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Basketball Referee watches players closely during the WNBA finals. In basketball, an official (usually called a referee) enforces the rules and maintains order in the game.. The title of official also applies to the scorers and timekeepers, and other personnel that have an active task in maintaining the ga
Frank Earl Birch (November 11, 1883) was a college football and basketball referee [1] who first introduced signals. [2] [3] In 1920, he passed out cards to coaches and the press with a code of twelve gestures. [4] [5] He was a graduate of Earlham College. [6] He married Margaret Johnson. [7] He was also once mayor of Sterling, Illinois. [8]
In the National Basketball Association (NBA), the penalty for flopping is a technical foul if caught in-game, and a fine if caught after the game in video reviews. The technical foul is a non-unsportsmanlike conduct technical foul (one of six fouls a player may be assessed before disqualification; no ejection is possible).
The referee organises a coin toss with the team captains to decide who taps off and what end each team takes initially. Whistle Referees must carry a whistle to stop play and then signal to players about many things during a game. A referee will let players know when to stop after foul play or while awarding a touchdown and at other times in a ...
The Referees may assess penalties to any of the above team personnel for failure to do so." A player can receive a two-minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. Unusually for a team sport, fighting, in most circumstances, does not constitute unsportsmanlike conduct. Referees signal the penalty by making a "T" shape with their hands; palm to ...
In the Men's leagues, such as the NBA, men's college basketball, and high school, they use a size seven basketball. This is a ball with a 29.5 inch circumference weighing 22 oz. [7] In the Women's basketball leagues, such as the WNBA, women's college basketball, and high school, they use a size 6 ball.
Earl "Yogi" [2] Strom (December 15, 1927 – July 10, 1994) was an American professional basketball referee for 29 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for three years in the American Basketball Association (ABA).
Ashley Moyer-Gleich (/ ˌ m ɔɪ ər ˈ ɡ l iː ʃ / moy-ər-GLEESH; [1] born August 5, 1987 [2]) is an American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA), wearing number 13. Moyer-Gleich became the fourth woman to be a full-time NBA referee. [3]