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Basic rules of officiating:

Primary area: Focus on the matchups in your primary area. On a court at any time, we can have a max of five matchups. In theory, you can have three of those being watched. In most cases, there are 4 or less matchups. If we have two guys watching the same matchup, then we have 50% or more uncovered. When ball is in your primary, it is your responsibility. When it is not, find a match up to watch. That is why we have 3 out there.

Non basketball plays like your punch example should be called from anywhere on the court. That is in every pregame that I have ever had.

When you have no matchups in your area, find one and referee that matchup. Try to see what your partner is watching and pick one that he/she is not.

There are a lot of plays that happen away from ball and those need to be watched.

Example, if official A tells A1 to get hands off and immediately official B calls a foul, that sets a double standard. We try to avoid that.

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