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Bd 10.COMmuniquA Matter of Perspective
The 2012-13 high school basketball season is in our rear view
mirror...
...with the exception of the CIAC state tournament finals to be
played shortly. Its been an exciting and eventful year on and off
the court. But theres no question that a pall hung over the season
over everyone in the state for that matter because of the tragic
shootings on December 14th, 2012 at the Sandy Hook
Elementary School in New-town, CT where 20 children and 6 adults
were killed. That was just a week into our season, and many of us
took to the court with heavy hearts. We wore green swatches on our
striped shirts to honor the victims and their families. Such
tragedies have a way of putting things in perspective and
motivating us to focus more on that which is most important in our
lives, while hopefully putting the trivia and minutia of our day to
day experiences far down on our list of personal and professional
priorities. We have an essay on that very sub-ject in this issues
Presidents Message. One positive byproduct of what happened in
Newtown is that our board generated a new spirit of giving and
amped up our volunteer efforts to help people in need. (cont. on p.
2)
Your new slate of officers for the 2013-14 season
On Sunday, February 3rd, 2013, the general membership of Board
10 gathered for our annual meeting. At that session, the Executive
Committee put forth a slate of nominees for leadership positions,
and the members ratified these nominations. President: Steve Kirck
II
Interpreter: Jeffrey Smith 1st Vice President: Al Carfora
Assistant Interpreters: 2nd Vice President: Judy Ruthko
Mark Federico, Ray Vanacore,Secretary/Treasurer: Hank Luzzi
Steve Kirck II (cont. on p. 2)
Also this issue... Mother Natures strikes again Hanging up the
whistle Conference finals action Update from the State A thriller
at Wilby Board 10s spirit of giving News & Notes Presidents
Message Commissioners
Commentary The Doctor is In Member Profile: Kevin
Moffett Knowledge Bank Ask the Interpreter: Ruling
on the unusualClick any headline to go to the
article
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A Matter of Perspective... (cont. from p.1)We raised more money
for Officials vs. Cancer than in the past. We participated in the
New Haven foot-ball officials fundraiser dance, and we created a
new Board 10 fundraiser to support our own colleagues who need
assistance. We turned out in droves and will continue doing so this
month to officiate at Spe-cial Olympics CT and Unified Games
tournaments throughout our coverage area. We have reports on all
these public service efforts in this newsletter. Our thanks to all
of you who have given freely of your time and pocketbooks to help
others throughout the season. While there was much happening off
the court, there was plenty of exciting action on the court during
the regular season and that portion of the post-season which has
been completed as of this writing. One particular regular season
game in Water-bury was written about in that citys press in a way
that was highly complimentary of the officiating crew something you
rarely see in the media. We have, with the papers permission,
reprinted portions of their article in this issue of Bd
10.COMmuniqu. We also have a lot of news you can use. We hope you
take the time to read whats contained in this latest issue and save
that which will help you prepare for next season.
Your new slate of officers for the 2013-14 season ... (cont.
from p.1)State Board Delegates: Ken Devoe, Ray Vanacore, Buddy
Chernovetz, Hank Luzzi (State Board Secretary/Treasurer).
District Representatives: District 1 (Ansonia, Beacon Falls,
Derby, Middlebury, Milford, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Shelton,
Southbury, Woodbury): Len CroneDistrict 2 (Bethany, Cheshire,
Hamden, New Haven, Orange, West Haven, Woodbridge): Dan Davis
District 3 (Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Madison, North
Branford, Northford, Clinton): Lou MatteoDistrict 4 (Meriden, North
Haven, Wallingford): Frank SavakisDistrict 5 (Naugatuck, Waterbury,
Wolcott): Jose DosSantos
Commissioner fee assessment reduced
Also ratified at our Board 10 annual meeting was a 1 percent
reduction in the fees we pay toward the Commissioners stipend. The
new assessment will be 7 percent of our game fees for the season,
down from the previous 8 percent. Due to the state and structure of
our finances, we are able to ease the financial burden on each
official, while keeping the Commissioners stipend the same. When
the books are closed on the 2012-13 season, you will be notified as
to the amount you owe. An invoice for the assessment will be
available to you on Arbiter. Be sure to log in, and view and print
your invoice for reference. Your fee is due within 30 days of
notification. Late payments will result in a doubling of the
fee.
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Dues payments should have been paidYour Board 10 dues payment of
$111 came due on February 1, 2013 and is payable by March 15, 2013.
Payments after March 15th will carry a $20 penalty, for a total of
$131.00. After April 1, an additional $20 penalty is tacked for a
total of $151.00. After April 15, 2013, your dues payment will be
doubled to $222.00. Anyone not having paid by April 15, 2013 will
be terminated from membership and not rein-stated until and unless
the $222.00 is paid. NOTE: Make your checks for the Commissioner
fee and your Board 10 dues payable to Board 10, and mail them to
Hank Luzzi, 434 Thompson Avenue, East Haven, CT 06512.
Mother Nature strikes again
If you thought Hurricane Sandy was bad, the Blizzard of 2013 may
have been worse. Taking nothing away from the people who lost their
homes up and down the eastern seaboard during Sandy, Connecticut
got hit perhaps hard-est of all by the blizzard. Cities and towns
including New Haven, Milford and Guilford received more than 30
inches of snow. Hamden received 40 inches, the most in the state.
Governor Malloy declared a state of emergency and closed down all
the roads statewide. It took from 3 to 5 days or more for roads to
be cleared enough to be con-sidered barely passable. Many compared
the Blizzard of
2013 with that of 1978. The consensus seems to be that 2013 was
worse, at least judging by snowfall and wind gust statistics. But
remember, in 1978, we didnt have the sophisticated computer models
and communications systems we have today to track the approach of a
storm and its progress once it hits Connecticut. There was little
or no advance warning of the storm in 1978. Consequently an
inordinate number of people were stranded on the roads and highways
in 78. Fortunately, this time around, we had plenty of advance
notice. The roads were cleared of traffic. Businesses and schools
closed and for the most part people had the opportunity to get home
and ride out the storm. Of course, our basketball schedules took a
beating, as several days worth of games had to be postponed and
rescheduled, if not cancelled altogether. Herculean efforts by our
Commissioner to do the rescheduling were accompanied by
conscientious efforts by all our members to cover the games on
their new days and times. The high schools got their games in, in
time to complete their schedules and meet tournament deadlines.
Thanks to all for helping one another get past this critical
weather event. Moral of the story: Dont be lulled into a false
sense of security if next winter starts out as mildly as this past
winter did.
Board 10 Banquet Tuesday, March 19th -- Save the date
Our annual banquet/awards dinner will be held Tuesday, March
19th at the Country House Restaurant, 990 Foxon Road (Rt 80) in
East Haven. Cocktail hour from 6 to 7 PM followed by dinner. You
must RSVP to Hank Luzzi to reserve your dinner. Try to attend. Its
a guaranteed good time for all.
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Hanging up the whistle and passing the torchTwo of our most
venerable veteran officials Steve Kirck and Pat Paulson -- are
calling it a career at the end of the 2012-13 high school
basketball season, after 40 and 31 years on the court respectively.
