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How to become an Nba ref??

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[quote]Posted By n/a  on  05/23/2007 9:16 AM

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[/quote]

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