The Omani Basketball Association organizes a workshop on the new amendments in the law of the game via video conferencing

Muscat, May 21 (ONA) The referees committee of the Omani Basketball Association organized today, through video conferencing, a workshop for the basketball referrees entitled “New amendments in the rules of the game”. The workshop was attended by Eng. Younis bin Khamis Al-Zadjali, an international lecturer, a member of the Omani Basketball Association and the chairman of the competition committee, and in the presence of Ahmed bin Darwish Al Balushi, the chairman of the referees committee in addition to the committee members.

The session explained in detail the basketball law amendments that were adopted by the International Federation for Basketball (FIBA) to be implemented during the next sports season. The amendments covered several articles and items, including injury, assistance, substitution and adjustable fouls, as well as the article of the player in the throwing mode, especially for the attacking player in basketball. It also included modifications to the articles of double and misconduct fouls, the responsibilities of the scorer, the timer, and the assistant scorer. He also gave a detailed explanation of the instant replay system in the basketball law.

All the referees of the Omani Basketball Associations and a number of players and those interested in the game participated in the workshop. The same session will be held tomorrow for coaches, assistants and club administrators to explain the new amendments to the basketball rules.

(ONA)