A new summer tournament tips off today and that means new colleagues and community members in action. Norways Nikola Bejat is one of the referees that will take court in Ploiesti tot the U18 boys division B that has its opener today. Bejat is part of a team with Dardan Maxhuni from Kosovo and Stephen Ferris from Great Britain. Tipoff will be at 12.30 Amsterdam time. Lees verder “Bejat ready for Boys U18 opener #livestreamalert”
Charge block ’22
Lets do another clip. Now is as good a time as any to prepare for the upcoming season right? Are you calling a charge? A block? Or nothing at all? Lees verder “Charge block ’22”
Marziali streams
In our community we have a lot of fans of Italian FIBA referee Silvia Marziali. We can tell by the likes that appear on the socials whenever her picture is there. And off course we talk to people who are watching her games.
The consensus is that she shows impeccable mechanics and IoT.
We were a bit surprised to see her appear in the nominations for the U18 mens division C championships in Serravalle (San Marino) but we sure do want to share the streams of her games so far with you. Tournament lasts till July 31. So why don’t you sit back and learn: Lees verder “Marziali streams”
Torok in good company!
Our very own Daniella Torok is in famous company today for her game at the u18 women division C clash between Moldova and Gibraltar. Both teams suffered big losses in their openers against Georgia as they are looking for the first win of the event. Torok is in the referee crew together with Viola Gyorgyi who just got nominated for Eurobasket later this year. Jurgen Muho from Albania is the third referee for the game that tips off at 16.00. The game can be seen on the stream down below. Lees verder “Torok in good company!”
Travel or not?
It’s important to be covering your violations. Imagine calling a blocking foul on a player that was ‘beaten’ by a erroneous dribble start. You don’t want to do that, cuz it makes life so much harder on you and your cremates.
Let’s go back to the 2016 Olympics final where we see among others French star Eddy Viator in the crew. We’re talking about the top of the key. White seven starts her penetration. But is it legal yes or no? Lees verder “Travel or not?”
Cover the violations
As the famous Queen Song starts: ‘Listen all you people, come gather around.’ We keep repeating in the new upcoming season: Cover your violations. It is the easiest way of making live more comfortable on the court for both your team as the playing teams. Check the clip down below and tell me what you have and why. Lees verder “Cover the violations”
Are you calling it or not?
We have been silent for some days because in our hotel the wifi was a little suspect. And because on holiday we were catching up on our reading list. The new rules are still on our to do list. We do have a clip we want to share. Are you calling the foul yes or no?And let the record state that we’re talking about the sequence around the steal 🙂
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Denys Povorozniuk takes court for Men U20 division B
One of the referees taking part in the Europeans MU20 division B in Tbilisi is Ukrainian referee Denys Povorozniuk. Last year he made his FIBA debut in the challengers that were held during the summer, and today his Championships career takes off as he is nominated for Sweden versus Kosovo. He will team up with Ventsislav Velikov from Bulgarije and Petr Blahout from Czechia.
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Three community members in one quarter final!
Special Occasion today in Debrecen where three community members form the crew for a Worldcup Quarter final! Esperanza Mendoza will administer the tipoff at 17.30 for the clash between Hungary and Canada WU17. She will be accompanied by Carsten Straube from Germany and Alan Tiago from Brazil. Lees verder “Three community members in one quarter final!”
Manniste Mouton and Van Slooten experienced crew for U20 opener
Bert van Slooten was one of the coaches on our very first Eyeopener Camp way back in 2015. Today his summer begins with the MU20 divB game between Albania and Switzerland. It’s a high level crew he will take part in because Estonian Mikhel Manniste is the crewchief while Marc Mouton from Luxembourg complements them both to make it a three men crew. Tipoff for the livestream is at 16.45 while the link off course is available for on demand viewing afterwards as well.
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