The first cycle of the workshops ended on 24 May, after which the young referees were divided into groups based on their progress.

In addition, on 16 July, an online quiz was held as part of the second cycle with representatives of four groups attending it. The winner of the virtual competition was Akulik Maksim (tutor Sharapa Andrei), the second place was taken by Chaebakhsh Langerdi Poulad (tutor Famina Lizaveta and Konan Irina), the third and the fourth places were taken by Chaichits Oleh (tutor Ivashkov Piotr) and Pashkevich Victor (tutor Matsulevich Dzianis) respectively.

Dzianis Matsulevich the National category referee: "The second cycle of the online marathon is a continuation of the March program. The participants of this seminar succeed in material learning and make progress in the theoretical aspects of refereeing. In addition, a lot of attention is paid to the special practical skills of referees, such as signals during a match. Also in this past cycle, the tutors have jointly developed an interesting quiz, which was held online and gave the participants a unique opportunity to test their knowledge and ability to make quick decisions. On 20 July, at the final stage of the online workshop, the young referees were grouped according to their progress. This will not only give the beginner referees an opportunity to cope with the program that corresponds to their knowledge, but will also allow them to work under the guidance of different tutors".

The head of this project is the Chairman of the RKS (the Republican referees’ collegium) and FIBA Referee Piotr Ivashkov, the tutors are FIBA Referees Andrei Sharapa, Lizaveta Famina, Irina Konan, Piotr Ivashkov, and the National Championships referee Dzianis Matsulevich. Every week the referees take online exams on the knowledge of refereeing terms in English in order to control their knowledge.

Participants of the third cycle:

1st group (tutor Sharapa Andrei)

- Petrakov Illya

- Matsulevich Dzianis

- Akulik Maksim

- Trotski Maksim

- Sanyuk Andrei

- Kvitun Mikalai

- Malosai Dzmitry

2nd group (tutors Lizaveta Famina and Irina Konan):

- Krutalevich Olha

- Shishin Raman

- Raskopa Nastassia

- Gapanovich Maksim

- Chaebakhsh Langerdi Poulad

- Teglenkova Varvara

- Valery Kurianovich

3rd group (tutor Ivashkov Piotr)

- Nazarenko Ulada

- Bitel Aliaksei

- Uladzislau Yagomostev

- Chkalov Aliaksandr

- Filipenko Victor

- Yurevich Uadzislau

- Suslin Aliaksei

- Chaichyts Oleh

- Kotova Katsiaryna

4th group (curator Matsulevich Dzianis):

- Ramanau Maksim

- Petrunin Mikita

- Yermakov Dzmitry

- Protsenko Palina

Tasks of the seminar:

1. Improving the knowledge of rules and interpretations;

2. Improving the official’s signals;

3. Working with video (video cut, processing, creating clips);

4. Development of universal criteria for assessing game situations (based on materials of FIBA games and the National Championship);

5. Improving understanding of triple mechanics.

Duration of training - 3 cycles for 8 weeks:

1. 30.03.2020 – 24.05.2020

2. 25.05.2020 – 19.07.2020

3. 20.07.2020 – 13.09.2020

Operating concept:

Each week the tutor gives his group a task(s) and then assesses the level and quality of performance through feedback.

All communication is carried out through specially created groups in messengers. Group 1 carries out assignments in English (individual assignments, at the discretion of the tutor, can also be given in Russian). Referees who cannot cope with the assignments in English are transferred to group 3 by decision of the tutors (without waiting for the cycle to end).

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