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November, 2016 TO: MOA BASKETBALL OFFICIALS FROM: KIP RYAN, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR RE: BASKETBALL STUDY CLUBS Under cover are your 2016-17 Basketball Study Outlines. There are six in all. You must complete all six (6) to satisfy your yearly study club attendance requirement. Your MOA Regional Director is responsible for listing you as fulfilling your obligations with these guides. Study club attendance sheets must be signed by your Regional Director, so please be certain they get to him/her. He/she will forward them on to the MOA office. DO NOT SEND THEM DIRECTLY TO THE MOA OFFICE. If your pool needs study club attendance sheets (there is a specific form to be completed for study club credit), please contact Theresa at the MOA office or print one from the Forms page of the MOA Central Hub. You can access the Central Hub from the MHSA home page by clicking on “Officials/MOA” in the upper right corner. Please discuss issues and ramifications of rules and mechanics with your less experienced officials. Remember that you probably have all levels of officiating experience and expertise within your membership. Much of the material requires that a group leader moderate the discussion. Please conduct the meeting as a lesson so that as much information as possible can be gained by the group’s members. As another year is set to begin, we wish you the best in your officiating endeavors, and we appreciate the work that you do for Montana’s youth activities. KR/tls

MONTANA OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL STUDY CLUB OUTLINES

2016-2017 LESSON # 1

NAME______________________________________________________________________________ CLUB_____________________________________ DATE____________________________________ Preferably use before the season’s first game: I. Review the October Official Word and the MOA Handbook. II. Discuss any issues/concerns/ideas prompted by the MOA/MHSA Rules Clinic.

III. Review the new (bolded and italicized) areas of the MOA Handbook. Be aware of major revisions in

the sport(s) that affect you.

IV. MOA/MHSA Handbook Changes and reminders for 2015-16 are as follows:

1. Mileage is 54 cents per mile this year. Per diem for each official, including the driver, is 12 cents per mile. So, the driver, for a regular season match, would receive 66 cents per mile while the rider official would receive 12 cents per mile.

2. Basketballs to be used for the 2016-17 Basketball Season: As approved by the MHSA Executive Board, for 2016-17 MHSA Basketball regular and post season play, the basketball to be used for all levels of play shall include the NFHS authenticating mark. During MHSA post season play, boys shall use the Baden Perfection Elite BX7E Basketball and the girls shall use the Baden Perfection Elite BX6E Basketball.

3. Basketball three-person crews’ fees (varsity $60, JV $30.50), two-person crews (varsity $60, JV

$36).

4. Approved additional language to the general assignment policy as follows: XXVI. Assignment, A. General Policy, #5: Officials are prohibited from working a varsity contest or tournament where they cohabitate with or have an immediate relative who is participating as an athlete or head coach. Officials are also prohibited from working post season contests in the gender classification where they have an immediate relative who is participating as an athlete or head coach. An immediate relative is defined as a parent, spouse, brother, sister, child or grandchild. Officials who coach are prohibited from working a varsity contest or tournament of his/her gender-specific sport in the classification he/she coaches

5. Game cancellations—XXVII> Regular Season Fee/Expenses: If an official was not notified but

was present to work a contest that was cancelled or postponed for reasons related to an act of God including, but not limited to, power failure, adverse weather, or hazardous road conditions, the officials must be paid at least half of the game fee plus all travel and per diem allowances. Contest(s) cancelled due to weather or act of God will be rescheduled using the same officials (if possible) and those officials will receive only travel and per diem allowances for the cancelled contest(s). If different officials are used, officials will be paid the travel/per diem allowance and game fee. In regard to cancellations/postponements after the contest begins, officials that work one quarter (or its equivalent) or more will receive a full game fee and if the officials work one quarter or less, they will receive half of a game fee (lightning cancellations, power outages, etc).

6. Basketball: Basketball officials may wear a gray shirt with black pinstripes or a black and white striped shirt. For each game the uniform shirt must be the same for each member of the officiating crew. Effective in 2016-17, basketball officials may wear a standard jacket, solid black with rib knit cuffs and collar, full zip or button up, unadorned (except for MOA service pins).

V. The MHSA Executive Board and the MOA Regional Directors have previously approved the following:

1. Reminder--Under XVII, MOA Code of Ethics — letter L — I will not approach coaches or athletic directors, personally or by mail, relative to assignments or ratings or in regard to game calls, mechanics or procedural duties. Those questions should be initially addressed through the pool leader, MOA Regional Director or the MOA office.

2. Amended Section XIV, L to read: Officials pools may provide information regarding availability of eligible officials for post season assignment to a district or division representative for distribution to schools in those districts or divisions, when requested in writing. Individual officials shall not provide such information.

3. Because basketball districts/divisions are now scheduling play-in games on Monday or Tuesday to pare the tournament down to an eight team bracket, approved that if one of the tournament officials has a work related conflict and is unable to officiate the play-in or a challenge game, the MOA office or tournament manager can assign one of the other tournament officials to work this game(s).

4. An alternate official must always be available for basketball tournament games below the state level, that a schedule of alternate officials be prepared by the tournament officials and coordinated by the tournament manager.

5. Language was added to the MOA Handbook to allow officials whose employment requires them to be away from home during the week to attend study clubs at an alternate pool location with the permission of both the regional director and the MOA Commissioner.

6. Officials utilizing lodging accommodations provided by the tournament manager may be provided a single room when feasible and at the discretion of the tournament manager.

7. All basketball officials are required to sign their name in the scorebook before the start of each contest. The referee must make sure the official’s names are in the scorebook.

