LEVEL 1

SCORETABLE COURSE

2007

FIBA OCEANIA

The ‘third team’ in a basketball game are the game officials – that is, the referees and the scoretable.

The scoretable officials must be accurate, knowledgeable and professional in all they do..

The key elements to being successful on the Scoretable are:-

CORRECTNESS - RULE KNOWLEDGE

CONCENTRATION - PERSONAL ABILITY

COMMUNICATION - TEAM WORK

CO-OPERATION - PROFESSIONAL

Without these four elements the scoretable will not work

INTRODUCTION

CODE OF CONDUCT

• Work with the referees and the teams to provide the best possible basketball experience for everyone.

• Officials should be trained, accredited and registered.

• Should wear the designated uniform

• Should not barrack or show reactions to referee calls

• No feel, drink or phones on table

• Arrive earlier enough to undertake all pre-game duties

• Carry your own set of coloured pens

• Use the foul bats

• Supervise the bench during game breaks

• Act professionally at all times

REFEREEING SIGNALS

REFEREEING SIGNALS

REFEREEING SIGNALS

ARTICLES TO BE KNOWN

  

Article 1. Definitions

Article 3. Technical Equipment

Article 4. Teams

Article 5. Players Injury

Article 6. Captains: Duties and

Powers

Article 7. Coaches: Duties and

Powers

Article 8. Playing time, tied

scores, extra periods

Article 9. Beginning of Game

Article 10. Status of Ball

Article 12. Jump Ball

Article 14. Control of Ball

Article 16. Goal – When made

and value Article 17 Throw-in

Article 18. Charged Time-out

Article 19. Substitutions

Article 20. Game lost by Forfeit

Article 21. Game lost by default

Article 22. Violations

Article 29. Twenty-four seconds

Article 31. Goal tending ball

interference

Article 32. Fouls

Article 34. Personal Fouls

Article 35. Double Fouls

Article 36. Unsportsmanlike

Fouls

Article 37. Disqualifying Fouls

Article 38. Technical Fouls

Article 39. Fighting

Article 40. Five Fouls by a

Player Article 41.

Team Fouls – Penalty Rule

Article 42. Fouls in Special

Situations

Article 43. Free Throws

Article 44. Correctable Errors

Article 45. Table Officials and

Commissioner

Article 46. Referees: Duties and

Powers

Article 47. Officials: Time and Place for Decisions

Article 48. Scorer & Assistant

Scorer: Duties

Article 49. Timekeeper: Duties

Article 50. 24-Second Operator:

Duties

STATUS OF THE BALL

• Ball Becomes Alive:– When ball is legally tapped by a jumper

– When ball is at the disposal of the free throw shooter

– When ball is at the disposal fo the player for the throw-in

• Ball Becomes Dead:– Official blows the whistle

– A field goal or free throw is made

– Game clock signals end of the period

– 24 second operator signal is sounded while a team is in control of the ball

TIME OUTS

A timeout can be taken:• On any whistle• Opponents score a field basket• When last free throw is successful either team can have a time

out.• When a free throw is followed by throw-in at half way, either

team can have a time out.• If the timeout is in the last 2 minutes of the game and requested

by the non-scoring team, the ball is thrown-in at the half way line.

Time outs are granted, provided it is requested before • The official walks in to administer jump ball or free throw• The ball is at the disposal of player for throw in.

Time-out

• Five time-outs may be granted to each team during the normal playing time.

• Two time outs may be granted at any time during the first half (1st and 2nd periods) and

• Three (3) time-outs may be granted any time during the second half

(3rd and 4th periods).

• One (1) time-out may be granted at any time during each period of extra time.

• Unused time-outs may not be carried over to the next half-time or extra period.

TIME OUTS

SUBSTITUTIONS

• A substitution can be called on any foul, jump ball, or time out.

• On any violation

• Opponents score the field goal in the last two minutes of the game

• When the last free throw is successful, either team may have a substitution.

• Opportunity for substitution ends when:-

- The ball is at the disposal of the player for a throw in.

- The ball is at the disposal of the player for the first or

only free throw

TIMING FOR SUBSTITUTIONS

• Players on - players off – as quickly as possible

• Fouled out or disqualified player –30 seconds

• Injured player – 1 minute

•Alternating possession is a method of causing the ball to become live with a throw-in rather than a jump ball.

•In all jump ball situations, teams will alternate possession of the ball for a throw-in at the place nearest to where the jump ball situation occurs.

•The possession arrow is pointed to the basket that the team that does not gain control of the ball after the jump ball is shooting into.

•The team entitled to the next alternating possession at the end of any period shall start the next period with a throw-in at the centre line extended, opposite the scorer ’s table.

POSSESSION ARROW

PRE & POST GAME DUTIES

• Pre-game:– Check all equipment

– Fill out scoresheet; chairman takes to home coach, and then to visiting coach to check player numbers and record captain, contact lenses and the starting 5.

– Ensure the marked starting 5 are the players entering the court at commencement of the game.

