CEZOBAL Refs are now on FACEBOOK......check them out!!!!
We will soon be having our Cezobal website up and running please all teams send in your team profiles for those who never gave us their team profiles. Its 2010 and its "Wafa Wafa" ________________________________ From: Mike Fluech [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:39 PM To: Mafuleka Barlett (Mr) Subject: Cezobal Refs A new group has been created on Facebook called "Cezobal Refs". It's open to anyone who would like to keep up with what is going on with the Cezobal referees as well as brush up on their FIBA rules knowledge. The first of what should be many posts concerning common misunderstandings toward the rules of basketball has been made. Feel free to do a search from your Facebook homepage for "Cezobal Refs" and you should find our group. From there, you can proceed to the "Discussion Board" where you can find some food for thought. I'm pasting below what I wrote on the Discussion Board for those of you who don't keep up with Facebook too much. I wanted to update everyone on a rule that I explained the other night during the ref clinic. I told you that I was still learning, and right here and now I will prove that to you. I explained that it was a violation to dribble the ball while standing out-of-bounds during a throw-in. After I got home, I checked myself on that rule and found that I was mistaken. Four other FIBA refs (on the website I mentioned) helped me understand my error. Let me show you what I mean... FIBA rules state: Art 17.3.1 A player taking a throw-in shall not: * Take more than five (5) seconds to release the ball. * Step into the playing court while having the ball in his hand(s). * Cause the ball to touch out-of-bounds, after it has been released on the throw-in. * Touch the ball on the playing court before it has touched another player. * Cause the ball to enter the basket directly. * Move a total distance from the designated throw-in place, laterally in one or in both directions, to exceed a total of one (1) metre before or while releasing the ball. He is, however, permitted to move directly backwards from the line as far as circumstances allow. You can see the 3rd point on the list says: Cause the ball to touch out-of-bounds, AFTER IT HAS BEEN RELEASED ON THE THROW-IN. I was focusing on the first part of the rule without minding the second part. If a player dribbles the ball out-of-bounds during a throw-in, that is NOT a violation. If the ball has been released for the throw-in, fails to touch any player on the court, and then goes out-of-bounds anywhere else on the court, it is a violation and the opposing team would be awarded the ball from where the throw-in took place. I apologize for any confusion caused. I hope that we can all learn a little something from my mistake. If you have any question on this topic, feel free to respond. If you have any questions on other game situations, feel free to start a new topic on the discussion board. Mike Fluech -- http://soyapi.com/owinna/cezobal2008 =================================== You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Central Zone Basketball League" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cezobal?hl=en