8. Pink whistles may be used by officials at contests designated as breast cancer awareness events. Any other uniform modifications for the purpose of supporting a charitable fundraising event must be approved in advance by the MOA Commissioner.

9. The MHSA/MOA will require each official to take the “NFHS Concussion in Sports – What You Need to Know” course each year. The online concussion course must be viewed after June 1

st for an official to be eligible for the coming school year. The deadline for viewing the

course will coincide with the deadline for viewing the rules clinic for each sport. For officials who work more than one sport, you must complete the concussion course by the rules clinic deadline for your first sport of the year. The concussion course must be completed only once per school year but it must be completed before officiating any high school scrimmage or game. The penalty for not completing the concussion clinic by the deadline will be the same as the penalty for non-completion of the rules clinic. However, the MOA official, by law, cannot work any scrimmage or contest until the concussion clinic has been viewed. Officials are asked to use their best judgment in observing the signs, symptoms and behaviors of a concussion and other possible serious injuries. If there is a player who exhibits signs and symptoms of an injury, officials will make coaches aware of the injured player and call an injury time out. The official should notify the coach by making the following statement: “Coach, you need to take a look at this player; he/she is exhibiting signs and symptoms of an injury.” Once the official notifies the coach, it is now the coach’s responsibility. The official does not need written permission for an athlete to return to play nor does the official need to verify the credentials of the appropriate health-care professional. THE YOUTH CANNOT RETURN TO PLAY UNTIL THEY ARE EVALUATED BY A LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

AND RECEIVES WRITTEN CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO PLAY FROM THE LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. Officials do not determine RETURN TO PLAY (RTP).

VI. Review and discuss the following information related to the MHSA basketball mercy rule. This is not

an NFHS rule change, but MOA basketball officials will be called upon to help facilitate this MHSA mercy rule:

MHSA BASKETBALL MERCY RULE

For the 2016-2017 basketball season, the Basketball Mercy Rule will again be used by all MHSA member schools. It will be used for all levels of play, (Varsity, JV, Sophomore and Frosh) in the second half only, once a team has a forty (40) point or better lead against their opponent, a running clock will ensue until the end of the game even if the difference in the score drops below the forty point margin. The only time the clock will stop will be between quarters, time outs, and when replacing an injured or disqualified player.

In the second half of a basketball game, the official scorer and timer will be responsible for running the clock continuously except for the below situations, once a team has a forty (40) point or better lead against their opponent. 1. Once the clock signals the end of a quarter or overtime period, the clock will be stopped until play

is started for the next quarter or overtime period. 2. Once an official signals for a called time-out, the clock will be stopped until play is started

following the time-out. 3. Once an official beckons or bench personnel come onto the floor to attend to an injured player,

the clock will be stopped until play is started again. 4. Once an official informs the Head Coach that a player has been disqualified from further

participation in the game, the clock will be stopped until play is started again. The clock will be restarted:

1. If a free throw is not successful and the ball is to remain live, the clock shall be started when the ball touches or is touched by a player on the court.

2. If play is resumed by a throw-in, the clock shall be started when the ball touches, or is legally touched by, a player on the court after it is released by the thrower.

Game management must inform the official scorer and timer of this MHSA Basketball Mercy Rule and the provisions of the rule. MOA basketball officials should discuss this MHSA Basketball Mercy Rule with the head coaches and captains during the pre-game conference and with the scorer and timer before the start of the game. The following are MHSA Basketball Mercy Rule Clarifications for the 2016-2017 basketball season: Free throws (including Technical fouls) are shot with a running clock once a team has a forty (40) point or better lead against their opponent until the end of the game even if the difference in the score drops below the forty point margin. The only time the clock would stop to shoot free throws would be when a player has been disqualified from further participation in the game, the clock would be stopped to replace the disqualified player and during the shooting of required free throws. The clock would be restarted in this situation (1) If a free throw is not successful and the ball is to remain live, the clock shall be started when the ball touches or is touched by a player on the court or (2) If the free throw(s) are made and play is resumed by a throw-in, the clock shall be started when the ball touches, or is legally touched by, a player on the court after it is released by the thrower.

VII. Please take time as a group to review and discuss the following articles related to the new rule

changes listed in the 2016-2017 Basketball Preseason Guide (note we have listed the number of the page):

Rule: 2-12-5 (Deliver subs quicker) - pages 1 and 2

Free-throw semicircle – page 2

Logoed undershirts – page 3

Non-playing personnel – page 4

OUTLINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PRESENT AND SENT TO YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR BY APRIL 1, 2017.

MONTANA OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL STUDY CLUB OUTLINES

2016-2017 LESSON #2

NAME______________________________________________________________________________

CLUB_____________________________________ DATE____________________________________ I. Review and discuss the following points related to off ball officiating:

“OFF BALL OFFICIATING”

Good officiating revolves around two simple principles and is true for both the offense and the defense. Did the contact created DISPLACE the opponent or did the contact created HINDER THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT of the opponent? If either one of these are true and a player has created OBVIOUS contact which in turns gains an advantage, then that act needs to be called a foul! Notice the key word……OBVIOUS!!! At every possession of the game there is an offensive player with the ball and 1 (sometimes 2) defenders guarding this offensive player. For the covering official this is a very simple and basic part of officiating. However, the most critical and often overlooked portion of the game is what is going on with the other 4 offensive and 4 defensive players on the court as well as the 2 officials responsible for the officiating all off- ball play situations! It is the consensus that the weakest coverage in basketball is the off-ball officiating! This is the least glamorous aspect for both referees and players and without constant concentration the desire results are not produced. The most important thing to remember is rarely should we have 2 officials focused on the ball play which leaves the other official to monitor the remaining 8 players. DO NOT get caught ball watching, instead focus on the other 8 players when the ball is not in your primary. Some things that can be happening off the ball:

post players are jostling for position

offensive players are cutting through the lane

defensive players are bumping and chucking those cutters

offensive players are setting screens to get their teammates open (legal or illegal)

