Hey Ihsa Guys

[refnrev]

JR,
A couple of years ago (05 I think) they starting offering online education for people who could not get to clinics. Google IHSA online education and it will take you to the board meeting where it was approved. TJ1 told me about it so I looked it up and there it was.

I e-mailed a bunch of downstate basketball associations last night and found one in Champaign in November and the association I'm going to join this Fall only 40 miles away is having a 2-part clinic in November and December. I got lucky this time.... but I'm not ending up in this boat again. RR

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by refnrev

JR,
A couple of years ago (95 I think) they starting offering online education for people who could not get to clinics. Google IHSA online education and it will take you to the board meeting where it was approved. TJ1 told me about it so I looked it up and there it was.

I started officiating in 96 when Mary Struckoff was over the IHSA Official's Department. There was no clinic system as a requirement when I started. A year later the IHSA started the clinician system and requiring clinics to keep your license. That does not mean before that there was not an online education system at that time, but it was not tied to a clinic at that time. There were presentations online, but you could not just review that information and qualify a certified clinic. I even remember the letter than was sent out looking for people to start becoming clinicians.

Are you talking about the NF Online Certification? If that is the case the IHSA never signed off on this program and it appears most states have not either.

Peace

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I started officiating in 96

What a coincidence! I also started officiating in 96. Oh wait - you mean 1996.

[tjones1]

Looks like refnrev will be making an appearance in Champaign!