Canada Basketball has announced the launch of two integrated platforms – Game Plan and RefMasters – to support the ongoing development of officials across the country through the National Officials Certification Program.
Game Plan will serve as the central hub for certification management, examinations, workshop access, and FIBA rule education. Officials can now track their progress, review evaluations, and complete the annual FIBA Rules Exam directly within the system.
RefMasters introduces a new digital community designed to strengthen connections among officials. Through real-time updates, micro-teaching clips, featured FIBA content, and a social-style activity feed, officials can stay informed, engaged, and connected.
Both tools work together to modernize and enhance the education, communication, and collaboration experience for Canadian officials.
The Canadian Basketball Officials Commission (CBOC) has announced that the 2025–26 FIBA Rules Exam will be available online for all registered officials beginning Mon, Oct 27, 2025, at 11:00 AM (CDT). The exam window will close on Fri, Nov 28, 2025, at 4:00 PM (CST).
Officials who have not yet been confirmed as registered for the 2025–26 season through their provincial associations will not be able to access the exam until their registration status is updated. Questions regarding MABO registration status can go to Stan Majowski - skmajowski@shaw.ca.
Exam Details
Officials will receive their score immediately upon completion. If unsuccessful on their first attempt, a rewrite will be available until Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM (EST). Note that only the first score will be considered for national tournament nominations.
Passing Marks
Exam results and supporting resources (articles and interpretations) will be released after the exam window closes.
Registration Restrictions
Prospect officials may access the NOCP 1 exam (30 questions).
NOCP 1 officials may choose either the NOCP 1 or NOCP 2 exam but can only register for one. Once selected, access to the other exam will be restricted. Officials can only register for the exam corresponding to their profile’s current NOCP level. Any corrections must be made in advance through your provincial body.
Exam Support
Support will be available Mon–Fri, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CDT) throughout the exam period.
CBOC Contacts: (technology and access questions)
MABO Contacts (local membership questions)
MABO is providing an update regarding the ongoing challenges officials are experiencing when accessing Game Plan to write the exam. The slower performance and access issues are due to significantly increased traffic, as many officials are using the platform during this final week of the exam period causing it to crash at times.
The developer is doing as much as possible to improve the system’s efficiency and ensure it remains operational and running.
To accommodate these challenges, we will be extending the exam deadline to Tuesday, December 17, until 5 PM ET. Please note, this will be the final extension of the deadline. We hope this will help offset some traffic and allow officials to gain access to game plan.
Please do not email exam support to report that the website is down. They are already aware of the delays and are addressing them as they arise. Instead, please direct them to use the support email for specific issues such as:
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and frustration caused by these delays. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. Exam Support remains available to assist Monday to Friday, from 8 AM to 4 PM ET.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, please don’t hesitate to reach out to :
Provincial Interpreter
Darren Patkau provincialinterpreter@maboref.com
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The 2024‐25 FIBA Rules Exam will be available for all officials registered with CBOC to take starting on Monday, November 4th at 12:00 PM (ET) and will close on Friday, December 6th 17th at 5:00 PM (ET).
Please note the exam closes indefinitely on Friday, December 6th 17th at 5:00PM (ET) and will not be extended.
EXAM SUPPORT
Exam support will be available during the exam period from
Monday to Friday, 8am – 4pm (ET). Please contact cboc@basketball.ca
If you do not know your game plan login information, please DO NOT create a new game plan account. Instead, contact support for assistance with your login details. Creating a new account will not grant you access to the exam.
Please make sure to log into your Game Plan account before the exam window opens to confirm that you can access your account without any issues.
English Exam Instructions can be accessed here
Dear MABO Member,
The CBOC Exam is available from Monday, October 24th, 2022, 11 am CDT (Manitoba time) until December 11th, 2022, at 10:59 pm CST (Manitoba time).
The exam for Prospect and Level 1 officials is 30 questions, as the other levels will be 50 questions. You will have two hours to complete the exam, which is open book.
You can find the exam at https://gameplanbasketball.ca/ to log in.
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Click on the FIBA Exam tab (as shown above), and then select the exam level you are registered for.
If your Level is showing wrong please contact Darren Patkau at provincialinterpreter@maboref.com and your Assignors to get the level fixed.
If you were a MABO member, you would have access to Game Plan already, but if you are a new member or your level has changed, you will have to wait, as CBOC will have to add you and update your level.
MABO will be sending in an updated list of CBOC's on Monday evening every week for new people that registered that week. As an active member of MABO, one of the requirements is to write the CBOC exam.
If you have issues with the exam or need support, contact Alyssa Golin at agolin@basketball.ca. She will only respond from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm (EST) {8 am to 4 pm Manitoba Time}.
The FIBA Exam is now available to write and you have until December 13, 2021, to write the exam. It is recommended not to wait until the last minute to write the exam.
The exam is located on the Canada Basketball Game Plan website. MABO doesn’t administer this exam so if you have any issues with Game Plan or access to the exam please contact Riike with Canada Basketball at rolasina@basketball.ca.
If you have signed up for a clinic by Nov 1, 2021, your information was sent to Canada Basketball so that you will have access to the exam.