It was most likely a difficult decision to no longer continue doing
something they both love, and doing it so well for so long, but
both felt this was the right time. Steve worked his final regular
season high school game with his son, Steve II, accompanied by Bill
Murphy as the third person on the crew. The game was at Wilby,
where the host athletic director, Steve Baldwin, intro-duced Steve
Kirck to the crowd after the senior night presenta-tions were
completed. Wilbys captain presented Steve with the game ball at the
center circle. The entire Kirck family were in attendance,
including Steves wife, his 93 year old mom, his other son Jason,
his daughters-in-law and all the grandkids. Steve wrote the
following to Wilbys athletic director: Person-ally, and on behalf
of my entire family and Board #10, I want to express to you my
sincere appreciation for the pre-game presen-tation of the game
ball for my last regular season basketball game on Wednesday night.
To say I was surprised and honored would be an understatement.
Overwhelmed is more appropriate. Your kind gesture is indicative of
the treatment received by Board 10 officials when we come to Wilby
to work a game andI thank you, not only on behalf of myself and
Bill Murphy and my son, but all members of Board 10. You certainly
made my final regular season game most memorable. Steve Kirck II
said this about working with his dad: I love working with all Board
10 officials, but suffice it to say it is always a special night
when I am driving to the gym knowing I am working with my father.
I
learned from him at a young age that you have to trust your
partner to make it in this avocation and if you can't trust your
dad then who can you trust in this game we love. I will always
treasure the games and more importantly the time we spent reffing
together. Fathers and sons always have a special bond but to share
our passion for the game of basketball and to go into "battle" with
him will always be my favorite referee moments.Pat Paulson worked
his last regular season game Guil-ford at Platt Tech with his son,
Pat, Jr. Fittingly, Pat Sr.s last game was also his sons first
varsity game. Talk about passing the torch. Platt athletic director
Sue Mur-phy introduced Pat to the crowd and presented him with the
game ball. Pats wife, Kathy, attended the game along with a number
of her friends from work (work being the FBI). For more details
about Steve and Pat, we suggest you read the very fine article in
the Monday, March 4th edition of the New Haven Reg-ister, written
by Schools Sports Editor Joe Morelli. You can find it online at:
www.nhregister.com
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Conference finals actionSpectators at the TD Bank Sports Center
at Quinnipiac University in Hamden were treated to some outstanding
basketball and equally outstanding officiating for the finals of
the 2012-13 SCC Conference Tournament. The girls fi-nal on February
19th saw two perennial powers, Mercy and Career, go at it. Career
defeated Mercy 48 to 35. Mike Blake, Steve Cain, and Bill Murphy
officiated. The boys final on February 26th featured #1 Hillhouse
vs. #2 Fairfield Prep. Hillhouse avenged an earlier season loss to
the Jesu-its and defeated Prep 53-47 in overtime. Rick McInnis,
Steve Kirck II and Gary Aurio were the crew for the game. The only
other conference final covered by Board 10 was the NVL boys final.
The game was a rematch of a most exciting regular season contest
between Crosby and Wilby, which was decided by a buzzer beater in
double overtime. We have reprinted the local papers coverage of
that game elsewhere in this newsletter. As for the conference final
it-self, Crosby defeated Wilby 58-56 in regulation time. Our crew
of Brad Chernovetz, Dave Scasino and Bill Murphy handled the their
duties in fine fashion. Congratulations to the conference
champions, finalists and officiating crews.
Update from the StateFree admission to the CIAC state tournament
finalsAs in the past, your CIAC Officials Association membership
card will enable you to attend the CIAC state tournament finals at
Mohegan Sun for free. This only applies to basketball of-ficials.
The finals will be played in three separate sessions on Friday and
Saturday, March 15th and 16th. You you must present your CIAC card
at the WILL CALL window along with a photo ID to receive your free
ticket for one session at a time only. You must do the same for
each subsequent session.
Social Media Usage Guidelines for OfficialsThe board leaders who
were present at the CIAC Officials Association statewide meeting on
June 14, 2012 heard Matt Fischer, CIAC Director of Information
Services, address the use of social media in order to raise
awareness and to encourage you to educate and caution officials in
this regard. Inappropriate Facebook posts, tweets, etc. can prove
to be detri-mental to the reputation of the official and other
parties and could be viewed by local boards as conduct unbecoming
an official. It was an enlightening discussion that resulted in the
attendees requesting from the CIAC additional educational
information on this important topic. In re-sponse to the request,
CIAC is providing this information for you to consider and utilize
as you see fit. (continued on p. 9)
Photos by Bi! OBrien
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Update from the state ... (cont. from p.6)With the increased use
of social networking through the internet and via cell phone, it is
important for officials to understand the importance of maintaining
professional-ism and adhering to the NFHS Officials Code of Ethics
regarding the social media. In part, the NFHS Code states,
Officials shall maintain an ethical approach while participating in
forums, chat rooms and all forms of social media. Although social
networking sites can be wonderful communications tools, there can
be unintended consequences if they are used improperly. Officials,
because of their unique stand-ing, need to be particularly careful
when using those sites. Accountability and integ-
rity should always be our guiding principles. Jeopardizing your
impartiality or professionalism should never be a part of your
actions or posts. The following information is from resources such
as, but not limited to, the NFHS Officials Code of Ethics, Referee
Magazine, other periodicals, discussions with colleagues around the
country and some suggested guidelines developed by the National
Association of Sports Officials (NASO). It is our hope that this
information will help you with your decisions and in-volvement with
social media. NOTE: These are suggestions only and not policy.
DO be aware that posts on social media are visible to the
general public. Even if you limit access to your page to friends,
it is likely that your post will be viewed by someone beyond the
circle of people you intended to see it.
DO find out your association or league expectations regarding
social media. Your association may not have hard and fast rules,
but find out if it has an unofficial policy.
DO think twice before you post. If there is anything in your
post that could be construed as a criticism of officials, of
officials' decisions, or of schools, coaches or athletes, it is
better left un-sent.
DO assume that your post will be seen by the two teams you will
see in your next game and the teams you worked in your previous
game as well as your partner(s) in those games.
DON'T post anything relating to the schools you have worked or
will work. It calls your objec-tivity into question.
DON'T include anything in a post that makes reference to an
upcoming assignment. If teams want to find out who is going to be
working their game, they should do so through official chan-nels,
not your tweet. DON'T post details about other people's regular
season or playoff assign-ments. Don't use your page as a news
service.
DON'T use social media to criticize state or local association
policies, assigning practices, etc. DON'T make posts regarding
calls made by officials in other games, whatever the level. You
and
your buddies might debate the call you saw on TV, but debating
the call on Facebook, Twitter or other forums and social media is a
no-no.
DONT friend, follow or otherwise interact with student-athletes
in any social media forum. Regardless of the intentions, it is
risky and unwise for an official to communicate with student
athletes, since it could call into question your objectivity or
motives.
Additionally, to malign or openly criticize another official in
any form of electronic communication is considered not only
unprofessional, but also undermines sports offi-ciating in general.
It is also unprofessional for officials to offer rules
clarifications or interpretations through these media without the
expressed directive from their respec-tive boards or the state high
school association.
EDITORS NOTE: Thanks for CIAC Officials Association director Joe
Tonelli for providing the information and much of the text for this
article.
