Dear Board 33 members,

We hope you are enjoying some time off this summer with your families. The Board 33 executive board is busy making preparations for the 2025-26 season. Every summer, we submit our roster and payment to IAABO. We also prepare our annual directory for publishing. Now is a good time for you to make sure all the information we have for you is accurate and up to date. You have the ability to review your personal information with Board 33 and with IAABO on the RefSec platform.

You can also change many of these fields if you have recently moved, updated your email address or changed phone numbers.  It's very important for you to understand that it is YOUR responsibility to make sure all your personal data is accurate.  If you find something that needs to be changed, and you can't change it yourself, please reach out to the Membership Secretary Jim Llewellyn for assistance.

To review your personal information online, please visit https://my.refsec.com/web/memberlogin.aspx You can check on Board 33, IAABO and any other sports you officiate that use the RefSec platform.

Thanks and have a great summer.

Recognizing the dedication and commitment of our members is an essential part of celebrating our organization’s success. Each year, we proudly honor individuals who have reached significant service milestones, acknowledging their hard work, loyalty, and invaluable contributions.

Below is the list of this year’s award recipients, each of whom has demonstrated unwavering commitment and excellence. We extend our heartfelt gratitude for their dedication and the positive impact they continue to make.

November/December 2024's The Rebound newsletter has now been published.

To download and read it, click here .

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.