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Nebraska Basketball Officials, the organization which assigns lower level and varsity officials for the Metro Conference, will have its organizational and sign up meeting for the 2018-19 season, tonight, May 9, at 7 pm in the Cafeteria at Omaha Burke High School. NBO Assignor Al Monaco will go over the group’s two-year contract extension and some structure changes for the upcoming season. This will be the only meeting before assigning begins this summer, so officials are encouraged to attend and pay dues so they are ready to be entered into Arbiter for assignments.

Annual dues remain unchanged and will be $50 and includes being registered with Arbiter, NBO’s online scheduling software.

Officials working varsity contests in the Metro will need to be registered with the Nebraska School Activities Association ($45 fee) and 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 varsity or lower level Metro contests.

The meeting will last approximately one hour and will include varsity and lower level assigning discussion.

NBO is once again assigning the Omaha Bryan Varsity Summer Tournament, Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3. NBO will be conducting a 3-person clinic on Saturday, June 2. Limited spaces are available for the clinic, which is intended to help officials gain experience in 3-person mechanics. Monaco will conduct the clinic. Officials can register for the clinic at the May 9 meeting. Veteran officials will also be used to work the tournament. NBO is also assigning the Metro Varsity Boys League on Monday nights at the Iowa West Fieldhouse in June. We are also assigning the Metro Varsity Girls League on Monday nights at Papiliion-LaVista High School. These league nights are June 4, 11, 18, 25.

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 to this email. You can print it, fill it out, and bring it to the meeting to save time. Officials will not be registered with Arbiter this year until 2018-19 dues are paid. This includes all lower level officials.

Anyone with questions can contact Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com. Or, they can call him at 402-525-0699.

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Nebraska Basketball Officials, the organization which assigns lower level and varsity officials for the Metro Conference, will have its organizational and sign up meeting for the 2018-19 season, Wednesday night, May 9, at 7 pm in the Cafeteria at Omaha Burke High School. NBO Assignor Al Monaco will go over the group’s two-year contract extension and some structure changes for the upcoming season. This will be the only meeting before assigning begins this summer, so officials are encouraged to attend and pay dues so they are ready to be entered into Arbiter for assignments.

Annual dues remain unchanged and will be $50 and includes being registered with Arbiter, NBO’s online scheduling software.

Officials working varsity contests in the Metro will need to be registered with the Nebraska School Activities Association ($45 fee) and 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 varsity or lower level Metro contests.

The meeting at Omaha Burke will last approximately one hour and will include varsity and lower level assigning discussion.

NBO is once again assigning the Omaha Bryan Varsity Summer Tournament, Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3. NBO will be conducting a 3-person clinic on Saturday, June 2. Limited spaces are available for the clinic, which is intended to help officials gain experience in 3-person mechanics. Monaco will conduct the clinic. Officials can register for the clinic at the May 9 meeting. Veteran officials will also be used to work the tournament. NBO is also assigning the Metro Varsity Boys League on Monday nights at the Iowa West Fieldhouse in June. We are also assigning the Metro Varsity Girls League on Monday nights at Papiliion-LaVista High School. These league nights are June 4, 11, 18, 25.

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 to this email. You can print it, fill it out, and bring it to the meeting to save time. Officials will not be registered with Arbiter this year until 2018-19 dues are paid. This includes all lower level officials.

Anyone with questions can contact Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com. Or, they can call him at 402-525-0699.

One of the largest high-quality AAU Basketball tournaments of the off-season is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21-22 at multiple courts in Omaha and Council Bluffs. If interested in working games, please text your availability for all three days to 402-618-2859.

Games are scheduled for Friday night at Omaha Sports Academy and the Iowa West Fieldhouse. Saturday and Sunday, games will be held at OSA (4 courts), Iowa West Fieldhouse (8 courts), Millard North High School (3 courts), Genesis Health Club (2 courts), Northstar Foundation (2 courts) and Liberty Middle School in Papillion (2 courts). There are close to 300 games on Saturday alone.

This tournament is during an NCAA Live period, meaning NCAA coaches are invited and encouraged to attend for the purpose of recruiting high school players. The quality of play should be high, especially at the high school level. The tournament has divisions from fourth grade to high school.

This is a CASH tournament!!! Please be as specific as possible with your availability.

Thank you!

Brent Robinson

The review for the NSAA Part 1 Open Book test will be tonight at 6:30 pm, at the Omaha Burke High School cafeteria. Brent Robinson will go over the test for anyone interested. This review is intended for all basketball referees, including those who are not registered with the NSAA, but are intending to work lower level and youth games at the Omaha Sports Academy. The meeting should last just over an hour.

The Nebraska School Activities Association open book (Part 1) test review has been scheduled for Tuesday night, November 7, at 6:30 pm, in the Omaha Burke High School cafeteria.

