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If you would like to enhance your officiating skills, Next Level Officials Training offers training sessions at Carter High School gymnasium every Monday and Wednesday. For further information and details, please contact Jerell Daniels at 469-337-5818, jerdanie15@yahoo.com or Anthony Small at 214-542-5774, sirsmall322@gmail.com.

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I joined Dallas Basketball Officials Association (DBOA) during the 2018-2019 season. As a first-year referee, I had no knowledge of what it took to be a good basketball official. I did my due diligence by attending trainings, reading the rules, reading case study books, watched videos on YouTube, and I asked questions of more senior officials but still didn't have the full knowledge or confidence needed to perform my duties well. During games, I would mimic what my co-officials were doing, either good or bad. Each game I officiated, I was doing something different each time and wasn't sure I would come back for a second year. As the season came to an end, I was approached about receiving additional training for new officials. At first, I was hesitant, but decided what did I have to lose. That is when I met Mr. Anthony Small and Mr. Jerell Daniels. From the very beginning, they were pretty hard on me and told me to brain dump the habits I acquired during my first season. Training was intense and they made me put my head in the rule book. Next Level Officials Training on the floor instructions began to make more sense to me and it helped boost my confidence. I began to realize how bad I officiated and managed my games prior to Next Level Officials Training. I would strongly recommend to anyone needing further instructions on how to be an outstanding basketball official to attend their training. I know I will be attending again.

Ritchey V. Green

In 2015, I joined DBOA to become an official. The Chapter offered training for new officials at Poteet High School. At first, officiating was confusing, even while I officiated for little league instructor was saying, there was so much conversation around that caused even more confusion for me. The training consisted of rotating from station to station to learn the proper mechanics and project one’s voice with correct official verbiage. Again, being a new official I did not know what to expect, and I was concerned about my performance on the court. I was blessed with the opportunity to officiate with a veteran official Anthony Small in one of my first official games. He was critical of my mechanics, my positioning, as well as my voice projection. His teaching style was not overly displayed by his experiences and knowledge of the game and rules. At this point, I knew I should seek Mr. Small’s help with my basketball officiating knowledge as soon as possible.

The instructors are always available for clarification for questions about the rules. In fact, they encourage that new officials bring questions to the training sessions for discussion. Every clarification is specified through the rule book. They talk, “Rule Book” language. In my opinion, new officials like myself, will be ready for basketball season after attending “The Next Level Official Training.” This training will mentally and physically prepare a new official for upcoming basketball season.

Stephen Ferguson

I began my career as a Professional Basketball Official in 2015. I did receive some short training, but it was not enough to prepare me for what I would experience in my games. After noticing his tenure and hearing good reviews from others in DBOA, I then reached out to Jerell Daniels. I did not realize how much I did not know until I began to attend his and Anthony’s training sessions.
My confidence level increased, my ability to control the game was better, my confidence in rule interpretation was better, my use of proper signals improved, my calls were on point, my communication with players and coaches improved, and my ability to get in the proper position to make the calls improved. I can go on and on about these two trainers, but most of all, if you want to take your officiating game to the Next Level then this is the training for you.

Cynthia Manuel

I am going into year 2 of refereeing. I had the amazing opportunity to work under Jerell Daniels and Anthony Smalls for training. The knowledge received over the course of the training was unmatched. I knew a lot of the fundamentals of basketball because I’ve played for years, but going through the training has definitely leveled up my knowledge of the game overall. Every rule and situation they speak on comes directly from the rule book, so you never have to wonder if the information you’re given is accurate. My favorite part is if they are wrong on a rule, they’ll give you $100...I haven’t seen them give up that $100, so that says something. Highly recommend Jerell and Anthony of Next Level Officials Training for anybody looking to take their referee journey to the next level.

Jadeverett Mayhorn

The Dynamic Duo..Jerell Daniels and Anthony Small. These two individuals have over 50 years of experience in basketball officiating. Jerell's style of teaching each skill are kinesthetic (hands-on), ensuring and engaging the correct position thru transitions at your pace, level and knowledge of the game. Anthony on the other hand, has a smooth approach and uses his voice as a vocal style of learning. His views to guide you to understanding the game are in sections. He emphasizes the beginning of the play, starting of the play(transition), and the ending of the play. My last camp with Jerell and Anthony was extraordinary. Thanks so much for all you do!

Queen Smith

I feel the training was definitely beneficial to my growth and development as a third year official. The conversation about scenarios were most helpful to me. After the conversations, I would go and read the rules and case book and the information was spot on. I certainly recommend Jerrell and Anthony's training for any official that wants to learn how to officiate the right way.