The annual Officials vs. Cancer campaign started Monday. Officials are encouraged to use their pink whistles during the campaign, January 22-28, 2018. To make a donation, please send your check or money order made out to the American Cancer Society to David Rockholt, 1695 Neelys Creek Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730. If possible, we are asking for the donation of… Read more »
Fights – The best advice on fights is to never have one in your game. Being alert to the potential of flare-ups between opponents, understanding the nature of the relationship between opponents and defusing potentially volatile situations can reduce the potential for one happening. Remember, the players are trained to respond to the whistle. Sounding the whistle again and again as… Read more »
Taunting – While there always has been the possibility of taunting after a player has dunked the ball, there has been an increase in such activity in situations involving successful three point goals. Please heighten your awareness of this possibility in your games. Taunting for any reason is never acceptable and it should not be the subject of a warning. Taunting… Read more »
Throw-ins – There are many situations in a game that result in a throw-in. These include time-outs, non-shooting fouls, violations, inadvertent whistles and held-balls. By rule, most throw-ins occur nearest the spot of the infraction. In rarer cases the ball may be inbounded based on where the ball was located when the infraction occurred. Some infractions, such as technical fouls, have… Read more »
