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20 August 2025  3 min read

Basketball England Officiaiting Conferences 2025 - times, dates, venues

We are pleased to announce information about the Pre-Season Officiating Conferences taking place throughout September for referees, table officials and statisticians.

The face-to-face National Officiating Conference previously planned for 5-7 September will no longer take place following the realignment of the previous NBL1 competition.

We will host at least one face-to-face conference in each region for officials during September which will involve information about how games will operate under the new membership system, PlayHQ, along with online sessions for national referees, table officials, and statisticians throughout the month.

The pre-season officiating conferences are set out to provide vital education and training for officials operating in our competitions with key points of emphasis and learnings from the 2024/25 season.

National Referee, Table Official & Statisticians Conferences

The national referee sessions will take place on Monday 1 and Thursday 4 September.

The national table officials sessions will take place on Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 September.

The national statistician sessions will now be delayed and are scheduled to take place week commencing Monday 29 September.

You should attend all sessions in relation to your discipline. You will receive an email with the meeting link the day before the session.

Referees

• Session 1: IOT & Mechanics - Kate Unsworth - Monday 1 September 19:00-20:00
• Session 2: Communication: When & How? - FIBA - *to be rearranged
• Session 3: Game Ready: Season Start Information - Simon Unsworth - Thursday 4 September 19:00-20:00
• Session 4: Play Calling - Neil Wilkinson - Thursday 4 September 20:30-21:30

Table Officials

• Session 1: Game Clock and Shot Clock Scenarios - Mark Patton - Tuesday 2 September 19:00-20:00
• Session 2: Communication: When & How? - Jan Timms - Wednesday 3 September 19:00-20:00

Statisticians

• TBC w/c Monday 29 September - FIBA

Regional Officiating Conferences

These sessions are for both referees and table officials.

Face-to-face sessions

Weeknight conferences will run 6-10pm. North West session will run 10am-2pm.

• Sunday 7 September: North West - Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College, Liverpool - Tom Muddiman & Zoe Silcock
• Monday 8 September: North East - Billingham Forum, Stockton-on-Tees - JonPaul Heron & Sally Shillinglaw
• Tuesday 9 September: Yorkshire - University of Huddersfield - Kate Unsworth & Claire Ormandy
• Wednesday 10 September: East Midlands - Broomfield College, Derby - Martin Ford & Christine Chambers-Desmond
• Thursday 11 September: East - HBK Leisure at Hinchingbrook School, Huntingdon - David Griffin & Shaun Williams
• Friday 12 September: London (1) - Barking Riverside Campus, Barking - John Letizia & Shaun Williams
• Monday 15 September: South East - K2 Crawley - Ian Lester & Shaun Williams
• Tuesday 16 September: South - Wellington Health & Fitness Centre, Crowthorne - Ian Lester & Shaun Williams
• Wednesday 17 September: London (2) - Ark Soane Academy, Acton - John Letizia & Shaun Williams
• Thursday 18 September: South West - Venue TBC - Andy Thackray & Owen Parker
• Friday 19 September: West Midlands - University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus - Daniel Cox & Shaun Williams

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Weekday Agenda

• 18:00: Welcome & Introduction (Referees & Table Officials)
• 18:10: PlayHQ & Game Day (Referees & Table Officials)
• 19:00: Complex Scenarios (Referees & Table Officials)
• 19:45: Break
• 20:00: Points of Emphasis (Referees & Table Officials)
• 21:00: On Court Mechanics (Referees)
• 21:30: Fitness Test (Referees)
• 22:00: Close

Please note, subject is schedule to change.

North West Agenda

• 10:00: Welcome & Introduction (Referees & Table Officials)
• 10:10: PlayHQ & Game Day (Referees & Table Officials)
• 11:00: Complex Scenarios (Referees & Table Officials)
• 11:45: Break
• 12:00: Points of Emphasis (Referees & Table Officials)
• 13:00: On Court Mechanics (Referees)
• 13:30: Fitness Test (Referees)
• 14:00: Close

Please note, subject is schedule to change.

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