Referee Pathways
Referees are an integral part of basketball and Springwood & Districts Basketball Association follows the Basketball NSW pathway to provide development for referees from Trainee through to experienced State and National level referees. We ensure our referees are supported while building a strong understanding of the rules through on-court learning, development and feedback to provide continual development of skills.
Our referee program provides a pathway of opportunity to progress and develop their skills. This pathway follows the Basketball NSW State Referee Pathway Matrix.
There are four levels of referee development:
1. Trainee
2. Community
3. State
4. National
Officials are observed and assessed at all levels.
Our Referee Development Officer is employed to coach, develop and retain referees, and to provide refereeing opportunities within domestic, representative, school tournaments and other basketball games and carnivals.
If you would like to referee with the Springwood Scorchers, please register your interest and we will be in touch with information about the latest Referee Course.
Accreditation and Registration
The Referee Grading curriculum has recently changed.
| Grade | Expectations | Grading Requirements | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | N3 (FIBA) N2 (National) N1 (National Development) |
Actively officiates Senior basketball and/or Representative Competitions, referee education primarily on all Senior competitions. | Gradings achieved based on Basketball Australia and Basketball NSW review, cannot be achieved through domestic competition refereeing. |
| State | S3 (State) S2 (State Development) S1 (Association Advanced) |
Actively officiate Senior basketball and Representative Competitions, referee education primarily on Senior and Junior competitions. | Grading achieved based on Basketball NSW review, cannot be achieved through domestic competition refereeing. |
| Community | C3 (Association Intermediate) C2 (Association Development) |
Actively officiate higher-level Junior domestic competitions, mentoring trainees on Junior competitions. | Each grading requires three separate evaluations from NET members, as per the Basketball Australia Match Assessment criteria. |
| Community | C1 (Association Community) | Actively officiate lower-level Junior domestic competitions. | Each grading requires three separate evaluations from NET members, as per the Basketball Australia Match Assessment criteria. |
| Trainee | Actively officiate Junior and Miniball domestic competitions with assistance from experienced officials. | Basic understanding of rules and mechanics, no assessment required to undertake refereeing. |
Referees should referee two (2) games minimum a week to ensure games are covered weekly, and that the skills continue to be upgraded and consolidated.
Referee Behaviour
Referees must behave in a professional manner both on and off the court. They must treat fellow officials with dignity when refereeing, playing, coaching or spectating. This applies to comments made at any time, either verbally or through social media such as (but not limited to) Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. When offered advice by Referee Coaches or an on-court mentor/game mentor, referees should listen to advice given and politely ask questions if clarification is needed. Referees should never argue with the referee coach or mentor.
All players, officials & spectators must abide by the Association Codes of Conduct.
Referee Uniforms
Officials must have their own equipment and uniform (local and representative).
For local competition – Referee uniform is a striped referee shirt, black shorts and running shoes. Black pants are compulsory on semi-finals and grand finals (all local competitions).
For the Representative Program – Referee uniform is a Basketball NSW Referee Shirt, black pants and black running shoes.
Trainee referees will wear the Green Shirt provided by the Association on completion of the C1 Referee Course. On graduation to the C2 level, referees are required to purchase a striped referee shirt.
Referees are required to remove or cover their striped referee shirt before and after they have officiated.