hapter 1 INTRODUCTION 2 Chapter 2 REFEREES, TABLE OFFICIALS AND COMMISSIONER 8 2.1 WHO ARE THEY? 8 2.2 PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES 10 2.3 BEHAVIOUR – CODE OF CONDUCT 14 Chapter 3 TABLE OFFICIALS COMMON DUTIES 20 3.1 NOMINATION 20 3.2 ARRIVAL AT THE VENUE 20 3.3 DRESS CODE 22 3.4 TABLE OFFICIALS’ MEETING 22 3.5 PRE-GAME DUTIES 26 3.6 DUTIES DURING THE GAME 28 3.7 POST-GAME DUTIES 30 Chapter 4 THE SCORER 42 4.1 SCORER’S DUTIES 42 4.2 SCORER’S EQUIPMENT AND NECESSARY MATERIALS 44 4.3 THE OFFICIAL SCORESHEET 44 4.4 RECORDS – BEFORE THE GAME 48 4.5 THE RUNNING SCORE – DURING THE GAME 56 4.6 AT THE END OF THE GAME 100 4.7 SUMMARY OF PEN COLOURS 104 4.8 EXAMPLES OF SCORESHEETS 108 4.9 ALTERNATING POSSESSION ARROW 122 4.10 MECHANICS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 130 Chapter 5 THE ASSISTANT SCORER 136 5.1 ASSISTANT SCORER’S DUTIES 136 5.2 BEFORE THE GAME SCOREBOARD 136 5.3 DURING THE GAME 140 5.4 INTERVALS OF PLAY 142 5.5 END OF GAME AND POST-GAME 144 Chapter 6 THE TIMER 148 6.1 TIMER’S DUTIES 148 6.2 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND NECESSARY MATERIALS 150 6.3 BEFORE THE GAME 150 6.4 DURING THE GAME 156 6.5 AFTER THE GAME 194 Chapter 7 THE SHOT CLOCK OPERATOR 198 7.1 SHOT CLOCK OPERATOR’S DUTIES 198 7.2 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND NECESSARY MATERIAL 198 7.3 BEFORE THE GAME 198 7.4 THE RULE 204 7.5 DURING THE GAME 238 7.6 INTERVALS OF PLAY AND AFTER THE GAME 250 Chapter 8 SUPPORTING MATERIAL 254 BASIC BASKETBALL OFFICIATING TERMINOLOGY 254 APPENDIX WHISTLE-CONTROLLED TIME SYSTEM 258