Below is a list of meeting dates and sites for other New Jersey IAABO chapters, if you are unable to attend our meeting dates for credit:

Board 168 - https://www.iaabo168.org/meetings.html

10/22/24 - Registration: 6:30pm, Meeting: 7:00pm

Morris Hills High School
520 W. Main St., Rockaway, NJ 07866

10/29/24 - Registration: 6:30pm, Meeting: 7:00pm

Hunterdon Central Regional
4 Junction Rd., Flemington, NJ 08822

11/06/24 - Registration: 6:30pm, Meeting: 7:00pm

Wallkill Valley High School
10 Grumm Rd., Hamburg, NJ 07419

11/12/24 - Registration: 6:30pm, Meeting: 7:00pm

Warren Hills High School
41 Jackson Valley Rd., Washington, NJ 07882

11/19/24 - Registration: 6:30pm, Meeting: 7:00pm

Belvidere High School
809 Oxford Street, Belvidere, NJ 07823

Board 193 - http://iaaboboard193.com/meetings.html

October 15, 2024 - 7:00pm @ Fisher Middle School (Business) 
October 28, 2024 - 7:00pm @ Fisher Middle School (Interpretation/ Simulator*)
November 12, 2024 - 7:00pm @ Zoom (General)
November 25, 2024 - 7:00pm @ Zoom (General)
December 09, 2024 - 7:00pm @ Fisher Middle School (General)
January 2025 - TBD (General)
March 12, 2025 - 7:00pm @ Fisher Middle School (Election)

Board 194 - https://www.shoreboard194.org/calendar.php

MEETINGS BEGIN AT 7 PM and will be held at Brick Memorial High School.

Interpretation/NJSIAA Game Simulator Session - Meeting #1: Monday, 10/7
Interpretation/NJSIAA Game Simulator Session - Meeting #2: Thursday, 10/17
Membership Meeting #1: Thursday, 10/24
Membership #2: Tuesday, 10/29 GYM
Regular Membership #3: Monday, 11/18 
Regular Membership #4: Tuesday, 12/3 
Regular Membership #5: Wednesday, 12/11 (Gold Cafeteria)

Board 196

October 9
October 23
December 3
January 13
February 24

Board 34

September 24th - 7pm (In Person Camden County Tech)
October 29th - 7pm (Virtual)
November 19 - 7pm (Virtual - Interpretation Meeting)
December 3 - 7pm (In person - Simulator Test)
February 23 - 7pm (Virtual - Election Meeting)

In person meetings will be held at:

Camden County Tech
43 Berlin - Cross Keys Rd
Sicklerville, NJ 08081

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

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.