{"id":1041,"date":"2019-09-19T10:45:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T00:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/?page_id=1041"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:17:37","slug":"faqs-becoming-a-referee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/zh_tw\/faqs-becoming-a-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a Referee &#8211; FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you have any questions about becoming a referee at Nunawading, you should find the answers below. If your question is not answered below then please email us at <a href=\"mailto:referees@nunawadingbasketball.com.au\">referees@nunawadingbasketball.com.au<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u6211\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\u8981\u7576\u88c1\u5224\uff1f<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">There are many reasons to become a referee, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00b7\u8cfa\u9322\u548c\u5f48\u6027\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00b7\u7a4d\u6975\u904b\u52d5\u4e26\u4fdd\u6301\u5065\u5eb7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00b7\u53c3\u8207\u7c43\u7403\u904b\u52d5\uff08\u5c24\u5176\u662f\u5982\u679c\u60a8\u71b1\u611b\u6bd4\u8cfd\uff09<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00b7\u66f4\u597d\u5730\u4e86\u89e3\u7c43\u7403\u53ca\u5176\u898f\u5247<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00b7\u7d50\u8b58\u65b0\u670b\u53cb\uff0c\u7d50\u4ea4\u65b0\u670b\u53cb\u4e26\u5206\u4eab\u8a31\u591a\u5bf6\u8cb4\u7d93\u9a57<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00b7\u63d0\u9ad8\u60a8\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\u6280\u80fd\uff08\u4f8b\u5982\uff0c\u6e9d\u901a\uff0c\u7368\u7acb\uff0c\u81ea\u4fe1\uff0c\u6c7a\u7b56\u548c\u610f\u8b58\uff09<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How old do I have to be to referee at Nunawading?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Anyone wishing to become a referee, must be 15 years of age when the first theory session starts of each school. This is largely due to data which shows children are more likely to succeed and enjoy refereeing when they are older rather than younger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You are never too old to start as a referee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How do I get started?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Trainees are required to attend a Beginner Referee course which will take approximately<em> 4 hours<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Beginner Referee course will cost $100 which includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Course instructor and training materials<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Payment of annual Basketball Victoria Technical Official Licence Fee<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Membership to the Nunawading Basketball Technical Officials Commission<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Whistle and lanyard<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">On-court mentoring with an experienced official as long as required<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A loaned green shirt that identifies each trainee as a beginner referee, which is to be returned to the Association in good condition after the referee is graded to C Grade, at which time the referee will be supplied with a striped shirt at no further cost<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Coaching and development from experienced and qualified referee coaches for the life of your membership with Nunawading<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">After attending the course trainee referees will be required to referee a <em>minimum<\/em> of three games a week with a mentor referee as a shadow, to put the theory that they have learned into practice. Obviously the more games a trainee works, the more chance they have to improve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">These games are usually completed on our junior competitions in the first instance, but may be adjusted to suit each trainee\u2019s individual learning requirements. Our junior competitions are held during the times outlined below:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 48.6569%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.8934%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Day of the week<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.2679%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Competition Start Time<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.419%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Competition Finish Time<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.8934%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u661f\u671f\u4e00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.2679%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">4:00pm<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.419%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">7:00pm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.8934%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u661f\u671f\u4e94<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.2679%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">4:00pm<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.419%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">10:00pm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 12.8934%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u661f\u671f\u516d<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 17.2679%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">8:00am<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 18.419%;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">8:00pm<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Are there any availability requirements?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">At a minimum, referees are required to commit to a Friday or Saturday shift. Regular shifts are a minimum of 3 games &#8211; we can work around playing and\/or coaching commitments. Referees are able to referee on other nights if there is room and they meet the competition requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>How long will it take for me to get be able to ref without a mentor\/shadow?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The number of games\/nights it takes a trainee to be able to referee by themselves (called an apprentice- still in a green shirt with a graded official) is individual to each trainee, as everyone reaches the required competencies at their own rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Once I am graded, how much will I get paid?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Payments are dictated by Basketball Victoria and vary dependent on the grade of the referee and the competition. Payments range from $13 per game for apprentices in training to $25 per game on Nunawading domestic competitions &#8211; trainees do not receive game payments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A full schedule of payments for Technical Officials can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BVTO-Recommended-Reimbursement-Rates-2026.pdf\">HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u4f5c\u70ba\u88c1\u5224\uff0c\u6211\u5c07\u5982\u4f55\u63d0\u9ad8\uff1f<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">All referees are coached and observed regularly by our team of Mentors, Shift Supervisors, the Referee Program Manager and senior officials, who will all provide feedback and solutions to areas for improvement. This is coupled with experience you gain each week by being faced with challenges that you learn to overcome. With this experience and knowledge come better opportunities to referee higher quality games and be paid at a higher rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>As much as I like the green shirt we have to wear, how long will it take me to get my stripes?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">All grading is competency-based, and the amount of time it takes each referee to improve and be graded at a higher level is individual to each referee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>This all sounds great! I think I want to ref. When\u2019s the next Beginner\u2019s Course?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Beginner Referee courses are held on an as-need basis, but generally 2-3 times a year. To express an interest in becoming a referee, please fill out the Expression of Interest form\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/wkf.ms\/3MHvBaK\">HERE<\/a> <\/span>and we&#8217;ll be in touch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Keep an eye on the Nunawading Basketball website and socials for details as they become available.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have any questions about becoming a referee at Nunawading, you should find the answers below. 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