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Licensing Process
Submit the online licensing application and pay fees. To access the online application, go under Officials and select Online Licensing.
Once the application is received you will receive a confirmation email from the WIAA. Also in this email is a link to complete the Authorization Form for a Background Check. All new officials will need to complete a background check. Please check with the WIAA office if you are unsure if you need to complete a background check because you have been licensed in the past.
If a background check is needed, once the WIAA receives the background check results, the application will be processed.
If no background check is needed, your application will be processed immediately.
Rules books and exam/video information will be sent about 6-8 weeks prior to the start of the season.
In order to advance in classification, officials need to complete the exam by indicated date (and score the required percentage) and watch the rules video by indicated deadline date every year. In order to advance to L5 and Master officials need to have the required amount of varsity contests listed in their profile.
A detailed description of all classification advancement requirements can be found in the Guide for Officials.
An officials license is good from August 1 to July 31. The renewal period for the next year starts May 1.
The WIAA does not assign officials to regular season contests; that is done by either the high school athletic director or the conference commissioner. Contact your local high school athletic director to let them know you are licensed and ready for assignments.
If there is an official's association in your area, it is highly recommended you join the association. Being a member of an association is very beneficial as they oftentimes provide additional training and can help in getting you game assignments.
Officials are independent contractors and not employees of the WIAA or its member schools.
Students enrolled at WIAA member schools may apply to become WIAA Licensed Officials.
An officials license is good from August 1 to July 31. The renewal period for the next year starts May 1.
If you will be a high school student for the current school year, you do not have to pay any licensing fees but you must license through your high school athletic director. The online form can be found here: Student Licensing (only accessible for Athletic Directors)
Once the application is received you will receive an email from the WIAA indicating that.
High school students are not required to completed the background check. Your application will be processed immediately.
Guide for Officials
Rules books and exam/video information will be sent about 6-8 weeks prior to the start of the season.
Online rules exams and videos will be available on the WIAA website about 6-8 weeks prior to the start of the season.
Individuals in high school may apply for licensing and officiate contests up to and including the 9th grade level. High school students, classified as Limited/Restricted (L/R), are allowed to officiate subvarsity contests in all sports except hockey as long as they are assigned with a fully licensed, non-high school official. High school age officials are also able to be assigned as lines people for varsity contests in soccer. Note: After 2 years experience as a L/R official there is opportunity for advancement to L2 upon high school graduation with verification
The WIAA does not assign officials to regular season contests; that is done by either the high school athletic director or the conference commissioner. Contact your local high school athletic director to let them know you are licensed and ready for assignments.
Officials are independent contractors and not employees of the WIAA or its member schools.
Current and Former Members of the Armed Forces
The WIAA continues to offer individuals that have served or are still serving in the Armed Forces the opportunity to license as a WIAA sport official by waiving the basic licensing fee and the sport fee for two years.
This offer is extended to those individuals that are licensing as a WIAA sport official for the first time or renewing their license for their second year.
Military 2022-23 Licensing Application - for use only by individuals that have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces and are licensing for their first or second year. When completing the application, please provide some type of documentations verifying military service.
Thank you InCheck in joining our efforts to recruit current and former Armed Forces personnel to become involved in high school officiating by providing initial background checks at no cost.
Officials who reside in Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, and Minnesota may license as a WIAA reciprocity official.
An officials license is good from August 1 to July 31. The renewal period for the next year starts May 1, but there is no late fee for reciprocity officials.
Submit the online licensing application and pay fees. To access the online application, go under Officials and select Online Licensing. You will need proof of your home state license when applying.
Once the application is received you will receive an email from the WIAA indicating that, if you you need to complete the Authorization Form for a Background Check (there will be a link in the email to this form). Please check with the WIAA office if you are unsure if you need to complete a background check because you have been licensed in the past.
If a background check is needed, once the WIAA receives the background check results, the application will be processed. If no background check is needed, your application will be processed immediately.
Reciprocity officials will not receive rule books and are not required to take the exam. The rules video information will be sent about 6-8 weeks prior to the start of the season.
