CYA Basketball uses volunteer referees to officiate games in the Winter program for Grades 2-8. Volunteers can be either adults or youth aged 13 and above.  

 

A training program is offered prior to the start of the Winter season. All new referees must attend the mandatory training program; in addition, a refresher course is offered for returning officials. These training sessions were held on October 24th. Curently there are no plans for additional sessions.

 

Volunteer referees are paid between $10-$25 per game, depending upon experience and the age level of those playing in the game. Referees are also compensated for their attendance at the training sessions and for mentoring other officials. 

 

If you are a new volunteer or an experienced CYA referee and want to officiate during the Winter season, please contact the Referee Coordinator, Monica Despins, at despinsm@yahoo.com by mid-October. 

  

NOTE: Games for grades 9-12 (Boys and Girls) are officiated by semi-professional referees provided by the Cardinal Basktball Officiating Association.

• Yellow or red card issued by CYA House referees for unsportsmanship behavior
   
• Technical fouls (except administrative technical fouls) issues by CYA House referees or Cardinal referees

The Incident Report form on the left side of this page should be used if possible to report such behavior.  Completed incident forms should be sent to Referee Coordinator, Monica Despins (despinsm@yahoo.com) or to the Sportsmanship Coordinator, Rein Kiewel (Rein.Kiewel@verizon.net) and to the league administrator for the league involved or the Boys/Girls Commissioner. If the behavior warrants further investigation and possible disciplinary action, then the issue will be referred to the CYA Basketball Sportsmanship Committee.