November 2005
The recertification tests have been graded
and many of you got a perfect score. Hopefully this was the result of study and
discussion and Board 168’s officials will lead the way in rules knowledge this
season. On the other hand a number of officials did not return the test and 8
flunked, some miserably. We will talk about the questions that seemed to cause
problems below.
Somebody got the answer wrong to
almost every question, but by far the most missed answer was for Q-60. The point
of this question is that penalties are not carried over from one period to the
next. A period is not over until all related action is completed. This includes
what happens while foul shots awarded for a last second foul are being taken.
The T on the coach is part of the previous period not the next. See Case Book
Play 5.6.3 situation C.
The point of Q-7 is that the 30
second interval for a required substitution is not a time out. Thus the warning
horn is only there to make sure the required sub reports in time, not to
restrict other substitutions. However, play is supposed to resume as soon as the
required sub reports. The official answer is that sub can enter.
Q-22 & Q-38 look almost the
same. In fact Q-22 is the same situation as a question on last year’s test. If a
player establishes a position between a guard and a player with the ball, the 5
second count stops. If the player just passes thru the count continues.
Interestingly no one got Q-38 wrong, but lots missed Q-22.
Q-79 deals with the point that a
player dribbling across the back court line is not in front court until
the ball and both feet touch in front court. Since ball was never in
front court, there can’t be a back court violation.
Q-1 deals with the fact that you
are allowed to take as many steps as desired between the bounces of a dribble,
including the last one. The dribble does not end until caught or touched with
both hands. Legal action in Q-1. If the player had tapped the ball to the floor
it would have been a violation for touching the ball twice before it hit floor.
Q-10 deals with the definition
of a double foul. The technical fouls are by A1 and B1 against each other but
not at the same time. So the play describes a false double foul, and each
foul carries its own penalty. (Rule 4-19-8).
Q-17 is one I beat into the
cadets’ heads every year. The exemption to the back court rule on a jump ball
applies only to the player in the air. He/she only may land in the back court.
Passing to a teammate in back court is still a violation. The teammate is the
first to touch the ball in the back court after A-2 established team control in
the front court and was last to touch it there. (Rule 9-9-1)
Q-52 deals with the new rule
about leaving the court illegally. The violation occurs as soon as A-1 leaves
the court, not on the return. Note that if A-1 is on defense and deliberately
leaves the court to get the official to call the violation and prevent an easy
score by B-1, the violation should be ignored. (NFHS 2005 Interpretations).
Q-61 is another back court
question. On a throw-in there is no team control until a player posses the ball.
Thus the ball can be batted back and forth from front to back court with
impunity because for a violation there must be team control in front court, that
team be both the last to touch the ball in front court and first to touch it in
back court.
Note that Team A commits a foul
during the action in Q-61 it would not be a team control foul under this year’s
rule change.
Q-76 deals with the resumption
of play procedure. B violates by not being in 1st lane space for the
foul shot. Since the shot was good, B does not violate a second time to merit a
T. However, they had better make the throw-in in time to avoid a violation.
Q-24 & Q-30 deal with odd ball
throw-in situations. Both describe legal actions. In the action of Q-24 more
than 1 player may be out of bounds after being scored upon as long as they all
get back inbounds promptly. In Q-30 the player did not carry the ball into the
court, nor were more than 5 seconds consumed.
Refresher test
YES answers:
3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 24 thru 27, 29
thru 32, 35 thru 40, 44 thru 46, 48, 50, 54, 58, 59, 65, 66, 68 thru 71, 73, 74,
75, 77, and 80.
We will spend some time at the
Nov. 28 meeting discussing any and all uncertainties raised by the test
questions. I
encourage you folks to get in touch with me with any questions or
strange plays, either by phone or email (Interpreter@NWNJBOARD168.ORG).
I’m usually around in the mornings. but a phone call at a reasonable hour is
fine. Have a great season.
Bill Kenney
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