Connecticut 2025-26 Game Fees ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

... the required 4 locals ...

This year our Executive Committee is planning only three local meetings (minimum required by IAABO), an in person Interpretation Meeting (new rules), a mid-season Zoom meeting (for "continuing education"), and an in person end of season Business Meeting (elections).

Normally we have four meetings

Our interpreter (trainer) is not pleased.

First meeting agenda (new rules) is dictated by IAABO International and IAABO State.

Third meeting is strictly business, no basketball.

That leaves only one open ended meeting for our interpreter (trainer) for "continuing education" regarding problems that occur during the season.

We've got some guys and gals who don't know if the basketball is stuffed or inflated and are in dire need of "continuing education".

As I said, our interpreter (trainer) is not pleased.

I plan to ask the Executive Committee why we switched from two open ended "continuing education" meetings to only one open ended "continuing education" meeting.

I realize that my question and comment may not be very popular among our members, but I have to support our great hard-working interpreter.

[SNIPERBBB]

Here, our locals generally hold 6 meetings. You can attend any associations meeting you want if their dates or times work out better for you. My grief has been since new official training is now almost entirely online now with some high schools and colleges starting to offer in person classes again, one school actually got a grant to do so making it free for students, is that there's no on the court training. Except the baptism by fire that they get at their first scrimmage or game. We need to get them at scrimmages with trainers they can shadow and be shadowed by.

Id really love to be able to use my volleyball headsets when working with newbies

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

... our locals generally hold 6 meetings. You can attend any associations meeting you want if their dates or times work out better for you ...

My local board has penalties and fines:

Members must attend an Interpretation (new rules) Meeting (any one of the six local (geographic) board Interpretation Meeting in Connecticut) to be eligible to receive game assignments for the current season.

Members must attend the Annual (business) Meeting (now combined with a banquet). Failure to attend will result in a fine of $25. Absences for unforeseen circumstances will be reviewed by the President.

Members are required to attend “regular” meetings. A $25 fine will be assessed for each meeting not attended beyond one missed meeting (only have one "regular" meeting this year, normally have two). Absences for unforeseen circumstances will be reviewed by the President.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

$30 of our $135 dues (over 20%) goes to the banquet, whether one attends the banquet, or does not attend the banquet.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Members must attend the Annual (business) Meeting (now combined with a banquet). Failure to attend will result in a fine of $25. Absences for unforeseen circumstances will be reviewed by the President.

In essence, those that do not attend the banquet subsidize those that do attend the banquet, through their dues, or their dues and fines.

Thank you very much.

Now if we can just get back our open bar!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

... new official training is now almost entirely online now ... there's no on the court training.

Same here (rule training online and rules exam online) for rules only through IAABO International.

Once they pass the rules exam, we have a live on court Training Committee that teaches mechanics, signals, procedures, etc., about a half dozen sessions up to and including preseason scrimmages.