Reglas Del Basketball

RTS MATCH REPORTER GUIDELINES BASKETBALL

1) PRE-MATCH 2) START & STOP 3) BALL POSSESSION 4) POINTS 5) FOULS 6) FREE-THROWS 7) TIME-OUTS AND OTHER EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE 8) STATUS UNSURE 9) LOST COMMUNICATION

1) PRE-MATCH
You should double check the time and venue of the game on official websites and local newspapers the previous evening and once again in the morning on game day. Also makesure you have two mobile phones fully charged, preferably using two different network providers. Inform your Country Manager (CM) if there are any changes or if you are having problems covering the game you have been assigned to. The Match Operator (MO) from the call centre will make an initial call 60-90 minutes before the starting time to confirm the game details and to ensure that you are onyour way to the stadium. Give the MO full team names, starting time and any other information being requested. Be in position in the stadium (not outside) at least 30 minutes before the scheduled starting time. It’s strongly recommended to purchase tickets in advance for leagues/games that attract a larger crowd. The second call will come around half-an-hour prior to the start and you will then beasked for details such as attendance and shirt/uniform colours. Provide the (estimated) attendance number in percentage of the total stadium capacity – 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% and inform the MO about the colours of both teams, for example: Home team is playing in white and away team is red and blue. These two details can be added/changed closer to the starting time. When the players re-enter the courtin game uniforms after the warm-up and team-briefing, announce PLAYERS ON THE COURT. When both teams are in position ready to start the game, announce STANDBY FOR JUMP BALL.

2) START & STOP
Announce GAME STARTED when the referee starts the game by throwing the ball up in the air followed by HOME/AWAY POSSESSION depending on the team winning possession of the ball. Always announce GAME STOPPEDas soon as the referee blows his whistle and the clock stops. It’s important that you announce this before other commands such as fouls and free-throws, but note that points scored always comes first (see examples in section 4). Announce GAME STARTED again when the game resumes play and the clock starts. Also start each period by announcing 1ST/2ND/3RD/4TH QUARTER STARTED or OVERTIME STARTED andend them with 1ST/2ND/3RD/4TH QUARTER ENDED or OVERTIME PERIOD ENDED when the time has run out completely.

Always announce GAME STOPPED when:      The time expires at the end of a quarter or overtime period. A referee blows his whistle, usually for foul, ball out-of-bounds or time-out. Points are made by shot in the last two minutes of the 4th quarter or extra time period. The 24-secondclock signal sounds while a team is in control of the ball. The play is stopped and the scoreboard clock is paused.

Update the MO with the remaining time in minutes and seconds every time the clock stops, but only after announcing other events such as points, fouls, free-throws and time-outs. Round down to the nearest second, however if the clock shows 1-9 tenths of a second remaining, announceLess than a second left to play. Examples (note that the seconds shift to the left when less than a minute remains): Scoreboard shows 06:36 Scoreboard shows 49:7 Scoreboard shows 00:3 announce 6 minutes and 36 seconds remaining announce 49 seconds remaining announce Less than a second remaining

If you realise that you started the clock several seconds early or stopped late, notify the MO andannounce the current time. If the game is running you might be asked to count the seconds in order to adjust the time during play. But keep focusing on the game and interrupt this procedure to announce any game event occurring during the time.

3) BALL POSSESSION
Announce HOME/AWAY POSSESSION after a jump ball (can also occur during the game) and every time the ball changes possession between...