SAOA Basketball All Officials Clinic Monday, October 13, 2014 “If you’re not making mistakes,...

SAOA Basketball

All Officials Clinic

Monday, October 13, 2014“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.” -

Coach John Wooden

Operations and Business ModelCommunication

• southeasternbasketball@gmail.com

OR

• BAllen22@nc.rr.com

ORCall

Cell: (910) 608-2525

Operations and Business ModelCommunication

• Preferred mode of contact is email – but calls are welcome;

• Deadlines are VERY IMPORTANT!• If you have to cancel an assignment within 48

hours, you MUST call and speak to Brad;• If there is a major incident in your game, call/text

or email as soon as possible!• Remember reporting requirements for

DQ/Ejection per NCHSAA (now with password).

Operations and Business Model – The Arbiter and Assignments

• It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that the Arbiter is updated: All contact info, SSN, closeout dates/times;

• Assignments will be made and published approximately every two weeks, beginning before November 1;

• If you decline an assignment, provide reason;• Payments now made via RefPay, on-site,

Supervisor;• Failure to respond within 48 hours will result in

games being re-assigned.

We Need Officials That Are ABLE!

• ReliABLE

• DependABLE

• AvailABLE

• KnowledgABLE

• TeachABLE

• CapABLE

• ApproachABLE

Clinics

Clinics

• In order to receive credit for a local clinic, an official must attend the full meeting. Officials arriving fifteen (15) minutes or more late or leaving fifteen (15) minutes or more early WILL NOT quality for clinic credit;

• Officials are welcome to attend any clinic area of their choice and may “make up” clinics in any area; HOWEVER, each clinic will follow the same content outline during the year. An official WILL NOT receive credit for more than one local clinic in the same content week.

Scrimmages

Scrimmages

• As notified, we need you on November 8th, 11th and 15th !!

• Some start times will be EARLY;

• Middle School Jamboree TBA;

• All scrimmage assignments will come from the Regional Supervisor;

• Officials need to work three (3) scrimmages to receive maximum credit;

Scrimmages

• Adding scrimmage(s) for non-credit is acceptable;

• Work the scrimmage like you would work a game!

Game Day Protocols

Game Day Protocols

• Referee will coordinate arrival at game site with crew at least 48 hours in advance (Arrival is minimum 30 minutes prior to game – Referee sets time);

• Business casual attire is the minimum standard for arrival at school – no jeans, shorts, warm-up suits, etc.;

• For a Varsity assignment, DO NOT wear uniform to game site;

Game Day Protocols

• Uniform may be worn to game site for Sub-Varsity assignments, but should NOT be worn in the stands following the game;

• Notify home team management upon arrival;

• Referee will implement effective pre-game conference with other officials;

• KEEP YOUR UNIFORM IN YOUR CAR!

Uniform

Uniform

• Gray Shirt (Including Approved Side Panel Shirt) – All Dressed Alike;

• Flag is Optional for Each Official;• Jacket – Black w/NCHSAA logo – All Alike;• Shoes = Predominantly Black;• Socks = Entirely Black;• Smitty or Lanyard – All Alike;• Reminder on Facial Hair.

Officiating in the Public Eye

• Observation program;• Video review;• Communicating in 2014-15 = EMAIL; cell phone;

text messaging; social media;• We must all be willing to learn from our

mistakes!

Our Web Site (southeasternbasketball.org

and saoanc.org)

Points of Emphasis/Changes

Mechanics Points of Emphasis/Changes

• Free Throw Mechanics*

• Use of Clear, Effective Mechanics*

• Officiating in Coverage Areas*

• Using the 28-Foot Mark*

• Sportsmanship

• Hand-Checking

• Pre-Game and Post-Game Meetings

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