Great video. As a new basketball official I really need guidance in this area. I will look forward to other videos in the future. Keep up the great work.
Just reffed my first three rec league games this weekend and found throw in mechanics to be the most confusing. Interestingly, I put the least focus into that area going into the games, not recognizing just how many possible scenarios there are. Trying to get myself better prepared for another batch of games this weekend. Thanks for the great videos!
Hello! When you showed up to ref the games, did you inform your partner that it was your first time? I am trying to gain as much knowledge as I can before I sign up for a game. The training is a little confusing, as it is all self taught and reading. I am trying to find as many videos as I can. Good luck with the rest of your season/career officiating :)
@@minihooper2 I did make my partners aware. I worked with a different guy each game (3 total). Thankfully, they were all nice about it and for the most part helpful. I chatted with them prior to each game and took the opportunity during full timeouts and half time to meet them on the court to ask questions and seek corrections. If you want to give it a try, just go for it! I'm still not sure how much I'll actually enjoy officiating, but I love the game of basketball and I'm proud of myself for trying something new and challenging.
@@all4humanityplz I'm sure it's there, but does it explain why it's different? Sorry, I don't have a manual as I'm not a basketball official. Seems like you should bounce pass all the time.
At 20:09 ball is handed to thrower, 24...both thrower and ref are scanning ahead, eyes not on ball...now, imagine, thrower fumbles ball forward, reaches for it, one foot stepping in bounds...ref only glimpses the fumble...?
This is good stuff. However, officials should put themselves in position before bouncing the ball to the player making the throw-in. Not, bouncing and backing away. The whole purpose of being able to bounce on throw-ins was to put the official in position to cover at time of throw-in. Also, when Lead official is administering the throw-in Trail official should be 8-10 feet on the court above the players to start! This allows immediate coverage of the throw-in to a player in the grey area if the throw-in is completed to that area - otherwise the trail has to move up to cover which equals potentially missing stuff. If ball is inbounded to low blocks Trail will need to move to cover accordingly. Finally, I disagree with the new mechanic of a throw-in opposite the Trail that the Trail and Lead switch. Too much dead ball time is taken to get the officials in position, where as in under the old mechanics the Trail just hustled over to the other sideline, Lead positioned accordingly - thus only one official is moving significantly instead of two. Much more efficient. Not sure why they changed. Otherwise good stuff.
Gary, I like that. Sometimes though, the movement of the players causes additional movement (position adjust,) and if you are Trail (in 2-person) and step back too far in anticipation of the ball going further back court say, you can be in poor position if ball goes into front court.
Don't move back to cover back court. Move back far enough to give yourself a cushion in case the ball goes to the back court and you don't get run over by the players. Yes, adjust to the players initially. I used to teach Trail being on the sideline FT line extended when Lead is administering a throw-in. Too many times when the ball was inbounded to the "grey" area officials were moving to cover and missing stuff. I have a video showing this but I need to upload to RUclips.
I could not find the training video I did several years ago showing why trail should be 8-10 feet on the court when lead is administering throw-in versus being FT line extended on the sideline. The computer it was on died last year and I could not find the back up to it. Here's link to some of my training videos on vimeo: vimeo.com/garyfrieders/albums
Great video. As a new basketball official I really need guidance in this area. I will look forward to other videos in the future. Keep up the great work.
Leon Whaley I have an entire playlist of videos geared towards new officials. Spot of the foul switching in two person all very important.
2-Person Mechanics Training: ruclips.net/p/PLl7x9soR9CegH7rq434ACRJ7LtVJzHK-A
OK, Thanks.
Just reffed my first three rec league games this weekend and found throw in mechanics to be the most confusing. Interestingly, I put the least focus into that area going into the games, not recognizing just how many possible scenarios there are. Trying to get myself better prepared for another batch of games this weekend. Thanks for the great videos!
Hello! When you showed up to ref the games, did you inform your partner that it was your first time? I am trying to gain as much knowledge as I can before I sign up for a game. The training is a little confusing, as it is all self taught and reading. I am trying to find as many videos as I can. Good luck with the rest of your season/career officiating :)
@@minihooper2 I did make my partners aware. I worked with a different guy each game (3 total). Thankfully, they were all nice about it and for the most part helpful. I chatted with them prior to each game and took the opportunity during full timeouts and half time to meet them on the court to ask questions and seek corrections.
If you want to give it a try, just go for it! I'm still not sure how much I'll actually enjoy officiating, but I love the game of basketball and I'm proud of myself for trying something new and challenging.
I am surprised at the number of officials who do not want to rotate. The boxing in principle is so easy to do.
Why do we bounce the ball to the thrower on the sideline but hand it on the end line? Why the distinction?
I don't know the answer to that. But it is what it is.
It's detailed in ref's Mechanics manuals..
@@all4humanityplz I'm sure it's there, but does it explain why it's different? Sorry, I don't have a manual as I'm not a basketball official. Seems like you should bounce pass all the time.
At 20:09 ball is handed to thrower, 24...both thrower and ref are scanning ahead, eyes not on ball...now, imagine, thrower fumbles ball forward, reaches for it, one foot stepping in bounds...ref only glimpses the fumble...?
This is good stuff. However, officials should put themselves in position before bouncing the ball to the player making the throw-in. Not, bouncing and backing away. The whole purpose of being able to bounce on throw-ins was to put the official in position to cover at time of throw-in. Also, when Lead official is administering the throw-in Trail official should be 8-10 feet on the court above the players to start! This allows immediate coverage of the throw-in to a player in the grey area if the throw-in is completed to that area - otherwise the trail has to move up to cover which equals potentially missing stuff. If ball is inbounded to low blocks Trail will need to move to cover accordingly. Finally, I disagree with the new mechanic of a throw-in opposite the Trail that the Trail and Lead switch. Too much dead ball time is taken to get the officials in position, where as in under the old mechanics the Trail just hustled over to the other sideline, Lead positioned accordingly - thus only one official is moving significantly instead of two. Much more efficient. Not sure why they changed. Otherwise good stuff.
Gary, I like that. Sometimes though, the movement of the players causes additional movement (position adjust,) and if you are Trail (in 2-person) and step back too far in anticipation of the ball going further back court say, you can be in poor position if ball goes into front court.
Don't move back to cover back court. Move back far enough to give yourself a cushion in case the ball goes to the back court and you don't get run over by the players. Yes, adjust to the players initially. I used to teach Trail being on the sideline FT line extended when Lead is administering a throw-in. Too many times when the ball was inbounded to the "grey" area officials were moving to cover and missing stuff. I have a video showing this but I need to upload to RUclips.
Cool, I look forward to that.
I could not find the training video I did several years ago showing why trail should be 8-10 feet on the court when lead is administering throw-in versus being FT line extended on the sideline. The computer it was on died last year and I could not find the back up to it.
Here's link to some of my training videos on vimeo: vimeo.com/garyfrieders/albums
Thank you for posting this video, which really helped me refreshing my mechanics for my 3rd season. Greetings from Germany! :)
I LOVE THIS VIDEO
at 16:00 they dont properly "box in" ....theyre both on the same side of the court
Where can i get a mechanics manual?
Great stuff! Thank you.
Isn't that a travel at 7:59?
Hard to tell at which point he catches the ball. Definitely looks it though.