Every official can call the drive to the basket, the hit on the arm, the counting the basket, reporting the foul and administering the free-throws for a 3-point play conversion. The best officials are the ones who call the fouls created off ball both by the defense or the offense. These illegal acts should be addressed from the opening tip and consistently called until the end of the game. If we allow players to displace their opponent or we allow players to hinder the freedom of movement of their opponent, either offensively or defensively we have created a game environment that will disintegrate rapidly. Please cover the following points to help with your off ball officiating:

focus on your area of responsibility, if a defensive player puts a knee or forearm in the back side of the offense and dislodges this player from a spot on the floor that he/she had legally that is a foul, call it

if an offensive player post backs down, fends off, or displaces his defensive player off of his legal guarding position in an attempt to create more space to receive a pass and score that is a foul, call it

if an offensive player seeks out a defensive player and sets an illegal screen on the defender to create a driving lane for his teammate with the ball or a wide open shot for a different teammate, this is illegal and is a foul, call it

if an offensive player is cutting through the land and a defender puts his/her forearm into the player in an attempt to slow them down this is a foul, call it

if off ball acts are identified and properly call as fouls from the beginning of the game to the end the players and coaches will adjust. Calling off ball fouls will not make players more talented but it will make for a better officiated game. It will give all players an equal opportunity on both sides of the ball to play the game as it was intended!

Don’t become a spectator to the game. Experienced officials know that off ball coverage is not a hopeless predicament. They recognize the necessity for full court coverage and play. Make sure in your pregame that you cover all off ball coverages from each positon on the floor. Keep in mind there are some plays throughout the game that there is a need for 2 officials to officiate the same play and players, these are 2 referee plays. Make sure you talk about these plays and recognize when these plays no longer need 2 referees to officiate that play anymore. When that play ends the official not responsible for the ball must get their focus back to off ball coverage! How many times has this applied to a game that you officiated, “There is an old saying that a game is only officiated as good as the players that are playing the game”? This is only partially true, more talented players are able to avoid contact or play through slight contact which in turns produces a game with less fouls being called and typically a better flowing game to officiate and for the spectators to watch. HOWEVER, when we have a game with less talent that disintegrates due to sloppy play we don’t and should not accept below average officiating. Most of the time poor play and poorly called games are not a result of how the game was officiated in on the ball situations but in how much contact was allowed in the off ball situations!!!!

OUTLINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PRESENT AND SENT TO YOUR REGIONAL

DIRECTOR BY APRIL 1, 2017

MONTANA OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION

BASKETBALL STUDY CLUB OUTLINES

2016-17

LESSON #3

NAME______________________________________________________________________________

CLUB_____________________________________ DATE____________________________________

Review and discuss the following information related to verticality:

Guarding and Verticality:

1. Review the definition of guarding and verticality

2. Discuss or Watch/discuss plays where these two definitions play critical roles in whether we get

the play correct or not.

Examples: Block/charge, Dribble drives, blocked/contested shots etc. Guarding: Art. 1 .. Guarding is the act of legally placing the body in the path of an offensive opponent. There is no minimum distance required between the guard and opponent, but the maximum is 6 feet when closely guarded. Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court provided such player gets there first without illegally contacting an opponent. A player who extends an arm, shoulder, hip or leg into the path of an opponent is not considered to have legal position if contact occurs. Art. 2… To obtain an initial legal guarding position:

a. The guard must have both feet touching the playing court.

b. The front of the guards’ torso must be facing the opponent.

Art. 3… After the initial legal guarding position is obtained: a. The guard may have one or both feet on the playing court or be airborne, provided he/she has

inbound status

b. The guard is not required to continue facing the opponent.

c. The guard may move laterally or obliquely to maintain position, provided it is not toward the

opponent when contact occurs.

d. The guard may raise hands or jump within his/her own vertical plane.

e. The guard may turn or duck to absorb the shock of imminent contact.

Art. 4… Guarding an opponent with the ball or a stationary opponent without the ball: a. No Time and distance is required to obtain an initial legal position.

b. If the opponent with the ball is airborne, the guard must have obtained legal position before

the opponent left the floor.

Art. 5… Guarding a moving opponent without the ball: a. Time and distance are factors required to obtain an initial legal position.

b. The guard must give the opponent the time and/or distance to avoid contact.

c. The distance need not be more than two strides.

d. If the opponent is airborne, the guard must have obtained legal position before the

opponent left the floor.

Knowing what a defender needs to do to establish legal guarding position and once obtained what he/she can do will help you inforce illegal contact by the defender, and by the offensive player!

