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I have been officiating basketball since the 3rd grade. Ok, since I wasn't picked by either captain to play, the coach gave me a whistle and said, "You're the ref". Most of my officiating experience took place where you see me in the above picture. Top row of the bleachers. I have the white shirt and red tie. The picture below is the same gym several years later and yes, that is me in the stripes. I have been certified by IAABO since March, 1998 in the State of Colorado. Been registered in Texas since 2001.
Level of officiating: High School.
Experience:
Longview Chapter of TASO since 2001. Have officiated on a Varsity Schedule.
Colorado Springs Basketball Officials Association, 1997-2001. Pikes Peak YMCA 2 years. Summer leagues 2 years. Basketball Congress International National Tournament, 2 years. Hoop it up in the Rockies, 1 year. 2000 District 11 Middle School Championship. 1999 Black Forest League Middle School Tournament. 1999 Black Forest Elementary Tournament, championship games for girls 5th grade, girls 6th grade and boys 6th grade.
Camps attended:
2000 David Hall's camp in Fort Collins, CO.
2002 North East Texas Camp in Longview, TX.
2004 Wellington Johnson Camp in Weatherford, TX.
2006 North East Texas Camp in White Oak, TX.
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions. The same questions come up everywhere. Let's try to answer them once for the record.
Misconceptions - I wish I could take credit but I can't. Read this before you start yelling at officials. There is a method to the madness when the whistle blows or doesn't.
Blame. How many times have you blamed the officials for a game being lost. I know I have. It is easy to do. Read this before you do this the next time.
TASO Texas Association of Sports Officials
CHSAA Colorado High School
Activities Association. See the official site of all Colorado HS Sports.
CSBOA Colorado Springs Basketball officials
Association. Where I got my start.
NFHS High School sports and activities. You
can order a rule book here.
IAABO International Association of Approved Basketball
Officials.
USA Basketball How does International
Basketball work.
FIBA International and rules for the rest of the world.
NCAA College Sports.
BCIBasketball A national summer league. Some of
the best basketball I have officiated to date.
NBA WNBA Pro
Basketball. There are rule books here for the pro sport. They are quite a bit
different from the amateur game.
Jon Levinson's Officiating
Web Page Check his basketball resources. What to carry, pregame checklist, etc.
Officiating.com Everything you ever wanted to
know about officiating basketball and were afraid to ask. This page has been updated
so that there are more subjects that basketball. I do have a
couple articles published on this site.
Officiating.com
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