In Spain, the season will resume this weekend and two new features have been introduced in terms of refereeing, for this 2024/25 season.
So, the first new feature concerns the throw-ins, since the players will now be able to decide where they will be carried out after a time-out: in the offensive phase (with 14 seconds on the clock) or in the defensive phase (24 seconds) and on the bench side or on the opposite side. At any time during the game and not only in the last two minutes of the game. What referee Alfonso Olivares considers ” positive” .
As for the second novelty in Liga ACB (or Liga Endesa), it concerns the discussions between the referees in slow motion, since fans will now be able to hear them in full.
” You will understand why a decision was made, the reasons will be explained. There must be transparency in decision-making and we must get closer to the fans. We cannot only speak in refereeing language ” still believes Alfonso Olivares, in the columns of AS.