This is a critical aspect of being able to adjudicate block/charge calls successfully! Not just the big crashes in the lanes, but also the ones that occur on the perimeter. Verticality: Verticality applies to a legal position. Following are the basic components of the principle of verticality: Art.1… Legal guarding position must be obtained initially and movement thereafter must be legal. Art.2… From this position, the defender may rise or jump vertically and occupy the space within his/her vertical plane. Art.3… The hands and arms of the defender may be raised within his/her vertical plane while on the floor or in the air. Art.4… The defender should not be penalized for leaving the floor vertically or having his/her hands and arms extended within his/her vertical plane. Art.5… The offensive player whether on the floor or airborne, may not “clear out” or cause contact within the defenders vertical plane, which is a foul. Art. 6… The defender may not “Belly up” or use the lower part of the body or arms to cause contact outside his/her vertical plane, which is a foul. Art.7… The player with the ball is to be given no more protection or consideration than the defender in judging which player has violated the rules. Knowing what verticality is and what movements are allowed within ones vertical plane are critical aspects of determining legal/illegal contact on almost all of our contested shots. Block Shots are an exciting aspect of both boys/girls basketball, knowing verticality of the players, who is initiating contact (outside of their vertical plane) will help adjudicate these plays.

a. Just because there is contact doesn’t mean the defender has done anything wrong.

With both of these aspects; the key to becoming better at officiating them is locating the defense. So you can rule on whether legal guarding position was obtained, and if his/her movements violated any of the principles of guarding.

OUTLINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PRESENT AND SENT TO YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR BY APRIL 1, 2017.

MONTANA OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION

BASKETBALL STUDY CLUB OUTLINES

2016-2017

LESSON #4 NAME______________________________________________________________________________

CLUB_____________________________________ DATE____________________________________

Take orally as a group the following 2016-17 Basketball Rules Examination Part I: Discuss and clarify uncertainties with any question on the exam by referring to the relevant rule(s) reference(s):

2016-17 NFHS BASKETBALL EXAM PART 1

NOTE: In the exam situations, A refers to offensive team and B refers to their opponents, the defensive team. A1 and B1 are players of Team A and Team B. Unless otherwise stated: a single foul or free throw exists; all equipment, situations and acts are legal; a tap is toward the tapper’s basket; and it is a two-point field goal. No errors or mistakes are involved unless noted.

1. An alternating-possession throw-in results in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:

A. All double fouls.

B. Simultaneous free-throw violations.

C. A live ball lodges between the backboard and the ring.

D. A live ball comes to rest on the flange.

E. A held ball.

2. If the ball is simultaneously touched by inbounds opponents near a boundary line and then goes out of bounds before the alternating-possession procedure has been established, play will be resumed with a jump ball in the center circle.

A. True

B. False

3. The head coach is assessed a direct technical foul in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:

A. Permitting team members to leave the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason.

B. Permitting a team member to participate while wearing an illegal uniform.

C. Permitting a team member to participate after being removed from the game for disqualification.

D. Failing to replace or remove a disqualified or injured player within 20 seconds when a substitute is available.

E. Permitting a team member to dunk during the pregame warmup.

4. All of the following are ruled correctable errors, EXCEPT:

A. Failure to award a merited free throw.

B. Erroneously awarding the ball to the wrong team for a throw-in.

C. Permitting a wrong player to attempt a free throw.

D. Attempting a free throw at the wrong basket.

E. Erroneously counting or canceling a score.

5. All of the following are true regarding a legal basketball, EXCEPT:

A. Its circumference shall be 29 1/2 to 30 inches for high school boys competition.

B. Its circumference shall be 28 1/2 to 29 inches for high school girls competition.

C. The ball shall include the NFHS Authenticating Mark.

D. The ball shall be the approved orange shade or natural color.

E. The ball shall have a maximum of eight horizontally shaped panels.

6. All of the following are true statements regarding leg compression sleeve/tights, EXCEPT:

A. It must cover the knee.

B. All must be white, black, beige or the predominant color of the uniform.

C. All must be the same color for each team member.

D. All must meet the logo requirements.

7. If a team jersey contains a visible manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference, all of the following are correct, EXCEPT:

A. It may not exceed 2 1/4 square inches with no dimension more than 2 1/4 inches.

B. It may be visible on the front of the jersey and on the back of the jersey.

C. It may not be located more than 5 inches below the shoulder seam on the front of the jersey.

D. It may be located in either sideseam.

8. The basket ring is:

A. 20 inches in diameter and 10 feet above the floor.

B. 18 inches in diameter and 9 feet above the floor.

C. 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet above the floor.

D. 20 inches in diameter and 9 feet above the floor.

E. 19 inches in diameter and 10 feet above the floor.

9. The ideal measurements for a high school basketball court are:

A. 94 feet by 50 feet.

B. 84 feet by 50 feet.

C. 100 feet by 50 feet.

D. 90 feet by 50 feet.

E. 84 feet by 45 feet.

10. The playing of music/sound effects shall be permitted during the situations listed, EXCEPT:

A. Pregame.

B. Time-outs.

C. Free throws.

D. Intermissions.

E. Postgame.

11. The use of electronic devices on the bench is permitted in all instances, EXCEPT,

A. Gathering of statistics.

B. Communication with a player on the court.

C. Recording video.

D. Retrieval of a play from the internet.

12. Which of the following is permitted to designate the center restraining circle:

A. A ¼-inch line.

B. A 2-inch line.

C. Contrasting colored-floor areas.

D. All of the above.

13. A ball is at the disposal of a player in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:

A. Handed to a thrower or free thrower.

B. Caught by a player after it is bounced to him/her.

C. Placed on the floor at the spot.

D. Available to a player after a goal and the official begins the throw-in count.

E. Bounced to a thrower or free thrower.

14. A team is in control of the ball in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:

A. When a player is holding the ball.

B. While a live ball is being passed among teammates.

C. During an interrupted dribble.

D. When a try for goal is in flight.

E. When a player is dribbling the ball.

15. All of the following result in a kicking violation, EXCEPT:

A. B1 intentionally uses his/her thigh to deflect a pass between A1 and A2.

B. B1 intentionally uses his/her knee to deflect a pass between A1 and A2.

C. B1 intentionally uses his/her foot to deflect a pass between A1 and A2.

D. A1 intentionally uses his/her foot to deflect the ball closer to his/her hands in an attempt to secure the ball.

E. B1 has the ball accidentally hit his/her lower leg.

16. All of the following result in an intentional foul, EXCEPT:

A. Contact away from the ball with an opponent who is clearly not involved with a play.

B. Contact that is of a violent or savage nature.

C. Contact with a thrower-in.

D. Contact that is not a legitimate attempt to play the ball/player specifically designed to stop the clock or keep it from starting.

