Issue 8: 11 May 2022

REFEREES PROMINENT AT BBNZ AWARDS

Other awards with a referee connection went to:

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Phil Henderson
• Cedric Cudby Volunteer Award: Susie Patana
• Young Official of the Year Award: Taylor Lynch
• Long Service Award: Cliff Blumfield, Jill Bolger, Ken Coulson and Brian McKenzie

The full story on the awards is on the BBNZ website. Congratulations to all the award winners.

A RECORD NUMBER
OF INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENTS

New Zealand referees have been selected by FIBA for a record number of international events this year, including world, Asia and Oceania events. Here is a list of the appointments so far:

• 12 June – 20 June, FIBA Asia U16 Men’s Championship, Qatar: Callum Welch
• 24 June – 1 July, FIBA Asia U16 Women’s Championship, Jordan: Sasha Nicholson
• 30 June – 4 July, FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, Window 3: Dallas Pickering
• 2 July – 10 July, FIBA U17 Men’s World Cup, Malaga, Spain: Ryan Jones
• 9 July – 17 July, FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup, Debrecen, Hungary: Marty Davison (Due to the time that he would have to be away from work and his family, Marty was unable to accept the appointment to the tournament.)
• 12 July – 24 July, FIBA Asia Cup, Jakarta: Matt Bathurst
• 18 August – 29 August, FIBA Asia U18 Men’s Championship, Iran: Sam Pan
• 2 September – 12 September, FIBA Asia U18 Women’s Championship, India: Tayla Ammunson
• 22 September – 1 October, FIBA Women’s World Cup, Sydney, Australia: Ryan Jones
• November 2022, FIBA Oceania U15 Championships, Guam: Sherhon Martin, Toni Smith-Hunwick

There's more on this in a story on these international appointments on the BBNZ website.

Congratulations to all the referees selected and we look forward to hearing of their experiences.

FRANKLIN REFEREES
COMPLETE LEVEL 1 TRAINING

A group of learner referees in Franklin have made it through all three stages of the new Level 1 Referee course: completing the online course, attending a practical workshop and having their practical game assessment completed.

Seventeen learners, who had completed the online course, took part in a practical workshop on 18 February, run by Nicola Post, a referee trainer in Franklin and one of BBNZ’s community leads for South Auckland. Nicola has now been able to use local basketball games to start doing the practical game assessments for these referees, making them the first to complete all three stages of the new course.

AON U19 NATIONALS

Congratulations to the following referees and trainers who have been appointed to the Under-19 National Championship, to be held in Rangiora on 4-7 June.

Brendan Douglas (Rotorua), Campbell Marsters (Harbour), Corey Hogg (Nelson), Craig McEwen (Manawatu), Dylan Mead (Otago), Elijah Mareko (Capital), Hamish Dale (North Canterbury), Harry Apes (Auckland), Jacob Cromb (Canterbury), Janryll Fernandez (Capital), Jayden Rosanowski (Canterbury), Kobe Lucas (New Plymouth), Mikayla Sharp (Hawkes Bay), Nathan Buchanan (Otago), Nick Choi (Harbour), Reagan Ashley (South Canterbury), Richard Kenny (Canterbury), Russell Gavin (Te Tai Tokerau), Sasha Nicholson (Hawkes Bay), Seddon Smith (Canterbury), Tamatea Bennett (Otago), Taylor Lynch (Nelson), Te Whareumu Harahap (Waikato), Toni-Lee Smith-Hunwick (Canterbury), Tyler Radbourne (Canterbury).

Technical Commissioner: John Bartlett
Trainers: Bill Eldred, Gavin Zimmerman and Stephanie Eldred

2022 REFEREE AND TRAINER REGISTRATIONS

It’s time to re-register in BBNZ’s database of referees and referee trainers for this year. As well as providing us with your up-to-date contact details, allowing us to communicate to you with important information relating to refereeing (including this newsletter), we will be using this database to keep a record of where you are in the referee or trainer pathway. It also helps us get a picture of how many referees and trainers we have around the country.

Registration is a simple matter of following the link below and either checking your details or creating an account if you have not registered before.

To complete your registration for 2022, please click here.

You can check and update your details at any time later by going to members.nz.basketball and logging in with the same e-mail and password.

REFEREE TECHNIQUE FOCUS:
The lead position in 2PO

It is important to remember that the lead’s working area is from the three-point line to the edge of the key, and the lead should adjust position according to the play, seeking to be on the edge of the play and have the necessary angle to be able to see the gap between the offensive and defensive players.

In the diagram on the left, the lead is out wide, in order to be in the right position according to these guidelines. In the diagram on the right, the lead has moved closer to key because that is the best place to cover this low-post match-up.

Don’t fall into the trap of being stationary out wide all the time. Use the full working area to move along the end line and get yourself into the best position.

RULES QUIZ

Test yourself with these rule questions.

1. A1 jumps for a three-point field goal. While she is in the air, B2 moves towards her into a space that was empty when A1 jumped, in an attempt to block the shot. A1’s momentum carries her forward and she lands on B2’s foot. Is this a defensive foul on B2?
2. Team A has been awarded an alternating possession throw-in. A1 takes more than five seconds to throw the ball in and is called for a violation. Is the direction of the possession arrow now reversed so that Team B will get the next alternating possession throw-in?
3. Team A has been in control of the ball for 15 seconds when a bad pass goes in the air above out-of-bounds. B2 jumps from the court over the boundary line and, while in the air, taps the ball back into the court, where it is caught by A2. Should the shot clock be reset when B2 taps the ball?
4. A1 is running when she is passed the ball. She catches the ball while her left foot is on the ground, then steps on the right foot, and the ball leaves her hand to start a dribble before she lifts the right foot. Is this a travelling violation?
5. May an injured player from the junior boys team sit on the senior boys team bench during the game?

Rules quiz answers

1. Yes. A player has the right to land in a spot on the floor that was empty at the time of jumping. B2 has taken A1’s landing spot and so is responsible for the contact. – Art 33.6
2. Yes. A violation by a team during its alternating possession throw-in causes that team to lose its alternating possession. – Art 12.5.5; Ints 12-24, 12-25
3. No. The tap by B2 does not end Team A’s control. – Art 14; Int 14-3
4. No. The left foot is the “zero step” and the right foot is the pivot foot. – Art 25.2.1
5. Yes. A team is free to decide who can be one of the eight “accompanying delegation members” who are permitted to sit on the team bench. – Arts 4.2.1, 7.3; Int 7-4

MORE INFO

• nz.basketball/officials
• BBNZ Referees Facebook page
• FIBA iRef Pre-Game app - download from Apple or Google Play
• FIBA iRef Academy Library app - download from Apple or Google Play