Posted on 21 October, 2011
Kilsyth Basketball is proud to announce that Director of Referees has been selected to officiate at the upcoming International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Oceania Championships in Goyang Korea.
The tournament is the Asia Oceania Zone qualifier for the upcoming 2012 London Paralympics and will feature the national teams from Australia, Bahrain, the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China.
Barry Spicer has been involved with the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation as a referee since August 2000.
“I have been lucky enough to be involved in International Tournaments all over the globe”
Mr. Spicer has a range of IWBF referee accolades showered upon him that include:
- 1998 – Chinese Taipei men’s tour, Victoria, Australia.
- 1999 – Australia Vs U.S.A. women’s tour, Sydney, Australia
- 2000 – Men’s Roosevelt Cup, Atlanta USA, IWBF Accreditation; Sydney Paralympics, Volunteer with WCBB referees.
- 2001 – Gold Cup AOZ Qualifying tournament, Kitakyushu Japan.
- 2002 – Australia Vs Japan women’s tour, Canberra, Australia.
- 2004 – Paralympic AOZ Qualifying tournament, Shell Harbor, Australia; Paralympic Games, Athens Greece
- 2005 – Visa Paralympic World Cup, Manchester England Women’s Gold
- 2006 – FESPIC Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bronze Medal
- 2007 – Asia/Oceania QT for Beijing, Sydney (Bankstown); Women’s Int. Friendly Tournament
- 2008 – Australia Vs China women’s tour, AIS, Canberra, Australia
- 2009 – 4 Nations Tournament, AIS Canberra, Australia; Asia/Oceania QT for Birmingham, Melbourne (Dandenong)
- 2011 – International Friendly, Australia, Canada. South Africa. AIS Canberra
Barry will head to Korea next month to add to his already outstanding list of referee achievements. Kilsyth Basketball would like to wish him the best of luck and safe travels, and we all await to hear the stories of officiating some of the world’s best Paralympic basketball players.
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