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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.

The Nebraska School Activities Association, Part 1, Open Book Basketball test review is scheduled for this Wednesday night, November 9, at 6:30 pm, in the Omaha Burke High School Auditorium.

Any basketball officials wishing to attend are invited to do so. All Omaha Sports Academy officials are encouraged to attend, whether or not they elect to officiate high school basketball this season. The review will go over all 100 questions on this year’s Part 1, Open Book test.

Officials are encouraged to go to the NSAA website and print out a copy of the test and complete it before the review. Please bring your own copy of the test to the review. They will NOT be provided.

Nebraska Basketball Officials representatives Al Monaco and Justin Albrecht will be in attendance at the meeting. They will be available if NBO members have any questions before the approaching start of the high school season. Omaha Sports Academy Director of Officials Brent Robinson will lead the review. This will be the only test review conducted for NBO  and OSA referees before the Part 1 test is due on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

If you have any questions, please contact Robinson via text or email at 402-618-2859 or robinson.nbo@gmail.com.

Nebraska Basketball Officials (NBO) are reminded that if you are a returning official with the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA), you must pay your 2016-17 fees and register by Monday, October 31 to avoid paying a late fee. The fee is $45, but will increase to $55 from November 1 thru the 18th. Officials who are new to the NSAA have until November 18 to register without paying a late fee. This only applies to officials who have not been previously registered with the NSAA.

Anyone wishing to work games for NBO this season should have already paid their $50 membership fee in order to be registered on Arbiter and to begin being assigned games. If you have paid your fees but are not on Arbiter, please email Al Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com.

The date for the NSAA Part 1 Open Book test review will be Wednesday, November 9 at 6:30 pm at the Omaha Burke High School Auditorium. Omaha Sports Academy assignor Brent Robinson will lead the test review. It is open to all basketball officials wishing to attend. The NSAA Part 1 Open Book test is due on Friday, November 18.

Anyone with questions can email NBO Varsity Assignor Al Monaco at monaco.nbo@gmail.com or NBO Lower Level Assignor Justin Albrecht at albrecht.nbo@gmail.com.

There are still slots available this Saturday morning at 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.

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.

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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.