Guide for Officials
The WIAA does not assign officials to regular season contests; that is done by either the high school athletic director or the conference commissioner. Contact your local high school athletic director to let them know you are licensed and ready for assignments.
Officials are independent contractors and not employees of the WIAA or its member schools.
Wisconsin officials who officiate in a bordering state must contact that association for reciprocity materials:
Michigan High School Association
1661 Ramblewood Dr., East Lansing, MI 48823
517-332-5046
www.mhsaa.com
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Box 10, Boone, IA 50036
515-432-2011
www.iahsaa.org
Minnesota State High School League
2100 Freeway Blvd., Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
763-569-0499
www.mshsl.org
*Wisconsin offers reciprocity to Illinois licensed officials. Illinois does not offer reciprocity to Wisconsin licensed officials.
Licensing Information
Become An Official Brochure
Licensing Information (please read before completing application process)
2022-23 Licensing Application (Online Form)
Reciprocity Info. for WI Residents
2022-23 Reciprocity Application (Online Form)
Below is the paper copies for licensing applications to print out and mail to the WIAA office.
Standard Form Reciprocity Form Military Form High School Student Form
Thank you InCheck in joining our efforts to recruit current and former Armed Forces personnel to become involved in high school officiating by providing initial background checks at no cost.
Resources
Licensing - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Guide for Officials Supplemental Publications Order Form Insurance Information
Training Resources The National Association of Sports Officials - naso.org NASO Referee Training Center - Click Here NASO Association Advance Training Information for Officials Association - Click Here National Federation of State High School Associations - NFHSlearn. com - Click Here
Note: L0, L1, L2 and L3 officials will be allowed to advance two levels in classification per sport, per year, when credited for by completing a NFHS officials training video for the sport(s) official is licensed in. Official must meet all the criteria for the new level (maximum one clinic or video per sport/year). Note: Training video viewing does not eliminate the WIAA rules video requirement. L4, L5 and Master officials viewing a NFHS training video will be given credit for one varsity contest on their Schedule of Games. ALL criteria for advanced classification must be met. See Pages 3-4 of the Guide for Officials (found on the Officials Center) for details regarding classification advancement requirement.
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2022-23 Licensing
Licensing for the upcoming school year opens May 1, 2022.
Late Registration Windows (no processing fee for officials that were licensed the past year)
September 15 - 30
January 1 - 15
Submit the online licensing application and pay fees. To access the online application, go under Officials and select Online Licensing. Note: If you will be a high school student for the upcoming school year, you do not have to pay any licensing fees but you must license through your high school athletic director. Each student is allowed free rules books for up to 2 sports. If choosing more than 2 sports, each additional sport's rule book will have to be paid for by the student.
Once the application is received, you will receive an email from the WIAA indicating that you need to complete the Authorization Form for a Background Check (there will be a link in the email to this form). If you completed the background check within the past 5 years, you will not be required to complete it. Note: High school students are not required to complete the background check.
If a background check is needed, once the WIAA receives the background check results, the application will be processed. If no background check is needed, your application will be processed immediately.
Rules books and exam/video information will be sent about 6-8 weeks prior to the start of the season.
Online rules exams and videos will be available on the WIAA website about 6-8 weeks prior to the start of the season. In order to advance in classification, officials need to complete the exam by indicated date (and score the required percentage) and watch the rules video by indicated deadline date every year. In order to advance to L5 and Master officials need to have the required amount of varsity contests listed in their profile.
A detailed description of all classification advancement requirements can be found in the Guide for Officials - click here to access the Guide.
An officials license is good from August 1 to July 31. The renewal period for the next year starts May 1.
The WIAA does not assign officials to regular season contests; that is done by either the high school athletic director or the conference commissioner. Contact your local high school athletic director to let them know you are licensed and ready for assignments.
If there is an official's association in your area, it is highly recommended you join the association. Being a member of an association is very beneficial as they oftentimes provide additional training and can help in getting you game assignments.
