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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.

The referee schedules for the “Play The Big O” Tournament and Conqueror Basketball League (CBL) have been released for Friday Night, Saturday and Sunday, November 8, 9 and 10. Please text your confirmations to Brent at 402-618-2859, Jim at 402-215-1740, or Rod at 402-690-3180. Please list the day, venue, court and times of your games when you confirm.

We wanted everyone to mark their calendars for a very busy weekend coming up. We will have CBL and tournaments every weekend up until Christmas, but the weekend of November 22, 23 and 24 is going to be huge with the 150-plus team Battle of the Borders tournament, along with Conqueror League. Please plan ahead.

The Play The Big O youth basketball tournament and another week of Conqueror League Basketball highlights the weekend of Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, November 8, 9 and 10. Please text your availability for these dates to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-25-1740.

We wanted to share the timeline we attempt to follow each week when gathering availability, scheduling, publishing schedules and then obtaining confirmations.

We will normally request availability approximately 10 days before play begins. We will then begin scheduling games on either Friday night or Saturday, approximately one week before the games. We complete the schedules late Sunday evening and then publish the schedules either Monday morning, or by noon of the week of the games. We hope to receive all your confirmations by that Monday evening.

If you are signed up on nbostripes.com, you should receive an email with all the information we post at the website. If not, you can also check the website at any time, 24 hours per day for the latest information, requests for availability and posting of schedules. We ask that you text us with any questions or responses. Do not use the website to attempt to communicate with us.

As always, if you have any questions, text Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

The referee schedules for the Tip-Off Classic Tournament sponsored by Elkhorn Attack/Elite, as well as Conqueror Basketball League games for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, November 1, 2 and 3, have been released. Please read through the schedules carefully and text your confirmations to Brent at 401-618-2859, Jim at 402-215-1740, or Rod at 402-690-3180. Please remember to text the day, site, court information and times in your confirmation. There is one time slot still open. Anytime you see openings, you can contact Brent to claim the spot. These are all first come, first serve.

Please continue to arrive early for your assignments. Please do not leave after your final game until there are two officials ready to work the next contest. Do not schedule yourself into a tight schedule that you have to be running out of the gym to get somewhere else. Also, make sure you make note of the times you have confirmed. We cannot have mixups on the day of the event.

The Elkhorn Attack/Elite Tip-Off Classic and the third weekend of Conqueror Basketball League highlights the youth basketball schedule for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, November 1, 2 and 3. Please text your availability for this busy youth basketball weekend to Brent at 402-618-2859 or Jim at 402-215-1740.

We recommend you be as flexible as possible when providing your availability. Friday night and Saturday and Sunday mornings are our most requested times and unfortunately we cannot fulfill everyone’s schedules at those times. If you have availability from noon on Saturday and Sunday, those are your best chances to get games.

We want to remind everyone to please read and know the rules for CBL games, as well as tournament games. There are some subtle differences. Also, please plan to arrive early for all games. We recommend being 10 minutes early, especially at Union Bank and Trust Sports Complex2 South, where parking can be an issue on Saturday and Sunday.