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Finally we can announce the 8th edition of SURVIVAL CAMP.

Two sessions with 5 days of hard work each.

All to improve YOU as basketball referee!

We will take care of everything what each of us needs on the court. We will kill your bad habits and you will be „infected” with better ones.
Officiated games will be serious games of professional players who will be also getting ready and improve their skills for the next season!

Together with our partner „Get Better” we prepare training program to improve refereeing skills and officiating technics!
We will work on correct movement, proper positioning, clear observation, but also team work, communication and cooperation with players and coaches.
There will be a lot of practical trainings but in the meantime we will have some theoretical sessions when each of us will be active. We will talk about criteria, selection of calls and way to manage games.

There will be a chance to analyse our work supported by new technologies. This will help us to understand what we do right what we do wrong, how we can do better!

We will provide you with the possibility to collect the data about your body condition. You will have chance to work with physiotherapists and get information from professional coaches how to work to avoid injuries or get away from them.
Each day we will work with physical preparation coaches to improve not only our bodies but also all aspects of our movement on the court.

We prepare some special sessions with people from Euroleague, NBA and FIBA.

If you ready to make step forward join us!

You can register now for following sessions

Session 1: 15-19 July 2024 *
Session 2: 22-26 July 2024 *

Both sessions take place again in Jezierzyce Slupskie.
Nobody can disturb us there!

Small group of campers – huge results at the end of the week. Survival Camp provides very modern way of working to improve referees’ skills in all individual aspects.

We not provide comfortable accommodation, but we serve all in one place with quick access to training facilities, specialists, coaches and instructors, all to maximise our time for work!

If you, or any of your colleagues, are interested to join The Survival Camp, please fill in the Application Form SURVIVAL CAMP 2024 Session 1 or 2 at our website.

Each session will be max 9 to 12 referees.

Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us by email: j.zamojski @ referee.pl or by phone: +48601736920

Full residential costs: 435 EUR – all inclusive (full board)

*There will be possibility to arrive on Sunday afternoon
and departure Saturday morning.

Day 5 by Valentin Kutnar

Last day is here! With our eyes barely open, we walk to the last speed workout. Legs are heavy and the foam roaling fells like torture. Some sprints later we can find some relief at the breakfast table before continuing the day in the lecture room with the clips from yesterday. We had some interesting 50/50 situation with animated debates and good laughts. Then Bence and Maksym did their presentation about “defending off ball” with loads of clips. “Referee the action, not the reaction”.

Day 4 by Maciej Inerwicz

On Thursday morning We woke up with the dilemma: Which Wednesday training exhausted us more: “Superman” or Yoga.

Day 3 by Alexandre Tornay

Today it’s REST DAY!! But wait! Let me explain to you what a rest day in survival camp is. 

7:30 Speed practice, what a good start! We worked on triple extension to make the first step of our run as fast as possible. That means strengthening the soles of the feet, a rather unusual practice. Then like every day, a great breakfast was waiting for us. After one of our breaks, let’s go back to the gym!! It’s time for 3PO drills. In fact, we need to practice our mechanics on the court without any player, adding our voice for the best synchronization and memorizing each step of the rotation. After this no break allowed, we passed from the gym to the fitness. After Legs the first day and upper body yesterday, it’s time for Strongman training with circuit drills. Honestly, we all discovered our limits, now we understand the name of the “Survival camp”. Let me remind you that is called “rest day”. 

Day 2 by Bence Szilvagyi

Our second day started early with a high-intensity speed work session. It was great to have specifically designed drills for us referees. After a short break, we dove right back into our day with some signal training. Everyone enjoyed this session and took some time to reflect on how they could improve themselves. After practicing, we followed it up with a theory session where we discussed cooperation and post-play. We talked about how to effectively exchange information during the game with the crew, as well as with players and coaches too.

First day by Paulina Chryc

We survived the first day of the Survival Camp. The first tricky thing was to arrive at Jezierzyce. Everyone had a long journey, but it only shows how much we all want to be here. We didn’t know each other, but only after a moment we all started feeling like we know each other very well. Connects us love to basketball and passion to refereeing. We started the day with practicing 3PO mechanics. After that we had our first gym session. It was tough, but we made it and deserved to have lunch. The break wasn’t long. We met again to have a lecture, analyze the clips together and make ourselves ready for the first games. Most of us didn’t referee much after the season finished, enjoying the summer break, and it was a good moment to start putting ourselves back on track. Does it sound like a lot has been done that day? Oh… the day is not over yet 😉 We had a dinner which was so delicious. I’m not sure if the food was so great or we just were so super hungry because of having a lot of exercise. After that we met together in our crews and watched the records from our games and cut the clips which we all analyzed together. At midnight we could say that the day is finally over and we can enjoy a good sleep… until the wake up call at 7am the next day.

Good night 😉