Oh what a year!

No less than 290667 hits were recorded in 2023 on our site. A serious increase compared to the 210070 of 2022, the 174566 in 2021 (112912 hits  in 2020 and 77501 the year before) . We were able to put 340 posts on instagram with a whopping number of 22176  likes.   The IG account started the year at 2193 followers ending at 2437. In previous years the count ended at 1466 and 1296.  We’re curious to see what will happen in 2023. Thank you al so much for being part of the community and spreading the vibe. Lees verder “Oh what a year!”

Nine days left for early bird discount!

In between quarts the crew is coaching themselves:

For the seventh time the International Eastercup in Moabit Berlin will host a refereeclinic and just like in previous years Bob Bhania wil highlight the staff. The tournament and the clinic take place from March 28th to april 1st 2024.  Officiatingscool.nl will take care of organising the event in cooperation with the Lions from Moabit. Some of you all (and thats not all of you!) will receive an the invitation in their e-mails. If you did not yet, please consider this article the invitation. Lees verder “Nine days left for early bird discount!”

Situation beyond belief

Not the game, nor the gym.
Lets get into a situation that happened to one of us years ago. In a small gym two referees are doing a game that will be a decisive game for who will reach the playoffs. When I say small I mean one court with the spectators area right behind the team benches , only separated by a fence of approximately 1meter 20 high. Lees verder “Situation beyond belief”

Violations during freethrows

One shot!

There’s a shitload of things that can go wrong during freethrows. We’re not necessarily talking blooperwise, but violations that need to be adressed by the duo or trio. Check the tape Peter McDonald put together and ask yourself: Should I call that as a lead? Should I call it as a center/trailer? And would you call them? Lees verder “Violations during freethrows”