WEEKLY LETTER GD10

01.01.2024

Dear Referees and Video Observers.

Thank you all for your performances in the recent BCL games, GD 10.

A few days ago, finished a long BCL 2023 journey. From January 3rd, 2023, until December 20th, 2023, we, the BCL Officiating Team, provided the best possible service in more than 200 games. I would like to say a big thank you to all BCL Referees and Video Observers. In a difficult worldwide time, in the present time with a lot of obstacles, you, our BCL Officiating team provided a very high-level of effort and showed excellent professionalism, to be the best possible in all BCL games. Sometimes we were not satisfied with the single performances, but overall, we can be proud of:

  • Quality delivery level
  • Honest approach
  • 50:50 officiating
  • Personal improvement of each of you

In the upcoming period we need to keep the same approach; with your big investment in personal improvement, this can be a guarantee of the progress of our entire team. The new annual journey is again in front of us.

The overall feedback BCL Regular season, GD 10, recognitions by your Video Observers:

Performance level, GD 10

Points to keep/positive.

  • Good balance between game control and game flow
  • Game control by correct criteria and call/no-call decisions.
  • Focus and concentration until the end of the game.

Points for improvement

  • Discipline in areas of quick whistle, marginal calls, double whistle vs. patient whistle.
  • Screening – who is responsible for the first illegal contact?
  • More concentration on the helping defender.
  • Usage of correct FIBA signals and reporting. We don't need ''stars'' with personalsignals.

UF criteria

In GD 10 we had 16 games. Referees decided to call 7 UF in 5 games. It is an average of 0,44 UF per game. In 11 games we didn't have UF decision. Also, in all games, there were no missed calls in the area of UF.

Per category, C1 4x, C2 3x.

Head Coach Challenge

Time-consuming per situation (average) - 65 ''

Note: We have a 3x difficult situation with 120-second IRS check.

For the rest of situations (9), time-consuming (average) – 48''

IRS check – Referees

 As you can see, we have aproximately one Referees' IRS check per game. It shows you concentration during the entire game, also your confidence in tough, possible IRS sitauation. Less is more…

Time-consuming per situation (average) – 65 ''

Dear All.

Unfortunately, we, the BCL officials, don't have a lot of time to be out of the officiating routine. The second part of the BCL season 2023/2024 is in front of us. The upcoming games, in the Play-Ins part of the competition, are really '' DO or DIE'' games. Every call/ no call decision; each point counts…

I wish you a great first week and a great year 2024, of officiating.

Davorin