FIBA Regional Training Camp starts Thursday

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has introduced a new Licensing System to select FIBA Referees and Commissioners, and it is scheduled to take flight in January 2019.
The Regional Training Camp was designed to improve the officiating team in the FIBA National Federations, and identify possible potential prospects at the national level to be future FIBA Referees in order to support licensing beyond 2019 and facilitate a span of two to six years planning to scout the national talent in time. Hence, increasing the standard and quality of national officiating.
Participants already signalling their intent to be a part of the Camp range from Referees, Commissioners, Table Officials, Coaches, and players to physical education teachers.
Instructors of the five-day workshop which commences on April 19 are Bahamian Frederick Brow (FA National Instructor); Caymanian Ian Yearwood (FA National Instructor) and Roberto Vázquez (FIBA Referee and a participant in the 2016 Olympic Games and 2014 World Cup).
Additional areas to be covered consist of FIBA Basketball Rules; Travel Violations; Unsportsmanlike Foul; Contact Criteria; FIBA Basketball Rules Official Interpretations; Officiating: Diagnosis – Elaboration of the Plan of Action to improve the Officiating; and activities using the learning platform.