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100

when two or more players are not actively guarding each other

What is Non-Competitive Match Up?

100

side if the floor where the ball is located

What is Ball Side?

100

when the ball is not located in an official’s PRIMARY of COVERAGE

What is Off Ball Coverage?

100

the side of the floor where the LEAD and TRAIL are located (get BALL SIDE!)

What is Strong Side?

100

stands for ‘POINT OF EMPHASIS’

What is POE?

200

side of the floor where the CENTER is located

What is Weak Side?

200

an ACTION AREA where active guarding is taking place

What is Competitive Match Up?

200

basis of an official’s decision to call a foul or not when contact has occurred

What is Illegal vs. Marginal?

200

the ability to replay a play or situation in your head before making a decision

What is Play Processing?

200

ability to remember plays/situations that has occurred once those plays/situations are over

What is Play Recall?

300

working on the same vertical line of the ball at the LEAD position

What is Mirror the Ball?

300

area on the floor where an official can assist or has secondary responsibility

What is Secondary Coverage?

300

calling an OBVIOUS foul in your SECONDARY, but first giving the PRIMARY official an opportunity to blow the whistle

What is Cadence Whistle?

300

plays where the judgment of ILLEGAL vs. MARGINAL is not needed

What is Guideline Plays (Absolutes)?

300

the defender that helps defend the ball after the PRIMARY DEFENDER is beaten

What is Secondary Defender?

400

the 90 degree angle where the free throw line and the LANE LINE intersect

What is Elbow?

400

thought process when determining a foul or not on plays to the basket

What is Start, Develop, Finish?

400

where two or more players are involved in an ENGAGED match-up (ON or OFF BALL)

What is Action Area?

400

stands for ‘RHYTHM-SPEED-BALANCE-QUICKNESS’

What is RSBQ?

400

the defender that is guarding the ball at the start of the play

What is Primary Defender?

500

a POSITION ADJUSTMENT towards division line when ball comes into PRIMARY (CENTER/TRAIL)

What is Top Side?

500

refers to the side of the court opposite of where the scorer’s table is located

What is Opposite Table?

500

the lines (along with the free throw line) that create the boundaries for the paint area, FAR and NEAR depends on location on the court

What is Lane Lines (Far and Near)?

500

painted square block located on the LANE LINE near the end line, position closest to basket

What is Low Block?

500

refers to the side of the court where the scorer’s table is located

What is Table Side?