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A thriller at WilbyEDITORS NOTE: On January 14th of this year,
spectators were treated to a dramatic, hotly contested boys
basketball game between Crosby and Wilby at Wilby. Wilby prevailed
in double overtime, needing one buzzer beater to send the game into
OT and another to gain the victory. The following is a portion of
the article on the game from the Republican-American, written by
sports reporter Joe Palladino and reprinted here with the
newspapers permission. Most notable about the reporting was the
positive commentary on the officiating. Photos are courtesy of
James Garman, SportsPageMagazine.com
Area basketball fans, or at least those smart enough to be in
Wilby's Reggie O'Brien Gymnasium on Monday night official
attendance is now pegged at close to 1,100 saw a game we will talk
about as long as we watch high school hoops in this city.Wilby
defeated Crosby in double OT, 83-82, with two stunning,
buzzer-beating 3-point baskets, two instances where fans rushed the
court, two critical officiating decisions that were spot-on
cor-rect and one career-defining performance. In other words, it
was your typical evening in a city gym. To recap: Wilby rallied
from an eight-point deficit with 90 seconds to play to tie the game
on a desperation 3-pointer by the unlikeliest of heroes, Stanley
Foote. Then, at the end of the second overtime, an unusual Crosby
turn-over handed one final possession to Wilby with 2.3 seconds on
the clock. This set up high-drama moment No. 2 as Walter Wright hit
on a 3-point heave as the buzzer sounded for the breath-taking
victory.
For Wright, they were points Nos. 40, 41 and 42. OK, that sums
up the big news. Now let us hit upon a few highlights that we
omitted the morning after: In the final minute of the fourth
quarter, every person in the O'Brien gymna-sium got up on their
feet and never sat down again. They stood through the final minutes
of regulation and through two dramatic overtime periods. The
building was buzzing. And when the fans cheered, they cheered for
both teams. No one razzed an opposing player or made absurd noises
during free throws. In a frantic gymnasium, city hoop fans
supported all of the athletes, which made a great night a memorable
night. Our three officials, Brad Chernovetz, Jose DosSantos and
Mike Blake, called a brilliant game. They correctly read the game's
tempo and let the players play. Most importantly, the tweaking of
the clock at the end of the second OT was precisely and per-fectly
done, and that set the stage for the final drama. It was superb
work.Visit the Hoop Zone at www.rep-am.com and you will see what I
mean about the thrills, the excitement, but most importantly, how
the officials handled the game's conclusion. A smart move by Wilby
athletic director Steve Baldwin put the Crosby and Wilby unified
basketball teams on court at halftime. The kids were thrilled to
play in a packed gym, and the crowd gave them several rousing
ovations. It was a classy call. Play was sensational overall, but
the best came from Walter Wright, who is now in all future
conversations about city hoop stars. Yes, the 42 points were
impressive, but it was the brilliant assists, the big defense in
big moments and the clutch shot-making that put Wright up with the
best of the best.
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Board 10s spirit of giving shines throughThis season, Board 10
really stepped up our collective efforts in helping people in need
including our own colleagues by volunteering our time and efforts
as well as contributing financially to a number of worthy causes
and events. Football association fundraisersOur sports officiating
colleagues from the New Haven Football Officials Association held
their annual fundraising dance and auction on January 26, 2013 at
the West Haven Italian American Club. More than 275 people
attended, including a large number from Board 10. The event netted
$8,800. The first such event was held 4 years ago after it was
learned that our basketball and football officiating colleague, Jim
McGuigan, was diagnosed with brain cancer. The event raised money
to help him and his family be-fore and after he passed away. Jims
youngest son will graduate from North Branford High School this
year and funds generated from a football association golf
tournament will go toward a college scholar-ship for this fine
young man. Other donations from these events have gone to aid the
family of the late Jack Hunt, as well as Branford baseball coach
George Dumar who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. In addition,
funds have been donated to Tommy Raucci to help him manage his
wifes illness, and to the family of the late Doug Chernovetz. Event
chairman Bill Schule, along with organizers Kevin Moffett and Ralph
Zingarella, thank all Board 10 members who contributed to these
fundraisers.
Officials vs. CancerBoard 10 members contributed a total of
$3,970.00 to this seasons Officials vs. Can-cer campaign. That is
the most money our board has ever raised, even though only 53% of
our members contributed. Imagine what we could do if we had 100%
partici-pation. Lets make that a goal for next season.
Sandy Hook RaffleA raffle organized by Brad Chernovetz to
benefit the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook School
shooting raised $1250.00. The grand prize winner was our own Joe
Mrozowski. Joe won two prime-seating tickets for the March 18th NBA
game in Boston featuring the Celtics vs. the Miami Heat. Joe will
also get to meet some Celtics Legends and have his photo taken on
the arena floor.
Bowling for DollarsSAVE THE DATE: Saturday, March 30, 2013.
Thats the night of Board 10s first (and hopefully annual) bowling
fundraiser to be held at the Milford AMF Bowling Lanes on the Post
Road in Milford. The event will run from 6 to 10 PM. Tickets are
$25 per person. There will also be silent and live auctions of
sports memorabilia and other prizes. Its a very worthy cause
helping our Board 10 colleagues and families who are in need. Lets
see all of you there. (continued on p. 15)
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Board 10s spirit of giving shines through ... (cont. from p.
13)
CT Special Olympics and Unified GamesNumerous Special Olympics
and Unified Games tournaments have taken place or are about to take
place throughout our area, including the January 28th event at the
Fieldhouse, March 4th at Wilcox Tech, March 13th at Cheshire High
School, March 16th at several sites in Waterbury, March 19th at the
Field-
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at Wilcox Tech: (left to right), Trevor Brown, Dan Ak-ier, Roy
Haynes, Ken Boisvert, Steve Novak and Ken Devoe. Not pictured, but
also part of the volunteer crew: Phil Crosby and Dave Giacondino.
This event, a partnership between Special Olympics Connecticut and
the CIAC, drew middle school teams from all over the state.
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Smith works Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheims 900th victory on
national TVJim Boeheims 900th career win came on Monday, Decem-ber
17th, 2012 at Syracuse and became one of the elite Divi-sion 1 mens
college basketball coaches in a very exclusive club. Only Boeheim,
Bob Knight and Mike Krzysewski have won 900 or more NCAA Division I
mens basketball games. Boeheim is in his 37th season at Syracuse,
the only school where he has ever coached. This was also a very
spe-cial night for our own Jeffrey Smith, who had the distinct
honor to referee the game, which was broadcast nationally on ESPN.
Third-ranked Syracuse University nearly squan-dered a 22-point
lead, but held on for a 72-68 victory over the University of
Detroit in front of 17,902 fans at the Car-
rier Dome to solidify Jim Boeheims place in college basketball
history.
2013 CT IAABO Summer Officials School, August 3rd and 4th The
second annual CT IAABO Summer Officials School will take place on
Saturday and Sunday, August 3rd and 4th. The school is conducted in
conjunction with the University of New Haven Womens High School
Team Camp and will be held at UNH. This school is for CT IAABO male
and female basketball officials with less than 5 years of
experience. The fee is just $50. Here is what you get for your
fee:
Work games with on-court observers
Receive video of your games and constructive feedback from your
observers
Classroom discussions
Free T-shirt
Opportunity to meet new CT IAABO officials
Have a ton of fun while improving your game
Space is limited to 20 officials per day. Sign up on or before
July 1, 2013 sooner is better!Print this page, clip the application
below and mail with a check payable to Central CT Board #6 to:Peter
Palermino, 38 Middlefield Drive West Hartford, CT 06107Name
________________________________________Street Address
________________________________
City____________________________ Zip code ___________Board #
_____________________No. of years an IAABO member
____________________Email address
___________________________________Cell phone
______________________________________
Emergency contact name & phone number
___________________________________________
PREFERRED DATE (Saturday, Sunday, no preference). Select one.For
questions and further information contact the camp
co-directors:Peter Palermino at (860) 416-8562 or Charlene Shepard
at (860) 538-3779.
