QLD Referees Talk About Their U14 National Champs Experience Basketball Queensland would like to congratulate the 8 QLD referees who were selected to attend the U14 National Club Champs in Victoria. This is an outstanding achievement and is a testament to their skills as referees, as they were selected based on their performance over the…
Key Changes in the QBL Accelerated Referee Program This 2019 The QBL is the highest standard of basketball Queensland has to offer, excluding our National League teams, so it follows that it is refereed by the best officials in the state. As a junior referee coming through the ranks, or even a senior referee looking…
Talks With Basketball Team Coaches of the 2018 US College Exposure Tour. Basketball Queensland had 4 teams – South 1 Boys, South 2 Boys, North 1 Boys and South Girls go over to the USA on a 12 day trip for the 2018 College Development Tour.
Talks With Basketball Team Coaches of the 2018 US College Exposure Tour. Basketball Queensland had 4 teams – South 1 Boys, South 2 Boys, North 1 Boys and South Girls go over to the USA on a 12 day trip for the 2018 College Development Tour.
FIBA has recently released a series of rule changes that officially will come into effect from 1 October 2018. These rule changes will be used in all State Championships and BQJBC/QNJBC events for the 2018-19 calendar
Making the Basketball Coach – Referee Relationship More Positive By Madi Crowley, Basketball Queensland Referee Development Manager Coaches and referees have a funny relationship. Sometimes it’s a positive one, sometimes not so much, and this can come down to a whole host of variables. But it’s a relationship, nonetheless, and the more positive it is,…
Luke Patrick has been refereeing for 23 years, having first started after spending so much time at basketball courts as a junior and refereeing to earn some extra pocket money.
2018 QBL/SBL Referee Conferences Registration Registration for the 2018 QBL/SBL Referee Conferences is now open. Registration and attendance at a Conference are compulsory if you are intending to referee or referee coach QBL or SBL this season, so make sure you get online and register! If you are not intending to referee/referee coach this…
Basketball Queensland is pleased to announce and congratulate the following selected officials for the inaugural QBL Accelerated Referee Program Intake: Jeff Jared (Ipswich) Calia Hanks (Brisbane) Luke Chappell (Cairns) John Fenwick (Townsville) Harrison Searle (Townsville) Kyle Zulian (Rockhampton) Aaron Stewart (Rockhampton) Jordan Christensen (Brisbane) Ben Tierney (Brisbane) Development Members Lauren Drabwell (Bundaberg) Jordan Harton (Ipswich)…
Over the July School holidays our Referee Development Manager, Matthew Skinner, flew to San Antonia, Texas to attend the annual National Association of Sports Officials Summit (NASO). Each year this summit attaches hundreds of officials from nearly every major league sport in America, Canada and Australia. The year’s summit was titled “Officiating in the Future…