OFFICIALS

OF THE
GAME
ROSETTE T. REVILALA BSA 2B
An Official in Basketball is a
person responsible for spotting
any rule violations and enforcing
the appropriate penalties in
basketball. Officials are vitally
important to any basketball game,
as they help to ensure a level
playing field that prevents either
team from having an unfair
advantage.
In the NBA, there are 7
officials, 1 CREW CHIEF, 2
REFEREES, 1 OFFICIAL
SCORER, 2 TRAINED
TIMERS, 1 OFICIAL
STASTISTICIAN and 1
REPLAY CENTER OFFICIAL
GAME OFFICIALS
AND THEIR
DUTIES
 Crew Chief
 The Crew Chief is the head official
in basketball who is responsible
for making the final decision in a
game.
 The crew chief is the lead referee
and acts as captain for the group
 The responsibilities of the crew
chief are basically to have the final
say on any call in a game
REFEREE
 Referees are responsile for interpreting
the rulebook and calling fouls and
violations in basketball games
Referee roles and responsibilities
* CHECK ALL GAME EQUIPMENT
* CHECK THE PRESSURE OF THE BALL
BETWEEN 7.5 pounds and 8.5 pounds
* CHECK PLAYER'S UNIFORM & REMOVE
ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT
* TOSS THE BALL IN JUMP BALLS
* ASSIGN POSSESSION OF THE BALL ON
THROW-INS
* GIVING THE BALL TO THE FREE THROW
SHOOTER
*CALLING FOULS AND VIOLATIONS
*SIGNALING A DEAD BALL BY BLOWING HIS
WHISTLE
 OFFICIAL SCORER
 An official scorer in a basketball
game has a very important job, they
keep track of the score of the game,
among other things.
 They usually sits at around the half
court line on the side line.
 They usually have a small console
that can add points, fouls, and
timeouts at the press of a button.
 The small console is wirelessly
hooked up to a big scoreboard so
players and fans can see what score
of the game is.
OFFICIAL STATISTICIAN

They record all statistical events

during a game, and keep track of it
all. In the case of the NBA, these
databases are huge and can have
a huge impact on a player's career
REPLAY CENTER
OFFICIAL
* When a close plays occurs and on-
court official cannot confidently make
a ruling in real-time, they often turn to
the replay official.
* The replay official is generally not on
site and has access to several
television screens that show the paly
in slow motion from a number of
different angles.
Thank you