Officials are independent contractors and not employees of the WIAA or its member schools.
Approved Camps and Clinics
No camps or clinics approved by the WIAA at this time. We update this list periodically. Please check back soon.
NOTE: L0, L1, L2 and L3 officials will be allowed to advance two levels in classification per sport, per year, when credited for attending a WIAA approved officiating clinic or by completing a NFHS officials training video for the sport(s) official is licensed in. Official must meet all the criteria for the new level (maximum one clinic or video per sport/year). Note: Clinic attendance or training video viewing does not eliminate the WIAA rules video requirement. L4, L5 and Master officials attending a WIAA approved clinic, conducting a WIAA approved clinic or viewing a NFHS training video will be given credit for one varsity contest on their schedule of varsity games. ALL criteria for advanced classification must be met. See Pages 3-4 of the Guide for Officials (found on the Officials Center) for details regarding classification advancement requirement.
2023 Three Zebras 3-Person Officiating Camp
Date:
Friday, June 9th, 8:00 am - Sunday, June 11th, 1:00 pm
Location:
Marshfield High School
Registration:
Camp Registration Page
Additional Info:
Camp Outline
Contact:
Brian Kenney | threesebrasofficialscamp@gmail. com | (608) 448-9034
NOTE: L0, L1, L2 and L3 officials will be allowed to advance two levels in classification per sport, per year, when credited for attending a WIAA approved officiating clinic or by completing a NFHS officials training video for the sport(s) official is licensed in. Official must meet all the criteria for the new level (maximum one clinic or video per sport/year). Note: Clinic attendance or training video viewing does not eliminate the WIAA rules video requirement. L4, L5 and Master officials attending a WIAA approved clinic, conducting a WIAA approved clinic or viewing a NFHS training video will be given credit for one varsity contest on their schedule of varsity games. ALL criteria for advanced classification must be met. See Pages 3-4 of the Guide for Officials (found on the Officials Center) for details regarding classification advancement requirement.
2022 Stateline Officials Association Football Camp
Date(s):
Friday, August 12th
Location:
Fall River Sports Complex - Fall River, WI
Additional Info:
Camp Outline
Contact:
James Byrd | jbyrd@deforestschools. org
NOTE: L0, L1, L2 and L3 officials will be allowed to advance two levels in classification per sport, per year, when credited for attending a WIAA approved officiating clinic or by completing a NFHS officials training video for the sport(s) official is licensed in. Official must meet all the criteria for the new level (maximum one clinic or video per sport/year). Note: Clinic attendance or training video viewing does not eliminate the WIAA rules video requirement. L4, L5 and Master officials attending a WIAA approved clinic, conducting a WIAA approved clinic or viewing a NFHS training video will be given credit for one varsity contest on their schedule of varsity games. ALL criteria for advanced classification must be met. See Pages 3-4 of the Guide for Officials (found on the Officials Center) for details regarding classification advancement requirement.
No camps or clinics approved by the WIAA at this time. We update this list periodically. Please check back soon.
NOTE: L0, L1, L2 and L3 officials will be allowed to advance two levels in classification per sport, per year, when credited for attending a WIAA approved officiating clinic or by completing a NFHS officials training video for the sport(s) official is licensed in. Official must meet all the criteria for the new level (maximum one clinic or video per sport/year). Note: Clinic attendance or training video viewing does not eliminate the WIAA rules video requirement. L4, L5 and Master officials attending a WIAA approved clinic, conducting a WIAA approved clinic or viewing a NFHS training video will be given credit for one varsity contest on their schedule of varsity games. ALL criteria for advanced classification must be met. See Pages 3-4 of the Guide for Officials (found on the Officials Center) for details regarding classification advancement requirement.
No camps or clinics approved by the WIAA at this time. We update this list periodically. Please check back soon.
