FAQ: Becoming An Offical
What roles are there for an official?
There are three roles in basketball for officials:
1) Referee - officiates each match on the court and is most common at your local association
2) Scoretable Official - is accredited to work on the scoretable, more common at a state and national league level
3) Statistician - works commonly on state and national league matches to identify live statistics as a match is played
There are three roles in basketball for officials:
1) Referee - officiates each match on the court and is most common at your local association
2) Scoretable Official - is accredited to work on the scoretable, more common at a state and national league level
3) Statistician - works commonly on state and national league matches to identify live statistics as a match is played
Becoming A referee
Why should I become a referee?
There are so many reasons to become a referee. Here are a few:
How am I trained as a referee?
Your local association coordinates training courses for new referees. Depending on your association and age, you may be trained as an Association Community referee or Association Development referee. New referees begin in a Basketball Australia green shirt and run alongside a mentor referee who will train new referees over a number of weeks.
How much of my time will referee training involve?
Contact your local association to find out about their referee training program.
What is the minimum age for a referee?
Each association is different, contact your local association to find out what their local age is.
How much does a referee get paid?
This varies from state-to-state and in different competitions. Contact your local association to find this out.
How will I improve as a referee?
All referees are coached and observed by referee coaches and senior referees who provide feedback and solutions to areas for improvement. Most referees improve through match experience which is gained each week by being faced with challenges that you learn to overcome. With this experience and knowledge come better opportunities to referee higher quality games and an increase in payrates.
How do I become a referee?
Contact your closest basketball association in Australia by clicking here and querying about their next referee program.
There are so many reasons to become a referee. Here are a few:
- Earn money and work flexible hours
- Be physically active and get fit
- Be involved in basketball (especially if you love the game)
- Gain a better understanding of basketball and its rules
- Meet new people, make new friends and share many great experiences
- Improve your life skills (e.g. communication, independence, confidence, decision making and awareness)
How am I trained as a referee?
Your local association coordinates training courses for new referees. Depending on your association and age, you may be trained as an Association Community referee or Association Development referee. New referees begin in a Basketball Australia green shirt and run alongside a mentor referee who will train new referees over a number of weeks.
How much of my time will referee training involve?
Contact your local association to find out about their referee training program.
What is the minimum age for a referee?
Each association is different, contact your local association to find out what their local age is.
How much does a referee get paid?
This varies from state-to-state and in different competitions. Contact your local association to find this out.
How will I improve as a referee?
All referees are coached and observed by referee coaches and senior referees who provide feedback and solutions to areas for improvement. Most referees improve through match experience which is gained each week by being faced with challenges that you learn to overcome. With this experience and knowledge come better opportunities to referee higher quality games and an increase in payrates.
How do I become a referee?
Contact your closest basketball association in Australia by clicking here and querying about their next referee program.
Becoming A scoretable official
How do I become a scoretable official?
There are training programs coordinated by state and local associations. Contact your closest basketball association in Australia by clicking here and querying about scoretable opportunities.
There are training programs coordinated by state and local associations. Contact your closest basketball association in Australia by clicking here and querying about scoretable opportunities.
