Basketball Referee Signals

Are you a little confused by all the Basketball Referee Signals? Well guess what? You’re not the only one

There are many hand signals used by the referee during a basketball game. Learning these signals will help coaches, players and parents understand the various calls a referee makes throughout a basketball game.

I have included 26 basketball hand signals that are used by a referee for you to study. Each signal below includes a picture of the referee along with the call being made.

I hope you enjoy learning about the various referee signals. By studying the information below, you will improve your basketball knowledge tremendously!

To help you learn more about the game of basketball please visit our page on the rules of basketball, as well as our page of over 200 basketball terms.

REFEREE SIGNALS

3 – POINTER

 

3 – SECOND RULE

 

20 – SECOND TIME OUT

 

24 – SECOND VIOLATION

 

BASKET INTERFERENCE

 

BLOCKING

 

CANCEL SCORE / PLAY

 

CHARGING

 

DESIGNATE OFFENDER

 

DIRECTION OF PLAY

 

DOUBLE FOUL

 

GOALTENDING

 

HOLDING

 

ILLEGAL DRIBBLE

 

ILLEGAL SCREEN

 

ILLEGAL DEFENSE

 

ILLEGAL HANDS

 

ISOLATION

 

JUMP BALL

 

LOOSE BALL FOUL

 

PERSONAL FOUL

 

PUSHING

 

TECHNICAL FOUL

 

TIME – IN

 

TIME – OUT

 

TRAVELING

I hope you enjoyed learning about these 26 Referee Signals.

Best of luck with your basketball season!