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Originally Posted by fortmoney
Out of the Handbook, Rule Book, Case Book, and Official's manual, which do I actually need?
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Rule Book: The actual rules of basketball. This is a must-have.
Case Book: Has all of the "weird" situations and/or situations where different rules come into play, and what should be done when (not if, when) those situations occur in your game. Not absolutely required, but close.
Official's manual: This is the "how-to" of officiating... where to be, what to look at, signaling, mechanics, switching, and all that other stuff that we do that isn't directly listed in the rule book. Probably not required for rec/church ball, but will be when you move on to High School ball.
Handbook: Covers topics like "captain's duties", "historical background", "why rules change", etc. I bought one my first year of officiating... read about 1/3 of it, put it down, and haven't looked at it since.