Just moved to Oklahoma
 

Hey guys, I've moved again. This time to Lawton, OK. I'm between Lawton and Oklahoma City. Are there any other OK officials who can steer me in the right direction? i.e., what association covers this area and who to get in touch with? Thanks.

I've been doing HS basketball since 1996 in NY, NC, GA and now OK. :)

yeesh... from the right coast to BFE oklahoma... that's got to be a bit of a culture shock.

jhawk -

I've learned to adapt and see the good in change....what's nice about this area is that things are more laid back and friendly than NY/NC/GA.

I did find out the name of the Association in my area (Wichita Mtns) and spoke with the contact person. He seems like a nice guy. I'm gonna register for camp at OSU in June.

Thanks for responding.

You might get to work some good AAU ball. The team from Oklahoma (Athlete's First) just took 2nd place in the Nike AAU tournament we had here this weekend in Hampton.

Badnews -

Would enjoy that...... What age group was that?

Eddie Jackson's camp?

If you're up for that kind of punishment you might have better luck finding an MAYB tourney handy... Quality usually isn't nearly as good though, but more tourney's in the mid west...

http://www.mayb.com/cgi-bin/summer1.cgi

Don't know if it is, but I'll find out. All I know is that it is held at OSU in June.

If it's Eddie's, you won't find a better one for the money even if it is a little pricey. Lots of Big 12 guys as clinicians. I'm in St. Louis the weekend of his OSU camp, so I'm going the following weekend. Somewhere out side of OKC.

So.....who decides if an official is "OK"? :confused:

Someone in California. They hold secret meetings.

Great, you can apply to work games for the former Seattle Sonics. :D

North Carolina, Not Laid Back, Not Friendly ???
 

Just about anyplace is more laid back, and friendly, than New York, and most of the rest of the Northeast. I can't speak about Georgia, never been there. I can't understand how you found North Carolina to be anything else but laid back, and friendly. I vacationed there, on the barrier islands, for a few weeks, about 15 years ago, and found North Carolinians to be as friendly, and laid back, as anyone I've ever met. I found the same to be true for Virginians. I guess Oklahomaians must be really, really, really laid back, and friendly.

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/andy-griffith-0033876.jpg
http://www.tvparty.com/bgifs9/andy-may4.jpg

It was the big boys, 17U.

I remember these guys. They were the starting five for the Mayberry Goobers. The team colors were red and neck. The team cheer was, "We're the Goobers. Y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all, y'all. Go Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooobers!

Socalreff?

The cheerleaders must have been the....
http://www.candywrappermuseum.com/03...tes_larger.jpg

Billy, that long ago. Heck, I believe things my have changed since than.

Sad, But True ...
 

You could be right. I forgot that a lot of industries that used to be located in the Northeast have now relocated to the South, especially North Carolina. I attended a political science seminar this past weekend and learned that Florida, politically, is now like three separate states, southern Florida is like the Northeast, central Florida is like the new South, and northern Florida is like the deep South, all due to the movement of people to the state.

Interesting analysis. We do have one thing in common throughout Florida, though. We can't seem to count votes worth a damn anywhere in this state.

Florida education system at a all time high!! :D

Billy Mac -

I lived in Greensboro, NC for 4 years. Vacationing and living in an area are too different animals. All I know is that since we moved into our house in Oklahoma all of our neighbors around me have stopped by to introduce themselves. That did not happen in NC.

You now have an official from Oklahoma on the forum........of course, you can take the kid out of the city, but you can't take the city out of the kid.

Travelinman I am brand new to forum and am also from OK. I live in OKC but travel frequently to the Lawton area. We need to see if we can get together and work a game.

Chuck -

Nice to meet you. I live outside Rush Springs, which is about 50 miles from OKC. What association do you call for?

I call for Wichita Mtns a little bit. I also work for an assignor out of Lawton as well. Here we do not work so much for associations. Schools and coaches contract out for the following seasons at the varsity level. I have called at Rush Springs a number of times. Private message me so we can exchange phone numbers and get the ball rolling for next year.