2011-12 NCAA Women’s Basketball Officiating Clinic

2011-12 NCAA Women’s Basketball Officiating Clinic

NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2011-12 and 2012-13 RULE CHANGES

Rule 1 - Court and Equipment• All shadow lines must be clearly discernable and

distinguishable (Rule 1-3.4)• The lane can be more than one color – is recommended that it

be one color (Rule 1-6.3)• The three point line is 20’9” (Rule 1-7.1)• Reminder- all divisions must have:

• 10ths-of-a-second display• Red or LED lights behind backboard• Mounted and recessed shot clocks• One administrative tech for all- penalized before the start of the

game

Rule 1 - Court and Equipment

The restricted area arc is:• A solid single-colored 2-inch line • A semi-circle measured from the center of the basket to the

outside edge of the line• Extends 3-feet from the center of the basket to the front face of

the backboard• Required for this season for Div. I

Required next season for Div. II & III(Rule 1-8)

Rule 2 - Officials and Their Duties

• Officials jurisdiction: 15 minutes before game and one official must remain on the floor (Rule 2-4.3)

• Officials must show a visible time count on free throws (Rule 2-7.9)

• Correctable error appeal (Rule 2-12.6)• Must be made by head coach, table or game official• Appeal must be honored and reviewed

Rule 2 - Officials and Their DutiesMonitor (Rule 2-13)

• Use to determine if foul observed or foul not observed is:• Flagrant 1 & contact dead ball technical fouls

• For ILLEGAL contact with elbow above the shoulders of opponent

• Review permitted on called/reported foul until the ball becomes live

• Coach may request a monitor review to determine if the above fouls or a flagrant 2 personal or flagrant 2 contact technical foul occurred• When no such foul is assessed, a timeout shall be

charged to that team

Rule 3 - Players, Substitutes & Player Equipment

• Subs between periods must report or be reported before the final horn or the last 5 players from the previous period must begin the next period (Rule 3-4.1.e)

Rule 3 - Players, Substitutes & Player Equipment

Uniforms (3-5)• Shoulder panel is measured 5 inches from top of shoulder

(Effective for the 2012-2013 season)• A colored neckline that doesn’t exceed 1 inch is permitted

(Effective for the 2012-2013 season)• Institutional/conference logo permitted on game shorts• Commemorative/memorial patches not to exceed 2 ¼ square

inches are permitted on socks

Rule 4 - Definitions

Renaming of fouls:• Flagrant 1 personal foul- former intentional foul• Flagrant 2 personal foul- former flagrant personal foul• Flagrant 2 contact/non-contact technical foul- former

flagrant technical foul• Contact dead ball technical foul- same as a player substitute

technical foul for dead ball contact(Rule 4-29)

Rule 4 - Definitions

• Resumption of play WARNING• When a team is not ready to play at the second horn during a

timeout:• first offense - officials must formally warn that team • second and subsequent offenses - the official shall make the

ball ready for play(Rule 4-57.2)

Rule 5 - Scoring & Timing

• Intermission for NCAA tournament games extended 5 minutes (Rule 5-6 Note)

• Electronic-media timeout format permitted without any paid advertising (Rule 5-13)

Rule 8 - Free Throws

• Players- permitted to occupy any (legal) vacant lane space designated for opponents when the opponent is not in that space, excluding the bottom two lane spaces (Rule 8-4.1.c)

Rule 10 - Fouls & Penalties

• A secondary defender (Rule 4-61) cannot establish initial legal guarding position in the restricted area for the purpose of drawing a player control foul /charge when defending a player:

• who is in control of the ball (i.e. dribbling or shooting)

• who has released the ball for a pass or try. When illegal contact occurs within this Restricted Area, such contact shall be called a blocking foul, unless the contact is a flagrant foul.