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NEWS & NOTESAurio named Tap-Off Club official of the yearThe
New Haven Tap-Off Club has selected our own Gary Aurio as the
recipient of this years Nate Winnick Award as their basketball
official of the year. Gary will receive his award at the clubs All
Area Team and Scholar Athlete Dinner on Tuesday, April 2nd at the
Villa Bianca Restaurant, Route 34, Sey-mour. Club members can
reserve tickets by e-mailing Bob Antonio at [email protected] or
by calling Lee Franzman at (203) 8742810 after 5:30 PM. If youre
not a member, consider joining. Its only $10 a year -- the biggest
bargain in sports. Ticket reservation requests must be received and
paid for by March 22. Make your check payable to The New Haven
Tap-Off Club and mail to: Lee Franzman, 115 Rogers Avenue, Milford,
CT 06460. Congratulations, Gary.More postseason recognitionCheryl
McCarthy-Chiari was selected to be the alternate official for the
2013 NCAA D-III
Womens Basketball Championship Re-gionals which were played on
March 1st at Amherst College. Before that, on Feb-ruary23rd, Cheryl
worked the MAS-CAC D-III Confer-ence final which pitted
Bridgewater
State against Westfield State. Congratulations on
some well deserved recognition from the powers that be. 2nd
Annual Chern Memorial Golf TournamentThe second annual Chern
Memorial Golf Tour-nament will be held on Saturday, June 15th at
the Ranch Golf Club in Southwick, Massachusetts. The $150 per
player entrance fee ($600 for a foursome) includes golf, lunch and
dinner. The event is held in memory of the late Doug Chernovetz and
all proceeds from the event will go toward a scholarship in Dougs
honor. Last years inaugural event saw a great turnout, espe-cially
from our colleagues in Connecticut. We hope for more of the same
this year. If you wish to apply, make your check payable to The
Ranch and mail to: Brad Chernovetz, 3 Jackson Ave, Wallingford, CT
06492 [See the flyer elsewhere in this newsletter for the
details].Travelers Championship needs volunteersIts time again for
the annual Travelers Champi-onship golf tournament. Once again, our
Joe
Mrozowski is looking for volun-teers to be laser operators.
Other volunteer oppor-tunities are avail-able as well. Board 10s
Rich Shultz and
Tracey Pelella are pictured here working the course at last
years tournament. [See the details in the flyer posted elsewhere in
this newsletter]. You can learn more by calling Joe at 203-213-8794
or emailing [email protected] kids are alrightJohn Ramos
son, Matt, a recent graduate of Springfield College, has accepted
the position of exercise physiologist with a company called A New
Road to Fitness. The company is affiliated with St. Vincents
Medical Center(continued on p. 18)
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News & Notes ... (cont. from p. 17) A very proud Bill Powers
wrote in to recap his son Johns Yale football career. Though
missing three games due to injury in 2012, John did start in six
games, including the final two in which he played with a broken
arm.
He made 21 solo tackles and was part of 35 tack-les overall. In
the 2011 season, John played in all 10 games on defense and special
teams. In 2010, he was the Bulldogs Special Teams Player of the
Year. In his final season, John received the teams Woody Knapp
Award for Leadership.Wedding bells are ringing once againHearty
congratulations go out to the DiPietro family. Paul DiPi-etro
reports that his daughter Amy Sarah DiPietro married Joseph Devine
on October 13, 2012. The bride earned a Masters Degree in Education
from the University of Bridgeport and is currently a special
education teacher in the Stratford school system. Her hus-band,
Joseph, also has a Masters Degree in Edu-cation from the University
of Bridgeport and is a behavioral therapist for the Farmington
school district. Looks like they have a lot in common. Best wishes
to the happy couple.
New grandparentsWere delighted to report that Rich Ogurick is
now a first-time grandparent. Richs son Mat-thew and
daughter-in-law Christine welcomed Olivia Louise Ogurick into the
world on Janu-
ary 24th, 2013. Olivia weighed in at a healthy 9 pounds, 5
ounces. The happy parents and their newborn reside in Coconut
Grove, Florida. (As if Rich needs more reasons to take time off to
visit sunny Florida).Highsmith speaks at the U.S. CapitolOur Carl
Highsmith participated in Senator Robert P. Caseys 2013 Annual
Black History Month Tribute in Washington, D.C. on February 25th.
Following the Senators speech, Carl took part in a symposium on
this years honoree, Wil-liam (Bill) B. Strickland, Jr., at the
Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Building. Strickland
founded the nationally acclaimed Manchester Bidwell Craftsmens
Guild and the
Bidwell Training Cen-ter in Pittsburgh, PA. These organizations
established a model for learning and community develop-ment now
replicated across America through the National Center for Arts and
Technology (NCAT). NCAT facilities sup-
port underserved popu-lations and advance economic and social
stability in local communities by providing adult career training
and youth arts programs. New Haven-based CONNCAT, the Connecticut
Center for Arts and Technology, is an NCAT affiliate. Highsmith
collaborated with the Seedlings Foun-dation, The Community
Foundation for Greater New Haven, Yale New Haven Hospital and First
Niagara Bank to establish CONNCAT. Carl is currently CONNCATs Board
Chair and a mem-ber of NCATs national (continued on p. 19)
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News & Notes ... (cont. from p. 18)Board of Directors. Carl
talked about the NCAT model and why other communities nationwide
seek to, and should, replicate it.Stepping up for Sandy Hook
Board 10s David Daniels III (far left) and Dar-rell Nelson (far
right) volunteered their services to officiate at a basketball
doubleheader to bene-fit the Victoria Soto Scholarship Fund.
Victoria Soto was one of the teachers who lost her life during the
shootings at the Sandy Hook Elemen-tary School in Newtown. The
event raised $2,300.00. The event was hosted by radio station Hot
93.7. Speaking of David Daniels, he has formed a new company the
David Daniels III Consulting Group. David offers lectures,
work-shops, seminars, training sessions and motiva-tional talks on
such topics as law enforcement, security and financial planning.
[See his ad elsewhere in this newsletter].
Financial support needed for Church Street School studentsChurch
Street School principal and Board 10 member Howard Hornreich is
looking for your help to raise sufficient funds for Church Street
School students in Hamden to be able to attend the upcoming Natures
Classroom. Howard wrote to tell us the following: This autumn,
forty sixth-grade students participated in Natures Classroom, a
week-long science/environmental
camp. For five days, students participated in team building,
science lab experiments, nature walks, and survival skills. More
importantly, they learned how to work as part of a community and
see a different life outside of their urban home environments. For
many of our children, this was the first time they had been out of
their immediate area. It was the first time they were away from
families, and cer-tainly the first time they had time sur-rounded
by nature. They had no access to televi-sion, computers, and cell
phones. They all learned about them-selves, their peers, and the
world around them. For many of them, this trip was the beginning of
future careers in science, environmental issues, and to dream of a
future outside their immediate world. The cost of this trip was
$222 per student. Unfortunately many of our families can not
af-ford to pay this fee. We, as a school, have the daunting task of
raising over $6,000. We need your help! Will you please consider
sponsoring a students fee by sending a check for $222? If this is
beyond your means, any contribution, however small would be
welcome. Checks should be made out to Church Street School and sent
to: Church Street School, 95 Church Street, Hamden, CT 06517.
