Through the referee training program, IHBS provides opportunities for participants to learn how to officiate basketball, and then empowers them to use those skills (for compensation) at IHBS programs. IHBS offers an Intro to Refereeing Clinic at the start of each Sunday 3X3 League season. People who complete an Intro to Refereeing Clinic are eligible to be scheduled to referee the Sunday 3X3 League, where referees are paid an $80.00 per-night honourarium.

This program benefits participants by teaching them a new way to understand and view a basketball game, providing them with income-generating skills, and providing institutional support in a field that is historically unwelcoming to women and genderqueer people.
This program benefits IHBS because it provides cost-effective refereeing for the Sunday 3X3 League and builds relationships in the community (as referees may choose to pursue further official training with BasketballBC).

This clinic does not equip participants to referee high school basketball or register with BasketballBC; that program is longer and more robust. Participants who enjoy this introduction to refereeing program and want to take their skills to the next level (e.g. complete training to referee high school basketball games) will be introduced to BasketballBC officials and staff, and supported by IHBS in that pursuit.

​​​​​​​Like all IHBS programs, participants in our referee training program are subject to our Gender Inclusion Policy and our Code of Conduct.
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Women, non-binary people and transgender people of all genders who:

The next Intro to Refereeing Clinic will be scheduled in early September 2025. Please stay tuned!

Brooke has been a referee with Canada Basketball since 2014. She is an international FIBA licensee (one of only 15 in Canada!), and a member of the Canada West (USports) and PACWEST (CCAA) panels. She was awarded “Official of the Year” at the 2023 North Shore Sport Awards. Brooke also serves on the EDI Sub-Committee of the Canada Basketball Officials’ Commission. IHBS is thrilled to have someone like Brooke, with an impressive refereeing resume and shared values, facilitate this program.

Here are some of Brooke’s notable assignments: