Basics is a basketball officiating training program directed by Violet Palmer and Bennie Adams and staffed by NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Officials. Violet Palmer is the current supervior of women's basketball officials for the Big Sky, Pac-12, West Coast and Western Athletic Conferences. Violet was the first woman to officiate in the National Basketball Association and served an 18 year tenure. Bennie Adams is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association for 22 years and founded Basics Referee School.