We have 7 meetings plus the state interpreter's meeting. To get any varsity games, you must attend 5 plus the interpreter's meeting. If you are working an association-assigned game on the night of the meeting, you are counted as present. Missed meetings can be made up by doing things like evaluations (etc.) with the approval of the board of directors.
We always have business (paperwork, memos from the state) and then basketball discussion and scenarios. We also use it to be as consistent througout the association as possible on ununsual basketball situations that arise (maybe a gym with strange markings for instance).
We know that refs are busy and have families so we keep the meetings to exactly one-hour and cover a lot of stuff and follow our agenda to a T. The keeps them productive and doesn't allow for b&%#$ sessions (until afterwards of course). :-) The feedback from the general membership over the past two years is that the meetings are very productive and worthwhile.
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