We will go over all 100 questions on the NSAA test and discuss answers. The session should take just over an hour and all in attendance should be able to go online and complete their tests after the meeting.

This test review is very worthwhile for all officials planning on officiating basketball this winter, whether or not you plan to work Nebraska High School games. It is also a valuable informational meeting for youth officials planning on working Omaha Sports Academy or other youth basketball games.

Please bring a copy of the NSAA test with you to the meeting. We will NOT have copies of the test available. If you cannot print out the test, text Brent Robinson at 402-618-2859 or email him at robinson.nbo@gmail.com. We will try to see if some of our officials can bring an extra copy.

This will be the only test review scheduled this season.

Nebraska Basketball Officials, the organization which assigns lower level and varsity officials for the Metro Conference, as well as middle school and elementary officials for the Omaha Public Schools, will have its fall meeting for the 2017-18 season, Wednesday night, September, 27, at 6:30 pm, in the small Auditorium at Omaha Westside High School. This will be the last meeting before assigning gets into full swing for this coming winter, so officials are encouraged to attend and pay dues so they are ready to be entered into Arbiter for assignments.

Annual dues will be $50 and includes being registered with Arbiter, NBO’s online scheduling software.

Officials working varsity contests in the Metro 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 varsity Metro contests.

The meeting will last approximately one hour with Nebraska Basketball Officials’ assignor Al Monaco going over updates for the 2017-18 season. Lower Level NBO assignor Justin Albrecht will also be in attendance.

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. Officials will not be registered with Arbiter this year until 2017-18 dues are paid. This includes all lower level officials.

Anyone with questions can contact Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com. Or, they can call Monaco at 402-525-0699.

The Metro Basketball Prep Fall League will be bigger with more teams this year and games will be played at the Iowa West Fieldhouse in order to handle the growth. First games are scheduled for Saturday, September 16, and will be played for five consecutive weekends. Games will be played at 8, 9, 10 and 11 a.m.., on six courts at the Fieldhouse. Officials can begin texting their availability for the weekends now to Brent Robinson at 402-618-2859.

The Saturdays are September 16, September 23, September 30, October 7 and October 14. Officials should turn in availability for either two- or four-game sets. Two-person crews will be used with some special three-person crews as assigned by Nebraska Basketball Officials’ Assignor Al Monaco.

Nebraska Basketball Officials has been approached by the Metro Coaches Association to provide volunteers to officiate the group’s All-Star Girls and Boys games on Saturday, June 3, at Creighton Prep. The Girls game is scheduled for 6 pm, while the Boys game is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Proceeds from the game go to provide two scholarships the Coaches Association awards to local athletes.

If you are interested in working one of the games, please contact NBO Assignor Al Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com.

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Nebraska Basketball Officials, the organization which assigns lower level and varsity officials for the Metro Conference, as well as middle school and elementary officials for the Omaha Public Schools, will have its organizational and sign up meeting for the 2017-18 season, this Wednesday night, April 26, at 6:30 pm, in Room 222 at Omaha Westside High School. This will be the only meeting before assigning begins this summer, so officials are encouraged to attend and pay dues so they are ready to be entered into Arbiter for assignments.

Annual dues will be $50 and includes being registered with Arbiter, NBO’s online scheduling software.

Elkhorn South High School will be joining the Metro Conference this year and NBO officials will be working Elkhorn South contests. Monaco will also go over information on NBO’s recent contract extension with the Metro Conference.

Officials working varsity contests in the Metro 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 varsity Metro contests.

The meeting at Omaha Westside will last approximately one hour with Nebraska Basketball Officials’ assignor Al Monaco going over updates for the 2017-18 season. Lower Level NBO assignor Justin Albrecht will also be in attendance. Both will be available for questions. NBO is also once again assigning the Omaha Bryan Varsity Summer Tournament, Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4. NBO will be conducting a 3-person clinic on Saturday, June 3. Limited spaces are available for the clinic, which is intended to help officials gain experience in 3-person mechanics. Monaco will conduct the clinic. Officials can register for the clinic that evening. Veteran officials will also be used to work the tournament.

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 to this post. You can print it, fill it out, and bring it to the meeting to save time. Officials will not be registered with Arbiter this year until 2017-18 dues are paid. This includes all lower level officials.

Anyone with questions can contact Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com. Or, they can call him at 402-525-0699.

Nebraska Basketball Officials is looking for 2 officials to work Omaha Public Schools Elementary Girls games this afternoon at 4:50 pm at Miller Park and Skinner Magnet Elementary Schools.

The games consist of 6 minute running clock quarters. Pay is $30 and the games usually last less than 40 minutes. Your duties consist more of game management than actual officiating as a majority of the players have not played basketball on organized teams. Officials who have been working the games report that it is a very pleasant atmosphere where there is more teaching involved that actual officiating.

If you have interest and are available, please text Brent Robinson at 402-618-2859.