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How do you become a basketball referee
How to Become a Recreational Basketball Referee | Work
By Steve Milano Updated September 16, 2021
Becoming a recreational basketball referee can be a rewarding hobby and earn you extra cash while you have fun. The requirements for becoming a basketball ref vary by league but usually require taking a test to prove you know the rules. You might also be tested on your physical fitness.
Taking a course or earning certification prepares you for the role, so you avoid blowing calls during games. Like other sports officials, you might also need to carry liability insurance. Youth league referees might be required to pass a background check.
Check Out Leagues
The first step to becoming a recreational basketball ref is to contact the league or leagues where you want to ref. You must follow their rules for qualifying as a ref, and they will tell you how to go about getting approved. The simplest route to getting started is typically to go through a youth basketball referee training program.
If possible, go to some games at these leagues and watch how the refs work. Introduce yourself to the refs and tell them you’re interested in becoming a referee. Not only can they tell you what you need to do to be approved, but they can also give you tips on what to expect during games, what your schedule might be, and other helpful information.
Contact Training or Certifying Bodies
Once you’ve contacted the league or leagues and know what you need to do to qualify, contact the certifying body the league requires you to join. If you don’t need to be certified, but need to pass a test, contact the company that administers the test.
Begin preparing for the test or course. Visit the training website and get any printed materials you need to start studying. Sign up for the certification test or find out when the referee test takes place. Take a look at some basic rules of the game at Smart Healthy Living to see what you’ll be expected to know. Check out the internet for additional books and CDs available for home study.
Get in Shape
Refereeing requires you to run up and down a basketball court for 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the league you work for. Even if you’re planning on working for a half-court league, you need to run side to side and back and forth at high speed.
Focus on anaerobic conditioning after you do a couple of weeks of aerobic conditioning. Basketball is a start-and-stop sport, and you need to be able to recover and catch your breath after each bout of exercise. To do this, get in shape using high-intensity interval training or sprint training. Schedule a physical exam before you start training and tell your doctor that you’ll be doing high-intensity interval training.
In addition to getting your cardiovascular system in shape, do muscular endurance exercises so you can use your muscles for long periods without cramping. Use circuit-training workouts that consist of two minutes of a lightly weighted exercise or calisthenics, followed by 30 seconds of rest and then another round of exercise. Focus on your lower body and make stretching, speed and flexibility part of your training, recommends Referee.com.
Take a Practice Test
If possible, practice what you’ll be tested on to earn your certification or approval. Hire another referee to take you through a practice test. Watch online videos of referee tests and copy what you see being presented. See if your certifying or training company offers a pretest practice run you can participate in.
References
Smart Healthy Living: Basic Basketball Rules for Novice Parents and Players
Referee: Proactive Steps for Officials to Prevent Injuries During Season
Writer Bio
Steve Milano is a journalist and business executive/consultant. He has helped dozens of for-profit companies and nonprofits with their marketing and operations. Steve has written more than 8,000 articles during his career, focusing on small business, careers, personal finance and health and fitness. Steve also turned his tennis hobby into a career, coaching, writing, running nonprofits and conducting workshops around the globe.
Basketball Referee - StayOnTheCourt.Com
Basketball referees are in high demand. There are a lot of opportunities out there for this profession. As more youth teams organize with the rise of AAU basketball the opportunities grow for professional basketball referees.
Basketball referees are responsible for officiating games and ensuring that basketball rules are followed. These professionals must have excellent communication skills and the temperament to be assertive during games. The best are physically fit, able to move around quickly and wear the required equipment and maintain a professional appearance.
This guide to becoming a basketball referee is an excellent resource whether you are looking to make some extra money on the side doing something you enjoy or want to referee at a high level such as high school, college, or even in the NBA.
