Wheelchair Basketball

European Championship for MEN, ADANA

2009-06-29T04:24:00.000-07:00

ADANA, THE CITY OF KEBAB OR WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Adana, an agricultural city, south of Turkey, is famous for the traditional dish, kebab. However, kebab has been facing a strong opponent for the last 5 years. Wheelchair basketball is on the agenda of the city more than anything. Adana gradually became a city of wheelchair basketball. In 2005, a preliminary round for Willi Brinkmann Cup was organized, in 2006 the finals of Andre Vergauwen Cup was a big success and then in 2007 the finals of Willi Brinkmann Cup was organized, recently in 2008, U22 European Championship was organized and selected one of the best organizations in Europe by the participants. Finally in 2009, the third biggest event in the world of wheelchair basketball after the Paralimpic Games and World Cup, European Championships for Men will be organized in October with the participation of 12 best teams of Europe. To be able to represent their nations in the World Cup in 2010 Birmingham, the teams will try to be ranked in the first five.

After the big surprise of Sweden in Wetzlar Eurobasketball 2007, home team Turkey is looking for the same kind of rise. Turkey is aiming to be in the first five and participate in the Gold Cup for the first time in her history of wheelchair basketball. Each year the nations grow more equal and this makes the sports more unique and exciting. In addition, the citizens of Adana is well known for their liking of wheelchair basketball. They showed their interest in the final of U22 European Championship last summer Turkey vs. Spain game. All the tickets were sold out and there were a lot of spectators who stayed outside.

It will not be a suprise for anyone, if Adana makes a bid for the World Junior Championships in 2013. Behind all this change there is a dedicated group. Starting from Mr. Ali Duran Karakaya, the person in charge of wheelchair basketball for the Turkish Sports for the Physically Disabled Federation, who is also the President of the LOC and Mr. İsmail Güneş, the coordinator of the LOC, made the mayor, the governor and all the firms of the Adana believe that wheelchair basketball is a great sport and got their support. In addition, National Lottery, Turkish Presentation Fund, Hilton Hotel and TEMSA, THY (transportation sponsor) decided to sponsor the organization.

In every organization of Adana, I was a referee, a TV commentator, an interpreter or a volunteer. That’s why I’m sure Adana will give us an another unforgettable tournament.

Good luck Adana.

See you in October 5th

Utku ERTAN
Honorary Adana Citizen

Dedicated to All Retired Officials

2009-03-20T02:44:00.000-07:00

It is time for a little bit fun. I was going to sing this song for IWBF referee Aharon Markovitz who retired in 2006. Now, he is a game commissioner. Unfortunately I couldn't sing it. Now it is time to share it with you.

YOUR GAME

And now, the end is near;
And so you face the final curtain.
My friend, I’ll say it clear,
I’ll state your case, of which I’m certain.
You’ve lived a life that’s full of basketball,
You’ve traveled each and every country;
And more, much more than this,
You refereed your game.
Mistakes, you’ve had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
You did what you had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
IWBF planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
You refereed your game.
Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew
When you called less than you could do.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
You ate it up and spit it out.
You faced it all and you stood tall;
And refereed your game.
You’ve called Gold Cups and Paralympic Games
You’ve had finals and tough games
And now, as tears subside,
You find it all so amusing.
To think you did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way
No, oh no not me,
You refereed your game.
For what is a ref, what has he got?
If not his mates, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record show, you took the blows
And refereed your game.
Yes it was your game.

Adapted by Utku Ertan from the song “My Way” by Paul Anka

The Chance to Bring More Quality On the Court

2009-03-19T23:53:00.000-07:00

Too often in the last 20 years I met international refs which told me:

“I get not enough possibilities for going into high-level games.”
“I have not enough experience in these games.”

That means that some internationals go on the court without having this necessary and important experience. Therefore these refs get sometimes problems to handle the top games in the way they should. After the game the ref feels unhappy and the follow is that also the teams are not happy about what was going on during the game.

The players and coaches are training very hard to raise their standard during the whole year. The referees train mostly themselves or with the feed-backs of the supervisors in different ways, but mostly on lower levels. To understand when a disadvantage is important for the situation in the game or not, is really a big point and is not easy to realize. To realize this for the highest level the ref needs permanent training for reaching this point. After reaching this level it is much easier to follow now the development of our game. I know that there are also other important points like the game-management etc. for being a good referee.