NOTE: L0, L1, L2 and L3 officials will be allowed to advance two levels in classification per sport, per year, when credited for attending a WIAA approved officiating clinic or by completing a NFHS officials training video for the sport(s) official is licensed in. Official must meet all the criteria for the new level (maximum one clinic or video per sport/year). Note: Clinic attendance or training video viewing does not eliminate the WIAA rules video requirement. L4, L5 and Master officials attending a WIAA approved clinic, conducting a WIAA approved clinic or viewing a NFHS training video will be given credit for one varsity contest on their schedule of varsity games. ALL criteria for advanced classification must be met. See Pages 3-4 of the Guide for Officials (found on the Officials Center) for details regarding classification advancement requirement.
No camps or clinics approved by the WIAA at this time. We update this list periodically. Please check back soon.
NOTE: L0, L1, L2 and L3 officials will be allowed to advance two levels in classification per sport, per year, when credited for attending a WIAA approved officiating clinic or by completing a NFHS officials training video for the sport(s) official is licensed in. Official must meet all the criteria for the new level (maximum one clinic or video per sport/year). Note: Clinic attendance or training video viewing does not eliminate the WIAA rules video requirement. L4, L5 and Master officials attending a WIAA approved clinic, conducting a WIAA approved clinic or viewing a NFHS training video will be given credit for one varsity contest on their schedule of varsity games. ALL criteria for advanced classification must be met. See Pages 3-4 of the Guide for Officials (found on the Officials Center) for details regarding classification advancement requirement.
"Blow Your Whistle" Volleyball Official's Clinic
MMOA "Blow Your Whistle" Volleyball Officials Clinic
Date:
Saturday, July 23rd - 11:00 am to 3:45 pm
Location:
Beulah Brinton Community Center, Milwaukee
Registration:
Camp Registration Page
Additional Info:
Agenda
Contact:
Matt Goodwin | goodwimb@milwaukee. k12.wi.us | (414) 475-8410
2022 WHSVOA Volleyball Clinic
*All clinic attendees must complete an observation and attend one of the classroom dates at Oak Creek High School.
Observation Date(s):
Sundays - July 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st
All dates - 5:00p-7:00p and 7:00p-9:00p
Location:
Lake Country Lutheran High School
Classroom Date(s):
Monday, August 22nd & Tuesday, August 23rd - 5:00p-7:00p
Location:
Oak Creek High School
Registration and Additional Info:
Clinic Registration Page
NOTE: L0, L1, L2 and L3 officials will be allowed to advance two levels in classification per sport, per year, when credited for attending a WIAA approved officiating clinic or by completing a NFHS officials training video for the sport(s) official is licensed in. Official must meet all the criteria for the new level (maximum one clinic or video per sport/year). Note: Clinic attendance or training video viewing does not eliminate the WIAA rules video requirement. L4, L5 and Master officials attending a WIAA approved clinic, conducting a WIAA approved clinic or viewing a NFHS training video will be given credit for one varsity contest on their schedule of varsity games. ALL criteria for advanced classification must be met. See Pages 3-4 of the Guide for Officials (found on the Officials Center) for details regarding classification advancement requirement.
No camps or clinics approved by the WIAA at this time. We update this list periodically. Please check back soon.
NOTE: L0, L1, L2 and L3 officials will be allowed to advance two levels in classification per sport, per year, when credited for attending a WIAA approved officiating clinic or by completing a NFHS officials training video for the sport(s) official is licensed in. Official must meet all the criteria for the new level (maximum one clinic or video per sport/year). Note: Clinic attendance or training video viewing does not eliminate the WIAA rules video requirement. L4, L5 and Master officials attending a WIAA approved clinic, conducting a WIAA approved clinic or viewing a NFHS training video will be given credit for one varsity contest on their schedule of varsity games. ALL criteria for advanced classification must be met. See Pages 3-4 of the Guide for Officials (found on the Officials Center) for details regarding classification advancement requirement.
