Change of Attitudes is What is Needed Part 3

Story by L.T.Willis Photo 1 Photo 2          Now part three of my story we will cover what is call no calls during a basketball game. Here are three photos that will help fans understand what is a no call on a shooting foul or what is a foul on a shooting foul. In photo #1 the defender in white has both of his feet set on the floor and his body and arm is straight up. In this photo this will be a no call because the contact would be by the offensive player. Now in photo #2 the defender  has the right to jump straight up to contest a shot this is legal. If any contact is made as long as the defender doesn't bring his/her arm down this will be a no call also. Now in photo #3 two defenders in blue are jumping out at the offensive player in white and if there is any contact it will be on one of the defenders in blue. Now let talk about court coverage with two officials working a game.    Photo 3   Now with two officials working a game they are are call a lead official and a trail official were both officials have primary court coverage during a game. In lead official photo #1 the lead primary is below the free throw line in the painted area during the game. He is looking for contact below the waist, pushing and shoving in the paint, illegal screens, over the back during rebounding and fouls. In the trail official photo #1 he has two primary responsibilities during a game. His first primary area are fouls above the free throw lane and and the three point line. He is looking for contact on shooting fouls, fouls above the rim during dunks, goal tending where a defensive players blocks a shot during a downward flight of the ball, basket interference is when a offensive player or a defensive player touches the net, the rim or the ball while the ball is directly above the rim or on the rim.   Trail Official Photo 1  Lead Official Photo 1        



The second primary of the trail is to help the lead in the paint on the backside of the court. Because the lead is on the baseline opposite the trail official and sometimes because of the size of the players he can be block out from seeing a play in his area. This is were the trail is helping on drives to the basket on the back side, backside screens and backside rebounding. If there is a double whistle and it's in the lead primary area the trail officials will ask the lead official what do you have first. When the ball is in one of the official area the other official should be looking off ball is where players are without the ball in their area. This is where you her coaches or fans ask" isn't that his call? Remember players all the time make mistakes on the court during the game because they are human and so are officials. After the game let's show respect for what they do.