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Official Basketball Rules 2010
Referees’ Manual Three-Person Officiating
As approved by

FIBA Central Board
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 17th April 2010

Valid as of 1st October 2010

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THREE-PERSON OFFICIATING

THREE-PERSON OFFICIATING Table of contents

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1. 1.1 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3. 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 4. 4.1 4.24.3 4.4 5. 5.1 5.2 6. 6.1 6.2 6.3 7. 7.1 7.2 8. 8.1 9.

Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4 Important terms ...............................................................................................................4 Start of thegame.............................................................................................. 5 Observation of pre-game and half-time warm-ups...................................................5 General floor position .....................................................................................................6 Jump ball to begin the game .........................................................................................6 Jump ball to begin thegame – play goes to referee's right....................................7 Jump ball to begin the game – play goes to referee's left ......................................7 Positioning and playing court coverage by officials ..................................... 8 Basic playing court coverage.......................................................................................8 Basiccoverage................................................................................................................8 Officials working area ....................................................................................................9 Primary coverage when the ball is in the frontcourt (table-side or oppositeside).................................................................................................................10 Basic movement when the ball is passed or dribbled from one side to the other (rotation) ........................................................................................................11 Basic movement when the ball goes toward the basket.......................................12 Basic movement when the ball goes from the backcourt to thefrontcourt (transition) ...................................................................................................13 Basic movement during “pressing” defence...........................................................14 Throw-in situations ........................................................................................ 15 Throw-incoverage........................................................................................................15 Throw-in from endline when the ball goes to frontcourt .......................................15 Throw-in from sideline when the ball goes or remains in frontcourt ..................16 Throw-in from endline when the ball remains in frontcourt .................................18 Shooting situations........................................................................................ 19 Shot for a field goal and rebound coverage.............................................................19 Responsibility for out-of-bounds coverage and resulting throw-ins...................21 Signals and procedures................................................................................. 22 Procedure when a foulis called.................................................................................22 Switching positions after a foul is called, ball remains in the frontcourt ...........23 Switching positions after a foul is called, ball goes to new frontcourt...............24 Free-throw situations..................................................................................... 26 Free-throw...