The basic steps on how to become a basketball referee are below, and we will go into more depth on each of these items:
Learn the Game
Take Courses
Work Youth Basketball Games
Register With Local Basketball Organizations
Get Certified With Your State Through National Federation of State High School Associations
Get Additional Experience
Join the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO)
Register with the NCAA and take the officiating exam
Apply to referee the NBA and WNBA
“People make fun of me,” Bavetta said. “I have thin legs. I don’t have an imposing figure. But I always would say to these young officials coming in, ‘A racehorse has thin legs, a greyhound has thin legs, and they’re running forever.’ I’ve just been blessed.”
Dick Bavetta, NBA record 2,635 consecutive games officiated and inductee to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Vice. com
Basketball Referee Training and Courses
It isn’t a prerequisite that you have to have played the game but you absolutely need to learn the game to become a good basketball referee.
To become a certified basketball referee, you must achieve a passing grade on a written rules exam. In many cases, you must also pass a floor test during which you officiate live action. This is to show that you also understand how to apply the rules in a game situation.
Here are some free or low-cost online courses to get started with your basketball officiating journey.
Officiating Basketball by National Federation of State High School Associations
Ultimately, if you want to referee basketball at the high school level you will need to take this course created by the National Federation of State High School Associations. In many states, this 2-hour training is free.
Officiating Basketball is an online course brought to you by the National Federation of State High School Associations. It is designed as a tool to assist you in becoming a better official to make the game better for you and the student-athletes. The course covers the areas of fouls against the ball handler, screening, post play, block charge, intentional fouls, and technical fouls. In addition, it has a general overview of characteristics that help to make a person a better official. When completed you will have gained more insight into the mechanics of making a correct call and learn pointers to take to the basketball court.
Ed Rush Club Court Elite
Former NBA official Court Club Elite is a course led by former NBA Director of Officials, Ed T. Rush Sr. and his son, former F-18 fighter pilot, Ed Rush Jr. It also includes basketball officials currently working at the men’s and women’s NCAA Division I level, as well as instructors from several collegiate conferences from across the country.
They offer a free email course that is limited that will lead you into a $1 30 day trial membership into their referee educational program. The monthly membership after the trial is 29.95.
Udemy.com courses
Basketball Referee 101 on Udemy.com
Udemy is a peer-to-peer training platform that had an entry-level course on it. The video on this course didn’t seem to follow the content. But, the verbal content was useful.
Referee Training Center
The Referee Training Center is a marketplace with general referee information and basketball-specific officiating books and digital training resources.
YouTube Basketball Referee Training
You may have to hunt and peck a little bit but you too can be a great resource to find training on officiating basketball. We pulled one out below that teaches two-person mechanics.
Basketball Oficiating Books
Here are 3 books you will need to reference to officiate at most high school levels.
2021 NFHS Basketball Official Rules
This is the flagship official NFHS book that goes through the rules in detail by topic.
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2020-21 and 2021-22 NFHS Basketball Handbook
If you can afford a second book this handbook has been developed for use by players, coaches, officials, and others interested in the game.
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2020-21 NFHS Basketball Case Book
This book complements the other two books and contains the official case plays for basketball and is designed to explain all aspects of the sport.
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Basketball Referee Signals
One of the most difficult things to master is all of the basketball referee hand signals used in the game. We found this visual signal resource to be helpful as a good overview of all of the signals.
In addition, there are some good youtube tutorials similar to the one you see below that can be helpful.
Basketball Referee Gear and Uniform
If you are refereeing youth leagues you may not need as formal of a uniform. But if you want to break into higher levels such as high school or even high profile AAU events you will need the appropriate uniform and equipment. We have created a list below:
Black socks
Black slacks
Black belt (if pants are not beltless)
Black and white striped shirt
Fox 40 whistle
Smitty or Lanyard
Pre game jacket
Black court shoes
Basketball Referee Shoes
Basketball Referee Pants
Pants
Basketball Referee Shirts
How To Be A High School Basketball Referee
This may be the easist path to follow to become a compentent referree. Most states have a prescibed set of steps to referee basketball at the high scholol level. I am in Nebraska so we will follow that as a model. To find your state’s steps to certification you can use this resource.
