About Board 33

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Through your membership in the North Jersey Board of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc., you are a member of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc. (IAABO) – the only organization of its kind in the world: a nonprofit service and professional organization managed by and for basketball referees. Founded in 1923, IAABO’s stated purposes are:

• To educate, train, develop, and provide continuous instruction for basketball officials.
• To promote the welfare of the game of basketball, its players and officials.
• To maintain the highest standard of basketball officiating.
• To encourage the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship.
• To have available at all times an adequate number of thoroughly trained and capable officials.
• To cooperate with all organizations officially connected with the game of basketball in furthering its interests and ideals.

Packet Pickup Locations Announced!

Submitted by IAABO Board 33 on Wed, 09/04/2024 - 9:20pm

Starting September 26, you will be able to pick up your rulebook packets for the 2024-25 season. Distribution times vary.

In order to pick up your packet, YOU MUST BRING YOUR INDEX CARD, as well as any other index cards for packets you want to pick up.

You may pick up other members' packets, providing you have their card(s) with you.

To view a list of each meeting set, please visit our Meetings page on the site for more information.

Locations:

 

Welcome to the 2024-25 Basketball Season!

Submitted by IAABO Board 33 on Thu, 08/29/2024 - 4:28pm

FROM THE DESK OF WALTER F. RUSAK - EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

September 1, 2024

Dear Member:                                   

 The executive board hopes you and your families are healthy and doing well. We are preparing for the 2024-25 season. Below you will find important information with respect to the distribution of materials, meetings, Simulator (annual exam), and registration with the NJSIAA.

  • Packet Distribution- Dates, locations and times for distribution can be found on the reverse side of this letter. You must bring the enclosed index card with you to receive your materials. You may pick up multiple packets, however, you must have an index card for each member you are picking up materials for. No Packets will be distributed at the Set#1 meetings.
  • Five Sets of meetings have been scheduled for the upcoming season. Set # 1 is MANDATORY (must attend1 of 2) and in person, Sets# 2,3 ,4 & 5 will be via Zoom. The Simulator exam is required and counts toward meeting requirements (Only need one of two). You must attend a total of three meeting dates to meet attendance requirements.  Meeting dates and times are listed on the reverse side, on the website, and in the directory. Set #1 and the Simulator are mandatory.
  • The Simulator Exam is required annually. The NFHS Exam is not required.
  • You must be registered with the NJSIAA. Registration will also include the annual background check. Fees change if you officiate more than one sport.
  • The Concussion Course must be completed by September 1.
  • Website Access - utilize the Forgot Password function to retrieve the username/password, if you do not currently have it.

On behalf of President Rich DePena and the Executive Committee, I welcome you to the 2024-25 season.

Sincerely,

Walter F. Rusak
Executive Secretary, Board #33

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2025 Banquet Announcement

Submitted by IAABO Board 33 on Sun, 07/28/2024 - 10:04pm

Posted on Behalf of Bill Meyer, Board 33 Banquet Chairperson:

On March 26, 2025, IAABO Board 33 is hosting their annual banquet. This season the banquet will be held at The Fiesta located on Rt 17 in Wood-Ridge, NJ. The program will cover a number of award winners as well as recognizing members who participated in state and county games. The banquet will start at 6 PM with a cocktail hour and dinner. The cost is $65 per person which will include two drinks. Additional details will be provided over the coming months.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Cocktail Hour – 6:00pm • Dinner – 7:00pm

The Fiesta
(NEW LOCATION!!!!)
255 NJ-17 South
Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075

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Meeting Dates Announced!

Submitted by IAABO Board 33 on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 5:52pm

The meeting dates and attendance requirements for the upcoming 2024-25 season have officially been announced by the Board Secretary.

Meeting Set 1 is an IN PERSON meeting, and in person attendance is required by all members at one location or the other.

Meeting Sets 2, 3 and 5 will be held remotely via Zoom, and invitations to attend each meeting will be sent out beforehand by the Board Interpreter.

Meeting Set 4 is split, with one session being on Zoom, and the other being an in person event at Passaic County Technical Institute.

To view a list of each meeting set, please visit our Meetings page on the site for more information.

