Teaching new church league refs

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I have done this a couple of times. My agenda is below. First and foremost I try to get them to be comfortable blowing the whistle. In fact, I make them blow their whistle instead of raise their hand to ask a question. Then, I try to give accurate descriptions of each foul and violation they may actually have to call in the first few games. If you teach a group of thirty and end up up with 1 or 2 good recruits, call it a success.

Good luck!

Best quick advice
• Blow your whistle
• Raise your arm (either hand or fist)

Basics
• Coverage areas, angles, off-ball

Mechanics
• Throw-in administration, jump administration, free throw administration

Violations
• Travel, Double dribble, carry, out of bounds, back court, 3 seconds, backcourt, kick

Fouls
• What is a foul?
Displacement, RBSQ, Advantage/Disadvantage
• Types of fouls (demonstrate each one)
Hold, Push, Illegal use of hands, Player control, Trip