Avoid a bad toss. Don't miss a foul or violation. Jump ball techniques are here on...Rule Review.

This is another Rule Review segment covering plays involving jump ball situations. This video is dedicated to educating basketball officials on the proper way to look at jump ball plays, including primary responsibilities of each official. Watching actual videos of jump ball plays helps officials learn faster and retain rule information better. We can all learn together by continually discussing the rules as they are written pertaining to jump ball restrictions and reinforce those rules by applying them to actual high school basketball videos.
In this segment of Rule Review, the four jump ball video clips we reference are all high school games and involve different aspects to improving your jump ball administration and your jump ball mechanics.
Video #1
- The primary responsibilities of each official during a jump ball toss is covered first with who watches what. A good tossing technique needs to start high enough to help keep the jumpers from knowing when the toss will start. Starting too low can give a smart jumper an advantage by timing out the toss. Make sure the toss is throw just high enough, beyond where the jumpers can reach so ball will "drop between them." The jumpers must wait to touch the ball until it has reached it's highest point so seeing the ball dropping is an excellent cue for the Umpire 1 to look for when determining this restriction. The referee needs to slow down and wait for all players to pass him before moving to his normal primary coverage area spot.
Video #2
- Non jumpers must not change positions before the ball has actually left the officials hands, according to Rule 6.2, which is what happens here. The player changes position before the ball is tossed in an attempt to fool the jumper and retrieve the tipped ball. Umpire 2 is responsible for watching all 8 non jumpers but more specifically where they are in relation to the 36" deep restraining circle. To reiterate from the last video, the referee needs to slow down and wait for all players to pass to avoid running into or blocking a player moving into the front court.
Video #3
- When this jump ball happens, both jumpers touch the ball, and one jumper touches the ball with two hands simultaneously, which is considered 1 touch. But then the ball falls to the floor ending the jump ball. Normally when the jumper catches the ball, its a violation, but since the jump ball ends, so do the restrictions of the jumpers making this a legal play.
Video #4
- In the jump ball play, one jumper simply jumps higher than the other to tip the ball to his teammate, but looking closer we find he illegally held the other jumper restricting his ability to get any higher. The Referee, or the tossing official, is responsible for watching the action of the jumpers and instead of admiring his toss, must focus lower on the bodies of the jumpers in order to see this foul. In this situation, since the alternating possession arrow has not initially been set, after awarding a throw-in to the offended team, the arrow should be set toward the opponents basket once the ball is at the disposal of the thrower.
Watching video clips is a good way to stay connected to the skill of officiating basketball but true education and learning can more effectively be attained when each video is annotated with diagrams and shading to point out key teaching points. Taking away and remember specifics on a rule such as the jump ball is easier when visual aids are used to present in a way that is easy to listen to and understand.
The Officials Institute, and the Rule Review segment, creates videos that don't leave you guessing about whether there was a foul, violation or not. Even though we cannot officiate in slow motion or freeze frames, by watching and reviewing video video in this fashion, we are able to "retrain our brain" so we can start seeing plays more accurately when we do see them in real time and increase our ability to get the call right.
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All rules referenced in this video are taken from the official rules book provided by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). To find out more about the NFHS, you can visit them at nfhs.org/

[@dougamigo]

I started watching your segments recently and love them. thanks for taking the time to help all of us!

[@OfficialsInstitute]

Glad you like them!

[@mikegoodwin2148]

While not specifically related to the video's topic of the jump ball, it is interesting to observe that the game clock and shot clock show 10.1 seconds to begin this contest (can be seen at 2:09 elapsed time on the video). The timer realized the mistake shortly after the home team secured possession of the ball and started dribbling and reset the clock to 8 minutes. Just one more thing for the crew to be aware of prior to the toss.

[@OfficialsInstitute]

Great observation. We should always check the clock before putting the ball in play, whether it is on the jump or even a throw in. Most of the time the table has it right, but we should still verify every time, just in case a mistake is made. Thank you for your comment.

[@617rab]

Great video and breakdown

[@OfficialsInstitute]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[@supertoad804]

Nice channel!

[@OfficialsInstitute]

Thanks!

[@junfengzhang6928]

thanks for this great vidoe. For the Jump Ball Foul play (7:34), since the tossing referee does not have whistle in his mouth at the moment, shall the U1 blow the whistle? with the NFHS 23-24 rule change, would the throw-in spot be 28 foot mark?

[@OfficialsInstitute]

U1 or U2 can get this! If you determine the ball will be put in play in the front court of the throw in team, it would be at the 28’ mark. But if you determine it will be in their backcourt, it would be at the spot on the sideline closest to the spot of the foul.

[@matthewtrader6404]

In the final play (the foul on the jumper), it appears this is to start OT given that the teams are lined up to go towards their bench. If the bonus has been achieved I assume the white team jumper (#34) would be shooting foul shot(s), but is the arrow then set to the black team?

[@OfficialsInstitute]

You’re observation is correct and your shooting scenario is also correct. If white is in the bonus, they would shoot 1-1 or 2, depending. The arrow would be set toward blacks basket as soon as the ball is at the disposal of the free thrower.

[@hayjamawas]

None of these officials in the first clip looked at the clock to make sure it was ready to go.

[@OfficialsInstitute]

It’s hard to remember when 99 time out of a hundred it’s not an issue, but that 100th time is what you want to be ready for.

[@hayjamawas]

Officials Institute exactly. And it right off the bat crew credibility can be shot

[@aldrichchua9298]

Under Jumpball restrictions, that play is legal. Question: if the jumper taps twice or taps once and the 2nd grabs the ball, is it a violation?

[@OfficialsInstitute]

Niether jumper is not allowed to grab the ball until the jump ball ends (when the touched ball contacts one of the eight nonjumpers, an official or the floor)