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Welcome to the 2006/07 basketball sea-

son. The season is starting earlier this year due to

the scheduling of ACAC preseason tourneys. They

start on September 29/30. We have the return ofSuperweekend . It will be on the weekend of Sep-

tember 23/24. All ACAC officials are strongly en-

couraged to attend as there will be sessions on

FIBA rules and mechanics. Have a great startup to your season by incorpo-

rating physical and mental training. Hope to see you at Superweekend.

Presidents MessagePresidents MessagePresidents MessagePresidents Message

FIBA RulesFIBA RulesFIBA RulesFIBA Rules

ACAC and CIS Women will

change to FIBA starting in Septem-

ber of this year.

Alberta Schools Athletic

Association voted overwhelmingly

at its AGM in May to change to FIBA

rules for the 2007-08 season.

ABOA is encouraging all

other leagues (recreation or com-

munity) to remain with their current

NCAA rules until the fall of 2007.

Super Weekend will feature

sessions on FIBA for college and

CIS Womens officialssee Super

Weekend Article on page 4 of the

Newsletter.

For more information on FIBA

rules and mechanics manual go to

the FIBA website at

h t t p : / / w w w . f i b a . c o m / p a g e s / e n /

aboutfiba/downloads/regulations.asp

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I N T E R E S T :

Super Weekend is back on

September 23-24 in Cal-

gary. This will replace the

annual ABOA Clinic which

has been in place for the

past few years.

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The upcoming season will clearly be a year of challenges for our ABOA members. By now youve

probably heard about the plan to move to one consistent set of rules in Canada. Unfortunately this process

will not be completed in one season. For the upcoming season some officials will have to work with multiple

sets of rules. Below is a table that outlines the rule set in use at the various levels in the province.

CIS MEN NCAA (with last years modifications)

CIS WOMEN FIBA (No modifications)

ACAC MEN FIBA (No modifications)

ACAC WOMEN FIBA (No modifications)

ASAA NCAA (with last years modifications)

Basketball Alberta FIBA (No modifications)

(club and summer nationals)

On this website you will find the NCAA rule changes that will be in use for

this season. I strongly recommend that all officials ask their local board to get

them an NCAA rulebook. Officials need to make a commitment to their avoca-

tion and have an updated rulebook with them at all games.

For those officials who referee either ACAC or CIS basketball an order

has been placed to get copies of the current FIBA rulebook and casebook. TheBasketball Alberta office will receive these and send them to the various local

contact people. Your local board will have to decide on the payment method to

be used as these books come from Canada Basketball and there are costs in-

volved. Again having the correct rulebook with you is part of the commitment

made to officiate at the post secondary level. As one of the provinces elite offi-

cials you are expected to handle switching from one rule set to the other and

not kicking a rule during a game. Quite simply there is no excuse for an official

at the post secondary level to not know the rule regardless of which game is being played.

In 2007-08 the ASAA will be moving to FIBA rules. At this time the CIS men have not yet committed tothe change over.

The ACAC and CIS officials will be writing the FIBA exam in October. As this is the transition year for

the move to FIBA rules the exam can be written in an open book fashion. Officials must still score 80% or

more to be an ACAC official and officials wanting to be considered for national assignments must score at

least 86%. On this website you will find a power point presentation that highlights the differences between

FIBA and NCAA rules.

Quite simply

there is no

excuse for an

official at the

post secondary

level to not

know the rule

regardless of

which game is

being played.

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ent officials and enjoyed the fellowship with their

peersthanks to CABOA and Joe Gorsline for their

hospitality. We stayed in the student residences at

Red Deer College and were treated very well with

the exception of a few ignorant parents. The only

other problem was a certain female official working

the boys side who made disparaging remarks

about one of the evaluators ageshe will pay in

the future.

Kristen Kwiatek and Sean Hamilton did the

boys gold medal game with Jackie Auch and Steve

Enright doing the girls.