In this article I want to concentrate on the point of getting experience on the high level because I think that all nations have the possibility to help us referees for this important point and therefore for their / for our game.

Every year we have in the different countries friendship-tournaments in what ever way. A lot of these tournaments are preparation-tournaments before big international events. What I realized for my own country Germany is that in the last years we had more and more of these events. Excellent possibilities for the teams and the referees to „train“ themselves. We have the luck with a really good cooperation with our national teams and their staff especially the managers. They realized very early that we need this possibilities for our own development. Normally we get for every event of the teams the possibility to send a delegation-ref with the team outside the country wherever they go (if the host country accepts this).
For tournaments in Germany it was normally every time allowed that refs from other countries can participate in our tournaments. We realized that not a lot of countries used this possibility.

A lot of times we had for example refs from the Netherlands in our tournaments. They used in 2007 two of our tournaments for preparing their candidates for the international licence and both passed the exam last year. Australia brought for the second time a ref to Germany. To my opinion for the first time we had last year a Canadian and a British ref in a tournament.

The question now is why more refs are coming in the last year?

We changed the system for participating teams in our tournaments.
For example:
Paralympics-Preparation-Tournament in Osnabruck at the end of may 2008
Teams: GB – Australia – Canada – Germany
Regulation: Every team must bring a ref into this tournament.
If not they have to pay 500,oo € (example) to the organizer for a local ref.
We had 3 refs from GB, Australia and Canada and additional a couple of Germany. These nations realized very quick what our intention was and gave their refs a chance to go for their own development. That was great for the refs because it was the highest level they could get at this time. 4 of the top 5 of the world played in this tournament on a really high level.

I know that also some other countries give their referees the possibility for this development. But I know that we have a big difference in handling this point all around the world.

Normally as team I must buy one ticket more for the ref when going out of the country. If this team next time makes a tournament in his countries the other teams bring their own refs into this tournament. It saves the host-team a lot of money for local refs which they don’t need. To my opinion a very clear system, which costs not so much money and it gives a lot of referees the possibility to develop to a better standard.

I am sure that we all in this big family in this fantastic sport can get more comfort and more quality on the court in our international tournaments all around the world if we give the referees a chance for more possibilities of development!

Uli OTTO

Former IWBF Referee

Referee Supervisor

You Are Only As Good As Your Next Game

2009-03-19T23:45:00.000-07:00

I am now completing my 48th year of basketball officiating at all levels: from professional league in Canada and international running basketball; university/college; senior men/women/high school and wheelchair basketball. My first experience with wheelchair basketball was in 1974 at a local level. In 1975 I received accreditation for an IWBF license in Bruges at the first Gold Cup event ever held; what an experience! I even received an award for being the “Best Referee in Arnhem”. I have officiated at championships throughout the world; something I am extremely proud of but, as “good as I was considered to be”, that was “yesterday”.

So arguably, I possess the credentials to speak about this topic: YOU ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR NEXT GAME.

I will outline what I believe are some of the most important elements necessary for success at the international level of officiating. Use those that help your game.

1. Building a Resume
2. How? Learning Experience
3. Apply these experiences at the next game and every following game
4. Exploration-ask/talk to the experienced officials
5. Watch video
6. Be a spectator in other games-watch other officials
7. Seek a mentor
8. Be receptive to “ criticism” always
9. The evaluators are only there to HELP development
10 After your last “good game”-how do you come back?
11 What is your obligation to the next game you are going to do?
12 Don’t LIVE on your reputation
13 Ask the veterans-PICK THEIR BRAINS
14 Composure-Don’t loose it! Remember who is in control
15 Admit if your are wrong (not such a bad thing; in fact it can actually help to develop credibility)
16 Don’t let your “EGO” get in the way when officiating
17 Even “veteran” officials should/must admit to making mistakes
18 Game management (clock awareness, etc).
19 Communication (players/coaches/fans).
20 Getting the call right! (Talk to your partners to confirm)
21 Integrity (make the calls when you have to)
22 Image (what you look like on the floor)
23 Not just making the calls; but getting them right!
24 The three “T’s”-Talk/Technical/Toss-players/coaches

I recognize we all have different perspectives on our own ability as officials; evident with those few recognized at the international level at World Championships but, as I have said before: YOU ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR “NEXT” GAME. Don’t referee on past success; referee for the game that you have been assigned to, and do it like it is your first one where nobody knows you and being acknowledged as a good official is important to your future.

