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Originally Posted by BayStateRef
Until this handshake problem, I did not even know that I was a "member" of the state board -- the Mass. State Basketball Officials Assn. That board has no individual members. Instead, it is made up of leaders from each IAABO board in Massachusetts. I don't like someone speaking on my behalf who has not even solicited my opinion.
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The situation is very similar to votes in the House and Senate. You elect your board President and your board President votes on your behalf within the State board. Just as your Representatives to Congress and your Senators rarely ask for your direct input, your President (and probably Secretary) vote the way they think is best for your board, without necessarily asking the membership of the local board. In theory (which is rarely the same as "in reality"
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There has been talk of joining another non-IAABO board or disaffiliating from IAABO and becoming an independent board.
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IMHO, the MIAA would absolutely LOVE it if you did that. I agree that the MSBOA has not handled this situation well. But the only voice that officials have with the MIAA is through the MSBOA, and it has done some good things for officials in the past. Anything that weakens the MSBOA would please MIAA no end, IMHO.