The UAAP held a coaches’ meeting on Monday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion’s Multimedia Room.
During the meeting, the UAAP Basketball Commissioner’s Office, headed by Commissioner Jai Reyes, presented to the coaches the call accuracy reports for the collegiate men’s, collegiate women’s, and junior high school boys’ basketball tournaments after the first round.
According to the report, call accuracy for the 16-and-under boys’ division was 94.7% with an average of 1.1 missed calls per game, 93.6% for the women’s division with 3.0 missed calls per game, and 92.5% for the men’s division with 8.3 missed calls per game.
Reyes also reiterated that the points of emphasis for the second round are consistency in officiating, proper bench decorum, better implementation of the cooling-off period, and fewer reviews to speed up the games.
“I have a responsibility to the board to uphold the rules also, for all eight schools,” said Reyes.
“Expect continuous referee workshops from our FIBA instructor Bong Pascual for our game to meet international standards and ensure consistency.”
Also attending the meeting were Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas’ Ryan Gregorio and Andrew Teh.
Regarding professional fees for referees, the Board of Managing Directors approved an increase in their rates to recognize their contribution and professionalism. The adjustment will apply to all games officiated and standard across all divisions of the UAAP.
In line with maintaining high-quality officiating, the Commissioner’s Office has already signed 16 of the country’s best referees to be present in all UAAP game days. The group is headlined by seven FIBA international referees — five of whom hold the highest license — while one belongs to the elite group that officiates in top-level FIBA tournaments.
This move aims to ensure that the league consistently upholds international standards of fairness and accuracy.
Finally, all coaches from all sports have been provided with formal media guidelines on how to conduct themselves in front of the media.
“You are not representative of your school only. Every time you are saying something, you are speaking on behalf of the UAAP. You are part of the UAAP,” said UAAP Season 88 President Fr. Rodel Cansancio, OP.
“The referees and the media are an important part of the league. Treat everyone with utmost respect at all times.”