1. Register with the Nebraska School Acitivities Association
To become a referee in Nebraska you must first register with the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA). The registration fee is currently $45.
2. Complete the “Part 1” test for basketball
You must acheive an 80% or better score on the “Part 1” of the test. You will then be classifed based on your test score:
Registered (80%)
Approved (85%)
Certified (90%)
3. Complete the “Part 2” test for basketball
This test is more advanced and requires more in depth officiating knowledge. In order to maintain your classification youm ust score the following:
Registered referees must pass the test every 5 years with a 65% or above
Approved referees must pass the test every 5 years with a 75% or above
Certified referees must pass the test every 3 years with a 80% or above
4.
Satisfy yearly requirements
All classifications of officials must view an online, pre-season rules meeting to be eligible to referee games during the current season.
How To Be A College Basketball Referee
The path to officiating in the NCAA is extremely competitive. With hundreds of officials trying to break into the ranks, only a few can make it.
You can start your officiating career in the NAIA or NCAA Division III conferences, then move to Division II. From there, it’s possible to become a referee in a smaller Division I conference, and eventually work up to officiating Division I basketball. Attending camps is an important step you can take to improve your officiating skills. They allow you to learn from experienced veterans and network with other officials.
These are the governing bodies in college basketball:
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
How To Be an NBA Referee
The NBA and WNBA are two of the world’s most successful sporting organizations. They provide excitement to millions of basketball fans all over the world.
The NBA and WNBA recruit officials from all over the world. These officials are observed and evaluated to see if they have the necessary skills to officiate at a professional level.
Prospective officials normally already have high school and college-level experience. Candidates are evaluated by the NBA Scouting Group and should have been officiating in the following organizations.
NCAA & Conference Camps
Junior College
High School
Intramurals
RDP
Pro Am
International
National Try Out
If you make it into the candidate pool you will still have at least a year timeline to make into the NBA that will look like this:
1. Officiating Candidate Pool
NBA Scouting Group determines the Top 100 candidates list for evaluation events and proceeds to the next phase.
2. Traing and Evaluation
The NBA uses the 5 performance standards for advancement to the G League hiring phase. If a candidate doesn’t advance they may remain on a the list for the following year.
3. Hiring G League
If you make it out of the evaluation round then you will be placed in the G League and participate in Summer League Training and/or an additional New Hire Orientation Session.
4. Development
G League referees attend preseason meetings, work games (preseason – playoffs). They also get access to the NBA Officials Interactive Website for memos and testing and receive direct instruction from the NBA referee staff to help hone skills and master more sophisticated basketball games.
5. Hiring NBA and WNBA
Once you reach the G League you are evaluated and recommended for NBA and WNBA officiating positions. The site nbaofficials.com has more detailed information and you can register here.
Conclusion
We would recommend focusing on your state’s high school certification. If you can reach that level you shouldn’t have any issues getting work at lower levels.
You can check out some of our posts on basketball rules such as carrying, traveling, or charging.
How much are NBA refs paid?
Entry-level NBA referees earn $600 per game or $250,000 per year and the most experienced referees make an average of $3,500 per game or a salary of $500,000.
Who is the youngest NBA referee?
JB DeRosa, born April 14, 1991 is the youngest official currently in the NBA at age 30.
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Information on how to develop skills for beginner basketball referees
The situation in our basketball is such that there are problems not only with the emergence of new competitive players and coaches, but also with referees. Our arbitrators are currently practically absent at the top world and continental championships.
I have heard questions more than once, and the site periodically receives requests about how to become a representative of this profession in Russia? Where to start, where to study, how to get practice, and then a license and appointments for serious matches and improve your skills? Today we will try to sort out these issues. Not everyone can become professional players and coaches, but wants to stay in basketball, so why not take the refereeing path.
