Officials and their Assistants and their Duties
(i) Referee’s Duties:
1. It is the referee’s duty to look after the whole equipment and to give advice to the players through signs
2. To perform other functions according to rales.
3. To make the scorer fill up the record sheet.
4. To toss in the middle of the game
5. To conduct the whole game under his care. He gives proper decisions to both the teams. His decisions are adhered to by all the players
6. He also adjudicates in case of misunderstanding among players, and conducts the game according to rales
7. If a player plays wrongly, he awards him penalty (8) He signs the score sheet at the end of the play and awards victory or defeat.
Time-Keeper:
(1) His function is to have control over time during the play. Before the start of the game he informs the referee that the game is to begin within three minutes so that he may inform the teams. After the interval he also reminds the referee that two minutes have left in the beginning of the game.
(2) He keeps the whole record from the start to the end of the game. He has to remember as to how long the game could not be played. When the time keeper rings the bell, the referee also blows his whistle to declare that time is over.
Scorer:
1. His duty is to note the scores made by a player in the score sheet.
2. He writes down the names of the all the players on the score sheet before the start of the game.
3. The scorer should know as to how many scores have been made by an individual player.
4. He adds each score made by a player very carefully to his account.
5. He should note all the fouls done by a player on the side of his fouls. When a player makes five fouls, he informs the referee about it so that the player may be expelled from the game.
6. After the end of the play, scorer gets the signature of the referee on the score sheet. Two scores are made if the ball falls from above in the basket. One score is made in case of a free throw.
Player Leaving Court:
No player can leave the court until the interval or until the rules permit without the permission of the game officials.
Captain:
Only the captain can talk to the officials for seeking any information or interpretation of any sort. The right to substitute a player lies with the coach or the captain acting as a coach.
Duration of Play:
The game is played in the four durations of 20 minutes each. There is an interval of 10 minutes for rest between the four durations.
Start of Play:
The referee starts the game. He shall toss the ball for a centre jump between two opponent players in centre circle. The game shall not start until five players of each team have entered the ground. If within five minutes after the starting time, a team does not enter the playground, the opposing team shall get walk over, that is, it is declared winner without playing.
