Basketball Referee Signals

Administration Signals
Time Out - Charged
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'T' formed w/ index finger showing		 Substitution
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Crossed forearms
Scoring signals.
1 Point
ref signal 1 point
One finger, flagged from wrist		 2 Points
ref signal 2 points

Two fingers, flagged from wrist
3 Points (attempt)
three point attempts

Three fingers extended above head.		 3 Points (success)
three point success

Three fingers on each hand
Violation Signals
Jump Ball

jump ball

Both Thumbs up		 Stop Clock - Foul
stop clock violation
One clenched fist, other palm pointing at the offender
Three Seconds
three second violation

Arm extended showing three fingers		 Travelling
traveling violation

Rotate fists.
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