Strive Referees Camp

The Calgary Basketball Officials Association (CBOA) is proud to announce the inaugural “Strive Referees Camp,” offering a unique opportunity for basketball referees to elevate their skills and expertise. This intensive professional development event will be held from April 19th to April 21st, 2024, at the esteemed Olympic Oval located on the University of Calgary Campus. … Read more

2024 ASAA Provincial Referee Appointments

Congratulations to the ABOA Referees and Referee Coaches appointed to ASAA Provinicial tournaments March 14-16, 2024. All of the selected referees have shown impressive stages of development to earn their selection from a very competitive pool of eligible referees. Additionally, each referee has demonstrated a desire to continue progress along the NOCP development pathway, an … Read more

CBOC Awards 2023

If you know someone in the ABOA who qualifies for a CBOC award please forward their information to ABOA Vice President, Joanna Wiegers [aboa.vicepresident@gmail.com], by October 5, 2023. The awards and their criteria are described in detail in the embedded PDF:    

ACAC & CCAA Selections March 2023

Congratulations to the following officials selected for the ACAC Final 8 Championship! Women’s Officials: Jackie Auch Landon Campbell Rhys Hakstol Colin Hoehne Calvin Kha Joe Lam Kevin Larson Mitch Normand Adrienne Raczki* Stephen Taylor Zach Udoumoren Katelyn Westerlund Referee Coaches (RC): Wanda Vandervelden, Terry Kindrat & Richard Thomsen Men’s Officials: Todd Aughey Mike Bittante* Josh … Read more

Warren Poncsak Memorial Camp Bursary

Award Criteria: Funding is available to officials who attend a Basketball Officials Development Camp or a Referee Training Clinic in a given year, where the primary purpose of the camp or clinic is learning and development, training, as opposed to a “hiring camp” such as those run by a professional league.  An official may apply … Read more

Dick Vanderstam To Receive National Award

In each year, a maximum of one candidate from each Province may receive the John A. (Wink) Willow Award. The candidate must meet the following criteria: Good floor official as determined by local standards;  Significant length of service to the basketball community;  Various forms of service to basketball officiating organizations;  Contributions to basketball officiating in an … Read more

ABOA CLINIC 2022

CLICK TO REGISTER Registration is now OPEN for the 2022 ABOA Clinic, with sessions available in Calgary September 24 and Edmonton October 1 ACAC Assignor, Ryley Kerrison challenged everyone in last season’s final report to be ready from the opening tip. It bears repeating and we hope you are already taking the necessary action. “A … Read more

2022 CBOC Awards

CBOC is now accepting nominations for the 2022 CBOC Awards. If you know someone in the ABOA who qualifies for a CBOC award, please forward their information to ABOA Vice President, Joanna Wiegers [aboa.vicepresident@gmail.com], by September 20, 2022. The awards and their criteria are described in detail here: CBOC Awards Criteria 2022