Don Steponchev
Former IWBF Referee

Referee Supervisor

Motivation in Officiating

2009-03-03T01:16:00.000-08:00

MOTIVATION IN OFFICIATING

To Mr. Don Steponchev for his encouraging words....

Motivation is the set of reasons that determines one to engage in a particular behavior. According to various theories, motivation may be rooted in the basic need to minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure, or it may include specific needs such as eating and resting, or a desired object, hobby, goal, state of being, ideal. (Deci&Ryan,1985)

In this article, I’ll talk about the types of motivation and what motivates an official to improve in officiating. Motivation comes from two things: you, and other people. There is extrinsic motivation, which comes from others, and intrinsic motivation, which comes from within you. For example; intrinsic motivation occurs when in the beginning the official, engages in a game, as a hobby, without obvious external incentives. However, when the referee is promoted and starts to become professional, status (e.g. being an international official) may provide a more powerful factor than the motivation provided by an enjoyable workplace. Intrinsic motivation is the motivation that comes from inside of the performer. That is, the official participates for the love of the sport. Extrinsic motivation comes from outside of the official.. Status is the most obvious example, but relagation and threat of not having (good) games to officiate are also common motivations. The crowd may cheer the official on, and this motivates him or her to do well. Officiating decisive games are also incentives. Competition is often extrinsic because it encourages the official to overcome the others, not to enjoy the rewards of the game.

After understanding the types of motivation, we can have a look at what motivates an official to improve.. Rewards are important factors. Rewards are external to the person; such as praise or money. For example; being congratulated by his mentor, game commissioner, coaches or players after a tough game, the official is motivated. Rewards are sometimes internal to the person; for example, satisfaction or a feeling of accomplishment.. For example; having officiated a final game with no problems, the official is again motivated. Goals are another important factor. If the official sets himself short or long term goals and be determined to reach them, he is most likely enthusiastic to improve himself in officiating. Another important factor is having fun while officiating. If you still enjoy and love the game, you’ll still be learning or sharing information with your peers.

To conclude, motivation is a very significant factor in officiating. To be a successful and respected official, one must find ways to motivate himself to improve in officiating.
Utku ERTAN
FIBA/IWBF Referee

A Tribute to Wetzlar

2008-12-05T13:13:00.000-08:00

I first went to the German town of Wetzlar in 2005 during the Champions Cup Finals where I was nominated as a non delegation referee. With a busy schedule, we didn't have enough time to know the place. However, wheelchair basketball is well promoted in the city.

The team of Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill, have dominated Europe in the last few years, winning the European Championship title in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and is well supported by nearly 1,000 spectators. They have a small band and a mascot cheering on the team and the people.When I experienced this atmosphere I remember saying to myself: “I wish we had this kind of promotion for wheelchair basketball in our country.” Anyway, after two years, a European Championship of Men and Women, again in Wetzlar, was great in every respect. Games in August Babel and Rittal Arena attracted many spectators, and the media.The President of Lahn Dill and the local organizing committee, Andreas Joneck, and his crew achieved a great success and increased the awareness of wheelchair basketball not only in Europe but also in the world.The opening ceremony was like a mini Olympic Games. Mr. Joneck succeeded in involving the people of Wetzlar either as a driver, team host, volunteer, waiter or even spectator.

Personally, I would like to award the title of "The Capital of Wheelchair Basketball" to Wetzlar. The organisers have shown that Germany is one of the leading countries in wheelchair basketball by getting the support of world wide brands like Audi, Spalding, German Wheelchair Sports Federation, local organizations and civil organizations. This town should be taken as a role model by other countries.