The next ASG will be held August 8-10, 2008 in

Medicine Hat. Dont miss this excellent opportu-

nity to improve your game.

Fourteen OfficialsCarl Artis (CBOA), Jackie

Auch (EBOA), Steve Enright (BRBOA), Sean Ham-

ilton (BRBOA), Kristen Kwiatek (EBOA), Guy Lani-

gan (MHBOA), Teigan Lawton (DVBOA), David

Lem (CBOA), Christian Lohmann (CABOA), Roy

McArthur (CABOA), Kevin Metcalf (DVBOA), Tan-

ner Newans (CABOA), Kyle Rice (EBOA) and Erin

Schellenberg (CABOA) - and two evaluators

Grant Simmons (EBOA) and Ken Runquist (CBOA)

participated in the Alberta Summer Games in

Red Deer on July 27-30.

There was a good mix of younger and more

experienced officials from across the province

who represented ABOA well. Everyone involved

appreciated the opportunity to work with differ-

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ASAA officials will write the ABOA exam in November. As per CABO policy the exam must be written in a

closed book setting. Local education officers may provide guidance to clarify a question but no one should

have access to a rulebook during the writing of the exam. Further, officials are responsible for their own an-

swers; therefore the supervisor should discourage the sharing of any information between those writing the

exam. A score of at least 80% is required for consideration for an ASAA provincial assignment.

Lastly, Basketball Alberta is re-launching Superweekend this year. At one time Superweekend was a

stable for officials throughout the province who wanted to improve their games and meet with fellow referees.

The social network developed at Superweekend was a real part of the growth of officiating in Alberta. The

ABOA has been lobbying for quite sometime for this event to return to the provincial scene. The success of this

years event and its future is obviously dependent on a good turnout. Check this website for registration infor-

mation and costs. During Superweekend a detailed presentation will be made covering FIBA rules. ACAC offi-

cials are reminded that they must attend a provincial clinic or approved camp every 2 years to stay eligible forconference assignments. If you did not attend last years clinic or a camp during the past two summers you

must attend this years Superweekend.

Morgan Munroe,

Interpreter

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Mark September 23 & 24September 23 & 24September 23 & 24September 23 & 24 on

your calendar for the best basket-

ball conference in Alberta this

year. There will be sessions for

Coaches, Officials, and Parents.

You may register by going to the

Basketball Alberta website

(http://www.ab.basketball.ca/

en/hm/) and clicking on the Offi-

cials tab on the left hand side.

Book your room now at

the Carriage House Inn on

McLeod Trail, Calgary. Special

SuperWeekend room rates

are in effect @ $89.00 +

taxes per night. Call 1-800-

661-9566 to make your res-

ervation. Limited rooms are

available at this rate so book

early.

All sessions will be held at

Mount Royal CollegeMount Royal CollegeMount Royal CollegeMount Royal College, Calgary,

Alberta.

For more information, visit

the ABOA website at http://

www.refalberta.ca.

any other topic of inter-

est, contact the Editor

at

aboa@basketballalberta

.ab.ca

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2. NCAA (CABO) ExamNCAA (CABO) ExamNCAA (CABO) ExamNCAA (CABO) Exam: this

exam will be written by all

officials during the last two

weeks of November. Your

Board Education Chair will

contact you with more info.

The pass mark is 65% with

80% required for a Provin-

cial assignment.

Two exams will be written this

year:

1. FIBA ExamFIBA ExamFIBA ExamFIBA Exam: this exam is for all

ACAC and CIS womens officials.

The FIBA exam will be written in

the last two weeks of October.

Your Board Education Chair will

contact you with more info. A

mark of 80% is required to work

as an ACAC official.

.Make sure you

do all that you

can to be

prepared for the

exams.

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Percy Page Centre

11759 Groat Road

Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6

Editor: Ken Runquist

Email: aboa@basketballalberta.ab.ca

Website: http://www.refalberta.ca

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