EuroLeague to introduce a new officiating procedure / News - Basketnews.com

Before every game, one of the referees will meet with team captains on the court to discuss the upcoming matchup, rule enforcement, and fairplay.

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The annual EuroLeague ELPA Player Representatives Meeting took place in Barcelona on Thursday, bringing one player from each Turkish Airlines EuroLeague club together with Euroleague Basketball executives to discuss relevant issues ahead of the new season.

It was the first meeting of this kind for new Officiating Director Daniel Hierrezuelo, who introduced a couple of new features to help players before and during the season.

A number of referees will meet with all EuroLeague and BKT EuroCup teams before the season starts to ensure everyone is on the same page.

Another new feature is that referees and team captains will briefly meet on the court before every EuroLeague game.

In those meetings, questions about rules and any other pertinent information may be covered, and players will be reminded to play within the spirit of the rules and with appropriate sportsmanlike behavior.

"Probably some of you are happy because you are not meeting me on the court, but this is understandable," Hierrezuelo, who recently retired from refereeing, joked in his presentation to the players. "I just arrived three months ago, but I will put all of my effort into teaching my partners in a good way to help you, on and off the court."

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