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2nd Annual Chern Memorial Entry Form
The Ranch Golf Club, Southwick, MA www.theranchgolfclub.com
Saturday, June 15thFormat:! Scramble11:00 AM ! Registration11:30
AM:! Lunch1:00 PM:! Shotgun6:00 PM:! Dinner and Awards
Player 1 Name: _____________________! Player 2 Name:
____________________
Email: ______________________! Email:
___________________________
Cell: _______________________! Cell: _______________________
Player 3 Name: _____________________! Player 4 Name:
_____________________
Email: ______________________! Email:
___________________________
Cell: _______________________! Cell: _______________________
$150 per player $600 per foursome Dinner only: $40Make checks
payble to: The Ranch
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO A SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN DOUGS HONOR
Send checks and applications to:Brad Chernovets3 Jackson
AvenueWallingford, CT 06492203 996-6039 [email protected] you
are from Connecticut
John LoMedico5 Zambron TerraceAndover, MA 01810978 302-5300
[email protected] you are from MA or NH
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Presidents Message: Its only a game. Or is it? -- Ken DevoeAfter
the December 14th shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in
Newtown, many schools postponed games that night in the wake of the
trag-edy. But some schools played as scheduled and memorialized the
victims and
their families with a moment of silence. My game was not
postponed. When I arrived at the school to observe the JV game, I
felt that a pall was cast over everyone in the building. The gym
was eerily quiet, even for a JV game. When I greeted the head
coaches, basketball was the last thing on their minds. When I
observed the warm-ups for the varsity game, the players were just
going through the motions. Once we started the game, that eerie
atmosphere continued. Eventually, the players got into the spirit
of the game, though the spectators remained subdued. It was a very
difficult game, emotionally, but my partner and I toughed it out.
Simply put, some things in life are far more important than others.
Our challenge as officials is to try and figure out where
basketball ranks in our lives. Weve all experienced tragedies such
as the loss of a loved one or being confronted with a serious
illness that put everything else on the back burner. In 1987, I
faced a near-death experience. I had been extremely ill for months.
The cause (which turned out to be Crohns Disease something Id never
heard of be-fore) had gone undiagnosed and was in a very advanced
stage. One day after yet another examination by my regular
physician (who missed the diagnosis but did not refer me to a
specialist), an accomplished gastrointestinal specialist happened
to be in the building. She took it upon herself to examine me and
said, Youre going to the hospital right now. I was rushed to
Yale-New Haven. They put in a central line and shot me full of
steroids, but for days nothing changed. They took daily and nightly
x-rays of my lower abdominal area. Still nothing was done to ease
my suffering. Then, late one night, the radiologist on duty (cont.
on p. 22)
Commissioners Commentary: "A look back and ahead -- John Bud
ChernovetzAs you read this, the regular season is behind us, as are
my assigning duties for 2012-13. So, this is a good time to reflect
on what transpired and look ahead to what may be in store for you
next season. I think overall it was a great year, and I thank you
for that. I appreciate your cooperation and your cover-ing the
games to which I assigned you. Yet, there is room for improvement,
especially when it comes to checking Arbiter more regularly and
more often. We still need to work on that.Opportunity knocksOne
thing that will be notably different next season is our roster. As
you may know, we are losing the services of some of our outstanding
veteran officials who are retiring. I wish them the best and thank
them for the fine example they set by the high standards of their
officiating. With the retirement of these officials, more varsity
games will open up. Consequently, I am going to ask our Better
Officiating Committee, with the backing of the Executive Board, to
promote many more sub-varsity officials than we normally do to help
me fill the additional varsity games that will become available in
the wake of those retirements. Joe Kepics, Tom Raucci and I have
developed a list of individuals who, in our view, have the
potential to become excellent varsity officials but have not yet
had the tough-game experience they will need. That means additional
opportunities for you. You need to make the most of those
oppor-tunities if and when they present themselves to you. (cont.
on p. 22)
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Presidents Message: Its only a game. Or is it? ... (cont. from
p. 21)noticed something on the latest x-ray that the attending
physician didnt pick up and notified the staff that my colon had
ruptured and I needed surgery immediately. It was around midnight.
Fortunately the surgeon on call was the great Dr. Bernie Siegel. He
spent hours in the O.R. literally saving my life. He also had the
best bedside manner of any physician Ive ever met. Totally caring,
positive, even spiritual. He has written books such as Love,
Medicine and Miracles. He founded ECaP (Exceptional Cancer
Pa-tients), an organization that recognizes the power of love and
positive thinking in helping people beat the odds. Although I didnt
have cancer, I did beat the odds, because here I am, still running
up and down a basketball court -- something that would not have
been possible without Dr. Siegels emergency inter-vention as well
as his caring and kindness which, as much as if not more than the
surgery itself, healed me.Four years ago, my wife was diagnosed
with ovarian cancer. Fortunately, she too had a doctor who was
exceptional in his technical ability as well his personal manner
with patients. Since surgery, shes been cancer free. Not all
life-altering events are tragic or scary. Some are ecstatic, such
as the birth of a child or grand-child. I have experienced both.
Having gone through momentous experiences both tragic and happy --
I have learned to focus on that which is most important. I try to
let the the trivial irritants of daily life go by without paying
them heed. They are unimportant in the cosmic scheme of things. Its
easy to put basketball in that category and say, Its only a game.
But theres a danger in doing so. Sure, a basketball game is far
less important in the big picture than a loved ones passing, a
life-threatening illness, or a blessed family occasion. But that is
not to say that when we perform our duties on the court, we
shouldnt for that brief period of time, consider that game to be
supremely important to all concerned, including us as officials. I
try not to take myself too seriously, but I do take the game
se-riously. We all should. (cont. on p. 23)
Commissioners Commentary: A look back and ahead ... (cont. from
p. 21)There will continue to be opportunities for officials to
advance over the next few years and I would ad-vise that the more
you work, the better prepared you will be for advancement. I urge
all our officials sub-varsity and varsity alike to get as much game
action and experience in the coming offseason as you possibly can.
