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!
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