The document outlines various hand signals used by referees in basketball games to communicate rulings on fouls, violations, substitutions, and other game events. It describes signals for common fouls like blocking, holding, and pushing as well as violation signals like traveling, double dribble, and 3 seconds in the key. It also covers signals for timeouts, jump balls, substitutions, technical fouls, and indicators for made baskets, lane violations, and shots that do not count.
The document outlines various hand signals used by referees in basketball games to communicate rulings on fouls, violations, substitutions, and other game events. It describes signals for common fouls like blocking, holding, and pushing as well as violation signals like traveling, double dribble, and 3 seconds in the key. It also covers signals for timeouts, jump balls, substitutions, technical fouls, and indicators for made baskets, lane violations, and shots that do not count.
The document outlines various hand signals used by referees in basketball games to communicate rulings on fouls, violations, substitutions, and other game events. It describes signals for common fouls like blocking, holding, and pushing as well as violation signals like traveling, double dribble, and 3 seconds in the key. It also covers signals for timeouts, jump balls, substitutions, technical fouls, and indicators for made baskets, lane violations, and shots that do not count.
The document outlines various hand signals used by referees in basketball games to communicate rulings on fouls, violations, substitutions, and other game events. It describes signals for common fouls like blocking, holding, and pushing as well as violation signals like traveling, double dribble, and 3 seconds in the key. It also covers signals for timeouts, jump balls, substitutions, technical fouls, and indicators for made baskets, lane violations, and shots that do not count.
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Hand Signal Definition
TIME MANAGEMENT SIGNALS
Time Out- To do the time out the referee will signal it by putting both arms fully out to the sides and creating a large “T” shape. Jump Ball- To do the Jump ball the referee will extend his arms and point both of his thumbs up. Substitution- To do the substitution the referee will raise one hand to the time keeper in a “stop” motion and then use his other hand to wave the new player into the game.
FOUL SIGNALS Blocking- To do the blocking the referee will move both hands, balled into fists, down against the hips. Holding- To do the holding foul the referee will extends one arm upwards in front of his face and grabs their wrist with their other hand Pushing- To do the pushing foul the referee will extend both hands straight in front of them with their palms facing outward Intentional Foul- To do the intentional foul the referee will raise both arms above his head and cross them. Tech Foul- To signal a technical foul a referee places both of his hands in front of him and places them together to form a “T” shape. Double Foul- To do the double foul the referee will ball his hands into fists and then extend them out to the sides.
VIOLATION SIGNALS Travelling- To signal the travelling a referee will ball their hands into fists and then rotate them in a circle pattern in front of their body. Carrying/Palming- To do the carrying/palming the referee will put one hand in front of their body with the palm up and flip it face down. Double Dribble- To do the double dribble the referee placing both hands in front of himself with the palms down. From there, he alternates them up and down in a dribbling motion. Kick Ball- To signal kick ball the referee will raise one foot up in a slight kicking motion 3secs /5secs /8secs- To do the 3secs /5secs /8secs the referee will raise a certain number of fingers on their hand and wave them back and forth. Three fingers for three seconds, five for five, and eight for eight.
HAND SIGNAL INDICATOR
Lane Violation- To signal the lane violation the a will signal it by raising one of his arms out to the side and holding it there until the free throw finishes. Basket Count- To signal a made basket after a foul they will ball up their hand and punch downwards. Doesn't Count- To signal that the shot doesn’t count, they will “wave off” the shot by crossing their hands in the air.
