2012-13 General Meeting October 16, 2012 WELCOME

1. 2012-13 General Meeting October 16, 2012 WELCOME

2. WELCOME • Please Sign In • On the White Cards – Put your name, today’s date October 16, 2012; and sign it • After 7:15pm please use the other color card • When completed please give all cards to Troy Bailey

3. BASICS • What’s a foul • Is all contact a foul? • If not, how do you discern the difference? • Advantage vs Disadvantage • Stay in your primary • Trust your Partner • Referee the defense • Call the Obvious • Communicate Effectively

4. Stay in your Primary • Officiate what is in your area • Don’t ball watch • Allow your partner to blow, or blow it (within reason) in their area T L

5. Trust Your Partner • Trust your partner to make the call • C’mon get if you must • Trust each other to handle the discussion of a play maturely • Don’t ball watch T L

6. Referee the DEFENSE • In the perimeter, find the angle to see more of the floor • Look through the ball • Don’t focus just on the dribbler…look ahead • Pick up the DEFENDERS as you move down the floor • Primary defender • Secondary defender • Know where they are, and where they might come from T L

7. Referee the DEFENSE • In the lead, move back off the ball • Know where primary defenders and secondary defenders are • Referee from the waist up • When drive comes from Trail position double whistles in the paint are good to have • Patient whistle • See what players can play through T L

8. Call the Obvious • If the whole gym knows it is a foul, it is a foul • If you partner passes or misses on a foul that the whole gym knows is a foul, you come and get that • No gotcha violations • Judgment is developed over time after seeing hundreds if not thousands of plays • Know when you missed a call, be the first to admit it, accept it, move on from it. T L

9. Communicate Effectively • Dress professionally • Be properly groomed • Don’t let your first impression be the wrong impression • Know your signals • Know your mechanics • Learn the rules • Know the rules • Use your voice • “Fake it until you make it!” T L

10. 2012-13 General Meeting October 16, 2012 WELCOME

11. WELCOME NEW REGISTRANTS We have over 40 new/transfer officials who have completed, or finalizing registration process for this season. New Officials Intros

12. Service Awards

13. Jim Mulchay Award Presented To Brandon Adams

14. ACCOUNT STATUS • Wachovia $2,819.26 • Paypal $5,110.95 • TOTAL$7,930.21

15. BFOA / Lunsford Update BFOA Member Lawsuit Attorney, and BFOA member Brad Lolus filed our complaint on Tuesday October 2nd in the 17th Judicial Circuit. BFOA member Robert Silver is the plaintiff. The complaint is two fold, it asks the court to decide: 1) If sports officials should be exempt from a level 2 background check as a result of the "line-of-sight" provision in the statute 2) If Broward county's fee structure for background checks is in compliance with the 30% cap outlined in the statute You can review the actual complaint in it's entirety: http://browardfootball.com/lunsford/complaint_final.pdf

16. NO Touching Players • Incident during a HS JV Football game in Duval County • Player was very innocently touched, and blown out of proportion by Coach We have reviewed all the information concerning the alleged contact initiated by you in a contest involving Green Cove Springs Junior High School. There is recognition that physical contact was made by you when walking a student-athlete off the field. At this time, you are receiving an official reprimand for the incident. While our office does not believe the physical contact was at all harmful in nature or intent, it still should not have occurred. We thank you for replying to our requests. Sincerely, Justin Harrison Assistant Executive Director

17. Evaluation Opportunity • Next week October 22 and 24 • Three games per night • 10/22 at Boca High School, I95 and Glades • 10/24 Pope John Paul, Military, North of Glades, north of Lynn University • Multiple Evaluators • Evaluations for 150, 200, 250 looking to improve on an evaluation, or to just be evaluated. • Full Uniform • For more information or to schedule your evaluation, please contact Bryan Chouinard at chouney4@hotmail.com

18. Coaches For Cancer Created by Coach Jason Looky at Cypress Bay Coaches vs. Cancer games Saturday, Dec. 1st at Cypress Bay HS. 12 Teams will gather to play that day in a 6 game format with games being played at: 12:30, 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 6:30, 8:00pm All of the security, clock, and gate people have volunteered their time for the event. 100% of the proceeds are being donated to the American Cancer Society, and Gilda's Club. Varsity Eligible Officials who are willing to donate their time let me know by email. Harry will officially assign.

19. COMMISSIONER AND SEASON DATES

20. Justin Newman Re: Jerseys

21. Derrick Harris Re: Kreul

22. IMPORTANT DATES

23. FHSAA CALENDAR IMPORTANT DATES • Basketball Rules Exam – Online – Oct 17 – 26 • 75 Minutes, 50 Questions • Basketball Makeup Exam – Online – Nov 13-19 • 75 Minutes, 50 Questions • Your maximum score is 75 for makeup exam

24. 2012-13 FHSAA WINTER SPORTS CALENDAR • Oct 22 – Girls practice begins • Oct 29 – Boys practice begins • Nov 5 – Girls Preseason games start • Nov 12 – Girls Season starts / Boys Preseason starts • Nov 19 – Boys Season Starts / Middle School Starts • Nov 26 – Middle School Starts • Dec 1 – JV Saturday Round Robin games start – Mentor Program • Jan 28 – Feb 2 Girls Districts • Feb 7, 12, 16 Girls Regional Dates Finals – Feb 19 - 23 • Feb 4 – 9 Boys Districts • Feb 14, 19, 23 Boys Regional Dates Finals – Feb 26 – Mar 2

25. RULES AND MECHANICS CHANGES Dave Dunning – BCBOA Rules Interpreter

26. WEBSITE OVERVIEW

27. OTHER BUSINESS Training on Wednesday Sept 19th 7-9pm Coconut Creek HS Next General Meeting Oct 16th