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

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

FIBA Online Development Webinars for Female National Referees

This project from FIBA targets non-FIBA Female Referees who officiate in our Women's Superleague. Topics to be covered will include Being a Female referee, fitness preparation and all mechanic training. Congratulations to Niamh Callaghan, Ruth Neill, Emer O'Neill, Sara Guebaili and Leanne Ahern who have been accepted onto the programme.

Irish Online Development Webinars for Female Referees

As part of Basketball Ireland 2020 Initiative, starting on the 20th August, FIBA National Instructor, Paul Dempsey will be hosting a number of Female Only Online Development Webinars. These webinars will be open to female referees of all levels and will be jointly facilitated by Emma Perry FIBA and Emer O'Neill Development Officer KOA. More details to follow. 

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