IAABO’s Officials vs Cancer campaign is this week. Permission has been obtained to use our pink whistles this week to highlight this campaign. We are asking for donations for this cause. Please send your check or money order made out to the American Cancer Society to Rem McGannon, 1678 Willowbrook Drive, Fort Mill, South Carolina 29708. If possible, we are… Read more »
Between Game Protocols – Please be reminded that the state protocols for the time between games of a doubleheader require at least one official to be present during the warm-ups for the second game. Once all three officials have exited the visual confines of the playing area to end their jurisdiction for the 1st game, one official should immediately return to… Read more »
Improvement – Hopefully, the goal of every official is to improve over last season. Recall your playing days when you wanted to continue to learn and improve daily and yearly. Apply those same concepts and practices to your officiating. Identify any rules, mechanics, signals/signaling that are weaknesses and work toward improvement.
Game Arrivals – For varsity contests, if possible, please arrive one hour before the scheduled start of the game. If something will prevent this, please make sure your partner(s) know. This will prevent scrambling around trying to find out where you are and when you will arrive. For lower level contests, please arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled starting time. Again… Read more »