But dont just work the games, work ON your game. Use the offseason
to hone your skills, judgment, play selection, mechanics, rules
knowledge and, especially, your physical conditioning. The shape of
things to comeI am going to recommend that we conduct a pre-season
conditioning test for all Board 10 officials so that I can evaluate
your physical ability to do the job you need to do on the court at
any given level. You are going to have to be able to hustle, run,
and keep up with the pace of play. One complaint I get much too
frequently from coaches and athletic directors is about officials
who cant get up and down the court. That is unacceptable. I know
that officials boards in some of the other sports require their
members to pass a physical test before they are allowed on the
field of play. Its something we should do as well. New assignment
policyIn line with my comments on physical conditioning, some of
the feedback I have received from our var-sity officials is about
the sub-varsity officials they observe who look tired and dont
hustle during the JV games when those games are the second half of
freshman-JV doubleheaders. We cannot have that. Ac-cordingly, I am
considering not assigning sub-varsity doubleheaders any more, but
rather giving fresh-man games and JV games to separate crews, in
other words, limiting each official to one game at a time. There
are some mathematical and logistical hurdles in doing so, but I am
going to seriously consider giving it a try. (cont. on p. 23)
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Presidents Message: Its only a game. Or is it? ... (cont. from
p. 22)The key is to filter out all the unimportant nonsense and not
let it bother us. When I overhear parents in a store chiding their
kids over something absolutely trivial, it pains me. Parents should
relish every sec-ond they have with their children. Those moments,
once lost, cant be reclaimed. Just ask the parents of the 20 kids
who lost their lives in Newtown.
FinallyThis is my last editorial as president of Board 10. When
it comes to doing the boards work, Hank and Buddy do the heavy
lifting for which I thank them profusely. But Ive tried to be a
hands-on activist president and get things done to make our
organization better. Ive had plenty of help. At the Sunday
meetings, Jeff and Ray developed and delivered the important
instructional content. Cheryl has been my right hand for producing
this newsletter. It would not be what it is without her tireless
efforts. Many of my colleagues, too numerous to mention, have
mentored and guided me over the years and provided in-sights into
officiating that I would otherwise not have. Thanks to you all. Ill
see you at the banquet where I will be pleased to pass the gavel on
to Steve Kirck II.
Commissioners Commentary: A look back and ahead ... (cont. from
p. 22)A word of thanksI would like to end on a high note, so here
it is. There are a number of Unified Games and Special Olympic
basketball tournaments coming up, starting this month. I want to
thank all of you who notified me that you are available and willing
to volunteer your time and services for these games. Board 10 has
always come up big in that regard and this year is no exception.
So, I thank you, as do the tournament organizers, players, coaches,
parents and friends of the participants in these wonderful and
worthwhile events. Have a terrific offseason, and please, use it to
get better. We can all improve, so lets do it.
FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE
For a humorous look at the life of a basketball referee, check
out Kevin Sparrocks Fouls & Violations web site:
www.foulsandviolations.net
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THE DOCTOR IS INBoard 10s Dr. Dan Davis discusses injury
prevention and treatment, as well as general health and fitness,
to help keep you on the court.
The importance of offseason conditioningEDITOR's NOTE: Since the
regular season is ending shortly and the offseason is almost upon
us, we thought it would be useful to reprint Dr. Dans column from
March of last year about offseason conditioning as a reference for
you.Q: Why is it so important to continue to work out in some form
after the basketball season is over?A: If you dont work out to stay
in shape, you waste all that time and effort you invested last
year, getting yourself ready for the season and keeping yourself in
shape during the season. Now that the basketball season is over,
you should definitely focus on doing something to maintain physical
fitness throughout the spring, summer and fall. If you stay in
shape, your body appreciates it. You become healthier while
avoiding certain health risks. And remember, as you get older, the
risks become greater because it is simply more difficult to get
back into shape as you age.Q: How hard is it to condition yourself
if you dont officiate basketball in the offseason?A: The good news
is, it only takes a minimal amount of time and energy to maintain
your fitness levels until you are ready to resume basketball
officiating next winter. For example, there is ample research
indicating that just walking 30 minutes a day especially walking at
a brisk pace -- provides an outstanding mode of
exercise. You get a very good cardiac workout. Plus, its a great
way to tone your muscles. By contrast, though running and jogging
are also good workouts, running more than 5 miles a day does not
produce that much of a benefit and in fact may come back to hurt
you.Q: What about exercise routines?A: As you know, I preach the
importance of maintaining your flexibility through stretching and
other exercises, because lack of flexibility leads to some of the
more common foot and lower leg injuries that I see. So if you
worked
regularly to maintain your flexibility during the season, its
important to continue in the offseason, and doing so is not that
difficult. Q: Your thoughts on exercise equipment?A: You can get a
good workout on a stationary bike. One advantage beyond fitness is
that
you can multi-task while on the bike. You can read, watch TV,
listen to music on your iPod, all while on the cycle. You get a
good cardiac workout and continue to tone your muscles. Its another
way to prevent you from losing all the phsyical fitness benefits
you enjoyed while officiating for a few months during the season.
Stationary bikes come in many different flavors. Some make your
legs work. Others also make your arms work at (cont. on p. 25)
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The Doctor is In: Offseason conditioning ... (cont. from p.
24)the same time so you get a good upper and lower body workout.
Whichever you choose, remember that proper warm-up and cool-down
are both important.Q: How about treadmills?A: You can walk, jog, or
run on a treadmill and get a workout indoors, without having to
worry about the elements. If your body can tolerate it, thats fine.
But, I would point out that it is better for you, biomechanically,
to walk, jog or run outside on a stationary surface rather than on
the moving surface of a treadmill. Biomechanics in this context
refers to how your heels and toes strike the surface youre walking
or running on and how you absorb shock and balance yourself. On a
moving surface, as with a treadmill, your brain tells your body to
compensate for that motion, and your feet spread out more on a
treadmill than on a sidewalk or track and that can lead to heel
pain, shin splints, or knee pain. I also strongly recommend against
treadmills for anyone who has diabetes, as diabetics are more prone
to callouses and ulcerative breakdowns.Q: Any other recommendations
for offseason conditioning?A: One suggestion of course is: Dont
have an offseason. You can officiate basketball all year long at
AAU tournaments, spring, summer and fall leagues, and so forth. But
if you choose not to do basketball, you can officiate other sports
and still get a pretty good workout. Lacrosse, for example,
provides a nice workout not as strenuous as soccer, but still
pretty good Plus,
the learning curve to become a lacrosse official isnt that bad,
and theres a fairly high demand for officials in that sport.
Whether you choose to officiate basketball or any other sport or to
not officiate any sport in the offseason -- my overall
recommendation is to do whatever you can in terms of exercise to
maintain your physical fitness. Exercise makes you healthier
physically and mentally. Your metabolic rate stays up so you are
less likely to gain weight, and as you know from reading my earlier
columns, extra weight puts a lot of extra stress and pressure on
your feet. People who workout all year long tend to keep their
weight in line without a lot of fluctuation. Plus, your body enjoys
a good workout. Exercising produces endorphins, which are a natural
opiate, reducing the aches and pains that come from physical
exertion and, as a result, you just plain feel better.Got a health
and fitness question for Dr. Dan? Email it by clicking here: Ask
Dr. Dan
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your uniform and equip-ment. Find it all at Guilford Sporting
Goods. Shoes, socks, compression shorts, under armour and more.
Guilford Sporting Goods 1795-A Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT.
(203) 453-2370. Frank Bepko, proprietor.
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Member Profile: Kevin MoffettKevin Moffett is a triple threat,
as we say in the sports business. He has offi-ciated football for
27 years, and added basketball and lacrosse to his reper-toire a
number of years ago. Thats a lot of time blowing whistles (but not
calls) and making judgments in crucial situations. Well bring you
up to date on his officiating career shortly. But first, some
biographical data.Kevin is a native New Havener. When he was 9
years old, his family moved to Hamden. Kevin is a graduate of
Hamden High school, where he played football and hockey. Back in
the day, when he played hockey for the Green Dragons, there was no
state tournament as we now know it. In fact, there were very few
high school hockey programs no Fairfield Prep or Notre Dame.
