Todd Warnick, Author at Double Whistle

Todd Warnick 01/10/2019 21:45 No Comments

James Harden Proves the Hand is Quicker than the Eye

Seems like every basketball discussion these days centers around James Harden. Is he traveling, isn’t he traveling? Is it act of shooting, or, not act of shooting? Did he gather, or didn’t he gather? Players

Todd Warnick 19/08/2019 12:21 No Comments

Can You Speak “Referee”? A Primer for Referee Communications – Part 2

(Part 2: you can read Part 1 here.) International basketball officiating was built on non-verbal “sign language”. Referees were taught not to speak – and were criticized if they did. Signals were the only accepted

Todd Warnick 06/08/2019 11:39 No Comments

Let’s talk! A Primer for Referee Communications – Part 1

For so many years – really forever – referee communications in international basketball was done by sign language. You blew your whistle, pointed at the player who made the foul; or, you made the designated

Todd Warnick 21/07/2019 20:27 No Comments

Is Adam Silver Looking for a European Solution to the NBA All-Star Game?

Let’s face it: the NBA All-Star Game has pretty much turned into one big bore. But maybe NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is looking into a European solution to the league’s All-Star problem. The NBA has

Todd Warnick 16/07/2019 21:07 No Comments

Muscle Memory and Basketball Referees

What do the names Jason Phillips, Derrick Stafford, Danny Crawford, Joey Crawford, Monty McCutchen, Eddie F. Rush, Bennett Salvatore and Dick Bavetta all have in common? If you’re an NBA aficionado, you know, of course,

Todd Warnick 09/07/2019 09:36 No Comments

My Least Favorite International Rule

My basketball pet peeve of the day: FIBA’s no-charge semi-circle. Per FIBA rules (33.10), if an airborne player who originates outside the no-charge semi-circle (NCSC) area contacts a defender who is in contact with the