Welcome to the homepage for your refereeing education and development requirements. This page contains all relevant FIBA documents along with training videos and additional material supplied by Basketball Ireland FIBA National Instructor, Paul Dempsey to aid your development/education.

FIBA 2020 Official Basketball Rules - Obri Official Interpretations.pdf

FIBA 2020 Official Basketball Rules - Yellow tracking.pdf

FIBA official basketball changes for 2020 that were effective from Oct 1st 2020

Individual Officiating Techniques with FIBA Italy and FIBA Tutor Roberto Chiari. 

Video Breakdown and Self-evaluation with WNBA FIBA Referee and Tutor from America, Amy Bonner. 

Aaron O'Connell - Mindfulness Presentation and Martin McGettrick - Officiating the Dribble Penetration

Maciej Nazimek FIBA & Emma Perry FIBA - Zero Step, Fouling in Transition, Referee/Coach Relationships

Declan Murray FIBA Commissioner - Table/Referee Relationship and Maciej Nazimek FIBA -How to referee the last 2 minutes.   

Pelle Persson - Consistency Presentation and Lynda Cassidy - Professionalism Presentation. 

Kate Unsworth FIBA England.  IOT's, AOR's and Mechanics.  

Paul Kelleher Coach - Trends and Referees.  Niamh Callaghan AOS and Protecting the Shooter.  

Fernando Garzon FIBA Tutor - Mistakes, the next move

FIBA Rules Explained (Travelling)

FIBA Rules Explained (UF)

Travelling Rules Video

Travel video

How to Signal OOB's correctly

Animated video of travel rule

Unsportsmanlike Presentation - SCOD Programme - Fernando Garzon

Please find below some useful guides to all referees: 

FIBA home study referee guide.pdf

FIBA official basketball rules changes.pdf

FIBA Individual officiating techniques-compressed.pdf

FIBA 3PO BASIC PART 1.pptx

FIBA 3PO BASIC PART 1.1.pptx

FIBA 3PO BASIC PART 2.pptx

Cardio-based bodyweight exercise.pdf

Game warm up & stretching.pdf

Home based referee programme.pdf

Improve your mental training - concentration and attention.pdf

Improve your mental training - self talk.pdf

Improve your mental training - visualisation & imagery.pdf

Improve your mental training-Arousal control.pdf

Pre-game preparation.pdf

Referee mental training.pdf

Referee physical training.pdf

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