As a result I would like to congratulate the LOC once again for promoting this wonderful sport, wheelchair basketball. I also would like to thank all the volunteers, drivers and people of Wetzlar for making us feel that we were a part of their family. I hope to see Wetzlar and the friends there in the near future

Witnessing the History

2008-12-05T13:09:00.000-08:00

When I first started refereeing wheelchair basketball in 1999, there was no Junior Turkish National team, no Turkish clubs participating Eurocup Events, no international Turkish referees, no Women Turkish National team, no media interest in our sports, no sponsors. Men Turkish National team was in Division B losing all their games by big differences, there was only 7 or 8 teams in the country, no international organizations in the country.

Then in 2001 we had the first team, Izmir BŞB SC, participating in the Eurocup events and our first international referee,Selçuk Kaçın. Then in 2002 Junior Turkish team played the final in European Championship and in 2003, Turkish Men team played the final in B Division European Championship, then again in 2003, İzmir BŞB Sports Club played the final in Andre Vergauwen Cup in Spain. Then in 2003, Turkish Men team participated in the A Division European Championship and redelegated to B Division and in 2004 they became the champion in B Division European Championship and delegated to A Division again. In 2003, National Women team was formed. Junior National team represented Europe in 2005 in World Juniors Championship in Birmingham. Meanwhile in 2004, 2005, 2006, Finals for the Andre Vergauwen Cup and Willi Brinkmann Cup was organized a couple of times in our country in İzmir and Adana. BJK organized the Champions Cup Finals in 2006 in Istanbul. In 2007, İstanbul Cadbury Kent Engelli Yıldızlar played the final of Willi Brinkmann Cup and finally Galatasaray SC won the Champions Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in 2008, the biggest success achieved by a Turkish team in this branch.

Now the National team is in A Division, there are 6 international referees, Women National team is participating in international tournaments, the Juniors are having a European Championship organization at home, there are sponsors for the teams, the games are broadcast by TVs. Turkey is the only country represented with 6 teams in Eurocup events. There is one Champions Cup winner and two Eurocup Finalists. For a country who has met this sports for a decade, this is an incredible success. In addition, there are three leagues with more than 50 teams and 700 players and 100 referees.

And the best part of all these is, to be able to be the part of this development and to witness the history while it is being written.

I love this game…

Utku ERTAN

Refereeing in China

2008-12-05T13:04:00.000-08:00

Good Luck Beijing Invitational Wheelchair Basketball 20-25 January in Beijing: When I first started officiating in wheelchair basketball, if anybody had told me “one day you will officiate a game in China”, I would have really laughed and made fun of him. However, sport erases all the borders and make distances closer. To me, it is the best thing to deal with.

After quitting active sports life as a footballer, one day while watching a game on TV, I remember telling myself “I have to be inside the action” and then applied to become a referee. At first, it was running basketball refereeing followed by disappointments in not achieving my goals. I then switched to wheelchair basketball and became an international referee. This gave me the chance to see more than ten countries, meeting new continents and cultures, fine memories, good friends, and experiencing the honor to represent my country. These all happened with the help of wheelchair basketball. Therefore I’m really grateful to this sport.

After this introduction, I would like to tell my impressions about Beijing. People of China really take the organization of Olympic Games very seriously. You realise it the moment you get out of the plane when you see the volunteers dressed orange coats waiting for you with their smiling face.

All IWBF officials stayed in single rooms. It was a pleasure to dine at the revolving restaurant on the 23rd floor of the Yuanchenxin Hotel. Having only one game everyday gave us the opportunity to go sightseeing or shopping in Beijing. And the Tiananmen Square and the Silk Market were the first landmarks we discovered in the city. The latter, however was the place where we wrestled with the salespeople who ended up with all our money. We had one day free and under the organisation of Samuel (IWBF referee); we had the opportunity to see the Great Wall of China and the Tombs of Ming Dynasty. Despite -20 degrees, we had a very determined group and all achieved to climb the highest point of the Great Wall.

About the refereeing in the tournament, I had the opportunity to observe referees from Canada, Australia, China, and Mexico which I do not see at home in Europe. At the beginning of the tournament Mr. Norbert Kucera mentioned Article 31 once again and asked us to call the offensive foul for the player with the ball who does not control his wheelchair and uses the defensive player to gain advantage for a brake or a shoot and then has both rear wheels going up. He mentioned most referees prefer to call violation for these situations which he finds unacceptable. Senior Referee of the tournament Mr. Don Steponchev mentioned that center referees tend to call less fouls, however they are the ones who cover the most important part of the game.

