Owen Hannah

Carolyn Allen-Brown                                               Brian Copeland         Ed Rand

Robbie Clark                                                                                        Lee Carter


CBOO 1-Day Look-See Camp at Messiah College
No Cost No Cost
Sat 10 May 08   8:00 am
Tim Ebersole, Supervisor of Officials
This is an opportunity for experienced officials to be observed. It is possible to be added to the CBOO Men's or Women's staff!!! Officials who need to get some work in are welcomed. If you plan on attending the CBOO July camp, you will not have to stay for the whole camp.
Tim Ebersole Contact infor:

"Ebersole, Tim" <TMEber@ship.edu>

717-360-0534

CBOO Men's and Women's Supervisor D-3-JUCO-Bible Colleges

PSAC 2008  Basketball Officials Camps
Women's Camp:    Fri/Sat/Sun  June 27, 28, 29 at Slippery Rock University
Great Staff. Pam Miller, Sue Kovensky, Sheilah Collins, Marlene Smith,Cathy Cronin/Beam and others. Stay and food included. A great teaching staff. This is also a try out camp. www.psacofficial.com

Mike Clyde                                                                                                            PSAC Camp

Men's Camp: Edinboro University             July   11, 12 and 13   Fri/Sat/Sun
Food, Lodging and Camp T-Shirt. There will be several D-1 Men's Officials serving as observers. Jimmy Williamson,Jim Bruno,Jim Julian,Rich Kotarsky and others. Ted Valentine was a past observer. You never know what well known official might show up as an observer or speaker.   Owen Hannah, Supervisor of Officials 

Retired NBA Official: Ed Rush will speak and observe.

Applicant Fee: Early Registration before April 1^st $200.00:  After April 1^st $225.00.  A $100.00 application fee is due at the time of application.  Balance must be paid on or before May 1^st.  Application fee is non-refundable.  Checks or money orders should be made payable to:
Mid Penn Officials Camp and mailed to 318 Elm Court Middletown PA 17057. 

Inquiries should be sent via email to Owen Hannah, Coordinator of Basketball Officials at: ohannah@msn.com or by phone at: 717-805-1316. 

 
Note: PSAC Camp : Both Men's and Women's Camps will fill fast. Register online and get your money in to guarantee a slot.

2008 Basketball Officiating Camp
Collegiate Basketball Officials Organization Camp 2008
D-3-Junior College- Bible Colleges
Tim Ebersole: Supervisor of Officials
The dates for camp are as follows:

Baptist Bible Camp:    June 16-20 (Afternoon and Evening)
                       June 23-27 (Afternoon and Evening)

Messiah Men's Camp:    July 18-20
Messiah Women's Camp:  July 21-22 (1st session)
                        July 23-24 (2nd Session)

Applicants: 75.00 Housing on Campus: 30.00 per night A/C.
There is not a camp fee for staff members
 lunch will be provided during the day and dinner in the evening.  Camp Registration forms will be sent out in early March.

If you have any questions, please email me tebersole12@comcast.net or contact me by phone at 717 360-0534.

Thanks.

Tim
 Three days minimum  
Contact: Tim Ebersole @  tebersole12@comcast.net

Tim Ebersole CBOO Supervisor

2008-09 High School Basketball Rules Changes Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mary Struckhoff

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 1, 2008) - In an effort to reduce rough play in free-throw situations in high school basketball, the two marked lane spaces closest to the end line will be vacant effective with the 2008-09 season.

This revision in Rule 8-1-4 was one of three changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee at its April 13-15 meeting in Indianapolis. The changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

Beginning next season, all players will move up one lane space during a free-throw attempt. A new mark will be applied to the lane line near the free-throw line to designate the last 3-foot marked lane space.

The committee reviewed data from the Georgia High School Association, which experimented with the free-throw lane change last year.

"According to data from the experiment, the number of fouls during free-throw rebounding action was reduced," said Mary Struckhoff, NFHS assistant director and staff liaison to the Basketball Rules Committee. "At the same time, defensive rebounding percentages fell within an acceptable range. This data was the most compelling the committee had seen to date."

Perhaps as significant as the changes approved by the committee was one that was not. After much discussion, the committee voted against the use of instant replay to review specific situations during state tournaments. Three proposals were considered by the committee this year after three states had last-second shots in championship games.

"The committee discussed the issue extensively, but there was very little support for implementing video review at the high school level," Struckhoff said. "Some felt the use of video to review officials' decisions is against the philosophy of high school sports. Others said that video review doesn't always provide a conclusive decision, and the equipment would not be consistently available in facilities throughout the country. The committee also felt it would be difficult for officials to officiate without replay throughout the season and then be expected to use it at a state championship."

