Olympic hoops officiating

[limeyref11]

General practice in Europe is that after the foul is called and administered, the official that is nearest the table (T or C on the table-side) usually administers the substitution, it is never the guy going opposite.

Limeyref

[SmokeEater]

International Officials are all required to speak English. I don't know why this is a requirement but it is what I was told. My mentor went to referee in a few international events in Europe and did Womens games in Seoul and he told me it made working alot easier. Of course some are more fluent than others.

[limeyref11]

47.6 of the FIBA Official Basketball Rules...........if verbal communication is necessary to make a decision clear, it shall be conducted in English.

In Europe and I think in the other zones it is pretty much a requirement to speak English, although some referees are stronger than others in this respect.......

[Adam]

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

International Officials are all required to speak English. I don't know why this is a requirement

If I had to guess, I'd say this is the reason:

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

My mentor went to referee in a few international events in Europe and did Womens games in Seoul and he told me it made working alot easier.

[BktBallRef]

I'm not sure they're used to the quickness of the NBA players. Yes, NBA players travel and it's not called in the NBA. i expected to see some of those alls. But I've also seen a couple that were called that simply weren't traveling.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

International Officials are all required to speak English. I don't know why this is a requirement but it is what I was told. My mentor went to referee in a few international events in Europe and did Womens games in Seoul and he told me it made working alot easier. Of course some are more fluent than others.

So are you Canadian guys also required to study English as a second language?

[SmokeEater]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

So are you Canadian guys also required to study English as a second language?

No just European as a second language. No one here can speak American with any fluency!

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by SmokeEater

No just European as a second language. No one here can speak American with any fluency!

Speaking American is to end a sentence with a preposition.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Speaking American is to end a sentence with a preposition.

In high school, I tried to end each sentence with a proposition, especially if I was on a date. Didn't help, though.