Today the Europeans for Small Countries tournament starts, and the womens field has a promising set of eight teams that will fight for the top honor. It’s the first tournament of the summer we will be following. The nominations for this first day of tournament are as follows. Lees verder “Women Eurobasket Small Countries Nominations June 25th”
Our friends from Referee.pl host their 20th edition of Survival Camp
At officiatingscool.nl we take pride in helping referees around the globe in improving. Some of the great ways to improve and start prepping for your new season is the Survival Camp, organised by our friends from Referee.pl. Lees verder “Our friends from Referee.pl host their 20th edition of Survival Camp”
IBTA 2024 – Subscriptions are open
Last summer there was a first edition of the International Basketball Tournament Amsterdam. Local Organisators Hot Pepper Heat from Zwanenburg asked Officiatingscool.nl to arrange the referees. Several referees from foreign countries came to Zwanenburg for the first edition. Referees from Slovak Republic , Hungary, Austria, Germany, Lithuania and Belgium participated in the first edition. This year there’s a new edition and it will take place from August 16 to 18. Agegroups are U17-u19 and U23.
New Interpretations!
There’s a new version of the OBRI! Version 4.0 and it is effective immediately. Find the document down below. Lees verder “New Interpretations!”
List of referees for Worldcup WU17 published

As per FIBA 28 referees have been nominated for the Worldcup WU17 that takes place in july. Lees verder “List of referees for Worldcup WU17 published”
Final preparation
Are you coming to Berlin for our camp?? Or do you just want to get better today might be a good day to go through the advanced manual for 3po down here. Lees verder “Final preparation”
Websession: Clinic IOT by Sonia Teixeira
BBALL Ireland did some nice websessions recently. We stumbled upon this one where Sonia Texeira talked about IOT, the system developed by FIBA to help us all (in both 2po and 3po!) to make better calls. Lees verder “Websession: Clinic IOT by Sonia Teixeira”
Eyeopenercamp on the way
As eyeopenercamp is throwing its shadow it’s a good moment to dive into mechanics. Lees verder “Eyeopenercamp on the way”
Websession: 3po mechanics
One of the pro’s of 3 person officiating is that the crew has better angles on the play, and therefor can serve the game by making better decisions. If you ask us it’s not the only pro. Being on court with 2 friends is better than with just one 😉 Lees verder “Websession: 3po mechanics”
Tips From the Arctic Circle: Officiating Mindset of the Furthest North Living FIBA Referee

FIBA referee Karol Kowalski from Finland/Poland was interviewed by Youtuber The Hoops Official. They talk about Physical & Mental readiness, dealing with conflicts and abuse and the journey from local courts to FIBA courts and everything in between. Check it down below! Lees verder “Tips From the Arctic Circle: Officiating Mindset of the Furthest North Living FIBA Referee”