The Regina Community Basketball Association is looking for a new Referee in Chief. If you are interested and would like to apply please see the link here

The Next Level Officials Camp will be held April 27th - April 29th in Edmonton. For more information please visit www.nextlevelofficialscamp.com/
The Canada West Officials Camp is coming back to Saskatoon May 11-13. For more information please visit david3752.wixsite.com/canadawest

The CABO exam this year will be available December 7th - 17th. More information to follow.

Thank you to all those that attended the clinics in Saskatoon and Regina and to our presenters Cam Moskal, Dave Werry, and Warren Poncsak.
If you were unable to attend either clinic you may find copies of the presentations on our education page here

Saskatoon – October 28, 2017 11 AM – 4 PM - Physical Activity Complex (PAC) Room 232
Regina – October 29, 2017 11 AM – 4 PM - Conexus Arts Centre

Presenters will include:

• Cam Moskal – CABO National Interpreter, former FIBA Referee, current CIS referee, National Evaluator
• Dave Werry - former CABO National Interpreter, former FIBA Referee, SABO Referee In Chief, National Evaluator
• Warren Poncsak – National Evaluator, CIS Referee

Topics will include:

• New Rule changes
• Floor Mechanics
• Game Management
• Game Preparedness

Free admission to SABO Members

The June CBOC Newsletter can be seen here

FIBA has released a new signal for faking a foul and updated interpretations for shot clock situations near the end of a period.

See the document here

Congratulations to all the officials that have been selected to work at a National Tournament and HOOPLA. The complete list can be found in the Appointments section here

CABO in association with Canada Basketball, CIS, and CCAA have announced a new commission to help with the development of officials and also look after assigning officials to the National Championships, CIS, CCAA and the summer CB Nationals. For more information see here

For those that missed the Super Clinic this year or were wanting a copy of the presentations used by our speakers see our Education page here

FIBA has adopted some rule changes for the start of the 2014 season. It is unclear at this time which leagues SABO services will adopt these changes. At this time the ACAC will implement the new rules. Stay tunes for updates on other leagues in Saskatchewan.

There is a ls a link below to a document presented at the FIBA world championship about 3 person mechanics. In regards to Mechanics slides 31-34 are very important. There are no “curtains” anymore in regards to coverage. As high level officials you must be comfortable in moving from Primary coverage to Secondary coverage and when to do so. The crew must get the call right but we still do not want to see 3 whistles on a foul call if possible (slide 33). This is a critical talking point for your pre-game.

2014 FIBA Rule Changes
2014 FIBA Rule Book
2014 FIBA Rule Interpretations (Revised 2015)
CABO Presentation 2014 FIBA Rule Changes
2014 Three Person Mechanics Presentation

At the Canadian Association of Basketball Officials (CABO) AGM in the fall it was decided that the FIBA style shirt is the recommended shirt for all games in Canada. CABO asked the provinces to change to the new shirt by next year. The SABO executive has agreed and the new shirts are available for sale.

The order form below has a picture of the shirt. When you are ordering, they do fit big so please take this into account. Sizes available currently include small to XL so far and if you need a bigger size now please contact Dave Werry and he will see if I can get them in.

Order here