• Post-game:– Complete the scoresheet and the summary sheet

Chairperson in the centre

Timekeeper to centre left

Scorer to centre right

24 second operator to end left

Assistant scorer to end right

WHO SITS WHERE?

CHAIRPERSON

• Pre-game duties (teams, starting 5’s, captains, contact lenses & coaches’ signatures)

• Responsible for communicating with the Referees• Responsible for communication on the scoretable• Ensures fouls and scores are recorded• Calls the game to scorer• Administer substitutions and timeouts• Advises floor officials of player with 5 fouls

SCORER

• Completes the scoresheet, keeping an accurate record of the game.

• Records the players as they enter the game for the first time

• Calls the score to the assistant scorer (visuals)• Calls the fouls to the assistant scorer e.g. 2nd

personal, 4th team• Uses the foul bats 1 – 4 • Box off personal fouls at the end of each period• When the scoretable is not using a Chairperson, the

scorer assumes the duties of the Chairperson

ASSISTANT SCORER

• Operates the visual scoring equipment

• Gives an accurate score of the game, the game time, the fouls and the time-outs to players and spectators

• Communicates with the scorer to ensure accuracy between the visuals and scoresheet.

TIMEKEEPER

• To accurately keep the playing time of the game

• To start and stop the clock as per the rules

• To time- warm up, time outs, subs for fouled out players and injured players

• Notify officials when 50 seconds has expired in time –outs

• Count down the last ten seconds of the 24 second device.

CLOCK STOPS – Fully timed game• On every whistle in the game

• Scored basket in last two minutes of the second half, or overtime

• Timeouts requested and opponents score a field basket (stop clock as ball passes through the basket)

CLOCK STARTS – Fully timed game• Jump ball- when the ball is legally tapped by a player

• From out of bounds – when ball is touched by a player on the court

• After last free throw –

• Successful – when touched by a player on the court after being thrown in from baseline.

• Missed – touches a player on the court from the rebound

CLOCK

24 Second Operator

• To hold or reset the 24 sec shot clock as per the rule book

• Notify the referee if the 24 sec device sounds and is not heard by the referees

• Count down last ten seconds of period for timekeeper.

Hints for 24 second operators

Start the shot clock:• When a team HAS CONTROL of the ball on the court

Stop the shot clock:• When a team loses control of the ball.

Hold the shot clock:* Out of bounds – ball awarded to the same team * Injury to a player on the team with the ball• Game stopped by the actions of the team in control of the ball

Reset * ALL OTHER SITUATIONS

Ball hits the ring on a shot; Other team gains control of the ballAny other whistle. Reset when the ball hits the ring and hold until a team has control on the court. If the ball does not hit the ring and the same team gains possession, there is NO RESET

Time Outs1 First Half Q1 1 2 3 42 Q2 1 2 3 41 Second Half Q3 1 2 3 42 3 Q4 1 2 3 4

P # Name of Player 1 2 3 4 5 64 Smith. B5 J ones. F67 Brown. C8 Player. U9 Little. L10 Long. L1112 Trier. R13 Williams. W14 Kettle. M15 Dunkley. K

Team A

FOULS

Team Fouls

Coach Headley. JAst Coach Helper M

THE FIBA SCORESHEET

STARTING FIVE AND COMING IN

RECORDING FOULS

• P – Personal foul (no free throws)

• P1 P2 P3 Personal foul (number of free throws)

• U2 – Unsportsmanlike Foul (2 free throws)

• T2– Technical Foul (2 free throw)

• D2 – Disqualifying Foul (2 free throws)

• B2 – Bench Technical Foul (2 free throws)

• C2 – Coach Technical Foul (2 free throws)

• F – Disqualification of a substitute (fighting)

2 points green 6

2 points white 5

3 points green 4

1 point green 7

2 points green 7

2 points white 9

3 points white 5

1 point white 7

1 point white 7

2 points white 4

Circle and underline score at end of each quarter for both teams

USING THE SCORESHEET

6 5

47

7

9

5

77

4

USING THE SCORESHEET

End of game

Score: 76 – 72

Circle final score.

Underline with double line – score & scorer.

Diagonal line to end of column.

A BA B

3rd Quarter A B

4th Quarter A BA BA B

SCORES

2nd Quarter1st Quarter

Full TimeExtra Period 1

15 18

19 10

26 19

16 25

76 72

69 79

USING THE SCORESHEET

Completing the scoresheet at the end of the game

USING THE SCORESHEET

Completing the scoresheet at the end of the game

USING THE SUMMARY SHEET

Game Total

1 2 1 2

3 4 3 4

1 2 1 2

3 4 3 4

1 2 1 2

3 4 3 4

1 2 1 2

3 4 3 4

1 2 1 2

3 4 3 4

5

6

7

4

8

Team A: Quarter Totals

2

2 points for 4

3

3 points for 5

1

1 point for 6

2

3

1 Total the player scores for the quarter