Triad BasketballOfficials Association

2012:Issue #4 4.1.2012

On The Court This MonthRegional Wrap-Up

Our Regional crews did an outstanding job in Greensboro! I heard many good comments and was proud of the product we placed on the floor. We were the best team on the floor in every basketball game that we worked! Congratulations to our crews for an awesome job!

Crew #1 Crew #2 Crew #3Junior McLean Scott Faglier John NelmsHenry Warren Angela Greene Patrick O’ShieldsRay Kargo Tommy Bryant Mark Eggleston-Clark

State Championship Wrap-UpThe TBOA worked the 2A Boys Championship game, Kinston over Cuthbertson,

58-55. Our guys were well prepared and did an excellent job in a very competitive game. They are to be commended for their outstanding performance as they represented the TBOA in a true professional manner.

R: Junior McLean U1: Henry Warren U2: Ray Kargo

Training VideosWe have continued to post a few training videos since the season ended. Please continue to visit the website often for new content.

CONTACT USKip JohnsonBooking Agentkip@thetboa.com336-687-2225

Donna JohnsonAdministrative Assistantdonna@thetboa.com336-275-2024 Office336-689-9643 Cell

www.thetboa.com

Arbiter Technical Support801-576-9436

By the Numbers (2011-12 Season)1 – Number of female officials sent to the Regional Tournament by the TBOA2 – Number of officials working their first State Championship Game6 – Number of officials working their first Regional Tournament9 – Number of officials working the Regional Tournament189 – Evaluations performed by our Observer staff4,057 – Total games booked by the TBOA in Arbiter 6,104 – Total emails received/sent by our office 10,613 – Total Assignments made in Arbiter (Freshmen, Junior Varsity, Varsity)

Registration Registration will open June 1st for the 2012-13 season and close on July 15th. The registration fee for this coming year and all subsequent years will be one doubleheader game fee, which is currently $85, so please plan accordingly.

TBOA Summer CampI am pleased to announce that the TBOA will be holding its first Annual In-Service/Identification Camp, in conjunction with the USSSA National basketball Tournament, in Greensboro, NC from June 29 to July 1, 2012. The camp will be held at Northwest High School and other sites will be added as dictated by the number of campers that register. William Covington, Sr is the Camp Director and as such, all inquiries should be sent to him via email: Careertwo@aol.com. Wil-liam has a wealth of officiating knowledge and experience, either working or hav-ing worked in the following conference: Big South, Southern, Colonial, Sun Belt, South Atlantic, MEAC and CIAA. He also heads up our TBOA Observer program.

The purpose of the camp is to teach fundamental skills for all levels of officiating for high school basketball. The camp will offer instructions for 3-person officiating mechanics, proper rotation, positioning, game management, crew communica-tion, working with coaches….and much more.

There will be a game review and evaluation, classroom lectures, and guest speakers of area high school coaches and other booking agents. We also plan to offer a video critique of certain games. Current high school officials, recre-ation officials, and those aspiring the opportunity to move up are welcome to attend. You will receive on-court observations from a mix of veteran high school and college officials along with instant feedback.

The TBOA Officiating Camp is not mandatory for any of our staff mem-bers, but is highly recommended. Also, there will no longer be tryout camps as in the past. All prospective officials are encouraged to attend the TBOA camp, but it certainly is not required in order to be added to the TBOA staff. By eliminating the prior “invitation only” tryout camps representative of the past, there is now a new and unique opportuni-ty for all prospective officials to learn 3-man mechanics and the phi-losophies of the TBOA as well as be observed by a deep and diverse group of observers. Added benefits of attending this camp could be an improved schedule, working higher intensity games, etc.

The cost for the camp is $85 per person. Registration opens April 1st and the deadline for all registrations is June 10th. A box lunch will be provided on Saturday and a TBOA camp t-shirt will be given to all registered officials. Please come prepared to learn!

The Registration Form for the TBOA Officiating Camp can be found on the website at www.thetboa.com under Training / TBOA Camp.

Camp Instructors: William Covington Sr. Camp DirectorWilliam Covington Jr. Alan SpainhourVierl Banks Tim Bryant

Camp instructors include NCAA officials and past TBOA members. All of these officials are now observers on the TBOA Observer’s Staff.

Camp Counselors:

Jr. Mclean Roger Morton Robbie Lester

Mike Johnson Chuck Eakes Jeff Dray

Burt Matherly Scott Faglier Stevie Jones

Gerald Moyd Roy Jackson Henry Warren

Larry Davis

All of our counselors are successful high school officials with Regional and State Tournament experience.

Observer ProgramThe TBOA Observer Program will be totally revamped over the summer in order to make the system less cumbersome and provide for quicker, more efficient “to the point” feedback. We will utilize email for a brief discussion with the officials rather than use preprinted forms and a checklist. Officials are encouraged to have dialogue with the observers after they get their evaluations if there are any specific questions. While I thought we had a good year in evaluat-ing our staff, we are going to make significant improvements to get better and that will be

the focus of my summer meetings with the observer staff.

Retirementsand PlanningI have two retirements to announce so so far. Please join me in congratulating and celebrating the outstanding high school basketball officiating careers of Jim Kenan (42 years) and Alton Duffer (35 years). We are fortunate to have had these outstanding officials be a part of our program for so many wonderful years. They have demonstrated a high level of officiating service throughout their careers and are to be commended for the professional way in which they conducted themselves towards our staff, coaches, administrators and new officials.

If you are not planning to return next season, it is paramount that you send me an email or note to that effect prior to June 1st. I must have an effective succession plan in place to address expected annual turnover as well as other staff decisions that will be made in the late summer. My commitment to the NCHSAA and the schools we serve is to put the very best officials on the court for every game and every season; and to have a staff that reflects competence, motivation, the values of the TBOA and a commitment to excellence.

Commitment to Off-Season ConditioningA majority of our officials look fit and athletic on the court and this is what we want. Others

need to shed a few pounds so that they can get in a good position and get their plays right. Please work hard during the offseason to get yourself in shape and lose those pounds that

keep you from being an elite official. Several of you were notified in your evaluations about weight loss and appearance issues; however our observers did not see every single official work this year. Please be mindful that staff retention may be determined by your weight and appear-ance from last season and/or during the upcoming summer games. You have complete and total control over this issue. If you have any questions about your status, please contact me via email and we will discuss.

Dates to Remember 4/1/12: TBOA Officiating Camp Registration Opens 6/1/12: TBOA Registration Opens 6/10/12: TBOA Officiating Camp Registration Closes 6/29/12: TBOA Officiating Camp Starts (6/29 to 7/1) 7/15/12: TBOA Registration Closes 7/31/12: TBOA Late Registration Period Ends 9/15/12: NCHSAA Registration Closes 10/3/12: State Clinic, 6:30pm, West Forsyth High School (local clinic)

10/22/12: State Clinic, 6:30pm, Vance High School (if you miss the local clinic)

Coming Soon in AprilOur website address will be changing to www.triadbasketball.com to better reflect our brand and make it easier for officials, coaches and administrators to remember. As such, our email addresses will change also to kip@triadbasketball.com and Donna@triad-basketball.com. I will send out a mass email when the transition has been completed. I anticipate the changeover occurring during the first or second week of April.