Imagine local high school hockey before those two became the
pow-
erhouses that they are today. Consequently, Hamden would play
against the Yale and Princeton freshman as well as against the prep
schools in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island that did
have a hockey program. Rinks were not plentiful either, and often
Kevins team had to practice outdoors on frozen ponds. After high
school, Kevin attended Quinnipiac College (as it was known then).
But he put his college career on hold and entered the Army Reserve
where he was trained as a medic. After finishing his service in the
reserves, Kevin enrolled at the University of New Haven where he
earned a degree in business management in 1975. He had to work
during the day and study by night. Speaking of work, Kevins career
has been entirely as a purchasing professional, includ-ing 19 years
at Timex Corporation in purchasing and project management. You
remember Timex: Takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Kevins task
was purchasing the components and assemblies that went into Timex
watches, including digital watches when that technology became
available. In fact, he worked on the original Timex Iron Man
Triathlon watch. Eventually, Timex outsourced all their
manu-facturing and their distribution center overseas. So Kevin
moved on to work at Yale where he is to this day as a facilities
buyer for the campus.Kevin currently resides in Orange with his
wife of 44 years (well, in August it will be 44), Patti, a
long-time teacher. His daughter, Krista, is a teacher. She and her
family live in North Carolina. His son Dan resides in Orange. He is
an operations manager for a company in Plainville that processes
medical claims for a number of insurance companies. With that
behind us, lets get back on the football field. When Kevins son was
a youngster about to start playing Little League baseball, Kevin
got to know Henry Roche, a well known umpire and college football
official. Henry was always on the lookout for people who were
inter-ested in sports and willing to consider becoming a football
official as well. Kevin was one of those peo-ple. He worked his way
up through the ranks, going from youth games to JV to (cont. on p.
28)
Kevin Moett overseeing the 2010 National Footba! Foundation A!
Star Game -- New Haven Country vs. Fairfield County.
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Member Profile: Kevin Moffett ... (cont. from p. 27)varsity as a
member of the New Haven Football Officials Association. He also
worked at the D-II and D-III college levels for 10 years. Kevin
noticed that a lot of his fellow football officials also worked
mens lacrosse. Kevin wanted to get into that sport as well, but
because of his own schedule, he couldnt get to the classes that
were neces-sary to join the lacrosse board. Eventually that sorted
itself out and Kevin has been doing lacrosse games for the last six
years with a full varsity schedule, an SCC tournament game and two
state playoff games to his credit. When it comes to basketball,
Kevin officiated unofficially for rec leagues in Orange for about
20 years. When those leagues decided that they wanted board
certified officials, Kevin joined Board 10. This is his 6th year
with us.
When asked about the highlights of his officiating career, Kevin
has plenty of them, including a final in the state football
tourna-ment between Putnam and Stamford Catholic. Hes also had the
opportunity to work UCONN Big East football scrimmages, in which he
teamed up with some excellent D-I college officials, in-cluding a
referee who had headed the crew of a national champi-onship game.
One of his favorite basketball experiences was his first varsity
game last year. He was originally scheduled to do a JV game at
OBrien Tech, but ended up instead at the Guilford-Hillhouse boys
varsity game. One of the individuals assigned to that game couldnt
do it because his wife had just gone into labor. It was fairly
last-minute. So Buddy had to scramble to find someone to send there
and that someone was Kevin. He worked the game with Bill Murphy and
survived the experience handily. Talk about trial by fire. Like all
of us who officiate any sport for any length of time, we pick up
things we can use and hopefully, if they work for us, we pass them
on to others. When asked about that, Kevin said: I learn something
new in every game I work. It
might be a play or a situation that Ive never seen before. The
hope is that Ill react to it properly when the time comes. Thats
one of the things that keep me going. Kevin also took to heart what
that na-tional championship game official said to him when they did
the UCONN football scrimmage together: Stay calm out there. See the
play and make the call. Make sure its a good call, a correct call,
and nothing cheap. But mostly, relax and enjoy the experience, and
let the game come to you. Pretty good advice for the rest of
us.
Kevin with (le& to right) Steve Kirck II, Al Carfora and
Charlie Hague, among the vol-unteers for a recent Unified Games
tourna-ment.
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New England Collegiate Officials Camp
The New England Collegiate Officials Camp is running this
springs camp on April 13-14 at Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
This camp is run in conjunction with the Northeast Hoops
Festival -- a high level AAU tourney. The camp is staffed by the
ECAC Mens assignors and top level collegiate offi-cials who are
strong teachers of proper officiating. This is a good chance to be
seen and a perfect opportunity to learn. For more information you
can contact Larry Last ECAC Mens Coordinator of officials at
[email protected] or 781-724-4433 or Mike Scanlon at
[email protected] or 203-415-4185. Info is available at the
web-site www.necollegeofficiating.comApplication is below. Fee is
$150.00
Name _______________________________________Address
______________________________________City and State
___________________________________Phone number
___________________________________Level you officiate right now
__________________________T-Shirt size
______________________________________Any time or day restrictions
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Send check or money order made out to Larry Last at:Larry Last 6
Grant StreetStoneham, Ma 02180
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Board 10 Knowledge BankBoard 10 officials share their knowledge
and experience with tips to clip and news you can use
Work on your muscle memoryCheryl McCarthy-Chiari
When your body repeats certain actions or move-ments, your body
learns those actions or move-ments. Eventually, they become
instinctive and automatic. Thats muscle memory. Thats a good thing
IF your movements are good for the activity you are pursuing. But,
if youre repeatedly doing the wrong thing, that can adversely
affect your per-formance. Thats especially true for officiating.
Ideally, you should work hard to do things cor-rectly the first
time, second time, repeatedly and consistently. This means
practicing in front of the mirror to get your mechanics right. It
also means hustling to the spot, reporting crisply, studying the
rulebook, watching games and learning from veteran officials. If
you want to become an accomplished official, you need to put in a
lot of hours, not just during the season but the offseason as well.
Your mus-cle memory and mental memory -- will build up and be
stored so that, eventually, you will be displaying the correct
mechanics, using the cor-rect verbiage and following the rules
correctly. On the other hand, if you continually repeat bad habits,
those bad habits become part of your muscle and mental memory. A
lot of officials who work AAU and travel leagues dont switch, even
on shooting fouls. They dont hustle or fol-low correct procedures.
They dont pick up their rulebook for months. The same can be said
for conditioning. Too many officials dont watch what they eat
during the offseason and let their workout routines slide. As a
result, they gain weight. After months of bad habits, your
mis-takes become part of (cont. on p. 31)
Getting to the coreRay Vanacore
Core values for basketball officiating are those values which
form the foundation and guide-lines on how we con-duct ourselves
when we are between or outside the lines. They should certainly be
desirable qualities, high standards and principles. There are as
many different core values for officials as there are officials,
but I will give you three at the top of my list: Com-mitment,
Honor, and Excellence. I believe that these core values that should
become part and parcel of how we officiate. We wont find these
values in in any rulebook or mechanics manual. But they should be
principles that we put into practice in every game we
work.Commitment is the single most important factor for individual
success. A commitment is a pledge, a promise that we make and renew
throughout our career. Its a pledge to work as hard as we can and
to pursue the highest stan-dards of officiating.This commitment
ignites our officiating actions. There should be two fundamental
conditions for our officiating commitment. First, is having a sound
set of officiating beliefs. Second, is faithful adherence in
applying those beliefs to each game we work. It is Persistence with
a Purpose.
