Sports Official - Basketball

About the role

This position is responsible for enforcing rules of the game during LCRD sporting events.

Responsibilities

• Presides over competitive sporting events to help maintain standards of play.
• Officiates assigned games with fairness and respect to all players and spectators.
• Ensures guidelines, rules, and sportsmanship are enforced.
• Detects infractions and decides penalties according to the rules of the game.
• Reports field/court problems to onsite Athletic Staff.
• Assists with injured, ejected, or unruly participants.
• Communicates game details with scorekeepers for accurate documentation.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

• Knowledge of specific GHSA and Recreation Department league rules.
• Knowledge of rules and methods of play for the event or game to which assigned.
• Ability to exercise fair and impartial judgment and render decisions quickly.
• Ability to maintain order and secure respect of game participants.
• Skill in keeping records and making reports.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• More than six (6) months of experience in the supervision of a sporting activity or sport.
• This position requires the ability to stand or walk for an extended period with occasional periods of running.
• This position requires the ability to frequently lift light objects and occasionally lift heavy objects.
• This position is typically performed in an indoor gymnasium or outdoors, sometimes in inclement weather.