JWSport Jacek Waszak – Sport journalist
For the second time in the history of English basketball was organized in the NBA NBA Clinic, FIBA, Euroleague in the City of Sport sports hall and I was there the second time I’m also grateful to this wonderful feeling to be with all NBA judges, EUROLEAGUE and FIBA at one conference in London.
I was at the Judges Clinic at the NBA in London. There were judges, instructors FIBA, Euroleague, BBL and EBL from England. It is an honor and pleasure to be at such a clinic that gives me the opportunity to listen to very interesting lectures, stories about the NBA and also jokes about former NBA players. I did not imagine that I would be able to participate in such classes or NBA clinics is an amazing feeling
My dear ones, as we probably all remember these good times, as we played all sports on school playgrounds, Cepaki wheels or other sports fields or in parks. So it was amazing that then we had time for everything and as soon as we finished school and did our homework, then we met with friends in the field to play football, basketball, volleyball, handball, swimming or other sports, but after that we all waited for evening or early NBA matches Chicago Bulls with Micheal Jordan or Orlando Magic Shaquille O’Neal Huston Rocets Hakeem Olajuwon Denver, Dikembe Mutombo San Antonio David Robinson, Tim Duncan LA Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1980 and 1990 I always watch the NBA or Koracza, and even European Cups and Eurolige were amazing matches and time at school, high school and university where we were all accompanied by NBA basketball from the USA. Impossible days of sleepless nights at the grand finals of the NBA with Chcago, Utha, San Antonio, Huston Rockets or Phonix Suns etc … and this is the passion for basketball that surrounds us through our whole life. Let’s cultivate and teach our children and generations so that they can enjoy small and large things in the same way, and sport will help them.
As I lived in Krakow until 2008 in blocks, we played basketball and watched all the most interesting NBA games and of course play offs, and then sat in the evening or in the morning to watch the world’s best basketball, and even before the start of the NBA matches finished the basic or high school is in I never thought that As an EBL basketball referee and EBL coach I had the opportunity to take part for the second time in a row in the NBA coaching clinic and the NBA Referee Clinic in London in the City of London.
We had the opportunity to listen to lectures and watch training shows from New York and Washingthon Wizzards. At the same time NBA referees like Monty McCutchen, vice president, head of NBA referees development and training, and Mark Wunderlich, vice president of NBA referees, were involved in the process of creating great content, sharing NBA concepts and judging methods in the 3 PO system and team work between referees . I had the opportunity to listen to these very tricky things, it’s definitely a good story and I signed in because such things are worth seeing and listening to interesting people.
Tuesday, January 15th – 6.00pm – 9.00pm – NBA Session Led by Monty McCutchen.
The National Basketball Association and Basketball England are delighted to announce another NBA Global Games Refereeing Clinic, taking place during the NBA London Game 2019.
The NBA in partnership with Basketball England will conduct their second Refereeing Clinic following on from the very successful clinic positively attended, with over 50 referee present last year.
This event provides a unique opportunity for referees to learn from leading referees in the NBA and other supporting organisations.
Monty McCutchen. Vice President, Head of Referee Development and Training National Basketball Association
Monty McCutchen oversees the day-to-day management and oncourt performance of all officials in the NBA officiating program, which services the NBA, WNBA and NBA G League. McCutchen assumed his current position in December 2017 after spending 25 seasons as an NBA official. One of the league’s highest-rated and most respected referees, McCutchen officiated more than 1,400 regular-season games and 169 playoff games. He refereed 16 games in the NBA Finals, most recently working Game 3 of the 2017 championship series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. Before joining the NBA, McCutchen served as a referee in the Continental Basketball Association for four seasons. He officiated playoff games all four years, including the CBA Finals in his last three seasons. A native of San Angelo, Texas, McCutchen earned a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Speech Communication from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Mark Wunderlich. Associate Vice President, Referee Operations National Basketball Association
Mark Wunderlich is in his fifth season as a member of the NBA’s Referee Development and Performance group. He was an NBA official from 1999-2010, working 1,100 regular-season games and 80 playoff games, including two Finals games. He also worked two NBA All-Star Games. Prior to joining the NBA, Wunderlich was an official in the CBA from 1997-1999. Wunderlich was inducted into the Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
Wednesday, January 16th – 6.30pm – 9.30pm – Richard Stokes & Alan Richardson
The National Basketball Association and Basketball England are delighted to announce another NBA Global Games Refereeing Clinic, taking place during the NBA London Game 2019.
The NBA in partnership with Basketball England will conduct their second Refereeing Clinic following on from the very successful clinic positively attended, with over 50 referee present last year.
This event provides a unique opportunity for referees to learn from leading referees in the NBA and other supporting organisations.
Richard Stokes – Has over 25 years of experience of international basketball both as a referee and leading instructor for the games governing bodies.
Experienced in all aspects of sports officiating, including Play Calling, Game Management, Communication and Psychology and the ability to deliver quality lectures and presentations specifically in the this area.
Alan Richardson – Current Basketball England Board Member and Referee Consultant. A highly experienced and well-respected official, Richardson has conducted referee camps and clinics around the world for the past 30 years at major events like the European and World Championships for two decades.