News and Updates
NFHS - Officials' Considerations for Returning to Officiate As state associations are formulating plans for restarting sports this fall, there have been requests for sport-specific rules and officials considerations that might help to reduce the potential spread of the virus. The NFHS Officials Advisory Committee has worked to develop the Officials Considerations for states to utilize as they formulate their own plans. These suggestions have been approved by the NFHS SMAC. Since the Guidance for Opening Up High School Athletics and Activities document addresses general principles related to practices, locker rooms and equipment, these sport-specific suggestions focus on potential rules considerations during actual competition. The NFHS understands that additional considerations to the playing and administrative rules may be applied by state associations during the 2020-21 school year to minimize risk. To access these Guidelines click here.
Entering Schedule A few reminders for officials when entering varsity schedules into your profile information: 1. Only enter varsity schedules (non-varsity events cannot be entered). 2. Scheduled events should be entered before the contest takes place so that coaches are able to rank you on a timely basis. Games cannot be entered once the season is over. 3. In a multi-school event, do not guess what teams are participating based on prior participants. If you do not know all the teams at the time you receive your contract, you can still enter the event but please go back in and add the participating teams within 12 hours after the event.
W-9 Forms Required by Officials Officials are required to have on file a W9 form with all schools they are contracted to officiate at. It’s the law. When asked to complete this form please comply with the request of the school business office. If you do not comply, payment may be withheld or delayed. In discussions WIAA Executive Director Dave Anderson has had with Mr. Woody Wiedenhoeft, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials, Mr. Wiedenhoeft stated “the official is breaking the law” by not submitting a W9 upon request.
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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Basketball referees, like their colleagues from other sports, rarely give interviews. But they have something to tell. One of the youngest PBL referees Stanislav Valeev kindly agreed to answer our questions. In the second part of the interview - a story about how they come to refereeing, the attitude of judges towards Kirilenko and other "stars", as well as about the measures that are being taken in Samara to train new refereeing personnel.
First part
- How does an ordinary person, an athlete, come up with the idea of becoming a referee?.. After all, a referee is, perhaps, the most thankless role in sports…
- I have been playing basketball since I was 7 years old, I have reached quite good heights. With a team of boys born in 1984 we became champions of Russia twice, playing against such well-known basketball players as Sergey Monya or Victor Keyru. By the age of 20, I had “grown up” to the level of a Major League team (the current Super League). But at some point, as often happens, there were frictions with my then coach. As an alternative to moving to another city, my friends suggested that I try my hand at refereeing. Now, after 9years, I do not regret that in the end I made this decision. Still, the age of an athlete is short, and in refereeing you can remain at a high level up to 50 years, so I still have a lot of time left ... And about the “ungrateful deed” ... All professions are good in their own way, and ours is no exception ...
- How difficult was it to become a referee after playing as a player?
- Frankly, the first year was very difficult, I was constantly drawn to the court, sometimes I even wanted to take the ball from one of the players and throw it into the basket myself ... I crossed paths with many referees, who have now become my partners, being a player, they judged the games with my participation, and I did not have an ideal relationship with everyone. But life is changing, gradually everything returned to normal, and now I am a full-fledged member of the Russian judiciary.
- There are several dozen referees in Samara and the region who work at matches of various levels - from city and regional competitions to the ASB tournament. How did you manage to get out of the crowd, move to the highest level?
- This is really very difficult to do. The competition in the last two or three years is very high. Many realized that this is not the worst, let's say, profession that can bring a very good income, if, of course, you reach a certain level. But the most important thing is the level of your refereeing. If you are a good referee, if you correctly interpret all the situations that arise on the court, you will be noticed and you will rise to the highest level. It is also important that you be noticed in time by a good commissioner, a mentor who would help you. It's very difficult without it.
From left to right: head of the Referee Committee of the RSE S.G. Fomin, S. Valeev, Executive Director of FIBA-Europe and in the past one of the most authoritative judges in the world Miguel Betancourt, instructor and member of the FIBA-Europe Technical Commission Alan Richardson:
match with players, many of whom are your good friends in everyday life?
- It's the same here as between the basketball players themselves, who can be friends in life, but sports fate separates them into different teams, and during matches they almost have to fight with each other. And I have a lot of friends who play both in the PBL and in the Super League. For me, this is probably even better: I know these guys well, they know me, and they perfectly understand that in the game they don’t have to wait for any indulgences from my side. And all the communication and all the jokes during or after the game is just communication. We worked out the game - there are no complaints against each other, you can joke ...
- Do thoughts sometimes arise like: “This is my good friend, I won’t whistle him fouls”?.. Or, for example, when a player of Andrei Kirilenko’s caliber is on the court – how difficult is it psychologically?
- To be honest, players like Kirilenko are still noticed and singled out. What in Russia, what in Europe, what in the NBA there are such players - "basketball icons". In Russia it is Kirilenko. Naturally, almost all fouls are whistled on it - simply because such a player is guarded, there are not very many such players at all. As for the rest of the players who can be your friends, comrades - in the game you have to make decisions so quickly that literally only after your whistle you understand who exactly you whistled. Everything happens at the level of reflexes, decisions are made in a split second, and there is simply no time to see if this is your friend or not.
- Is it possible to speak of refereeing as a profession?
- This is generally the problem of Russian sports judges - that our occupation is not yet recognized as a profession. Representatives of the Ministry of Sports have been fighting for years to finally have such a profession: “sports judge”. In the meantime, ninety percent of us have some kind of second job: someone works in the basketball federation, someone in a computer company, someone is a lawyer, someone is the director of a sports school ... Such is life: today you are “on a horse ”, and tomorrow circumstances have changed, you get fewer appointments, you need to earn money, and you don’t have a stable salary . .. Therefore, each of us tries to have some kind of “alternate airfield”. In addition to refereeing practice, I myself am also the head of the refereeing committee of the Basketball Federation of the Samara Region.
- Moving on to Samara cases… There is a well-formed judiciary in the region. How realistic is it for a new person to get there?
- We will only be glad to see new faces. Some progress in the positive direction in the development of the judiciary began only about two years ago. Before that, there had been stagnation for almost ten years. Now, speaking objectively, there are not enough qualified referees, because the number of matches has increased significantly. Of course, we need new staff.
- Referee seminars are regularly held in Samara now. Whose initiative is this and how does it work?
- The initiative was mine, as the head of the Referee Committee of the Basketball Federation of the Samara Region, and it was supported by both the leaders of the Federation and people from the RFB. Over the past year, four referee seminars have been held in Samara with the participation of leading Russian experts. It is safe to say that there are no other such events in any city, in any region. For the Samara listeners, the referees serving the matches of the PBL and the Euroleague spoke: Sergey Fomin, Sergey Mikhailov, Yuri Derganov, Sergey Bulanov... We plan to hold another seminar during the Samara Final of the Four Cups of Russia, with the involvement of foreign instructors.
Practical training at the seminar:
- If we talk about personalities, which of the Samara judges can be singled out?
- We have two leading judges: Maxim Yakovenko and me. There are referees who also judge at a very good level: Sergey Negirev, Evgeny Krylov and Alexander Kuchkanov. There are judges who are “on the way” for us, we have been “training” them for the last year or two. Also, over the past year, a female referee, Alina Fedorova, has made great progress, which we will recommend for work in the matches of all-Russian tournaments (children's or CYBL) next season.
- If we compare the level of judges and refereeing in our region and in other regions, what picture emerges?
- In comparison with some regions we win, with others we lose. It's just that somewhere there is a person who was and is now engaged in the training of judges. And until recently, no one has done this. Some work has now begun, but you can't train good judges in one or two years, painstaking work is needed. And we are holding it, and next season we will increase its intensity and volume: it is planned, for example, to create a “school for a young referee”. There we want to recruit children aged 16-20, with whom we will work under the programs of the best methodologists in Europe (work in the hall, theoretical training, use of video materials). That is, the work is being done and will be done in the future, but it takes time to see its results.
- What practical steps should a person who decides to become a basketball referee take?