E. Excessive contact while the ball is alive or until the airborne shooter returns to the floor.

17. All of the following statements are true regarding a closely-guarded situation, EXCEPT:

A. A closely-guarded count continues during an interrupted dribble.

B. A closely-guarded count only takes place in a team's frontcourt.

C. A violation occurs when a dribbling player is closely guarded for five seconds.

D. The closely-guarded distance is measured from the forward foot/feet of the defender to the forward foot/feet of the ball handler.

E. The closely-guarded count continues when there is a defensive switch, provided the 6-foot distance is maintained.

18. Play is resumed at the point of interruption in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:

A. An official's inadvertent whistle.

B. A double personal foul.

C. A double technical foul.

D. A simultaneous foul.

E. A technical foul.

19. The length of each extra period in a varsity contest is minutes.

A. five

B. four

C. three

D. eight

20. A situation in which there are fouls by both teams, the second of which occurs before the clock is started following the first, and such that at least one of the attributes of a double foul is absent, is known as:

A. A multiple foul.

B. A double foul.

C. A simultaneous foul.

D. An intentional foul.

E. A false double foul.

21. A situation in which there is a foul by both teams at approximately the same time, but the fouls are not committed by opponents against each other, is known as:

A. A simultaneous foul.

B. A double foul.

C. A false double foul.

D. A multiple foul.

E. A false multiple foul.

22. A situation in which two or more teammates commit personal fouls against the same opponent at approximately the same time is known as:

A. A multiple foul.

B. A double foul.

C. A simultaneous foul.

D. An intentional foul.

E. A false double foul.

23. All of the following are true regarding a foul when committed against a ball handler/dribbler, except:

A. Placing two hands on the player.

B. Placing an extended arm bar on the player.

C. Placing and keeping two hands on the player.

D. Placing one hand on a player and then immediately releasing the hand.

E. Contacting the player more than once with the same hand or alternating hands.

24. All of the following are true statements regarding intentional fouls, EXCEPT:

A. Contact away from the ball or when not making a legitimate attempt to play the ball or a player, specifically designed to stop or keep the clock from starting.

B. May or may not be premeditated.

C. Foul which neutralizes an opponent's obvious advantageous position.

D. Assessed if the opponent of a thrower-in reaches through the boundary-line plane and fouls the thrower.

E. Based solely on the severity of the act.

25. Contact away from the ball with an opponent who is clearly not involved with a play is:

A. A false double foul.

B. A flagrant foul.

C. A technical foul.

D. An intentional foul.

26. Contact that is not a legitimate attempt to play the ball/player specifically designed to stop the clock or keep it from starting is:

A. A technical foul.

B. An intentional foul.

C. A flagrant foul.

D. A player-control foul.

27. Technical fouls include all of the following, EXCEPT:

A. A foul by a non-player.

B. A noncontact foul by a player.

C. A contact foul while the ball is live.

D. A contact foul while the ball is dead, except a foul by an airborne shooter.

E. A direct technical charged to the head coach as a result of his/her actions.

28. A free throw ends:

A. When the try is successful.

B. When it is certain the try will not be successful.

C. When the try touches the floor or any player.

D. When the ball becomes dead.

E. All of the above.

29. All of the following are true statements regarding lane spaces being occupied during free throws, EXCEPT:

A. A maximum of four defensive and two offensive players are permitted.

B. The first marked lane spaces may be occupied by the defense or offense.

C. The lane areas from the end line, up to and including the neutral-zone marks, shall remain vacant.

D. Not more than one player may occupy any part of a marked lane space.

E. Players who do not occupy a marked lane space, other than the thrower, must be behind the free-throw line extended and behind the three-point arc.

30. When free thrower, A1, purposefully fakes a try, it results in:

A. A technical foul assessed to A's head coach.

B. A violation on A1.

C. A team technical on Team A.

D. An unsporting technical on A1.

E. None of the above.

31. The ball is dead, or remains dead, in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:

A. When a goal is made.

B. When a held ball occurs.

C. When a free-throw violation occurs by the throwing team.

D. When time expires while A1's try is in flight.

E. When time expires while A1 is dribbling.

32. A bookkeeping mistake:

A. May be corrected when discovered.

B. Includes adding players to the scorebook during the game.

C. Must be corrected before the halftime intermission.

D. May be corrected if recognized during the first dead ball following the mistake.

33. All of the following are pregame duties of the referee, EXCEPT:

A. Be responsible for having each team submit its roster and starters before the 10-minute mark.

B. Designate the official timepiece and official timer.

C. Designate the official scorebook and official scorer.

D. Be responsible for having each team notified three minutes before the game is to begin.

E. Inspect and approve all equipment.

34. All of the following describe general duties of any game official, EXCEPT:

A. Referees shall make decisions on any points not specifically covered in the rules

B. Administer penalties.

C. Grant time-outs.

D. Put the ball in play.

E. Beckon substitutes to enter the court.

35. All of the following statements regarding officials' jurisdiction are true, EXCEPT:

A. Jurisdiction begins prior to the game when the officials arrive on the floor.

B. Jurisdiction extends through periods when the game may be momentarily stopped for any reason.

C. Jurisdiction is terminated when all officials leave the visual confines of the playing area.

D. Jurisdiction ends when the referee approves the final score.

E. Officials shall arrive on the floor at least 15 minutes before the scheduled starting time of the game.

36. An official shall immediately remove a player from the game who exhibits the following signs or symptoms of a concussion:

A. Dizziness.

B. Confusion.

C. Headache.

D. Loss of consciousness.

E. All of the above.

37. An official's uniform shall consist of all of the following, EXCEPT:

A. Black-and-white striped shirt.

B. Black pants.

C. Black jacket.

D. Entirely black shoes.

E. Black socks.

38. Depending on the location of the throw-in, except outside the end line after a successful goal, the official shall:

A. Hand the ball to the thrower.

B. Toss the ball to the thrower.

C. Bounce the ball to the thrower.

D. Both A and C.

39. If a mistake has been made and the umpire is still on the floor at the end of the game, he/she:

A. May determine the winning team and leave.

B. Must call the referee and start an overtime period.

C. May not correct the mistake because the referee has left the floor.

D. May call the referee back to make the correction.

40. If the referee determines that the clock was not started or stopped properly, or if the clock did not run, the referee:

A. May correct by using an officials count.

B. May correct by using the exact time observed by an official.

C. May correct with information provided from either head coach.

D. Both A and B.

41. The ball is awarded out of bounds after:

A. A violation.

B. A free throw for a technical foul.

C. A field goal or an awarded goal.

D. A held ball.

E. All of the above.

42. The ball is out of bounds in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:

A. When the ball touches any object on or outside a boundary line.

B. When the ball touches the supports or back of the backboard.

C. When the ball touches the ceiling, overhead equipment or supports.

D. When the ball touches the side of a rectangular backboard.

E. When the ball passes over a rectangular backboard.

43. What type of penalty is assessed when a player leaves the playing court for an unauthorized reason to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation?

A. A technical foul.

B. An intentional foul.

C. A flagrant foul.

D. A double foul.

E. A common foul.

44. The following scoretable personnel are required to wear a black-and-white vertically striped garment:

A. Official timer.

B. Official scorer.

C. Visiting team's scorer.

D. Public-address announcer.

45. All of the following are duties of the timer, EXCEPT:

A. Signal the scorer three minutes before starting time.

B. Start and stop the clock as prescribed by the rules.

C. Signal the captains when play is about to begin at the start of the game.

D. Signal the end of an intermission or time-out.

E. Sound a warning signal 15 seconds before the expiration of an intermission or a time-out.

46. All of the following are duties of the scorer, EXCEPT:

A. Record the number of warnings in the official scorebook.

B. Notify the timer to begin the replacement interval when a player has been charged with his/her fifth foul.

C. Be responsible for the possession arrow.

D. Signal the nearer official when a team has been granted an excessive time-out.

E. Record field goals made, free throws made and missed, and keep a running summary of the points scored.

47. A1 is sent to the bench because of bleeding from a cut. Team A calls a 60-second time-out, during which the athletic trainer stops the bleeding and covers the wound. Which of the following statements is the most accurate?

A. A1 may only re-enter the game at the next opportunity to substitute.

B. A1 may re-enter the game if Team A calls another time-out.

C. A1 may re-enter the game at the end of the charged time-out.

D. A substitute is required for A1.

E. None of the above.

48. Any player who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion shall not return to play until cleared by:

A. The head coach.

B. A parent or guardian.

C. The athletic director.

D. An appropriate health-care professional.

E. All of the above.

49. Substitutions between halves may be made by:

A. A team representative.

B. The official scorer.

C. The public-address announcer.

D. The timer.

E. None of the above.

50. When the ball is awarded to the wrong team for a throw-in, in order for it to be corrected, it must be rectified:

A. Before the throw-in ends.

B. Before the ball is handed to the thrower.

C. Before the ball is bounced to the thrower.

D. Before the ball is released by the thrower.

E. Before the official blows the whistle.

51. Which of the following statements is true when each team is granted a time-out to keep a player in the game who was directed to leave because of injury/blood?

A. The time-outs are administered concurrently.

B. The time-outs are administered in the order in which they were requested.

C. Both teams are always charged a 60-second time-out.

D. The players may not enter the game until the next opportunity to substitute after the time-out.

E. None of the above.

52. All of the following are true statements regarding charged time-outs, EXCEPT:

A. Time-outs shall be conducted within the confines of the time-out area.

B. A 60-second time-out may be reduced in length if the charged team is ready to play.

C. During a 30-second time-out, players must remain standing.

D. No on-court entertainment is permitted during a 30-second time-out.

E. Teams are permitted three 60-second time-outs and two 30-second time-outs during a regulation game.

53. The name or initials of a recently deceased player may appear in a patch that:

A. Is worn above the neckline.

B. Is worn in the side insert of the jersey.

C. Must be approved by state association.

D. All of the above.

54. The referee is authorized to deal with any safety-related concerns such as:

A. Length of player's fingernails.

B. Color of player's hair.

C. Size of player's shoes.

D. None of the above.

55. When a team member is wearing an item that causes a safety concern, the referee may:

A. Have the team member removed from the gym.

B. Charge an indirect technical foul to the head coach.

C. Prohibit the team member from participating.

D. Both B and C.

56. All of the following situations result in a violation, EXCEPT:

A. Excessively swinging the elbow(s).

B. Causing the ball to enter and pass through the basket from below.

C. Leaving the court for an unauthorized reason to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation.

D. Dribbling a second time after the first dribble has ended.

E. Causing the ball to enter the basket on a throw-in.

57. A fight breaks out between A1 and B1 during a dead-ball and clock-stopped situation. The head coach of Team A rushes onto the court. The officials:

A. Stop the coach from coming onto the floor.

B. Assess the coach with a technical for coming onto the floor.

C. Charge A1 and B1 with flagrant technicals and disqualify them from the game.

D. Allow the coach onto the floor to assist with diffusing the situation.

E. c and d

58. During an alternating-possession throw-in by A1, B2 intentionally kicks the throw-in pass. A1 will be awarded a new throw-in opportunity, but the arrow will remain pointed in the direction of A’s basket.

A. True

B. False

59. Team A is awarded an alternating-possession throw-in. The arrow will be switched toward Team B in all of the following, EXCEPT:

A. After A1's throw-in pass is touched by A2.

B. After Team A commits a throw-in violation.

C. When a foul by either team occurs before the throw-in ends.

D. After A1's throw-in pass is touched by B2.

E. After A1's throw-in pass is touched by A2, who is standing on a boundary line.

60. To establish the alternating-possession procedure, control may be gained as a result of a violation or foul.

A. True

B. False

61. A head coach is permitted to be outside the optional coaching box to give instructions to players.

A. True

B. False

62. A technical foul assessed to a team's athletic trainer is also charged indirectly to the head coach and results in four free throws.

A. True

B. False

63. If a player is directed to leave the game for a violation of the uniform rule, the coach must replace the player within 30 seconds.

A. True

B. False

64. The head coach is assessed a direct technical foul if team members are permitted to leave the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason.

A. True

B. False

65. The third indirect technical foul charged to the head coach results in disqualification and ejection.

A. True

B. False

66. With the clock running, the head coach may go, without penalty, to the scorer's table to request a time-out regarding a correctable error.

A. True

B. False

67. If an error is corrected, in some cases, play shall continue from the normal game action resulting from the correction.

A. True

B. False

68. If the error is made while the clock is running and the ball dead, it must be recognized by an official before the second live ball following the error in order to be corrected.

A. True

B. False

69. Only the referee is authorized to correct the erroneous awarding of a score.

A. True

B. False

70. The time consumed prior to recognition of a correctable error cannot be restored even though the error is corrected.

A. True

B. False

71. When the error is a free throw by the wrong player, if corrected, the free throw and any common foul committed during such a free throw shall be cancelled.

A. True

B. False

72. A bonus is the second free throw awarded for a common foul, except a player-control or team-control foul.

A. True

B. False

73. A closely-guarded situation can occur when different defenders continuously guard the player holding or dribbling the ball, provided the 6-foot distance is maintained throughout.

A. True

B. False

74. A held ball occurs when an opponent places his or her hand(s) on the ball and prevents an airborne player from throwing the ball or releasing it on a try.

A. True

B. False

75. A player is officially disqualified and becomes bench personnel when the player is notified by an official.

A. True

B. False

76. A player may not hold his or her hands or arms in front of his or her body to absorb the force from an imminent charge of any opponent.

A. True

B. False

77. A tap shall be considered the same as a try for a goal.

A. True

B. False

78. A traveling violation results if A1, while holding the ball, touches the floor with a knee or any other part of the body other than hand or foot.

A. True

B. False

79. A warning to a team for delay is an administrative procedure by an official that is recorded in the scorebook by the scorer and announced to the coach.

A. True

B. False

80. Blocking is illegal personal contact with an opponent that impedes the progress of an opponent with or without the ball.

A. True

B. False

81. During a dribble from backcourt to frontcourt, the ball is in the frontcourt when both feet of the dribbler and the ball touch the court entirely in the frontcourt.

A. True

B. False

82. If there is less than 3 feet between the guard and a boundary line, the dribbler has the greater responsibility for the contact.

A. True

B. False

83. If A1's personal foul is followed with a technical foul by B1 before the clock starts, it creates a false double foul situation.

A. True

B. False

84. If a technical foul is administered to start an extra period, a jump ball will follow to establish the alternating-possession procedure.

A. True

B. False

85. Once the ball becomes live in an extra period, the extra period ________ even though a correction in score is made.

A. will not be played

B. will be played

C. doesn't count

D. none of the above

86. Teams shall change baskets for each extra period played.

A. True

B. False

87. The length of intermission between the end of regulation play and the first extra period is _____ minute(s).

A. three

B. two

C. one

D. four

88. A free throw starts when the appropriate lane spaces are filled and the free thrower is ready.

A. True

B. False

89. A simultaneous violation is called if offensive players occupy the first marked lane spaces and defensive players occupy the second marked lane spaces during the free throw.

A. True

B. False

90. A violation has occurred when B1, in a marked space, loses his/her balance and touches inside the lane with both hands prior to A1's release of a free-throw attempt.

A. True

B. False

91. Any player, other than the free thrower, who does not occupy a marked lane space, must be behind the free-throw line extended and behind the three-point line.

A. True

B. False

92. Following a team warning for any type of delay, it is a team technical foul if the free throw is delayed because of a Team A huddle or contact with the free thrower.

