Interpreter's Meeting Held on Monday, November 8, 2004 at
Cascade High School in Everett:
Kelly Fetterly and Scott Fetterly were the state interpreters. They stated
that the purpose of the clinic was getting officials and coaches on the
same page as to how the game of basketball is going to be called in the
State of Washington. Neither leagues nor officiating assocations have the
authority to modify the adopted playing rules.
Last year's changes were quickly reviewed:
*** A warning horn will be sounded for a disqualified player at 20 seconds of
the 30 seconds allowed for the substitution. Officials should go over this
procedure with their timer prior to the game. If a substitute is not ready
by the 30-second mark, it is a technical foul.
*** During free throws, there will be a maximum of 4 defensive players and 2
offensive players along the lane. The last two spots will be empty.
*** Knee braces with hinges MUST be covered with padding or the player does not
play. No exceptions.
Ejections: A bench player will now be ejected if he or she leaves the confines
of the bench during a fight of if a fight MAY occur. The penalty for a bench
player leaving the bench area when a fight MAY occur is a technical foul with
ejection and an indirect technical foul is assessed to the coach. Remember that
an ejected player is allowed to stay on the bench under the supervision of the
coaches.
The procedure for an ejected player is as follows:
*** Talk to your partner.
*** Notify the coach (the player is now bench personnel).
*** Notify the player.
*** Report the ejection to the scorer. (Have the scorer record in the scorebook
the time of the ejection, who was ejected and why)
*** Notify your assignor immediately after the game and fill out the appropriate
paperwork. The ejection form is on the SCBOWBO website.
The coaching box is now 14-feet long. A coach may be standing within the box
if he/she is coaching. If a gym does not have the 14-foot box marked, there
is no coaching box and the coaches will sit.
The home team must wear white uniforms beginning with the 2007-2008 season. This
is for HS varsity only.
A kicked ball violation now occurs if the ball is intentionally struck with any
part of the leg (the previous rule was knee down only).
Intentionally obstructing an opponents vision is now a technical foul. It is
still legal to put a hand up which is in the face of a shooter. Use common sense
on this rule. The technical foul is to penalize a player who is committing an
unsportsmanlike act by waving a hand in front of an opponent.
The sequence to follow when a player has fouled out is as follows:
*** Report the foul and receive confirmation from the scorer that it is the
player's fifth foul.
*** Notify the coach (the player is now bench personnel).
*** Signal the timer to start the replacement interval.
*** Notify the player.
NOTE: You do not have to have your partner notify the player. It is OK to switch
with your partner if you feel that not doing so make lead to a confrontational
situation.
Continuous motion was clarified (this is not a change, just a clarification).
If a player is in the act of shooting and there is a foul by ANY defensive player
on ANY opponent, the bucket still counts. COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR PARTNERS.
End line run privileges clarified. The privilege of running the baseline are
retained if the defensive team commits a violation or common foul and the ensuing
throw-in is to take place on the baseline again. Even if the throw-in is complete
and the foul takes place on the playing floor, the privilege is retained if the
throw-in is from the end line after the foul. Obviously, this does not apply if
the foul is technical or intentional.
Clarification: During a closely guarded count, the count continues even if there
is a defensive switch so long as there is always a defender in a guarding position
within six feet of the offensive player. The count is stopped on an interrupted
dribble, change of possession or if the dribble beats the defender. The official
is to use a visible count and switch hands if the count stops and a new count
is started.
A head coach may request a time-out but that does not mean that it will be
granted. Officials must make visual confirmation that it is the head coach calling
the time-out and there must be player control or the ball must be dead.
Officials should have game awareness and be aware of times when a coach may
be wanting a time-out.
If there are two injured players (one from each team), BOTH TEAMS must call
a time-out to keep their players in the game. If each team calls a time-out,
the time-outs will run concurrently. A player must be ready to play at the end
of the time-out or they will need a substitute. Officials should communicate
with the coaches and find out if they are calling a time-out in order to keep their
player in the game.
Players who leave the floor for an unauthorized reason (to avoid a screen etc.)
can receive a technical foul. A bench player who leaves the bench area (to get
a drink or talk to a friend in the stands etc.) could receive a technical foul,
but that is the responsibility of the coaching staff, not the officials.
If a defensive player has gained legal guarding position and has a foot on the
out-of-bounds line when they are charged into, it is a CHARGING FOUL in the
offensive player.
It is a technical foul for a player to flop when there is no contact. Officials
are to penalize ACTORS.
It is a technical foul for a player to flop when there is no contact. Officials
are to penalize ACTORS. If there is slight contact prior to the flop, it is a
blocking foul.
Profanity is to be penalized, even if it is not directed at an official. Coach
or player profanity that can be heard by the spectators is to be penalized with
a technical foul.
Three-person officiating will be in place at all state tournament games, many
district playoff games and some regular-season games this season for the first
time ever in Washington State. In the long run, this will improve communication
(the calling official will always be table side), rough play, dead ball
officiating, game management and result in better quality calls. Officials do
have the option of going away from table side if they feel it is needed to avoid
a contentious situation in case of a disqualified player or technical foul.