First, let's decide on a license. It is issued for 1 year and is required only for servicing matches of the Russian Championship. To get it, you need to pass 3 exams:
1. Basketball Rules and Interpretations (at least 20 correct answers must be given for 25 questions). 2. Regulations of the championship and superiority of Russia. 3. Metronome physical fitness test.
Top judges, and there are about 120 of them, who regularly serve the championships of the Premier League, Super League (women and men), pass the rules twice a year, and physical training - the Metronome test 1 time. Those. if they take a regional seminar in the fall, they are admitted to the central seminar, and they take the same exams there. Those who successfully pass them receive a license for a year.
In January, a central off-season seminar is held, which highlights changes in the rules, corrects mistakes, sets some criteria and passes a theoretical exam only according to the rules and a running standard for physical training "Metronome" for field judges. If the current judge does not pass the winter exam, then he is not allowed to the second half of the season. Such cases happen.
Where to start? It is necessary, of course, to start with city competitions - first for children, then for students, for adults. In many regions there are Schools of the Young Arbiter, where classes are held free of charge. Novice judges go through a certain course and then, over time, begin to be attracted to the games of the children's championship of the city. After a person gains experience and practice, the referee committee of the regional federation recommends him to the championship of Russia, but there is also a selection system that allows children to referee competitions Championships of Russia. Further step by step, year after year on the way to the Super League, Premier League, VTB League. and FIBA.
Where to get knowledge? One of the sites that is suitable for obtaining up-to-date theoretical knowledge on basketball refereeing is ReferyPro.ru . This information portal contains the latest information on refereeing in Russia and the world. There are a lot of interesting and multifaceted things there: methodological materials, rules, video clips and recordings of seminars. The official representation of VKONTAKTE of this unique basketball portal for beginners, professional referees, as well as for all basketball fans is located at vk.com/referypro . The ReferyPro website was created by the School of Young Referees (SMA), headed by its leader - an international category referee and the head of the educational and methodological commission of the refereeing department of the RFB Fedor Borisovich Dmitriev with the support of the Moscow Regional Basketball Federation (MOFB).
In what regions are SMAs held? In addition to Moscow and the Moscow region - this is St. Petersburg, Samara, Pskov, Omsk, Izhevsk, Novosibirsk, Kaluga, Khabarovsk, Rostov, Krasnodar, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg and some other cities. In particular, in Moscow, free lessons are held on Tuesdays. In the Moscow region - on Tuesdays, Fridays at the Moscow Basketball Federation or at games. But all this is still functioning separately, there is no centralized and organized work yet. A number of European countries already have well-established training programs for judges, while we are only on the way to this.
What is our representation in Europe? Last year we had about 15 FIBA referees. This includes 12 FIBA referees from Russia. Two years ago, the Euroleague was served by three judges: Semen Ovinov, Ilya Putenko and Alexey Davydov. Then only Semyon remained, although he gets more Eurocup matches. In addition, FIBA has now changed the system. It has become similar to football - the national federation, by its rating, together with FIBA, determines the circle of referees who are worthy to work at FIBA matches. They must comply with the requirements of the European, national championship and have no violations.
What refereeing events are coming up? In the near future there will be a departure of young judges for a seminar in Sweden by a delegation of 12 people. It will be a ScaniaCup tournament. In May, the educational and methodological commission of the Department of Professional Refereeing, together with the Moscow Regional Basketball Federation, will hold two camps on the basis of the championship of the Moscow Region among boys and girls at the sports base in Pokrovsky. Judges will be invited from all regions of Russia, as well as from Belarus, maybe from Kazakhstan. This will be the 10th such camp in 4 years. In June-July, there will be a trip to the clinic of referees in the NBA or the NCAA. Fedor Dmitriev, together with one of our judges, will go to study and exchange experience with those who hold this event. This will be part of the work of the educational and methodological commission. This happened already in 2016. Plus, in June, at the invitation of the Basketball Federation of Kazakhstan, for the third time a large camp is planned in Astana to work mainly with young referees. There will be 4 days of workshop and 3 days of work on the site with feedback and video analysis of each judge.
