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Pregame Conference

Pregame: Conference

A. Review

1. Rule changes. 2. Points of emphasis. B. Pregame Responsibilities 1. Position on court during warmups.

2. Twelve-minute mark, Referee to table. 3. Remind Timer of substitution procedure. 4. Remind Timer no substitutions after warning horn during a time-out or intermission. 5. Meet team captains and head coaches at appropriate time. C. Court Coverage 1. Jump Ball positioning and responsibilities. 2. Primary coverage area. 3. Good off-ball coverage. Field of vision, move to improve open angle. 4. Ballside, the Lead A–B–C positions. 5. Press situations. 6. Line Responsibilities. 7. Hustle from the Trail to the Lead. 8. Fast break, the Lead goes with ball, the Trail stays with passer and defender, the Center progresses as ball progresses. 9. Aware of ball, players, partners. D. Foul Ruling 1. Identify the free thrower. 2. Multiple whistles. Immediate eye contact with partners. 3. Rule only on what you see. 4. Freeze (field of vision). 5. Inform partner if the ball entered basket on foul, otherwise say nothing. Communication should be verbal only. Do NOT use the “count goal” signal. 6. Help each other with identification of free thrower. E. Free Throws 1. The Trail , available for communication with table officials when/if possible. 2. The Trail is responsible to assist with lane line coverage and players beyond the 3-point arc and backcourt, positioned near the center circle. 3. T he Trail , prior to final free throw, moves from division line to a position adjacent to top of 3-point arc. The Trail closes down toward end line on final free throw attempt. 4. The Center is responsible for top two spaces on farther lane line. 5. The Center is responsible for free thrower and flight of the ball. 6. The Lead administers all free throws. 7. The Lead shall bounce the ball to free thrower. 8. The Lead responsible for first lane space on nearer lane line, and all spaces on farther lane line. 9. No lane violation can occur until free thrower has possession of the ball.