(Rule 10-1.12) Continued…

Secondary Defender- definition/info• A teammate who has helped a primary defender after that

player has been beaten (head & shoulders past the defender)• A teammate who double teams a low post player.• There is no secondary defender on an offensive rebound

when rebounder makes an immediate move to the basket.• In an outnumbering fast-break, any defensive player(s) are

initially secondary defenders• In the Restricted Area when any part of either foot is in or

above this area

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• Secondary defender/Restricted Area rule exceptions

• Player control foul - • Illegal contact by the offensive player leading with a foot or

unnatural, extended knee, or warding off with the arm• When a player in control of the ball stops continuous

movement toward the basket and then initiates illegal contact with a secondary defender in the restricted area

(Rule 10-1.12)

*Rule 10 - Fouls & Penalties

• Point of interruption for any double personal fouls or simultaneous personal fouls unless only one of the fouls is a flagrant foul

• *When the common foul penalty requires free throws, the free throws for the common foul will be administered with no players in the marked lane spaces followed by free throws for the flagrant 1 personal foul with no players in the marked lane spaces.

(Rule 10-1 Penalty f)


• Administrative technical fouls do NOT count toward team foul count

• Administrative technical fouls for 10-2.2.a- offset

(Rule 10-2 Penalty)

Rule 10 - Fouls & Penalties• Contact Dead Ball Technical Foul

• Definition - • committing contact that is unnecessary, unacceptable and

excessive• does not rise to the level of a flagrant 2 contact technical foul

• Penalty -• Charged as a player/substitute technical foul• The offended team is awarded two free throws and the ball

at the point of interruption. (Rule 10-3.1.c Penalty)

OFFICIATING THE NEW RULES,MAJOR OFFICIATING CONCERNS

& MECHANICS POINTS OF EMPHASIS

OFFICIATING THE NEW PLAYING RULES

Secondary Defender – Restricted-Area Plays

• Lead will likely have primary coverage for these plays when the drive comes from the strong side.

• Center may have primary responsibility if a quick drive comes from the weak side – Lead should pinch the paint in this case.

• Center and Trail will typically have secondary coverage.


Signaling sequence for a block on the Secondary Defender in the Restricted Area:

• Whistle• Fist in the air• Block signal• Point to restricted area (new informational signal)• Count the goal (if applicable)


• Treat this play like any other “help call” situation.• Non-calling official(s) shall provide information to the calling

official if they have definitive knowledge about the location of the player’s feet.


For example:• If the Lead calls a charge because the secondary defender was

deemed outside the arc and the Center clearly sees she was located inside the arc, the Center will provide that information to the calling official.

• The calling official determines if a change shall be made.

• Officials are NOT permitted to use the monitor to see where the defender is located.


• There may be NO arc on the floor at some Division II & III institutions.

• Officials must do their best to adjudicate the rule with a “mental image” of the size and location of the arc.

• When in doubt regarding the player’s location in relation to the arc – it’s a block!

• “Help calls” should be virtually nonexistent when no arc is present.

Timeout Administration

• Coaches have asked that officials NOT be in or close to the team’s huddle near the end of a timeout.

• New end-of-timeout procedure established to accommodate this request.

Timeout Administration• When the warning horn sounds the two officials will move from

their spots toward the nearest team huddle maintaining a distance of 10-15 feet away, raise the index finger and verbalize “first horn.”

• If possible, get the attention of the designated assistant or the head coach by making eye contact, and reinforce that the first horn has blown.

Timeout Administration• From this position make your presence known and do

something to encourage teams to break and to prepare for play.

• Clap your hands and verbalize what you want — “Let’s go, first horn.” “Your ball white,” etc.

• Be ready to resume play at the second horn (correction to CCA manual).

Timeout Administration• Based on the rules change already presented, if a team is not

ready for play when the second horn sounds, a warning will be issued and recorded for the first offense.

• The warning is administered as follows:• When either team is not ready to play when the second horn

sounds-• administering official shall blow the whistle, • verbalize that a ROP warning is being issued to the specific team.• closest official shall inform the head coach and the official scorer

that a warning has been issued.

Timeout Administration• When any subsequent offense occurs, the resumption-of-

play procedure will be administered (as outlined in 3.2.4 in the CCA Manual).

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Timeout Administration• When a team has received a ROP warning and is making NO

movement whatsoever to resume play, the administering official adheres to the following, slowly and deliberately :• Make good eye contact with your partners• Give a long, sharp blast of the whistle to indicate play is

about to begin.• Verbally indicate the color of the team awarded the ball.• Signal the direction of the team awarded the ball.• Put the ball at the disposal of the thrower (put the ball on the

floor if the offensive team is delaying or give the ball to the thrower if the defense is delaying).

