There are still slots available this Saturday morning at either 8,9 am or 10,11 am in the Creighton Prep Varsity Boys Basketball League. These are great opportunities to work three-person mechanics.
Anyone interested should contact Al Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com.
Varsity basketball game assignments for the Metro Conference have begun to be made and with that comes the tipoff organizational meeting for the 2016-17 season for Nebraska Basketball Officials. This fall’s meeting is scheduled at the Omaha Burke High School Lecture Hall tomorrow night, September 7, at 6:30 p.m.
All basketball officials wanting to work in the Metro Conference this school year, both lower level and varsity, are encouraged to attend. Officials must be registered and have their annual dues paid to be considered for scheduling. Annual dues will remain at $50 and includes being registered with Arbiter, NBO’s online scheduling system.
Officials working varsity contests in the Metro Conference will need to be registered with the Nebraska School Activities Association ($45 fee) and the NBO ($50 dues). No additional fees will be charged by NBO. Officials do not need to pay additional fees or be registered with the Nebraska High School Officials Association (NHSOA) to work lower level or varsity Metro contests.
The meeting at Omaha Burke will last approximately one hour with Nebraska Basketball Officials’ assignor Al Monaco going over guidelines and expectations for the 2016-17 season. Lower Level NBO assignor Justin Albrecht will also be in attendance. Questions will be answered. NBO is also once again assigning the Creighton Prep Varsity Fall League, which gets under way Saturday, Sept. 17 and continues for five weeks. NBO will be conducting a 3-person clinic on Saturday, Sept. 17. Limited spaces are available for the clinic.
Officials wishing to write checks for their dues may do so to Nebraska Basketball Officials. Receipts will also be available for those wishing to pay with cash. The registration form is attached. You can print it, fill it out, and bring it to the meeting to save time.
Anyone with questions can contact Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com. Or, they can call him at 402-525-0699.
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Here are the Referee Assignments for Boys Varsity League Monday night at OSA and the Girls Varsity League at Papillion LaVista High School, also Monday night. Please confirm your assignments to 402-618-2859.
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Girls Varsity League begins Monday, June 6 at Papillion LaVista High School in the North and South gyms. Please confirm your times by texting 402-618-2859.
The North Gym (regular Varsity gym) will be split into courts 1 and 2. The South Gym at Papillion High School (old gym) will be just one court.
You can wear predominately black shorts with stripes tucked in. Wear any color comfortable running shoes.
If you have any questions, please email Al Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com or email Brent Robinson at robinson.nbo@gmail.com or text him at 402-618-2859.
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The Omaha Bryan High School Varsity Boys Basketball Tournament is next Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, at Omaha Bryan High School and the Omaha Bryan Middle School. Please confirm your assignments to Brent at 402-618-2859.
The Three-Person Mechanics Clinic will be at Omaha Bryan High School gym on Saturday. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your assignment and check in with Al Monaco. You may wear predominately Black shorts with Stripes and any color comfortable athletic shoes. You will work one game, observe a game, and then work a game in your three hours. There is no cost for the clinic, but you must be registered with Nebraska Basketball Officials to take part. Registration fee for the 2016-17 season is $50.
Special rules sheets will be available at the scorer’s table. Officials not involved in the clinic will be paid $20 cash per game.
If you have any questions, please contact Al Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com.
This is just a reminder that Metro games scheduled for tonight are ON! School tomorrow has been called off, which will mean all activities will be off, as well. But please on reporting for your games tonight, as scheduled.
Thank you!
Justin Albrecht
402-630-3948
After receiving feedback from Metro Conference Athletic Directors, it is apparent we are missing out on opportunities to interact with Coaches during our lower level games.
Before every Varsity contest, we meet with Coaches and captains. Why don’t we do that before lower level games? It was a valid question, and one we would like our lower level officials to practice over the final weeks of the season.
At the very least, walk over and shake the hands of the coaches before the game. Ask them if they have checked the scorebook, are all their players’ correct numbers in the book, what about the starters, and if all of their players are properly equipped?
These are questions we go over for every varsity contest. When any of these steps are skipped, that is when we seem to have problems. And, you might find that shaking a coach’s hand and introducing yourself and your partner, might help relieve a little tension before the game ever starts.
Any communication is a good thing. And any game that runs smoothly is a better game for everyone involved.
**There are many opportunities for our NBO officials in the coming weeks, but possibly none busier than next weekend, February 6-7. Besides Metro games, both varsity and lower level, Omaha Sports Academy is also hosting its largest weekend of the winter. OSA assignor Brent Robinson has over 400 games next Saturday and Sunday. Over 250 on Saturday alone. If you want to work more games, contact Brent via text at 402-618-2859.
We are now almost two full weeks into the regular season and I wanted to post some notes to clarify some situations and to once again go over our procedures for Nebraska Basketball Officials. Overall, I am very pleased with the beginning of the season. I want to say “Great Job,” to all of you for your efforts so far.
Even with that said, however, I truly believe we can be even better!!! I hope these notes will benefit all of you as the season moves along.
First of all, I am asking all of you to be on time! Remember, our guidelines are you arrive ONE HOUR early for varsity contests and 30 MINUTES early for lower level contests. There are no excuses for being repeatedly late. I have informed Athletic Directors at the schools and my Referees in the leadership committee to inform me when officials do not meet these requirements. If you cannot be on time, you will lose games. Plain and simple!
Secondly, please respect your fellow officials when you are a member of a crew. Communicate. Be on time. Be a team. I understand some of you may want to bring family members to games. I have no issues with that. But the locker room before the game is not a place to bring your children. Do not inconvenience your partners by bringing others into the locker room. Arrive early, dress, and be prepared to do a good pre-game with your partners. Let’s be as professional as possible from the time you arrive at your destination until you leave.
Third, please confirm with the school administrators and your partners when you plan to arrive for your scheduled game. So far, we appear to be doing a better job with this. Let’s not get lax as the season goes on. You should email the host school athletic director or their designated contact at least two days before your scheduled game. Copy the email to your partners so they know when you will be there, as well. This also applies to the lower level games.
I want to clarify one new point of emphasis this year: enforcing illegal contact on a free thrower. Players positioned along the free throw lane are allowed into the lane at release of the free throw, however, they are not allowed to cross the free throw line, enter the semi-circle, and make incidental contact with the free throw shooter until the ball touches the backboard or the basket. If they do so, this is a VIOLATION and a delayed-violation signal is used. If the free throw is successful, the violation is ignored. If the free throw is missed, award another free throw. We prefer to handle this as a violation unless EXCESSIVE CONTACT is made! Normally, if excessive contact is made, it would come either simultaneous to the ball touching the backboard or the basket. In this case, a personal foul would be called.
I want to wish all of you a Happy Holiday season. The Varsity Metro Holiday Tournament begins this Saturday and I want to congratulate all of those officials who received assignments for the tournament. There are also going to be a number of lower level officiating opportunities over the holidays, as well.
Please feel free to email either myself or lower level assignor Justin Albrecht with questions at any time. I have listed our email addresses below.
Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Nebraska Basketball Officials.
Al Monaco
monaco.nbo@gmail.com
Justin Albrecht
albrecht.nbo@gmail.com
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