Transcript Is pre-game most important thing?

THE PRE-GAME
CONFERENCE
MDP
Peter McDonald
THE PRE-GAME CONFERENCE
TWO TYPES OF PRE-GAMES
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Mini Pre-Game: 10 Minutes
Extensive Pre-Game: 30 – 45 Minute
MINI PRE-GAME CONFERENCE
-10 MINUTES-
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Review rule changes and interpretations
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Jump ball
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Out of bounds
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Foul situations
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Basket interference
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Goaltending
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Substitutions
MINI PRE-GAME CONFERENCE
CONTINUED
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Switching
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Double Whistles
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Last second shots
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Cover pressing defense tactics
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Know pre-game ceremony - inform coaches
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Instructions to scorers and timers
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Review signals and mechanics with all bench
officials
EXTENSIVE PRE-GAME
30-45 MINUTES
RULES
DIFFERENCES WE ARE USING
FOR THIS GAME
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CIS
FIBA
HIGH SCHOOL
GAME PHILOSOPHY
THE THREE KEYS
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Stay in your primary (eye contact – know when
you are “on-ball” and “off ball“)
2.
Call the Obvious –Trust Your Partners
3.
Referee the defense
ROUGH PLAY
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Make post play our top priority, since that’s where rough play starts
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Let’s not allow a defender to use a forearm on a player with the ball
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Let’s not allow a defender to use a leg or knee to move a player from the
block
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Protect the dribbler (Call the hand checking early)
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Protect the shooter. Do not leave too soon
DO NOT LET PLAYERS
REDIRECT
IMPEDE
DISPLACE
DISLODGE
GAME MANAGEMENT
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Player on player taunting
Coach/Bench Personnel – Handling coaches if they get
out of hand take care of business
Helping Co-Officials
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Awarding time outs – Lets let partners know if it is a 30 or 60
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Help with player numbers – foul shooter
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Substitutes – Official closest to table bring players in – pass
off to opposite
(If not handling ball) Note: Players can sub during all free
throws
DIFFERENCES FEDERATION /
COLLEGE RULES
1. Player control
2. Stop clock last minute second half or overtime.
3. Free throw lane...4 defense and two offence
4. No one on 4th block
5. Closely guarded count on held ball not dribble
6. Double Fouls-Team in Possession
SHOT CLOCK
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Remind each other when it gets below 15 seconds on
inbounds
Beware and watch for inadvertent resets
Check shot clock before calling 10 second backcourt
violation
Official administering throw-in responsible for proper
setting-resetting clock
PROTECTING THE SHOOTER -3 POINT SHOT
-LAST SECOND SHOT-
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Shot in your primary – Stay with the
shooter
If three point shot - Primary official
indicates
Avoid indicating if not in your primary
“T” AND “C” Mirror
Last second shot – Unless given up and
communicated – Primary is responsible
FLOOR COVERAGE
DIVISION OF THE COURT
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Primary Areas of responsibility
Dual coverage
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE “C”
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Over the back
Don’t force the Lead to call across the paint
On rotations stay and officiate to allow the Trail the
opportunity to become the new “C”
It is okay to have 2 “C” but we never want 2 Trails
SETTING THE TONE EARLY
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Rough Play
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Referee the Post
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Hand Checking
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Off Ball Contact / Screens
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Dislodging Cutters
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Pushing through legal screens
TECHNICAL FOULS
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Review penalties for different types of technical
fouls
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Let’s have the non-calling officials meet at centre
and discuss how the technical will be administered
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Who is going to administer?
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Do those circumstances ever change?
ROTATIONS
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Lead initiates
In rotation as “L” go with purpose.
Let’s try not to have a rotation late in the play or on
a drive to the basket
“C” can initiate rotation in the case of a half court
trap and “C” needs better angle on play
NOTE: HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE MISSED
ROTATIONS WHEN WE ARE IN TRANSITION
SIDELINE AND ENDLINE
OUT OF BOUNDS CALLS
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Asking for help look at official
Avoid double whistles on “C” or “T” sideline or “C” or
“T” on “L” end line
Changing the call outside of your
primary, sideline or end line
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110% certain
Strong whistle
Move to Confer
Allow Primary official to make the change
END OF GAME CONCENTRATION
LET’S USE THE END OF GAME TIMEOUTS TO EFFECTIVELY
COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER
Let’s Go Over
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1. Foul Counts
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2. Time Outs Left
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3. Possession Arrow
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4. Possible Scenarios
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5. Stop clock on baskets made under 59.9 seconds.
HALFTIME
“WE COME TOGETHER, WE LEAVE TOGETHER”
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If coach approaches us at half time, ask him to talk to his team first,
address him when he comes back
Check A/P before leaving the floor
Discuss concerns or problems
ADJUSTMENTS IF NECESSARY
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Court coverage
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Philosophy: Are the points of emphasis under control
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Remind each other of the things done well in the first half
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Return to the floor
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Watch players
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Just before throw-in, check with table personnel for
questions/concerns
POST GAME
Make eye contact with the official scorer and
confirm that the game is over.
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(Thumbs up signal)
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Leave The Floor As A Team
Review Game
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Points Of Emphasis
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Tempo
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Bench Decorum
Strange Play Rulings
Solicit Constructive Feedback – ”What could we have done better”
WE ARE A TEAM
Let’s hustle the entire night,
no matter what the score.
Let’s give 100%
the players deserve it!!!