Refereeing At Suncoast Spinners
Referees are a critical part of our sport and Basketball Queensland has begun an initiative to invest in the development and opportunities available to officials across the state. With basketball rarely taking a weekend off there are always plenty of opportunities for referees across the state to improve their game.
- Wheelchair Basketball referee training follows the same pathway as stand up basketball.
- Basketball associations run coaching courses throughout the year open to the general public, follow your local basketball club for their next coaching clinic.
- Suncoast Spinners annual 3 day tournament provides an opportunity for members to develop their referee skills under the leadership of QLD WCB referee coordinator Christine Reimann.
- Referee Courses are regularly run throughout the year at your local association. Completing these courses and continually upskilling throughout your career will help you improve from a green shirt referee, all they way to the national stage. Keep up to date with when and where these courses will be run through the calendar in the referee app!
If you would like to become a Suncoast Spinners referee please email info@suncoastspinners.com.au.
For further information regarding referee courses and advancement pathways go to the Basketball Queensland referee
https://www.queensland.basketball/get-involved/referees
Conversion webinar for experienced basketball referees upskilling to wheelchair basketball.
The video content has been designed for experienced basketball referees converting to wheelchair basketball so it assumes you have good basketball referee knowledge.
However as we all have some wheelchair basketball experience it isnt hard to follow and it’s very useful in explaining the rules.
Matt Wells is Australia’s Senior wheelchair basketball referee who has officiated at the Paralympics.
Matt Wells • Technical Officer – Asia Oceania Zone, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