Another significant change approved by the committee will directly affect high school coaches. If a player is wearing an illegal jersey, illegal pants/skirt and/or an illegal number, a technical foul will be charged directly to the head coach. Previously, one technical foul was assessed to each improperly uniformed player per team.

Improvements have been made in ordering and purchasing legal uniforms, and the NFHS is working with manufacturers to improve compliance with NFHS uniform design specifications. Struckhoff said the committee wants to encourage and promote the use of legal uniforms.

"In the past few years, there has been a proliferation of illegal uniforms worn by teams, and the committee wanted to put the penalty where it belonged," Struckhoff said.

The committee also clarified Rule 3-5-3 to state "any item that goes around the entire head (elastic strips/bands, pre-wrap, headbands, etc.) shall meet the rule requirements regarding color, maximum size, logo restrictions and team uniformity." The committee also added black and beige to the list of legal colors. The change was made to make the rule more consistent in application and enforcement.

Other editorial changes approved by the committee:

- Rule 3-4 was reorganized to separate the topics by articles and adjust the language to reflect current industry standards/terminology.

- In Rule 4-27-2, a portion of the first sentence of the "incidental contact" definition will be removed to clarify that a foul should be called when displacement occurs while opponents attempt to secure a loose ball.

- Rule 4-42-5 will be reorganized into sub-articles for clarity.

- Rule 10-5 will be reorganized for better understanding and clarity.

The committee also adopted five points of emphasis for the upcoming season. The identified topics include legal uniforms, rough play, time-outs, slapping the backboard and officials' mechanics and signals.

                                                                                           Observations

           Some officiating observations. Officials walking up and down the court. Making calls from half-court and beyond in the paint. Not placing the throw-in at the proper spot. Not knowing basic rules. Physically out of shape. Poor judgment on calls because they are not in position to make the calls and are guessing. Threatening athletes. As an official, you do not have the authority to bench a player. If necessary, assess a T and move on. Common sense officiating. If an athlete toes are touching the inside of the paint why call 3-seconds?  

            I observed some middle school ball. Officials you are not coaches. Violations are violations no matter what the score is. If they run with the ball, take 4 steps, you have to make the call irregardless of the score. You can't say get out of the lane for 4 quarters you have to make the call and the athletes or coaches will make the adjustments. Ignoring the rules because of the score can lead to bad habits and losing control of the game. Blow outs can be difficult to officiate. If you let somebody get whacked because they are up by 40 may cause retribution, which may lead to a fight. Blow outs are a time to work on your skills. You can concentrate on looking off ball, staying with your shooters, competitive match- ups etc. You have to put the ball in at the proper spot. If they traveled on the right side of the key, why put the ball in on the left sideline. Not calling traveling, fouls and other violations is not assisting the athletes on the integrity of the game. If you don't make these calls at this level, you will not make these calls at higher levels.

 
                                   Rico

  


Tony Woolfolk has been doing an outstanding job in assigning officials for The Catholic Youth Organization and various tourneys at Mt. De Sales, St. Marks, Arch Bishop Curley and other venues. If your organization need officials, call us. Tony Woolfolk 443-677-4597 or Lee Carter 410-258-2457.


E-Mail from a Tourney Director
tony,
just a quick thanks for staffing the tourney this weekend.  your guys
were professional, took control of EVERY game, punctual, personable,
and overall, did a terrific job.  they were probably better than what we
get during our high school season.  thanks again for your flexibility and
everything else, we really appreciate it, and look forward to working
with you again in the future.

My server sent me an e-mail stating that I had went over my bandwith for the month. I had to upgrade my account. That means refs are checking this page out a lot. I am trying to keep this page updated with the latest camp infor. My main focus is Basketball.

Recent Observations from a Supervisor

"Ordinarily officials are insane, but when officials have lucid moments they are only stupid." A quote from a coach when detailing officials not adhering to the NCAA guidelines.

Post Play- There are still too many low post situations occurring when players are using illegal, rough tactics to gain an advantage not intended by the rules that are not being addressed by officials. Officials must do a better job of CALLING THE FIRST FOUL!

Offensive and defensive players who dislodge or displace an opponent from a legally established position must be called for a foul. Offensive post players who use an extended lower arm to ward off and illegally keep an opponent from fronting must be called for a foul. This illegal use of the lower arm is especially prevalent when the offensive post player moves from his initial post position to the other side of the lane to set his position again. Illegal grabbing, holding, extending forearms and "swim stroke" actions by defensive players must be called for a foul. The officiating of post play is not at the consistent level needed and officials must do a better job of officiating by the guidelines and CALL THE FOULS. THE PLAYERS WILL ADJUST.

