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38:49 Olegs, you should REALLY be careful what you're saying! Most of the listeners of this podcast are NOT Euroleague referees or experienced FIBA referees or likewise, but rookies trying to find a tip to continue better doing their job. Saying, "best communication is zero communication", is the worst piece of advise that you can give to a referee (of any level)! It will for sure be interpreted - a coach/player asks about something - referee refuses communication! (because, this is zero communication) - and this is a SURE way of loosing any control whatsoever, on and off court! They'll be perceived as "ignorant, arrogant bastards out there with a whistle in their mouth"... I'd like to see YOU refusing communication, surrounded by thousands crazy supporters, with Obradovic, Jasikevicius, Ataman, Messina, or so... Don't be pretentious Olegs - REFEREES ARE NOTHING ELSE BUT SERVICE PROVIDERS - and believe it or not, nobody buys tickets to watch referees!!!
Looks like red 11 is the one should takes responsible for the contact . Team control holding foul , white possession . Stay with the play “from the start of the play” will help for a better observation in my opinion . Thanks for sharing 🙏 . Learned from it .
Hi Tugberk! Don‘t know if you remember me, I met you in Copenhagen at the CPH Invitational where we had the pleasure of refereeing together! I‘m glad to see you still going and thanks for the video! It’s always interesting to hear from top league referees and their experiences! Love it Stay healthy, keep up the good work
Great interview, I love it, thanks! One question if somebody has a tips. At 48:18, Manuel said to pass the call during a transition from the backcourt to the frontcourt if the offensive player succed to cross the defender and the illegal contact was quite "small/soft". But during the last quarter, often we can see the defense making a volontary fault to prevent the offensive to drive towards the basket and save some seconds on the chrono. In this case, the fault was obvious but not unsportsmanlike, and the disadvantage turned into an advantage. In a common way, we have to whistle. But if we follow this advice, we should not. Because if we make the call, the offense will be disadventaged to score the last points required to get the win (which is the opposite of the Manu idea's purpose). In this situation, should we "change our criteria of contact" for the last minutes of the game ?
Hey Adel, my 2 cents to your question: Stick to the criteria you had throughout the game. If say, you did not call minor handhecks throughout the game, there is no reason to change that because it is at the end of the game. It is the players' responsibility to commit and show the foul at the right intensity level if they want to commit a foul. Another thing, refs like Manuel mention that at the very crunch time of the game they actually ask it from the players if they are gonna commit a foul or not. There is no guarantee that you ll get a good answer but when it works, it might save you from guessing players' intentions.
Wow, good stuff. And what's your advice when you don't have even a statistic from any youth game before the final tournament? You just have the final score, and maybe the scores for the quarters...what's then? Nothing, you go and see the teams warm up's before the game with a focus on each player if you can, beside that I've nothing from U13 up to U18.
This is an incorrect application of the unsportsmanlike rule. Article 37 - Unsportsmanlike foul 37.1.1 An unnecessary contact caused by the defensive player in order to stop the progress of the offensive team in transition. This is supposed to apply to break aways not what occurs in the video.
Amazing video and I am new referee i had my first game yesterday and I am striving to become better. Thank you for this interview and all this great advice ❤
What makes it obvious for you? In block and charge, we look at if the defensive player has established legal guarding position, if yes, they are allowed to move laterally. You dont think she established a Legal guarding position?
Break down of some of these play with FIBA rules are below. Read More: 4- #EuroleageWomen #finalfour: No call on block charge that determined the bronze medalist tugberk.substack.com/p/the-hoops-official-april-23? 5- FIBA Europe: Understand the nuances of an 8 seconds call focusing on team control. tugberk.substack.com/p/the-hoops-official-march-2023? 7- Euroleague Playoff Brawl: Insight into referee duties during intense moments. #realmadrid VS #partizan tugberk.substack.com/p/the-hoops-official-april-23? 8- Euroleague Playoffs: Hooking and blocking foul happening almost simultaneously #fenerbahçe vs #olympiacos tugberk.substack.com/p/the-hoops-official-may-23-month-of? 9- Basketball Champions League: Illegal screen call with from the center referee in the primary of the trail #bonn vs #ulm tugberk.substack.com/p/the-hoops-official-may-23-month-of? 10-Euroleague Regular Season: Break down a complex foul call involving legal guarding position, the act of shooting, semi-circle. tugberk.substack.com?r=268vw9
Defender within no charge area . Defender established LGP. D moved sideways not forwards D jumped straight up . Contact front to front. No call play on.
