Kicking the ball is illegal, but that doesn't mean every time the ball is kicked its a violation.

This Rule Review segment is going over plays involving the kicking violation. This video is dedicated to educating basketball officials on recognizing how to identify a kicking violation properly. Watching actual videos of plays involving kicking violations, along with some basic instruction explaining each rule, helps officials learn faster and retain rule information better. We can all learn together by continually discussing the rules as they are written in the NFHS rules book and viewing actual high school basketball games reinforces that learning. Because kicking is defined with only one sentence it can be overlooked as an easy and matter of fact rule, but unfortunately it is a rule that gets misapplied often. The factor that seems to cause confusion is the whether the ball was kicked intentionally or not. This will be the main focus of what we will be reviewing in this segment of Rule Review. All video clips we reference in this segment on kicking come from high school games and focus solely on the NFHS high school rules book. Video #1 A passed ball is kicked by a defender, preventing the completion of the throw. The official calls a kicking violation, but why does this constitute a violation. Watch to hear the explanation. Video #2 This video shows a rebound with the ball coming down off the ring and, after a little fumbling, gets kicked up by the offensive player for a put back shot. No whistle was blown but not because it was an offensive kick. Check out why. Video #3 Another rebounding play but this one resulting in the player falling to the ground, losing the ball, and regaining control by using his feet to bring it to himself. The official called a kicking a violation. Was he right? Video #4 A player drives into the lane and fumbles the ball, kicking it forward into the foot of a defender who kicks it again. Why did the officials allow two kicks to happen without stopping play? Watching video clips is a good way to stay connected to the skill of officiating basketball but true education and learning can more effectively be attained when each video is annotated with diagrams and shading to point out key teaching points. The Officials Institute, and the Rule Review segment, creates videos that don't leave you guessing about whether there was a foul, violation or not. Even though we cannot officiate in slow motion or freeze frames, by watching and reviewing video video in this fashion, we are able to "retrain our brain" so we can start seeing plays more accurately when we do see them in real time and increase our ability to get the call right. #kickingviolation #kickball #basketballrules For more videos by the Officials Institute subscribe to this channel    / officialsinstitute   OR click the following video links Rule Review - Traveling    • Is a jump stop a traveling violation or no...   5 Play Challenge - Blocked Shots    • How many blocked shot plays can you get ri...   Live Meeting - Shooting or Not    • Was he in the act of shooting or not?  Rec...   You can also find us on our website https://officialsinstitute.org/ Join our group on Facebook   / officialsinstitute   All rules referenced in this video are taken from the official rules book provided by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). To find out more about the NFHS, you can visit them at https://nfhs.org/