About the promotion of the tournament, there was an average of 1000 spectators per game which was not bad at the National Indoor Stadium with a capacity of 18,500 people. The games of China Men and Women teams and the finals were broadcast by Beijing TV, BTV6. You can also find the photos and the videos of the games at the following link http://www.wheelchairbk2008.org.cn/en/video/index.html.

Finally, all the officials and participants of the tournament are of the same opinion that China will be successful in their organization of Olympic and Paralympic Games. I wish China good luck for the games.

Game Concentration

2008-12-05T11:56:00.000-08:00

In this article, I would like to talk about the difference between game concentration and tournament concentration and game concentration in general. While in Beijing, during the games, I tried to observe the game concentration of me and my colleagues.

I personally find it difficult to concentrate on a game per week. The reason for this is, you don’t referee for a week and after a tiring travel (in my country the nearest game is 8 hrs by bus), you immediately start with a game. Sometimes the game is so easy that you may think refereeing this game is unnecessary. Imagine yourself traveling 16 hours by bus and the game ends with 50 points difference. Sometimes the game is so difficult; you can’t adapt yourself to the game for many reasons. It can be personal problems, health etc. And when you add not knowing the partners you are assigned with, the task gets even more difficult.

I prefer refereeing tournaments. Before going to an international tournament, a month or 15 days before, I start surfing the country and the city. If it is a country where English is not the mother tongue, I try to learn simple phrases and words of the language spoken. Like greetings or basic vocabulary you need in a country. For example before going to Beijing , I have learnt simple Chinese. Like “thank you”, “good game” etc. But what I want to emphasize is that you have to concentrate yourself not only to the game but also to the country you referee at. You should be able adapt yourself to the country as quick as possible like you have to do in a game. I believe my refereeing gets better after every game in a tournament. Because the more you referee, the more feedback you receive from your colleagues, supervisors, even players and coaches. It’s a continuous learning process for me. And if you can take these comments as positive and put more on your refereeing, the outcome is better concentration to the games and tournament in general. But sometimes when a referee has a bad game or when he is not assigned to the game he expects, he may lose his game/tournament concentration. Occasionally, you can see referees getting disappointed and frustrated. They sometimes protest their colleagues and supervisors and don’t act with the group. This is mostly true for referees who cannot be objective about their refereeing, who are not open to criticism or who believe the supervisor is not fair. Some referees tend to think they are the best referees and always have to referee the best game of the day. On the other hand, the supervisors have the responsibility to train new referees, or to see if some certain referees can handle a difficult game, even they have to consider yesterday’s and tomorrow’s games. Moreover, it is like a tradition to assign a referee from the organizing country to the final unless the organizer is playing it. These are some of the reasons why they say “Not the best referees referee the final!”

Every referee must learn to concentrate himself on the game. You can develop your own style of concentration to the game. We can talk about 3 stages of refereeing. Before, during and after the game. Every referee has his own way of concentration before a game. Some listen to music, some watch CDs, some train, some don’t even think about the game. During the game, you can have inner talk to motivate yourself and pay attention. After the game, you can talk about the significant points in the game with your colleagues and this is also a part of concentration for the next game. What I do is very simple. I have an imagery game in my mind. The teams run on the court in my mind and I go with them. I don’t think of any calls or violations but I just visualize I’m on the court with players and the game flows. During the game, if I observe myself or any other colleague not concentrated, I motivate myself or him with words like “come on, get in the game! etc.” I never try to get disappointed if I miss something on court because of loss of concentration. I just try to keep up with the game.

As you know, every country has general style of play and in the Turkish League the players play from the heart and the game can be very difficult if you cannot control the game. I find it very difficult to adapt myself to the league when I come from abroad. After a good tournament, when I referee my first game in Turkey, I’m fully concentrated because I have a lot of information and motivation. However, this may backfire because of the refereeing and playing style that is already in the league. You may draw negative attention both from your referees and participants. It is really difficult to balance the way you referee in and outside the country. In fact this point needs to be explained in a separate article.

As a conclusion, game concentration is a very important part of refereeing. To have a game with less problems, all referees on court should be fully concentrated on what’s going on the court.