Honor in officiating is a combination of honesty, fairness and
integrity. It is our character. It is who we are, or supposed to
be. It is a big part of how we are evaluated. Honesty, fairness and
in-tegrity are or should be -- apparent in our ac-tions on the
court. We must (cont. on p. 31)
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Muscle Memory ... (cont. from p. 30)your muscle memory. When the
regular season starts, all those bad habits are still stored in
your muscle memory.
The more these mistakes accumulate, the harder they are to
overcome. Building good habits or muscle memories will help any
official become a better official. Repetition of good habits will
work like muscle memory. Eventually your good habits will become
part of you. Youll do the right things automatically. You wont have
to think about hustling to the spot, youll just do it. You will
know how to rule correctly on tough plays and youll be able to
properly explain your rulings if the coach questions you. All these
things give officials more confidence, strength and credibility, as
well as pride in their work.
Weve all heard that practice makes perfect.
Thats true, but only if you practice and your muscles remember
good habits instead of bad ones.Cheryl McCarthy-Chiari is a Board
10 official and a D-II and D-III womens college official. Shes also
our liaison to the IAABO Womens Coordinating Commit-tee.
Getting to the core ... (cont. from p. 30)always act honorably
as an ambassador for Board 10 and understand that it is a privilege
to officiate basketball as a representative of Board 10. Excellence
may be difficult to achieve, but we should strive for it. The
perfectly officiated game has not yet been worked, but each of us
must at-tempt to come as close as we can to doing a per-fect game.
More so today than ever before, offi-cials are being held to a
higher standard by coaches, players and spectators alike. It would
greatly benefit all officials to maintain good physical
conditioning, know the rules, use proper signals and mechanics, be
in the right position to make the correct calls, and be prepared
for any officiating situation. Acquiring excellence re-quires the
repetitive practice of our craft and the continued desire to get
better. Improving our offi-ciating performance should be every
officials goal. Remember, excellence comes from your ability,
knowledge and practice as an official.In the ever-changing game of
basketball, our core values should remain constant. Identifying and
acting according to our core values can help to prevent us from
making incorrect rulings. By contrast, when our officiating actions
conflict with our values, it results in missed or incorrect
rulings. Defining our officiating core values will give us more
confidence to grow as officials. When we have the courage and
confidence to make the rulings based on our core values, the result
is pride and a sense of accomplishment. Understand your core values
and adhere to them. In the end, these core values will be the basic
foundation of how we officiate. And we together, we will grow
stronger as a Board.
Ray Vanacore is an Assistant Interpreter and Past President of
Board 10
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ASK THE INTERPRETER
With Jeffrey Smith, Board 10 Inter-preter and CT State
Interpreter
Ruling on the unusualThe following bizarre plays and situations
actually hap-pened. We asked our Interpreter for the correct ruling
in each of these situations.PLAY 1:A1 is driving the lane on the
way to a layup attempt. B1 shoves a teammate, B2, into A1,
resulting in substantial contact. The play occurs while A1 is still
dribbling and before any shot attempt. Should a foul be called? If
so, what kind of foul and against which player?RULING: A common
foul should be assessed to B2, since he/she was the player who made
illegal contact with A1. In addition, an intentional personal foul
should be assessed to B1. (Rule 4-19-3 a, b & c). This play
would obviously require the officials to confer with one another,
with the teams being directed to their respective bench areas. If
Team A is in the bonus, A1 is awarded the necessary free throws,
followed by two free throws, also awarded to A1, for the
intentional foul. Team A is awarded a designated throw-in nearest
the spot where the intentional foul occurred. (Rule 7-5-4b)PLAY
2:Time is winding down to the final few seconds with the score
tied. This is a tournament game, so the pressure and intensity
levels are high. Both teams have one timeout remaining. The coach
of Team A asks for a timeout which is granted by one official. At
exactly the same time, the coach
of Team B asks for a timeout which is granted by the other
official. Neither official or coach was initially aware that the
granting of the timeouts was simultaneous. Both coaches are saying
that their opponent called the time out first. This puts the crew
in a quandary. If the officials confer and decide after all that
one teams request came before the other and grant that team a
timeout, that team will then have been charged with its final
timeout while the other team will still have one timeout remaining.
The coach of the team charged with the timeout will be
understandably upset. If on the other hand, after conferring with
each other, the officials maintain that both timeout requests came
simultaneously, do they charge each team with its final timeout? If
so, what then is the correct ensuing procedure?RULING: Once a
timeout has been granted, it must be charged. (Case Play 5.8.3
Situation E, a). If both officials had granted a timeout to both
coaches without either partner realizing what had occurred
(simultaneously), then each team is charged with a timeout and they
would run concurrently. If 1) one team had a 30-second timeout and
the other a 60-second time-out remaining, the duration shall be 60
seconds; 2) if both teams had a 30-second time-out remaining, the
duration would still be 60 seconds, and 3) if both teams had a
60-second timeout remaining, the duration would be 60 seconds.
(Rule 5-11-8).PLAY 3:Though it should not ever happen, the
following situation did actually occur in a game. Team A trailed
Team B by 2 points with time running out. Player A1 scored on a
lay-up to tie the game and then immediately stole the inbound pass
from thrower-in B1 and put the ball up and in to give Team A the
lead and the win -- just as time expired. However, no official on
the crew saw the basket being made. Neither the official scorer nor
the clock operator saw that final basket as both were entering (on
the clock and in the official scorebook) the result of the previous
play, so they were not looking at the court. Without definite
knowledge of the scoring play (cont. on p. 33)
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Ask the Interpreter... (cont. from p. 32)at the buzzer, the
officials left the score tied and sent the game into overtime. What
if anything could or should have been done in this
situation?RULING: Unfortunately, in this situation, since none of
the officials or any table personnel crew saw the made basket, it
cannot be scored. (Rule 2-11; Case Play 2.11.10 Situation A &
Situation B). The game officials are assisted by the official
scorer and the official timer (Rule 2-2). The final decision shall
be made by the Referee. (Rule 2-5-3, 5 and 7).PLAY 4:During the
closing seconds of the game, A1 throws the ball the length of the
court toward his or her basket The ball leaves A1's hand prior
to
the expiration of the game clock. The ball strikes the floor in
the frontcourt and bounces towards the basket. As the ball is on
its downward flight, the horn sounds, then the ball enters the
basket. Does the basket count?RULING: The basket shall not count.
Once the ball contacted the floor and the horn sounded to end the
quarter prior to the ball entering the basket, the ball became dead
because the try ended. (Rule 4-41-4; Rule 6-7-6; Case Play 5.1.1
Situation B)
If you have a ques-on about rules, mechanics, or procedures,
please email your ques-on by clicking on: Ask the Interpreter.
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perfect place for food, fun, entertainment -- and parties for any
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Visit us at www.sachemwineandspirits.com and get added to our
email list.Frank Bepko, proprietor
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penalties.
Board 10 Banquet: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Coun-try House
Restaurant, Rte. 80 in East Haven
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