If you require a video resource that showcases all the FIBA Rule Changes for the Upcoming Season, there is a video on Game Plan created by Canada Basketball and CBOC. The Video is Presented by Mike Thomson director of Officials for Canada Basketball.
Canada Basketball has received information from FIBA on the new process tied to "Table Officials Licensing" for 2021-23 (see below guidelines). Any future FIBA competitions hosted in Manitoba will require local certified table officials. The training can also be a professional development opportunity for those interested. Note, all table officials in Manitoba that were previously licensed (including for the Canada / Nigeria game in August 2019) will need to re-certify.
There is no personal cost for an individual to apply for or pursue this level of training and all training will be conducted virtually to those who are successful in applying.
The licensing period starts September 1, 2021 and ends August 31, 2023. FIBA is only offering two opportunities (summer 2021 and spring 2022) for table officials to obtain their license for this period. Similar to the previous licensing process, all candidates are required to complete online training and successfully pass an exam to receive a FIBA Table Official License.
FIBA has indicated that all candidates must meet the following requirements in order to be considered for certification:
For those interested in becoming certified and who meet the FIBA requirements listed above, they will need to:
These documents are to be submitted to Riike Olasina (rolasina@basketball.ca) by June 11, 2021.
Once the forms have been collected, the candidate’s information will be uploaded to the FIBA system. The first training and testing period will run from July 5 to August 20, 2021.
TABLE OFFICIALS LICENSING 2021-2023 GUIDLINES FOR NATIONAL FEDERATIONS
The Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association and Peg City Basketball Leagues are moving forward with their 3x3 outdoor basketball spring leagues, pending Manitoba Health Regulations. All basketball activities will support and follow the current Basketball Manitoba and Manitoba public health orders of the time. As we know, pandemic conditions can change with the blink of an eye and should things move in a negative way under any changes to the public health orders, so too will Basketball Manitoba’s and thus all members to comply under them.
Currently, regulations will allow the WMBA and Peg City outdoor 3x3 leagues to operate. This could change at any time and all officials will be notified. Basketball Manitoba /WMBA/ MABO are working together to provide a safety protocol for our officials. This will be updated as required.
Games will be played every Saturday and Sunday starting May 8th throughout the summer with 1 official being required per court. Reid Kenyon will be managing the officiating needs of the leagues and is seeking interest form MABO and JODP officials in officiating in the 3x3 leagues. The fee for service will be $25/hour.
A couple of important points:
If you are interested, below shows the requirements that must be completed for certification to officiate in the 3x3 leagues. The 2020-21 MABO certification due to COVID has 3 categories. Depending on what category you fit into, you must complete as shown:
Registration Options/ Requirements:
Partial Member
$15.00 Basketball Manitoba membership and insurance fee will be deducted from your games fees.
Friends of MABO and Non Registered (past members)
$50.00 CBOC and Basketball Manitoba membership fee and insurance fee will be deducted from your game fees.
Full Members - identify they want to referee
Information will follow as per the requirements to those officials who are interested. The safety of our officials is paramount, and I assure you we are working to provide a safety protocol for you to officiate. There is no requirement to officiate as this is a personal choice.
Please contact Reid if interested. Games are starting May 8th therefore lots of work needs to occur in the next number of days.
UPDATED: Interested in Basketball Referee Development? This year's MABO clinic and exam registrations are now open. Different membership options are available to meet your needs.
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This is the time of year when we typically prepare to officiate basketball at high schools, senior leagues and in minor leagues. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic it means that the 2020- 2021 year is anything but typical. Due to the uncertainty our sport is facing, MABO is pleased to provide three different registration options for our members:
Option #1- Full Registration. Register and pay the full fee of $90 – this includes MABO, Canada Basketball, CBOC and Basketball Manitoba fees for the year – includes a $10 discount. Option included a virtual clinic hosted by MABO. Clinic details are below.
Option #2- Partial Registration. Register and pay an early bird clinic membership fee this year of $25 now and then when basketball returns, members will need to submit the remainder $65 to MABO to maintain full membership status.
Option #3- Friends of MABO. Members stay on the MABO mailing list which allows members to be updated with what’s happening in basketball in the province. Once Basketball returns, members would need to register and pay $100 to complete the clinic and receive all the resources of a MABO member.
Virtual Clinic for Options #1 and #2: (Additional virtual clinics may be added in the future)
Registration deadline is November 4th, 2020. The first clinic of 3 sessions is limited to the first 100 registrants, based on registrations we will consider adding more clinic sessions.
On behalf of MABO, I encourage everyone to register for the clinic, to continue to develop their game, and to complete the exam so that we are ready when the game of Basketball does return at any and all levels.
If you have any questions, please email me at stacyhawash@gmail.com.
Stacy Hawash
MABO President
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REGISTER IN 5 EASY STEPS
STEP 1 - Complete your personal information as required.
STEP 2 - Complete your personal information as required.
STEP 3 - Select your membership and clinic options.
STEP 4 - Pay your membership and clinic fees online using PayPal.
STEP 5 - Subscribe to the MABO News email list.
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IMPORTANT – CABO EXAM DEADLINE TOMORROW, DECEMBER 20TH. YOU MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE EXAM BY MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. SUPPORT IS ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL 11:00 AM ON DECEMBER 20TH.
