SA Referees well represented at National Championships
Courtesy of Kangaroo Photos
At the recently completed National Under 18 Tournament held in Gawler from the 18th to the 25th April 2009 and the earlier completed National Under 20 Tournament held in Townsville, South Australia had a group of officials that were represented in the referee and commission group:
Referees
Alison Burch (u18s)
Jarrod Cresp (u18s)
Vanessa Devlin (u20s)
Sam Le Gallou (u18s)
Bruce Northcote (u20s)
Luke Smith (u18s)
Daniel Troy (u18s)
Paul Welbourn (u18s)
Vargha Zare (u18s)
Commissioners and Referee Coaches
Trevor Baker (Referee Coach)
Michael Birkin (Assistant Commissioner)
Chris Clarke (Assistant Commissioner)
Vanessa Devlin (Referee Manager)
Nathan Durant (Referee Coach)
Andrew Filmer (Referee Coach)
Phil Haines (Referee Coach)
Benn McDonald (Referee Coach)
Nathan Wieland (Assistant Commissioner)
All referees performed admirably during their respective championships.
Congratulations to Jarrod Cresp for officiating the Under 18 Women’s Gold Medal game and Vanessa Devlin for officiating the Under 20 Women’s Gold Medal game.
Further congratulations to Vanessa Devlin and Nathan Durant on being awarded the State and National Awards for Female Basketball Referee of the Year and Male Basketball Referee of the Year.
