Education, Rules & Information

ABOA Members looking to improve their Individual Officiating Technique are always encouraged to attend officiating camps, especially during the spring and summer. Next Level Officials Camp http://www.nextlevelofficialscamp.com/ Edmonton May 1-3, 2020 Next Level Officials Camp includes staff who work levels such as FIBA Olympics, NCAA D1 Final Four, NBA G-League, CIS, NCAA D2, and WNBA.  … Read more

1. The FIBA Rules Exam must be completed by December 16, 2019 on gameplanbasketball.ca. 2. New from Champions League Basketball: Tough Calls. Video of tough calls with expert analysis: Tough Calls – Game Day 1  

Basketball Canada is hiring a full-time Manager of Officials Development to lead the development of basketball officiating (game and table) nationwide, working directly with CBOC (Canadian Basketball Officials Commission). If the opportunity to shape the development of Canadian basketball officials toward appeals to you, please click the link below for more details, including application protocols. … Read more

For 2019-2020 there are several rule modifications for ASAA (High School) games. Click the links below for full details. 1) CBOC Uniform + Undergarment Guidelines_November 2019 – High School 2) ASAA memo_unmatched shoes bball_2019 Oct 30(1) 3) ABOA-ASAA shot clock modification rule scenarios Jan 4, 2019 R1 4) CBOC_National Points of Emphasis_2019-2020 5) Other Rule … Read more

FIBA has updated the IOT’s for 2019-2020 in regard to time outs during the last two minutes of a game, and communication at the point of a foul. Also, there are several clarifications to existing IOT’s. Click the link below to download a PDF version of the updates and clarifications. CBOC IOT Revisions + Clarifications_October … Read more

Canada Basketball & CBOC are hosting a Referee School for during the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Edmonton. Officials will have the opportunity to learn from the best FIBA Americas Officials and our very own Canadian FIBA Officials. This unique session will feature a in classroom session and on court session which focuses on … Read more

The Canadian Basketball Officials Commission (CBOC) has recently established the National Points of Emphasis for the 2019/20 season.  A comprehensive presentation (CBOC National Points of Emphasis 2019-2020) has been shared with local executive boards for use in local education processes.  CBOC strongly believes that the POE’s from last season should remain a focus once again … Read more

CABO EXAM INFORMATIONOnce again the national exam will be completed online. Step #1 – Creating Profile and Troubleshooting – New OfficialsLogin in to https://gameplanbasketball.ca/?set_member_type=official.  Create your profile including mailing address, membership board, and any other fields that you are able to do so. NCCP Number can be entered as “unknown”. Feel free to participate in the … Read more

ASAA Shot Clock Scenarios January 4, 2019 Article 29 – 24 seconds. In all rebounding situations, the shot clock will be reset to 24 seconds. The ASAA does NOT reset the shot clock to 14 after an offensive team rebound off the rim. NOTE: All other shot clock resets will be governed by the 2018 … Read more