Become a Basketball Official

Referee basketball with NCOA South!

The Sac Joaquin section's premier training organization for high school basketball officiating

Getting started is easy

Register at ncoasouth.com. Training and meeting resources - register here.
Register with ArbiterSports - Create an account or login, Choose basketball, and choose NCOA South as your training organization - ArbiterSports Registration.
Complete your training with us. We make it easy to get quality training.

2024-2025 Rule Changes, Official Test, Test Prep Study Groups, Scrimmages, New Referee Training and more, now available in the training area

Next Zoom Meeting: (12/1 and 12/2)
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84270525853?pwd=hoLM7bGRuHU0NRaoJ1rFSYJr8w2B4s.1

Meeting ID: 842 7052 5853
Passcode: 798672

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2024-25 Meeting/Training Schedule

Meeting schedule for the 2024-2025 season is available

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

*We offer 2 dates per meeting to make sure you can attend, or you can attend both.

9/29 and 9/30 - 7:00pm - First Meeting (Zoom)
10/13 and 10/14 - 7:00pm - Second Meeting (Zoom)
10/27 and 10/28 - 7:00pm - Third Meeting (Zoom)
- Nominations for Officers
Nov 4, 2024 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm - In Person
- Nomination campaign
- Ceres High School Cefeteria
- 2320 Central Ave, Ceres, CA 95307
12/1 and 12/2 - 7:00pm - Fifth Meeting (Zoom)
- Election Night
1/5 and 1/6 - 7:00pm - Sixth Meeting (Zoom)

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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.

Schedule