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District Referee Coordinator
District Referee Coordinator
11.01.10
Basketball SA is pleased to announce the appointment of Neal Bridgeman to the position of District Referee Coordinator. This new full-time role incorporates the previous duties of the Referee Administration Officer, and also some additional responsibilities in officiating development.
Neal has been a BASA and Basketball SA employee since 2005, undertaking a number of roles at the Wayville Sports Centre including Referee Training Officer and Court Supervisor. During this time, Neal has maintained a strong referee development program at Wayville involving the progression of referees through miniball, social and district, and has also played a strong role in the success of the Wayville social competition.
In addition, Neal has maintained a position as a high-level referee for many years. After officiating in his first Division 1 State League game in 1994, he progressed through each of the junior national championships and has refereed in the Central ABL every year since its inception in 1998.
In his new role, Neal will be based at the Basketball SA office at the Distinctive Homes Dome. His responsibilities will include:
* Overseeing the rostering of referees for the district competition
* Maintaining the referee availability system
* Enforcing referee commitment criteria
* Managing a database of referee contact details, accreditations and evaluations
* Investigating grievances relating to referees
* Assisting stadium managers in the progression of referees between different levels of competitions
* Performing stadium referee audits
Neal will commence part of this role on January 18, and will complete the transition by mid February.
Basketball SA congratulates Neal on his appointment and wishes him well in this new and challenging role.