IAABO? If not, why not? If you are, why?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

Every year, IAABO would send its members a mechanics manual combined with the rulebook ... I don't know if this year's IAABO manual will include the NFHS rules ...

I'm not sure why ilyazhito resurrected a twenty-one year old thread, but I'll play along.

According to our local board secretary/treasurer, no rulebook and no casebook will be included with the IAABO International mechanics manual this coming (2022-23) year (for the past forty-plus years we have always received a combined IAABO mechanics manual, NFHS rulebook, and NFHS casebook, comes with our annual IAABO International dues).

IAABO International is doing this as a cost saving measure.

I am very disappointed in IAABO, finding this decision to be incompatible with the IAABO goal of "education".

Here in Connecticut (100% IAABO state), basketball officials (not other sports) do not belong to the NFHS, thus we do not "automatically" get current rulebooks and current casebooks from the NFHS.

Starting this coming season, my local board will only provide current NFHS rulebooks and current NFHS casebooks to new (rookie) members, and to trainers (interpreters).

The rest to us will have the option to purchase current rulebooks and current casebooks directly from the NFHS, if we so desire (it's not mandatory).

That means that many high school basketball officials in my local board (not sure about the other five Connecticut local basketball boards) may not be carrying a current rulebook or a current casebook in their equipment bag.

I find that to be both incomprehensible and unprofessional.