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Subscribers 13.2K

Videos 84

Views 1.6M

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Referee University provides educational content aimed at players, referees, coaches, and fans to better understand basketball rules. The channel offers tutorials and rule explanations (e.g., FIBA rules, on-ball fouls, correctable errors) with several “Make The Call” and “FIBA Rules Explained” videos, plus a focus on game day operations. Upload frequency is ongoing since 2019, with an average of about 4.2K views per video across 84 published works.

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Videos 1.9K

Views 194.0M

Appearances 26

SERP 100%

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65% relevance

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Videos 468

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SERP 41%

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BALLOUT BASKETBALL view on YouTube ▶

64% relevance

Subscribers 20.2K

Videos 73

Views 2.8M

Appearances 13

SERP 49%

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61% relevance

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SERP 33%

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60% relevance

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Videos 342

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Appearances 12

SERP 33%

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60% relevance

Subscribers 189K

Videos 145

Views 73.0M

Appearances 12

SERP 41%

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Discovered competitors include SIKANA English (77% match, 560K subscribers) and A Better Official (65% match, 19.3K subscribers) as top matches. BALLOUT BASKETBALL (64% match, 20.2K) and ATTACKBball (61% match, 32.1K) also show strong overlap, particularly around basketball rules explanations and on-ball foul rules. Officials Institute (60% match, 16.1K) further competes on referee training and correctable errors. Referee University has 13.2K subscribers, which is smaller than these competitors; upper-ranked channels exceed it significantly. The common queries include basketball rules explained, basketball referee training, correctable errors, and game day operations, indicating strong overlap in instructional rule content across the landscape.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Referee University?

SIKANA English — 77% match, 560K subscribers; A Better Official — 65% match, 19.3K subscribers; BALLOUT BASKETBALL — 64% match, 20.2K subscribers. All three channels focus on basketball officiating and rules, matching Referee University's niche of refereeing guidelines and rule explanations.

What type of content does Referee University make?

Referee University creates rule-focused basketball content, with videos like 5 Commonly Mistaken Basketball Rules (FIBA), Make The Call #6: Personal Foul with a Fake a Foul warning?, and FIBA Rules Explained: Last Two (2) Minutes and Overtime. The channel averages about 4.2K views per video, and posting frequency is described as ~? uploads per week.

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