
The Art of Officiating with Joe Forte
Hosted by Joe Forte · Justin Bass
4.8from 39 ratings
- 99
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 39
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About The Art of Officiating with Joe Forte
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aoowjf/subscribe (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aoowjf/subscribe) Joe Forte, number 45, retired NBA/NCAA official and current NCAA Conference Carolinas coordinator of men’s basketball officials (2006-present) has the resume to give you the best podcast experience to enhance your knowledge and officiating ability. Forte served previously as the Big South Conference coordinator of men’s basketball officials from 2005 – 2019. Forte is the only official to officiate a High School State Championship Game ( Va ), NCAA Championship game, NBA Finals Game, NBA All Star Game, and a Gold Medal Olympic Game. Joe Forte will be YOUR personal mentor!
- Publisher
- Justin Bass
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Nov 2019
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
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Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now, as it relates to basketball, there's four... primary reasons why you misplace. One, rules. Two, positioning. Three, judgment. And four, obstruction. Those are the four basic reasons why you misplace. So often I will see an official miss a play because of a rule. And you should never miss a play because of a rule. Judgment's a little different, but when it comes to a rule, you should not miss the play. For example, player goes up for a jump shot. The defender puts his hand on the ball. He now releases. Offensive player returns to the floor. That, my friends, is a jump ball. It is not a travel and it's not a play on. […]
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