Smart Refereeing

2008-12-05T09:07:00.000-08:00

Years ago when I was a rookie referee, during the half time of a close game, the referee observer told me “Utku, you are a good ref, but not a smart one! You called three consecutive fouls on the same player. Please be a smart referee.”
At that moment, I was really pissed, not realizing what he meant and gave no response. This was in 1996 and now it is 2007. After 11 years, I can clearly understand what he means and would like to tell you the experience. It is all about being a good referee or a smart one.
You have to choose one of them.

A smart (!) referee

1. dreads taking responsibility at critical times,
2. does not share his knowledge and experience with his colleagues,
3. is alone,
4. is selfish and calls only the violations and fouls in his area. He does not support his partners,
5. uses players and coaches for his purposes,
6. is like a chess player. He always plans each and every step,
7. counts his every call. E.g. how many fouls he called for a team or a player,
8. uses his preference in favor of the home team or the team which is strong,
9. can be used by others,
10. sees himself above the game,
11. is quite a professional.

A good referee

1. takes responsibility in critical times,
2. shares his knowledge and experience with his colleagues,
3. is a team member,
4. cares about his partners. He pays attention not only to his area but also out of his area,
5. doesn’t use players and coaches, on the contrary, he helps them,
6. is like a backgammon player. He officiates spontaneously,
7. doesn’t keep record of his calls,
8. uses his preference on the favor of basketball. He always supports fair play,
9. never lets others use him,
10. knows that the game is more important than him,
11. is an amateur who loves basketball.

It is possible to continue both lists. However, what I want to emphasize is, you can deceive yourself and the participants in the game only up to a point. Moreover, by smart refereeing, you can only be a successful and top level referee for a short time. If you want to have a long and respected career in refereeing, you have to apply the principles of a “good referee”. The choice is yours…

Game Control

2008-12-05T09:00:00.000-08:00

Last week I watched a running basketball game in Turkish Basketball League on TV and the game was a good example of what happens if referees lose the control of the game.

The game started as struggle of equal powers. The music was fine. Both teams were wanting to play basketball. The referees were handling the game well. However after the first period, they began to interrupt and cut the flow. The players and coaches started to get nervous and in the first instance the home team coach got a technical foul then a player from home team then another player again and one more. Two unsportsmenlike fouls and so on.

As you can see from example mentioned, if you put your technical foul level low, and if you fire your gun immediately, maybe you win the fight but you lose the control of the game . You are like a gangster going into a bar and everybody shoots you or you shoot everybody. Anyway, if you or your partner calls a violation or foul which he shouldn’t or if he or you don’t call a violation or foul you needed ot call, it is quite normal that the players or the coach will be frustrated. And if your misinterpretation happens in a very important or decisive part of the game, you should be more tolerant to the over reactions of the participants. You need to see what you need to see and hear what you need to hear. In these moments, you have to be a fire extinguisher not an arsonist. Calm down the participants, communicate with them, don’t make a meeting but make a short explanation or comment. Technical foul is our last trump, use it only in case of emergency! At times when everybody loses control, referees must be calm, self confident, reliable and positive. Players and coaches sometimes can complain us like a friend or a brother. And we sometimes should console them with a couple of words, or a smile or a pat on their back. If we can establish this kind of relation with the participants, you will see the positive light in the eyes of the participants when you go into the court. Keep in mind that referees don’t have the right to get nervous or angry and act accordingly. This is unaccceptable and against professionality. The worst mistake a referee can make is to sacrifice the game itself in return for not losing the control of the game.

As a conclusion, in order not to lose control of the game, you have to understand what’s going on in the game, draw a reasonable line for protests, be a problem solver not a creater. To be able to do these you have to develop your psychological and mental skills. Otherwise, you can expect more problems in your games.

FOREWORD

2008-12-05T08:58:00.000-08:00

First of all, I would like to thank all basketball referees that I have refereed together or seen on court or on TV for their contribution in building my repertoire and inspiring me to write something about refereeing. Some of them don’t even know me but they somehow affected me with their style and unique qualities. My aim in building this log is also to share how the game is interpreted by these high quality referees. I hope I can achieve in conveying their passion and understanding for basketball about different topics.

Hope you enjoy it.

Please feel free to send all your ideas and comments to utkuertan@gmail.com

Utku ERTAN
FIBA/IWBF referee