Education

Posts (with excerpts), documents, presentations and resources dedicated to the continuing education of our officials.

This page contains educational items on all rules sets – for specific rules / mechanics, please select the individual topic pages from the menu above.

To see Posts titles only, review the Education Page.


FIBA Education Materials

Note – these documents are very large and may take some time to download


Hamilton Board Referee Notes


Reminder: This page contains archived documents on basketball officiating education.  Some information, including rule references, may be outdated and therefore no longer valid.  Please refer to the various Rules & Mechanics pages for up-to-date rule information.


2026 FIBA National Exam Requirements

From OABO… 2026 FIBA National Exam – Mandatory in Ontario (NOTE – Exam instructions are at the bottom of this post…) The Ontario Association of Basketball Officials (OABO) would like to remind all officials that the 2026 FIBA National Exam is mandatory for all registered basketball officials in Ontario. The exam window will be open […]

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CBOC Game Plan & RefMasters

From CBOC… Canada Basketball has launched two integrated platforms, Game Plan and RefMasters, designed to help officials learn, connect, and grow within the National Officials Certification Program. Game Plan serves as the central hub for managing certification, exams, and educational resources , while RefMasters functions as a digital community for networking, real-time updates, and micro-learning […]

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CBOC Exam – Important Update

From CBOC…please direct any questions / support requests to cboc@basketball.ca as noted below… Hi Officials, We are aware that some of you are experiencing difficulties accessing Game Plan to write the exam. These issues, including slower performance, are due to significantly increased traffic during the final week of the exam period. To address these challenges, […]

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