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Back to basics – basketball officiating

March 25, 2010 in Resources

SACSA published some good notes on basketball officiating quite a while ago – worth a read for anyone trying to get a better understanding of the role of the official/referee.

It was put together a number of years ago, so please note we have not compared it to the current rules for any major changes. However, we think its still useful as the basics remain the same. Although it’s been quite a while since they put it together, our thanks to SACSA for these useful notes.

There are also some practical questions and answers starting on page 14.

[and for anyone interested, it has a short write-up on the rise and fall of the PBL, see page 22]

You can find the original file on the SACSA website by clicking here

Darren spent many years playing basketball in Pretoria, searching out every possible way to gain extra inches on his vertical in order to disprove the theory that white men can't jump. After being distracted by the corporate world for several years, Darren returned to the game he loves to contribute in some way to its' future. Darren firmly believes we will see basketball in its rightful place as one of the top sports in South Africa, and that one of the keys to doing so is seeing information about the game made easily accessible to everyone. This is why he is now part of the MyBasketball team.
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3 responses to Back to basics – basketball officiating

  1. stevie said on March 29, 2010

    so will South Africa have a professional league or a national varsity league ( not USSA tournament ) in the near future

  2. Darren Gorton said on March 29, 2010

    We're holding thumbs Stevie!

    There was talk about the resurrection of the pro league fairly recently, but it may still be a little way away. We'll try to put some updates up on mybasketball soon.

  3. Darren Gorton said on March 29, 2010

    We're holding thumbs Stevie!

    There was talk about the resurrection of the pro league fairly recently, but it may still be a little way away. We'll try to put some updates up on mybasketball soon.