Flopping Addressed in 2024-25 High School Basketball Rules Changes

Submitted by IAABO Board 33 on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 5:14pm

A new definition and subsequent warning for faking being fouled (flopping) has been added to the NFHS Basketball Rules Book for the 2024-25 season.

This revision to high school basketball rules was one of 12 changes approved by the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee at its April 9-11 meeting in Indianapolis. All recommended changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

“The committee approved changes addressing a variety of different areas,” said Lindsey Atkinson, NFHS Director of Sports. “Maintaining a focus on player safety, fairness, balance and rules that officials can effectively adjudicate continue to be the focus of the committee.”

 Faking being fouled is defined in Rule 4-49-1 as when a player simulates being fouled or makes theatrical or exaggerated movements when there is no illegal contact. Examples include, but are not limited to, embellishing the impact of incidental contact on block/charge plays or field goal attempts, using a “head bob” to simulate illegal contact and using any tactic to create an opinion of being fouled to gain an advantage.

The new language also establishes a procedure for officials to issue a team warning on the first instance of faking being fouled. The warning is recorded in the scorebook and reported to the head coach. Any additional instances will result in a team technical foul and not a player technical foul, which was previously the case.

“(The committee) is hoping to get those dishonest acts out of the game,” said Billy Strickland, the executive director of the Alaska School Activities Association and chair of the Basketball Rules Committee.

Upload Concussion Certificates

Instructions for Uploading Concussion Certificates:

If you have any issues or need help with any of the instructions below, please click here to send an e-mail for additional assistance.

  1. Complete the concussion course at NFHSLearn.com and save to your hard drive.
  2. Open the RefSec Concussion Certificate Portal using this link: RefSec
  3. Type in your e-mail address into the Directory Number or Email field and press [Send me my PIN].
  4. After clicking this button, check your e-mail for the PIN; it will be delivered within a few minutes.
  5. After receiving the PIN, type in the PIN number into the PIN field.
  6. Click the [Choose File] button. A pop-up window to choose files will open up.
  7. Find concussion certificate from step 1 and click the icon/filename for it in the window.
  8. Click the [OK] (Windows), or [Choose] (Mac) button. The pop-up window will go away.
  9. Click the [Upload File] button.
  10. Check your e-mail for a confirmation receipt.

A Message From The North Jersey Board Of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc. - IAABO Board 33

Submitted by IAABO Board 33 on Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00am

One week ago, an NJSIAA tournament game between Manasquan High School and Camden High School ended in a way that drew national media attention and resulted in a lawsuit brought by the Manasquan Board of Education. Manasquan asked a Superior Court Judge to order the NJSIAA to declare Manasquan the winner of the game because of what they viewed as an erroneous judgment call by the officials. The school’s claim was rejected three times in a span of two days: The Chancery Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey dismissed the lawsuit. A subsequent “appeal” to the Commissioner of Education was denied, as was a further appeal to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court.

These three rulings, confirming the NJSIAA’s position that the officials’ decisions exclusively determine the final score, did little to quell the media uproar.

In the final ruling, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court wrote:

While the consequences of a particular call may be unfortunate for a team, the NJSIAA’s regulations recognize the reality that game officials’ calls are frequently disputed, and that permitting such calls to be challenged on the basis of error would result in ongoing litigation, appeals, and scheduling issues, since no game could be considered final if its outcome is disputed in court as a result of an alleged error by officials.

Media reports on the controversy were rife with misleading headlines and inaccuracies regarding the final moments of the game and the aftermath, as self-appointed “experts” castigated the officials, often with crude remarks and innuendo — while remaining clueless as to the rules and regulations that govern the high school game.

We leave the last word to Manasquan head coach Andrew Bilodeau, as reported in nj.com last Friday evening:

The men and women who endeavor to officiate interscholastic athletics are people of integrity, character and love of the game. They do their absolute best, as do the coaches and players….
Source: NJ.com - Updated: Mar. 09, 2024, 8:32 a.m. |Published: Mar. 08, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Board 33 stands behind our officials who, night after night, do “their absolute best” to get the calls right.

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