Sign up for our officiating conferences this September
Thursday 29th August 2024
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Basketball England's pre-season officiating conferences are taking place throughout September.
If you're a referee, table official or statistician (or all three!), here's the low-down on all our pre-season officiating conferences.
BE's Officials and Volunteers Co-ordinator Shaun Williams said:
"Our conferences have been designed to provide all our officials with vital education and training, with key points of emphasis and learnings from the 2023/24 season.
"We are pleased to be welcoming people from all elements of the game to support the conference delivery, including players and coaches, along with top level officiating instructors."
The agenda for all sessions will be confirmed closer to the time and will posted on the Officiating Conferences web page when available.
Sessions in red will be delivered online; schedule is subject to change
Which conference is right for me?
REFEREES
Group A Referees - those who are part of Group A, or those aspiring to referee in NBL1 this coming season, must attend the face-to-face National Officiating Conference - Referee Sessions in Manchester on the 6-8 September
NB Registration for this conference is now closed. If you're in this group and not attending the conference, but want to please contact us
Group B and C Referees - every other referee who wishes to officiate in the senior NBL competitions (NBL2-3, WNBL1-2) must attend a face-to-face conference session throughout September
NB If you can't make the one in your region, you can attend any of the other regional conferences
Regional Referees - if you are planning to referee in NBL Conference League, Junior NBL, BUCS or local league competition, we recommend that you attend the face-to-face regional conference, but there will also be an online referee session on that 26 September that you can attend
TABLE OFFICIALS
National Table Officials - those operating in senior NBL and above - should attend both the National Table Official sessions on Tuesday, 3 and Wednesday, 4 September
Regional Table Officials - those operating in NBL Conference League, Junior NBL, BUCS or local league competition, we would recommend attending one of the Regional Table Official sessions on either Wednesday, 18, Saturday, 21 or Tuesday, 24 September
STATISTICIANS
We will host sessions for statisticians on both Tuesday, 3 and Wednesday, 4 September
National Table Official and Statistician Conferences
The national table official and statistician conferences will be held online on Tuesday, 3 and Wednesday, 4 September. You should attend both sessions.
You will receive a calendar invite with the meeting link the week before the session.
Table Officials
Session 1 - Tuesday, 3 September 19:00-20:00
Session 2 - Wednesday, 4 September 20:30-21:30
Statisticians
Session 1 - Tuesday 3 September 20:30-21:30
Session 2 - Wednesday 4 September 19:00-20:00
Regional Referee Conferences
Face-to-face sessions
Venues will be confirmed for all conferences in due course. Weeknight conferences will run 6-10pm.
Monday, 9 September - West Midlands - Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire
Tuesday, 10 September - South West - Richard Huish College, Somerset
Wednesday, 11 September - London (1) - LSBU Sport Active, Elephant and Castle, London
Thursday, 12 September - South East - K2 Crawley, West Sussex
Friday, 13 September - South - Yateley Manor School, Hampshire
Saturday, 14 September - London (2) - Venue TBC
Sunday, 15 September - North West - Archbishop Beck School, Liverpool 09:30-15:30 - SIGN UP HERE (£15)
Monday, 16 September - North East - Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tuesday, 17 September - Yorkshire - University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Thursday, 19 September - East Midlands - Broomfield College, Derbyshire
Friday, 20 September - East - Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridgeshire
Monday, 23 September - London (3) - Riverside School, Barking
Virtual Session
There will also be an online session on Thursday, 26 September 20:00-21:00. This is designed for referees who are unable to attend a face-to-face session.
NB It does not count as attendance at a conference for those wishing to referee senior NBL competitions.
Regional Table Official Conferences
The regional table official conferences will be held online. You only need to attend one session.
You will receive a calendar invite with the meeting link the week before the session.
Option 1 - Wednesday, 18 September 19:00-20:00
Option 2 - Saturday, 21 September 10:00-11:00
Option 3 - Tuesday, 24 September 20:00-21:00
The North West region is hosting a face-to-face table official conference on Sunday, 15 September at Archbishop Beck School, Liverpool from 09:30-15:30. Cost: £15.
