Become a Basketball Official

Referee basketball with NCOA South!

Summer camp opportunities

Take ownership of your referee career and sign up for summer training camps

Thank you for the 2022-2023 season!

A huge thank you to our officials and assignors for a successful 2022-2023 season! We look forward to the next one!

Check back for upcoming meeting dates, or sign up to receive updates via email. Meeting schedule for the 2023-2024 will be posted later this year. Meetings start around September

Brand new and returning officials are invited to attend our pre-season meetings. Get your hours for certification and start officiating for the NCOA South!

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Why become a basketball official? Excitement.

Basketball officiating is a great way to stay active and close to the game you love. For most basketball officials, officiating is a year-round avocation that gives opportunity for personal growth and development, as well as the ability to make some extra money.

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Recruit, train, and retain. Our mission.

The NCOA South basketball officials association actively recruits and trains basketball officials for high school level contests in the greater CIF Sac-Juaquin section. Serviced areas include Modesto, Stockton, Tracy and the foothills. Our job is to train and certify officials through online and in-person trainings and to promote officiating growth and improvement in its members.

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Pre-season meetings. Prepared for anything.

If you want to referee during the upcoming high school basketball season, you will want to attend our fall meetings. New referees are welcome to join us at the meetings.

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