Too much verbal?

[Snake~eyes]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

On close OOB violations:
1. whistle & hand up
2. pointing to the line while saying “line”
3. point in the direction while saying the “blue”

I personally would just point at the line, then point direction then say the color.

Originally Posted by Ch1town

Player control on a made basket:
1. whistle & fist up
2. wipe the basket while saying “no”
3. signal PC, point in the direction saying “blue endline” then pointing to the spot

I usually give the PC signal first, since I am often calling it a PC before I know if the basket goes in. Once I've called the PC I'll wave it off. I do not say blue endline or point, too much verbiage imo.

Originally Posted by Ch1town

When a player is close to a 3 second violation, do you all say “lane-lane” to move the player or do you just hit the whistle?

I do not call 3 seconds very often, I try to talk to players. But if a player is camping beyond 3 seconds then I'll call it.

Originally Posted by Ch1town

When a defender has his hands on a player, do you say “hands-hands” or just get the foul?

I don't say hands or anything. I either call it or don't. This is in the open where everyone can see.

Originally Posted by Ch1town

It’s getting physical in the post, do say “easy guys” or “I’m right here” or do you just get the foul?

Depends on how physical. Try to say what they're doing wrong. If its getting physical just call it, this fixes bad post play quickly.

Originally Posted by Ch1town

Sometimes when a foul occurs after my whistle & fist up (offender has that uhh-uhhh look) I may say “no sir hit” while signaling hit… thoughts?

I don't think I EVER prelim a hit signal. I just go report it. If the player if giving you bad looks talk to him and tell him to knock it off. Everyone can probably see this looks so it just makes you look bad.

Originally Posted by Ch1town

2 person system (T to L) full court press after a made basket/timeout, the baseball pass & catch for a lay up. Do you pull up around the FT line for better coverage (as the new T probably won’t make it down court) or do you hustle to the endline?

Don't feel the need to immediately get to the baseline. If you do, you will get straightlined at some point through the play (and knowing our luck its as a hack occurs). I will referee from a C position to obtain the angle, then move down once the drive has completed. Remember, you want to be able to always see BETWEEN the two players, so that you may see any illegal contact.


Hope this helps.

[Zoochy]

You can't go wrong using the approved signals. You can sometimes get into trouble using nonapproved signals. Here is what I mean.
When signaling a "no shot" signal, then just use that signal. Sometimes, officials just use a nonapproved signal of pointing to the ground. Trying to point out that the foul occoured, on the ground, before the act of shooting. Well... depending on how they signal this it could be interpeted as "Basket good"
I will use verval communication of "Move" to get players out of the lane. "Move" can apply to anyone, but if a player is in the lane and he hears "Move", then they should understand and get out.
I will use "Careful" not "Hands". If a coach hears "hands" then they may want you to call the foul as compared to prevent a foul. Again, "careful" should convey your message to the players that are involved.
Take this information anyway you want. Some may like it, some not. So far it has not gotten me into trouble.

[Texas Aggie]

On violations where there is a separate hand signal, I whistle, say the violation, then point and say the color of the team getting the ball. When there's no hand signal (OOB), I just say the color. If I think there would be a question, I might point to the line or say "stepped on the line," but usually not.

The key thing is to do what you need to do to sell THAT call, but don't get into a habit of what I call "giving too much info." A lot of times what happens may be clearer to others than it is to you (even though you called it) because you are closer.