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Welcome to the site of the Western Maine IAABO Board 21
Welcome to the site of the Western Maine Board of Approved Basketball Officials, IAABO Board No. 21, servicing Androscoggin, Cumberland, Oxford, Sagadahoc and York counties. We are a basketball officiating organization dedicated to the education, training, and continuous development of our members. We provide and maintain the highest standard of basketball officiating for Western Maine while encouraging the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship.
Along with our more than 200 members, we welcome any official, coach, player, or other interested person to browse and enjoy the variety of information, news, and links that our site provides.
Wednesday, September 3
2008-09 MEETINGS AND CLASSES
Cadet class dates:
Portland, Ocotber 12, 6:00 P.M. Gorham campus USM, Ice Arena
Bath, October 20, 6:00 P.M. Bath Recreation Center
Auburn, October 20, 6:00 P.M., Edward Little HS
York Area: (ALL Board Referee's are encouraged to attend)
Every Monday starting October 6, York HS, 6:00 P.M. No class Oct. 16th
2008 Meeting Dates and Times:
Fall business meeting 11/2 Gorham MS, MPA first at 9:00 A.M
Test date 11/30, 6:00 P.M.
Executive board 10/7 6:00 Freeport
Mechanics and rules session December 14 Sunday:
Noble MS 10:00 A.M.
Bath Rec 9:00 A.M.
Gorham MS 9:00 A.M.
Auburn 7:00 P.M.
January 11, 2009:
10:00 Gorham MS (Executive board 8:00 Gorham MS)
February executive board meeting date to be determined.
Spring Business Meeting and Banquet March 8,
Tuesday, September 23
Maine IAABO Professional Improvement Conference
Maine IAABO Professional Improvement Conference
Sponsored by IAABO Board #111
Eastern Maine
November 14th 15th & 16th 2008
Dear Maine IAABO Board #21 members The executive committee of Board #111 is proud to announce the dates of the 8th annual Fall IAABO Professional Improvement Conference being held at the Bangor Motor Inn, Saturday & Sunday November 15th& 16th 2007. The first presentation will begin promptly at 9am on Saturday the 15th. Sign in will being for all pre-registered members @ 8:00am Saturday morning. The formal conference will end at noon on Sunday the 16th.
All Maine IAABO members are invited to attend this conference. The content of the conference should serve us well as we prepare for the upcoming season. This weekend also provides an opportunity to meet and hear other fellow IAABO leaders. The intent of this conference is to provide informative presentations to help everyone become better officials. It's an intense 2 days of basketball rules, interpretations, and mechanics education. A hospitality room will be open from 6:00 to 10:00 pm on Friday evening and again on Saturday evening after the presentations. Everyone is encouraged to stop in and socialize with his or her fellow officials in a relaxed atmosphere. As previously mentioned the conference will be held at the Bangor Motor Inn on the Hogan Road in Bangor. You can contact them @ 1-800-244-0355 or 947-0355. Reservations should be made by 10/15/08 to assure group rate.
The weekend will feature:
IAABO Executive Director, Tom Lopes
Maine Basketball Commissioner, Mr. Peter Webb
MPA/Commission Fall Rules Clinic
A Minimum of 5 professional improvement presentations
Rules review Sessions
Instructional videos
Saturday Afternoon lunch provided
Honigs representatives will be present Friday and Saturday for any equipment needs for the upcoming season.
Also everyone is encouraged to bring a non--perishable food item to donate to local food cupboards.
The pre-registration fee for this year's conference will be 30.00. This fee includes lunch on Saturday and is due by October 31st (Late Registration fee is $35.00).
Pre-Registration Form
Name_____________________________ Home Phone________________
Address________________________________________________________ Board #___
Make checks Payable to IAABO board #111
Send checks and form to: Wayne Prescott 285 Moody's Mills Road Corinna, Maine 04928
Deadline is October 31st
Saturday, May 24
2008-09 High School Basketball Rules Changes
2008-09 High School Basketball Rules Changes 3.5.3
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. Black and beige have also been added to the colors a team is permitted to wear.
8.1.4 b, c, d
During a free throw, all players will move up one marked lane space, leaving the two spaces nearest the end line vacant. A new mark (2 inches by 8 inches) must be reapplied to the lane line near the free-throw line to designate the last 3-foot marked lane space.
10.5.5 (NEW)
A maximum of one technical foul shall be charged directly to the head coach when a participant wears an illegal jersey, illegal pants/skirt or an illegal number.
Editorial Changes 3.4
The uniform section will be reorganized to separate the topics by articles and adjust the language to reflect current industry standards/terminology.
4.27.2
A portion of the first sentence of the ‘incidental contact’ definition will be removed to clarify that a foul should be ruled when displacement occurs while opponents attempt to secure a loose ball.
4.42.5
The article will be reorganized into sub-articles for clarity.
10.5
This section will be reorganized for better understanding and clarity
Points of Emphasis
1) Legal Uniforms 2) Rough Play 3) Time-outs
4) Slapping the Backboard 5) Officials’ Mechanics and Signals
Email for the Maine Basketball Commissioner
How To Become a High School Sports Official
Please sign our Guestbook to let us know you stopped by!
Saturday, May 24
T REPORT FILE
Handout:
Required T. Report
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