Concerning Mechanics: An out-of-bounds situation occurs and the primary official sounds the whistle and gives the stop-clock signal when needing help. They will look in the direction of the nearest non-calling official and verbalize “help.” When the nearest non-calling official has definitive knowledge, they will sound the whistle, call out the color of the team entitled to the ball and give the direction signal. The primary official will then mirror this information.

Concerning Mechanics: After the pre-game meeting with the team captains, head coaches and an SRO officer, the officials should stay table-side for the national anthem and player introductions.

Concerning Mechanics: When at the end of a quarter or overtime when the shot clock is off. Officials should use a visible 10 second backcourt count in order to determine a 10 second backcourt violation. They may also use the game clock as a resource to verify their second backcourt violation.

Concerning Mechanics: During the first shot of a two shot foul, the Trail official should position themselves at the mid-court line half way between the table and the Center Circle.

Concerning Mechanics: It is the responsibility of the Referee on the crew to visit the scores table before the 10-minute mark to start each game and verify that both teams have supplied their team rosters including the starting lineups.

Concerning Mechanics: When a held ball occurs, the calling official does not need to give the stop the clock signal, just give the held ball signal and blow their whistle.

Concerning Mechanics: The calling official for a player control foul will raise his or her arm and an open fist and then punch forward which signifies a player control foul.

Concerning Mechanics: At the three-minute mark before every GHSA game, the officials will have a pre-game meeting with head coaches, team captains, game manager and a School Resource Officer.

Concerning Mechanics: When a three-point shot attempt is successful in the Leads primary area of coverage, the lead official will both mark the three-point shot attempt and when successful, signal the successful three-point shot was good by giving the touchdown signal.

Concerning Mechanics: The official scorekeeper for all GHSA games is required to wear a black & white striped shirt.

Concerning Mechanics: On successful three-point shot attempts, the Trail and Center official will always signal the shot was successful with the Touchdown signal.

Concerning Mechanics: The referee on the crew will always toss the ball to start the game.

Concerning Mechanics: On plays coming from Trials primary area into Leads primary area towards the low block. If the dribbler passes the ball to another player just outside the three-point line in the Leads area. The Lead official stays with the pass and the Trail official stays with the crash.

Concerning Mechanics: Officials may bounce the ball for all throw-ins with the exception of when the Lead official is administering a throw-in in the frontcourt on the end-line.

Concerning Mechanics: On a three-point shot attempt in the center of the floor just above the semi-circle, this is the Center officials' primary area of coverage and they should mark this three-point shot attempt.

Concerning Mechanics: Home positions for officials when the ball is in the front court are as follows: Trail official is at the 28-foot mark, the Center official at the free-throw line extended and the Lead will be halfway between the Free-Throw line extended and the Three-Point Line.

Concerning Mechanics: Throw-ins that are below the Free Throw line extended to the end-line will be administered by the Lead official and the Trail official will mirror the throw-in by chopping in time.

Concerning Mechanics: When teams are in a full-court pressing situation, the Center official is responsible for the coverage area of Free Throw Line to Free Throw Line extended.

Concerning Mechanics: When beckoning in substitutes, the official beckoning in the substitutes should hold their arm up with an open hand signaling to the clock operator to wait while subs are being brought into the game.

Concerning Mechanics: The GHSA uses College Women’s Mechanics in all situations with the exception of “Last Second Shot”, when inbounding the ball in the frontcourt, the official inbounding the ball will “always” blow their whistle, timeouts and player-control fouls.

Concerning Mechanics: If the “new” Trail official has a foul in the backcourt, the official will always go table side which may or may not result in a switch.

Concerning Mechanics: When in the front court, the Trail official will always chop in time with the exception of Free Throws.

Concerning Mechanics: The Trail official is responsible for a 3 point try when the shot is below the Free-Throw Lane line extended towards the sideline.

Concerning Mechanics: On drives to the basket down the middle of the lane, the Lead official is primarily responsible for all block/charge plays by the primary defender.

Concerning Mechanics: If the Center official has a foul in the backcourt, the Center official would report their foul and will always become the new Trail official.

Concerning Mechanics: Concerning fouls in the frontcourt, the calling official will always go table side for reporting unless the calling official is already table side as the Trail or Center official OR if we have a team control foul.

Concerning Mechanics: On the initial jump ball the official who tosses the ball after the toss will either become the Trail or Center official.

Concerning Mechanics: During ALL timeouts, one official should be at the spot in which the ball will be placed for a Throw-In and the other two officials should be standing at the top of the Free-Throw Line Circle on each end of the floor.

Concerning Mechanics: With 10 seconds remaining on the shot clock, the Trail and Center officials should point to the shot clock recognizing that there are 10 seconds remaining on the shot clock.