Deadline to apply is Sunday 31 August 23:59.
Aimed at statisticians with at least two years experience in the senior national leagues who want to progress to Britain's professional leagues. The course gives you practical knowledge on game administration and being a statistician in games of a higher standard.
September 2025 to May 2026
The cost to enrol on the course is £80
Prerequisites & requirements
Should you be accepted to the Advanced Statistics Award, you will be expected to stat at least three games per month in the senior national leagues, British Championship Basketball or Super League Basketball Women's competitions. As part of the course you will be required to complete a game log.
Statistician Coaches will be assigned to a number of your games and provide feedback, as well as completing game reviews to give you an accuracy rating which will be part of the decision whether to award you the Advanced Statistics Award.
Dependent on performance and the number of statisticians on the award, we may invite you to a number of events including and not limited to:
Candidates will receive a number of education sessions during the season which will be delivered online. Sessions normally last between 1.5-2 hours and will usually take place on Monday evenings (subject to change). The session dates are:
You are also required to complete some course work throughout the course period.
You will also be assigned a Statistician Coach, who will support you and be your main point of contact throughout the course.
There will be an opportunity to self-evaluate your performances including reviewing your own stats against game footage.
As part of the course, there will be a theory examination which will consist of:
At the end of the assessment period, the Delivery Manager - Officiating will communicate with your Statistician Coach, and anyone else deemed necessary and make one of the following recommendations:
Award you the Advanced Statistics qualification
Extend your assessment period
Not competent, able to reapply when the course next opens
Should you wish to appeal this recommendation, you may do this within 10 business days of notification stating your reason(s). Your appeal will be reviewed by the Delivery Manager with any of the program lead(s).