Hand-checking and body bumping- Hand-checking has been officiated well but there has been too much inconsistency in calling body bumping by defensive players guarding the dribbler. Officials must call fouls for body bumping on a more consistent basis and continue to bear down on hand-checking. CALL THE FOULS. THE PLAYERS WILL ADJUST.

Screening- Officials have done an adequate job on calling fouls for illegal screens but there are too many illegal screens not called. More consistency is needed in this area. CALL THE FOULS. THE PLAYERS WILL ADJUST.
 
Players moving without the ball- The point of emphasis has been very well officiated and players and coaches have made excellent adjustments in their style of defensive play against cutting offensive players. Officials must continue to keep their off-ball officiating of players moving without the ball a high priority, and when players are illegally detoured by illegal contact, keep calling the fouls.
 
Excessive or severe contact on airborne player-  Excessive contact by a player on an opponent, even when playing the ball when the opponent is airborne, is an intentional personal foul and should be called. There has been at least one flagrant foul called for severe contact and several intentional fouls called for excessive contact. Officials must continue to call these fouls when they occur.
 
Coaches want consistency and the game called in accordance with the rules and points of emphasis. I'm challenging each crew to enforce the rules and points of emphasis. My support and the support of the commissioner stops when you fail to follow procedure.

RAND’S ABC’S of Officiating

(Pregame 2006-2007)

A Areas of coverage, Angles, Administration-if you can’t explain it.. don’t call it.

B Body language, Both ends of court, Balance

C Communication-partners, players, coaches…Consistency

D Dead ball officiating, Distribute calls

E Eye contact with partners, Evaluate the contact, Effort, Elbows on screens.

F Freedom of movement, fairness, “FUZZY” not always a foul/violation.

G Game management: Referee time and score

H Hustle, Help partners

I Intensity, Intentional fouls, Interaction with coaches/players

J Judgment: don’t anticipate..see entire play

K Knowledge of rules/mechanics…Kick balls…Know: time/score/team fouls/shot clock.

L Last shot, Lead official, don’t be Lazy..Loose balls.

M Manage the Game..Match-ups in your primary...Mirror signals.

N Non-calling official stay focused. .help with Numbers.

O Off ball coverage..Out of bounds…Over/On the back…Officiate time and score.

P Press coverage...Post play…Patient whistle…Primary area…Position.

Q Quality calls…must be significant to call out of your primary.

R Rules..Rotations…Rebounding…Re-route…Referee defense.

S Call Similar plays Similarly….Call Similarly within Crew….Stay with shooter… Shot clock…Sequencing/Cataloging calls.

T Time management…Traveling…Team fouls (6-0) TRAIL official.

U Understanding game situations…Utilize Technical Foul as a tool. Ugly is not a foul or violation.

V Vision: see entire play…Verticality…Violations…Verify # of shots.

W Wisdom…Willingness to do your best…Double Whistle…Wide angles.

X X-tra effort last 5 minutes of game…

Y Your partners: Trust…work as a TEAM.

Z ZEBRA: when you put on the stripes…this game and your partners deserve your BEST.

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 Basketball season is around the corner. Read your rule books. Stretch it out. Make sure your basketball attire is still fitting. Carry extras in your car. I am always forgetting something. LOL!
I carry extra shoes, whistles etc. in the trunk. Do not talk about your fellow officials. I witness this craziness recently. An official in the stands with fans, shouting thats a foul etc. etc. Doesn't look good. Communicate on the court. Always know whats going on. I was coaching and we had the ball out of bounds and the other team called time-out. At the end of the time-out the officials gave the ball to the other team. It was explained to me that since they called time-out, it must be their ball. It's imperative that you know who possession it is. Before you even report to the table communicate with your partner(s) that will eliminate unnecessary issues.

                          
   

  
  

About Us :  

 Lee R. Carter- leercarter@baltimoreareaofficialsgroup.com
                                               410-258-2457
Tony Woolfolk- tonywoolfolk@thebaog.com 
Catholic Youth Organization Basketball Officials Supervisor
                                               443-677-4597
 

Mission: Assigning Men, Women,Girls and Boys Basketball Games,Leagues, Pre- and Post- AAU Tourneys at reasonable rates.

To assist Offficials on enhancing their skills by sharing information and experiences.