Fedor Dmitriev shared about the work of the School of the Young Arbiter and his mission:
“Now it is most relevant and effective for me to work with young people - from 14 to 25-30 years old. To lead the continuity of generations and prepare young cadres in the right direction, who will be chosen by the federation to serve the matches of the National Championship. Recently, together with Evgeny Ostrovsky and Alexey Davydov, we successfully passed the exams for the FIBA national instructor. Therefore, we would like to pass on the knowledge we have gained to the next generations. As the chairman of the WMC and the head of the School of the Young Arbiter of the Moscow Region, I consider it my task not only to competently educate young people, but also to control the correct implementation. Now I am adjusting my training program in order to involve young guys more, so that they not only listen, but do it themselves under our control. This is the most basic thing at this time, and this is what FIBA is now demanding.
We try to set the required criteria so that they understand the difference between the mentalities of a Russian person and a European. After all, it is important not only to know the rules of refereeing, you need to correctly apply them. FIBA itself is constantly engaged in the training program for young referees, but we need to adapt their recommendations to our country in accordance with the requirements of European and international competitions. ”
The best young judges from all regions of the country travel to Prifib clinics - seminars throughout the year. Now the Department of Professional Refereeing has developed a mentoring program, according to which 10 young referees from the TOP-50 best referees in Russia by rating are assigned mentors from among five current FIBA referees.
Each year, the educational and methodological commission prepares two manuals for various types of training of judges: psychological, physical, psycho-physiological; on communication and interaction; methodological recommendations and practical advice. 6 such manuals have already been issued. We get positive feedback from them. it is useful and we will move in that direction.
Another important task that faces us as teachers who should train referees is to develop and shape simple human qualities so that the referee, in addition to fixing fouls and violations, can understand basketball, the profession and the complexity of the work of the coach and players. In a word - be human! This is very relevant at the present time."
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What is our representation in Europe? Last year we had about 15 FIBA referees. This includes 12 FIBA referees from Russia. Two years ago, the Euroleague was served by three judges: Semen Ovinov, Ilya Putenko and Alexey Davydov. Then only Semyon remained, although he gets more Eurocup matches. In addition, FIBA has now changed the system. It has become similar to football - the national federation, by its rating, together with FIBA, determines the circle of referees who are worthy to work at FIBA matches. They must meet the requirements of the European, national championship and have no violations.
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On December 9, a cycle of online seminars for beginner basketball referees ended at the Yunost sports complex in Vladivostok. For four days, experienced referees shared their knowledge with their large audience through the Zoom platform. How to become a professional in refereeing, do you need to be a qualified basketball player for this, where to go and where to start, the founder of the training, RFB judge Sergei Strokach told our correspondent.
— Tell us in more detail what kind of online seminars did you conduct and what are they for?
- We covered topics such as "how to become a basketball referee", "statistician", "field referee" and "scorer referee". More than 60 people came to our lectures, however, only 20 came at the appointed time. Someone took the course of the “young fighter”, someone consolidated their knowledge base. In 2020, FIBA (International Basketball Federation) changed some rules, so this online training was useful for both beginners and experts.
Who are these people?
- These are schoolchildren who live for basketball and are simply passionate about the game, and physical education teachers, and coaches, and novice referees. I am glad that not only Vladivostok residents took part, but also residents of other cities of Primorsky Krai.
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— Can anyone become a judge?
— Judging is not difficult, but judging well is not easy. Anyone can become an arbitrator. But professionally, there are limitations. If before the age of 35 he did not referee the games of at least the Basketball Superleague-2, then the path of the pros is closed further. It will be possible to serve only local and regional championships, as well as matches of the ASB student league.
— What kind of knowledge do you need to have for this? Or does it matter, everything will be taught?