A. True

B. False

93. During a dribble from backcourt to frontcourt, the ball is in A's frontcourt if one of dribbler A1's feet is on the division line and the other foot and the ball are touching in A's frontcourt.

A. True

B. False

94. If A1 jumps from his/her frontcourt and lands in the backcourt, A1 is not considered to be located in either court while in the air.

A. True

B. False

95. The ball is in A's backcourt when A1, while holding the ball, has one foot touching the division line and the other touching in frontcourt.

A. True

B. False

96. The ball is in A's backcourt when it is in flight on a pass from A1, who is in A's frontcourt, to A2, who is in A's backcourt.

A. True

B. False

97. After obtaining a legal position, the guard may raise hands or jump within his or her own vertical plane.

A. True

B. False

98. Every player is entitled to a spot on the playing court provided such player gets there first without illegally contacting an opponent.

A. True

B. False

99. To obtain an initial legal guarding position in the path of a moving opponent with the ball, time or distance is not a factor.

A. True

B. False

100. While no minimum distance is required between the guard and opponent, the maximum is 6 feet when closely guarded.

A. True

B. False

OUTLINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PRESENT AND SENT TO YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR BY APRIL 1, 2017.

MONTANA OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL STUDY CLUB OUTLINES

2016-2017 LESSON #5

NAME______________________________________________________________________________

CLUB_____________________________________ DATE____________________________________ I. Please take time as a group to review and discuss the following information:

Freedom of Movement

1.) Non handler/dribbler

*Rule 10-7-3 states “A player shall not use his/her hands on an opponent in any way that inhibits the Freedom of Movement of the opponent or acts as an aid to a player in starting or stopping.” *Focus particularly on cutters in an offense that are held, bumped, or chucked in a manner that causes them to be slowed or displaced from their intentional movement. The slightest hold or bump on a cutter could inhibit the timing of an offense and is therefor an unfair advantage gained by the defense. A foul should be called.

2.) Ball handler/dribbler

*Rule 10-7-3 (above) still applies to ball handle/dribbler regarding Freedom of Movement with additional rule(s) and focus added *Rule 10-7-12 states “The following acts constitute a foul when committed against a ball handler/dribbler. A player becomes a ball handler/dribbler when he/she receives the ball. This would include a player in a post position. a. Placing two hands on the player b. Placing an extended arm bar on the player c. Placing and keeping a hand on the player d. Contacting the player more than once with the same hand or alternating hands. *Acts outlined in Rule 10-7-12 should be considered “automatics” and called as a foul immediately. *Arm Bar is defined as an “extended forearm” that is not flush with the defenders body.

OUTLINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PRESENT AND SENT TO YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR BY APRIL 1, 2017

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MONTANA OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION BASKETBALL STUDY CLUB OUTLINES

2016-17 LESSON #6

NAME______________________________________________________________________________

CLUB_____________________________________ DATE____________________________________

Review your group’s season: I. Are there any basketball rules or mechanics changes your group would like to see? Evaluate the

new rule changes for this past year. The rules or mechanics changes must be submitted through the new NFHS rule change proposal system. The rule change should go through the pool leader. The pool leader then can enter the information online through a link provided by MHSA. It should be submitted by Feb. 15, 2017.

II. What issues does your group believe are important universal issues that need to be addressed by

all officials’ pools throughout the state? Please send these items to Kip Ryan at the MHSA office so they may possibly be included for rules clinics and for study clubs.

III. Discuss potential MOA “Hall of Fame” candidates in your area. Application forms are available

on the MOA Central Hub at http://moa.arbitersports.com/front/106278/Site/MOA-Hall-of-Fame/MOA-Hall-of-Fame-Information or you can request one from your Regional Director or the MOA/MHSA office. The deadline for submitting a nominee for the MOA Hall of Fame is March 31

st of each year.

IV. Discuss your methods of evaluating fellow MOA members. Are the methods working properly

and positively? Should you start a method if you’re not evaluating at the present time? These evaluation procedures are especially important to review and discuss because of the process for selecting tournament officials and because the rankings/ratings of each pool is used to help determine selection. Do these methods work for “upgrading”? Are they fair to all of your levels? Are you allowing anybody to upgrade? Are your methods for not allowing an upgrade fair?

V. For the benefit of all, review dues deadlines and upgrading procedures/requirements in the MOA

Handbook. Be aware of the importance of notifying the MOA office of address changes. Know the “dues due” date.

VI. How many prospective officials did you have in your pool this year? Discuss and evaluate your

methods of recruitment. VII. You have an obligation to read the MOA Handbook. All officials should be aware of the

governing body’s rules and regulations. Any changes you’d like to see should be directed to your regional director for the council’s meeting in December or June.

VIII. Take time to discuss your pool’s assignment practices. Is your method fair to all involved? What

areas may need some improvement or change in relation to assignment of officials? IX. Take time to evaluate your individual performance as an official this year. Incorporate your own

personal reflections and observations from partners or fellow officials.

X. Discuss some items concerning what an official can do in the off-season to prepare for next year.

Include in the discussion off-season exercise program, reviewing video of games done, attending a camp (if possible), etc.

XI. Are there any items, issues, clarifications that possibly would benefit all officials by putting it in

your official’s publication, The Official Word?

XII. Discuss and evaluate your pool’s methods of retaining officials.

XIII. Evaluate your pool’s ranking/rating of officials for the selection of tournament officials. List any

positives or negatives of the ranking/rating procedure of your pool.

OUTLINE MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PRESENT AND SENT TO YOUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR BY APRIL 1, 2017.