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Oheay87 (guest)
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| 05/10/2007 7:26 PM |
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| As a child growing up I have always dreamed of becoming an NBA ref. I was never athletic enough or tall enough to actually make it in the league played in high school, but that never mattered because I always want to be a ref, if anyone has any info on how the become a ref it would be greatly appreciated. |
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Chris (guest)
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| 05/23/2007 9:16 AM |
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Someone with the NBA might be able to answer your question better but I will take a stab at it.
The majority of officials start out at lower levels (youth, rec, high school, etc.) They are trained by their peers and gain experience through these games. There are a number of camps that you can go to all over the country and probably a few close to where you live.
It is very very hard to become an NBA official. Roughly 60 officials total compared to over 400 players. There is a lot of competition and you have to be the best in order to be hired.
Officiating is a very rewarding avocation (or Career if your in the NBA) so I would recommend talking to a local High School Officiating Association to get started.
Also this is from "Ask A Ref"
Q. What do I have to do to become a NBA referee?
A. In a recent interview with Referee Magazine, Joe Borgia, the NBA official responsible for recruiting and hiring referees for the NBA, the WNBA, and the NBA's Developmental League, described how the NBA goes about hiring professional basketball officials:
"I, along with our management team, watch a lot of officials. We go to camps to identify possible candidates. We go to college tournaments with the logic that the best officials in each conference are working those tournaments. I think last year I attended 30 games in nine days within six states. That was only me, we had many others out there watching on behalf of the NBA. I simply am trying to identify one or two officials who might have future potential within our league. We also have NBA-sponsored camps in which we invite candidates who we have seen work to get a look at them more closely. At that time, we can decide whether that official would be a good fit for our D-League. From this time forward, any official that works in the NBA or WNBA will first work in the D-League."
Referee Magazine, November 2006, Pg.18 |
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refssuck (guest)
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| 04/01/2008 9:27 PM |
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| Easy...just know how to make crappy calls and have people hate you! |
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sam (guest)
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| 04/02/2008 8:14 AM |
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| yea! make crappy calls. I would love to see you crumble and start crying in front of 20,000 people because you couldn't handle the pressure you ignorant fool. |
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DanNYreferee (guest)
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| 04/07/2008 3:31 PM |
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Just to adhere to your comments to the original post.
Go to IAABO.org which is the site for international approved basketball officials who service high school games around the world. At this site click on the icon on the left which indicates 'boards' here you will be able to find an IAABO board in close proximity where you live. Then you can take steps into contacting one of the board secretaries who will be able to point you in the right direction.
In the long scheme of things you will probably be starting at youth levels then work your way up to JV within two years. Depending on how large and the quality of officials are it will most likely take anywhere from 3-7 years before you will be able to be promoted to the varsity level. After that point you could go on to tryout for junior college and then D3 levels. It is a long process which takes countless hours on and off the court.
This is also one of the most rewarding things i have done with my life because of the relationships you build with ambitious individuals and the communities you will officiate in.
Good Luck |
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