— I don't know a single referee who hasn't played basketball even a little bit. There are many examples when the level of the player was not high and the career ended early enough, but they are good referees and professionals in their field. In any case, you need to be at least a little basketball player to understand the essence of what is happening on the court. Simple interactions that are taught in childhood and at school are enough.
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—If I want to become a judge and work in court, then I need to graduate from law school, etc. Where do you need to go to become a referee in basketball?
- To start this journey, you need to contact your coach or the federation, you can also contact the judges directly. You can write to me. If someone from your audience is really interested, then welcome to the direct - @sergeyfbv.
— And how much time do you need to devote to learning?
- Just like at the university. Everywhere you need practice, constant improvement. It is possible to judge in the first year, but they become good judges at the local level after five years, when they already have accumulated experience and knowledge behind them, it is unlikely to work out faster. To become a professional, you need to pass a judging seminar in Vladivostok or Khabarovsk and get access to judging competitions under the auspices of the RFB. Then the structure is as follows: you go through all six stages - from children's and youth tournaments to the men's Super League and the women's Premier League. And this is also five years. The sooner you start, the better. Ideally, by the age of 18 you can already referee the matches of the RFB.
— How is the situation with judges in Primorye?
— At the moment there is no mass work with judges in the region. Usually secretaries are taught how to properly record the game.
Check out the internet for additional books and CDs available for home study.
Focus on your lower body and make stretching, speed and flexibility part of your training, recommends Referee.com.
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It is designed as a tool to assist you in becoming a better official to make the game better for you and the student-athletes. The course covers the areas of fouls against the ball handler, screening, post play, block charge, intentional fouls, and technical fouls. In addition, it has a general overview of characteristics that help to make a person a better official. When completed you will have gained more insight into the mechanics of making a correct call and learn pointers to take to the basketball court.
The monthly membership after the trial is 29.95.
Most states have a prescibed set of steps to referee basketball at the high scholol level. I am in Nebraska so we will follow that as a model. To find your state’s steps to certification you can use this resource.
Satisfy yearly requirements 
Candidates are evaluated by the NBA Scouting Group and should have been officiating in the following organizations.
Those. if they take a regional seminar in the fall, they are admitted to the central seminar, and they take the same exams there. Those who successfully pass them receive a license for a year. 
Further step by step, year after year on the way to the Super League, Premier League, VTB League. and FIBA. 
It has become similar to football - the national federation, by its rating, together with FIBA, determines the circle of referees who are worthy to work at FIBA matches. They must comply with the requirements of the European, national championship and have no violations. 
Fedor Dmitriev, together with one of our judges, will go to study and exchange experience with those who hold this event. This will be part of the work of the educational and methodological commission. This happened already in 2016. Plus, in June, at the invitation of the Basketball Federation of Kazakhstan, for the third time a large camp is planned in Astana to work mainly with young referees. There will be 4 days of workshop and 3 days of work on the site with feedback and video analysis of each judge. 
Therefore, we would like to pass on the knowledge we have gained to the next generations. As the chairman of the WMC and the head of the School of the Young Arbiter of the Moscow Region, I consider it my task not only to competently educate young people, but also to control the correct implementation. Now I am adjusting my training program in order to involve young guys more, so that they not only listen, but do it themselves under our control. This is the most basic thing at this time, and this is what FIBA is now demanding. 
” 
In a word - be human! This is very relevant at the present time." 
Day five - final July 28, 2021 
For four days, experienced referees shared their knowledge with their large audience through the Zoom platform. How to become a professional in refereeing, do you need to be a qualified basketball player for this, where to go and where to start, the founder of the training, RFB judge Sergei Strokach told our correspondent. 
I am glad that not only Vladivostok residents took part, but also residents of other cities of Primorsky Krai. 
There are many examples when the level of the player was not high and the career ended early enough, but they are good referees and professionals in their field. In any case, you need to be at least a little basketball player to understand the essence of what is happening on the court. Simple interactions that are taught in childhood and at school are enough. 
