Ben Sim, leading referee candidate
Monday, April 8, 2013
JAPANESE Basketball Federation Director of Referees Department has identified national captain Ben Sim as a potential candidate to become a FIBA (International Basketball Association) referee.
Nobuo Hashimoto yesterday concluded a two-day Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) Referees Clinic at the BBA court in Batu Bersurat for 16 participants seven local all of whom met the grade.
Those who participated underwent an English written test, a practical test and a beep test, which is a gauge of cardiovascular fitness.
Hashimoto, though, was only impressed with Sim.
This was the second time that Sim has shone at such an event after topping the 52 participants at the FIBA Asia National Referee Clinic which Brunei hosted in 2011.
"This is an improvement clinic and I found that one Bruneian, Ben, has very good potential to become a referee," said Hashimoto in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday.
"He still requires a lot of on-court officiating for now (and) he can probably become a national referee in the next two or three years.
"But as for now, he should continue to play basketball at the highest level. Read More…
Source: The Brunei Times
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