thinking play 2 was a 3 second lane violation on blue. Either way, it's a turnover

[@BrentDeBraga]

#3 is no call play on. Vertical defense.

[@BrentDeBraga]

#4 missed backcourt.

[@lt_dans__leggs573]

Play 3 could have been a "no" call. Looks like around a second of time?

[@MaydayAggro]

I agree with both. I think defender barely established LGP and his non-vertical extended arm did not seem to make contact with the shooter.

[@darwinsanada8309]

BCV...Back Court Violation on white... No player control at the time timeout was called... BCV=dead ball... granting white coach a timeout.... Black inbounds 28' sideline...play on

[@Adam-de8xe]

the free course gives me a error messgage.

[@michaelwray6764]

7:21 the wide official stripes do not look good at all, clownish.

[@MaydayAggro]

Play 2: 1. The official blew the whistle before the player touched the basketball, so he obviously got the call wrong. 2. I think you are misapplying the rule. The player who left the court (A1) can't be the first to touch the ball when he returns to the court, but the passer (A2) was touching the ball and ending his dribble as A1 returned to the court. A2 released the pass after A1 had taken several steps on the court, so by definition A1 was not the first to touch the ball after returning to the court.

[@BrentDeBraga]

Bye bye coach