Timeout Administration

• These rule and procedural changes are consistent with the goal of improving the pace of play and keeping the game moving.

• Officials must be consistent in administering the rule and procedure – coaches and stakeholders have asked for this!

Officials’ Jurisdiction

• At least one official shall arrive on the floor 15 minutes before the start of the game.

• At least one official must remain on the floor once jurisdiction begins.

• To enhance crew unity, it is recommended that all officials remain on the floor.

Free-Throw Count

• Officials are now asked to give a visual count when administering a free throw.

• The Center official shall initiate the count when the thrower secures the ball.

• Use wrist flicks with the hand furthest away from the thrower (preferred).

MECHANICS POINTS OF EMPHASIS

Crew Communication

• Officiating crews must take every opportunity to communicate effectively.

• Of specific concern:

• The status of the ball – live or dead – in administering penalties properly.

• Try attempts – in hand or in flight – when a violation or foul (offensive or defensive) occurs.

Crew Communication

• The official with pertinent information must communicate with his/her partners.

• When specific information is not available – officials must at least ask the right questions of partners to properly administer these situations.

Throw-in Spots

• Officials must be accurate in designating the throw-in spot in the frontcourt – sideline or end line.

• When a violation or foul occurs in the frontcourt, the rules require that the designated spot be nearest to where the violation/foul occurred.

• The three-point arc IS NOT used to determine the nearest spot.

Throw-in SpotsThe “triangle” diagram illustrates “the nearest spot.”

Disqualifying or Technical Foul

• When a disqualifying or technical foul occurs, the calling official has the option to go opposite the table when an adversarial situation has or could occur.

• Often the coach just wants an explanation of what the player did to warrant the call.

• The official must have a sense of how confrontational the situation may be and switch accordingly.

Official SignalsTo promote consistency, only “official” signals pictured in the CCA Manual should be given preliminarily or when reporting.

Hack/Hit on Arm foul signal – fist across forearm or wrist.

Official Signals

Push foul signal – arms extended and parallel to the floor, palms facing outward.

Official Signals

• Team-control fouls vs. going the other way – these are two distinct signals communicating two different types of fouls.

• The team-control foul signal indicates that an offensive foul has occurred and there will be NO free throws.

• A foul signaling “going the other direction” typically occurs on a rebound and if a team is in the bonus, free throws WILL be shot.

Official Signals

Punch: Team-Control Foul Stop Clock for Foul: Going Other Direction

Official Signals

Designated spot, free throw or other violation, added to signal chart.

Unofficial/Communication Signals

• Signals specifically designed to further communicate the specific type of illegal contact that occurred, that an infraction occurred before a try attempt, that there was no possession/infraction, must be delayed.

Unofficial/Communication Signals

• Crews run the risk of one official communicating one thing (juggling motion for no possession) at the exact same time that a co-official is signaling a traveling violation.

• Unofficial/communication type of signals must occur after the action to avoid conflicting information by a crew member.

Court Coverage

• Crews must do a better job of officiating the screen and try on the Center’s side.

• The Lead must recognize the potential for a screen/try on the weak side and rotate quicker or, at a minimum, pinch the paint to assist the Center with this action.

• There is too much activity occurring on the weak side to expect the Center to get it all.

MAJOR OFFICIATING CONCERNS

Incidental Elbow Contact

• Officials are being reminded that there can be incidental contact with the elbow above or below the shoulders.

• Not all contact with the elbow is a foul regardless of where it makes contact.

Traveling

• Not all spin moves are travels.• Legal moves by the ball handler must be permitted. • After establishing a pivot foot, that pivot foot may be lifted, but

may not return to the floor before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal.

• A player should be given the benefit of the doubt when this move is being interpreted.

Freedom of Movement

• The committee continues to be concerned with the excessive physicality and the lack of freedom of movement.

• Players must be permitted to move freely and without being held, pushed or rerouted.

Pace of Play

• Stakeholders in the game are concerned with the amount of stoppages that interrupt the flow and pace of the game.

• Officials are instructed to keep the game moving:

• Following timeouts – New rule & procedure• Permit incidental contact• Permit legal moves by ball handlers • Use the monitor judiciously

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2011-12 NCAA Women’s Basketball Officiating Clinic