- It would be a big plus if this person played basketball himself and, accordingly, understands the game. Desire is also important. And, finally, patience: he must understand that for the first few years he will not receive exorbitant fees, getting his hand on judging simple city competitions. Starting next season, we will, quite possibly, organize full-fledged refereeing camps, where we will show novice referees exactly where they should stand, where to run. Previously, we did not have such a system of "mentoring", the judge threw himself into "single swimming" in children's or city competitions. And there it depended only on him whether he would "float" or not. Now we will purposefully work with beginners, show them all the refereeing movements, explain the features of the application of various rules, and so on.
- At the age of 27, you are already a fairly experienced referee who has won the right to officiate PBL matches. Are there younger referees in the League?
- There is a judge in Russia who stands out from the crowd - Alexey Davydov. The son of Mikhail Alekseevich Davydov, FIBA referee and the most famous Russian basketball referee, he himself began to judge almost from the cradle. And having such a mentor, Alexei probably became the all-time record holder, already at the age of 20 working at matches under the auspices of FIBA. Now there are two or three of my peers in PBL ( to the same Alexey Davydov - 27 ).
27 years old is exactly the right age to start serving matches at the highest level if you plan to get a FIBA license and work at matches in Europe. And to obtain a FIBA license, you need to work at least two or three years at the highest national level, that is, in the PBL. Now I have the first category. Generally now there are some problems with categories. It used to be republican, now there is also an all-Russian one, to get it, you need to sue 20 matches of the top division (that is, the PBL or the Women's Premier League). It's difficult enough. There are many judges in Russia who are worthy of the All-Russian category, but because of these delays they have only the first one.
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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). 
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. 
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.
6 such manuals have already been issued. We get positive feedback from them. it is useful and we will move in that direction. 
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But at some point, as often happens, there were frictions with my then coach. As an alternative to moving to another city, my friends suggested that I try my hand at refereeing. Now, after 9years, I do not regret that in the end I made this decision. Still, the age of an athlete is short, and in refereeing you can remain at a high level up to 50 years, so I still have a lot of time left ... And about the “ungrateful deed” ... All professions are good in their own way, and ours is no exception ... 
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And I have a lot of friends who play both in the PBL and in the Super League. For me, this is probably even better: I know these guys well, they know me, and they perfectly understand that in the game they don’t have to wait for any indulgences from my side. And all the communication and all the jokes during or after the game is just communication. We worked out the game - there are no complaints against each other, you can joke ... 
As for the rest of the players who can be your friends, comrades - in the game you have to make decisions so quickly that literally only after your whistle you understand who exactly you whistled. Everything happens at the level of reflexes, decisions are made in a split second, and there is simply no time to see if this is your friend or not. 
.. Therefore, each of us tries to have some kind of “alternate airfield”. In addition to refereeing practice, I myself am also the head of the refereeing committee of the Basketball Federation of the Samara Region. 
Over the past year, four referee seminars have been held in Samara with the participation of leading Russian experts. It is safe to say that there are no other such events in any city, in any region. For the Samara listeners, the referees serving the matches of the PBL and the Euroleague spoke: Sergey Fomin, Sergey Mikhailov, Yuri Derganov, Sergey Bulanov... We plan to hold another seminar during the Samara Final of the Four Cups of Russia, with the involvement of foreign instructors. 
Desire is also important. And, finally, patience: he must understand that for the first few years he will not receive exorbitant fees, getting his hand on judging simple city competitions. Starting next season, we will, quite possibly, organize full-fledged refereeing camps, where we will show novice referees exactly where they should stand, where to run. Previously, we did not have such a system of "mentoring", the judge threw himself into "single swimming" in children's or city competitions. And there it depended only on him whether he would "float" or not. Now we will purposefully work with beginners, show them all the refereeing movements, explain the features of the application of various rules, and so on. 
The son of Mikhail Alekseevich Davydov, FIBA referee and the most famous Russian basketball referee, he himself began to judge almost from the cradle. And having such a mentor, Alexei probably became the all-time record holder, already at the age of 20 working at matches under the auspices of FIBA. Now there are two or three of my peers in PBL ( to the same Alexey Davydov - 27 ). 
