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Referee schedules for the Elkhorn Attack Boys’ Santa Shootout and the Elkhorn Elite Girls Rule tournaments have been released. Please find your game assignments and text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

We have a couple reminders.

Please do not start games more than 5 minutes early unless you have the permission of a site supervisor. Coaches can request to start early with permission from the site supervisor. We, as officials, do not make the decision to start games early. And, if your partner is not there, do not start the game until you have spoken with the site supervisor or have called Brent or Jim.

Also, we need to do a better job of arriving at least 5 minutes before game time. Plan ahead and arrive early, please.

Games in the Boys Santa Shootout are going to run every 55 minutes. Please adjust to this, make note of your start time and arrive early. Games in the Girls Rule Tourney will run on the hour.

Thank you!

It’s time to send your availability for two of the biggest holiday tournaments in December as the Elkhorn Elite “Girls Rule” Tournament and the Elkhorn Attack Boys’ Santa Shootout is scheduled for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, December 13, 14 and 15. Please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

The Boys Santa Shootout is a fast-paced tournament with games played every 55 minutes to give you an opportunity to work more games in less time. It will be played Friday night, Saturday and Sunday at Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex2 South and Trinity Classical Academy (Old Waterloo High School). The “Girls Rule” Tournament will be played Friday night, Saturday and Sunday at Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School, Elkhorn Middle School, Elkhorn Ridge Middle School, Elkhorn Valley View Middle School and Trinity Classical Academy (Old Waterloo High School).

This tournament is so big we will be playing Friday night, Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm Sunday from 8 am to 8 pm. We will take availability for all day from as many officials as possible. If you want to make some good $$$ for the holidays, this is the weekend for you.

Please be as specific as possible when texting your availability.

Referee schedules for the Cornhusker Youth State Basketball Tournament and Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) have been released for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 6, 7 and 8. Please read through the schedules carefully, find your games and text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859, Jim at 402-215-1740, or Rod at 402-690-3180.

There are still some open slots available. Please text Brent or Jim if you would like to pick up any of the games still available.

The Cornhusker Youth State Basketball Championships, sponsored by Elkhorn Attack/Elite and the Bennington Basketball Association, will be held at Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex2 South and other west metro area gyms, while Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) will play at Elkhorn Schools over the busy weekend of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 6, 7 and 8. Please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

Once again we welcome officials wanting to work all day Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8. December 7 will be the first Saturday of high school games in the state. Please consider working games before and/or after your scheduled prep games.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The referee schedule for this Sunday’s Turkey and Dressing Tournament, December 1 at Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex2 South, has been released. Please text your confirmations for this small tournament to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

I wanted to emphasize the Elkhorn Attack and Elite youth basketball program supports us as officials, and considering recent events this past weekend in other tournaments, we should remember not to engage with fans in the stands. If you have issues with fans, please contact a site supervisor and ask THEM to handle the situation. Our job is on the court with the players and coaches.

Let’s continue to do a good job and be dependable and on time. We appreciate your hard work and dedication.

Remember, we are right back to a full weekend of Conqueror Basketball League and the Cornhusker Youth State Basketball Championships on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 6, 7 and 8. Plan ahead…

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Elkhorn Attack and Elite youth basketball programs will be sponsoring a small Thanksgiving weekend youth basketball tournament on Sunday, December 1 ONLY at Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex2 South. The 2-game guarantee Turkey and Stuffing tournament allows families and officials to take a little break, but still get a day of basketball in over the long holiday weekend. Please text your availability for Sunday, December 1, to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

Games will begin at 8 am on Sunday, December 1, and are scheduled to be over by 6 pm.

This break will be short-lived as we will be right back to a heavy slate of games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 6, 7 and 8 with the Cornhusker Youth State Basketball Championship Tournament and a full weekend of Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) games. Plan ahead for giving us as much availability as possible for this weekend.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Referee schedules have been released for the Battle of the Borders Tournament, sponsored by Elkhorn Attack and Elite, and the Bennington Basketball Club, along with Conqueror Basketball League (CBL), Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, November 22, 23 and 24. Please text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859, Jim at 402-215-1740 and Rod at 402-690-3180.

There are also a few open slots remaining on Saturday. These games can be picked up by texting Brent or Jim.

As you can see by the schedules, it is going to be a very busy weekend. Please plan on arriving early for your games, especially if you are at Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex2 South. Check the schedules closely for locations as we will be playing in numerous gyms. All schedules list the address for the respective locations.

When you confirm, please list the day, building, time and court you are assigned.

Elkhorn Attack/Elite and the Bennington Basketball Association are partnering to present the annual Battle of the Borders tournament while we also have a full Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) schedule next Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, November 22, 23 and 24. It adds up to over 550 games and a busy weekend for Youth Division Nebraska Basketball Officials. Please text your availability to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

This is a weekend where we will welcome officials wanting to work a court all day both Saturday and Sunday. It’s an excellent opportunity to make money as the holidays approach. We are going to need everyone on board for this busy weekend.

We will play games Friday night starting at 6 pm with games running through 9 pm. Saturday games will begin at 8 am, with last games starting at 8 or 9 pm. Sunday again begins at 8 am, with final games starting at 5 pm.

All games will pay $30. We will attempt to have game schedules out by Monday at noon so everyone has their schedules as early as possible. Please be specific and as flexible as possible when giving your availability. We are going to need as much help as possible Saturday afternoon and evening. Thank you!

Referee schedules have been released for the Boys’ Fall Hoops Challenge and the fifth weekend of the Conqueror Basketball League (CBL), Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, November 15, 16 and 17. Please text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859, Jim at 402-215-1740, or Rod at 402-690-3180.

Please note the day, venue, times and court you are confirming.

We also want to alert everyone that we will be assigning over 500 games for the weekend of November 22, 23 and 24. This is going to be our busiest weekend before Christmas. You can begin sending your availability as early as possible to Brent and Jim. We are asking that you look at taking on a few extra games for this weekend. And, if you want to work a court all day, this is going to be the weekend when you can work 8 to 14 games on Saturday and 8 to 12 games on Sunday.

If you want to make some good Christmas cash, November 22, 23 and 24th is a good weekend to do so.

The Fall Hoops Challenge Tournament for boys, sponsored by Elkhorn Attack, as well as Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) for boys and girls, is scheduled for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, November 15, 16 and 17. Please text your availability for these dates to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

Please be as specific as possible when giving your availability. If you give us 8-3, we don’t know if that includes the 3 pm game, or if you need to be done by 3. Some of you are requesting just morning games and not getting games. This is because there just are not enough games from 8 til noon to assign everyone. If you give afternoon or early evening availability, you have a much better chance of getting games.

Also, looking ahead, plan on November 22, 23 and 24 being a very busy weekend. Now would be a good time to line up a couple other officials and request a court for all day on that weekend. We are looking at over 500 games that weekend between tournaments and Conqueror League. Plan ahead for a huge weekend.