Officiating in the ABA

[Jeremy Hohn]

I was recently emailed by Tom Chichester requesting that I sign up with the ABA to officiate their games. All I had to send him was my information and a $45 "assignment fee" to be added to the roster. I did some research on this league and most of the posts on various message boards have this league as a disaster filled with cancellations of games and merely there to add and drop teams to keep league ownership making money without any stability or organization.

Have any of you had or know of anyone that has worked this league? I was emailed their "rule book" and they have some special "bonus periods" where you add points to field goals, and other circus like changes.

I am at the post office debating sending my self addressed postage paid box to get my officials shirt in the mail.

[26 Year Gap]

Send me a PM. I know someone who has called games in that league.

[Jeremy Hohn]

PM Sent...anyone else?

[26 Year Gap]

forwarded on

[Raymond]

There is team locally that plays 5 minutes from my office. I am not at all interested in officiating the ABA despite that convenience.

I've heard the same horror stories as you have.

[tref]

Its getting better though... teams are now being fined for not honoring their schedules, so the officials still get paid.

Originally Posted by CaRef5

They had a system where they would not step on the floor unless they had the money for the game.

But yeah read up on the rules and good luck!

Cold hard CASH up front is not a bad thing!
The rules are basically NCAA-M with some modifications.

[CaRef5]

I know a couple close friends that work the ABA here in Northern California. From what I hear they seem to enjoy it.


The only negative aspect is the money and making sure they got paid for the games. They had a system where they would not step on the floor unless they had the money for the game.

But yeah read up on the rules and good luck!

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by CaRef5

I...The only negative aspect is the money and making sure they got paid for the games. They had a system where they would not step on the floor unless they had the money for the game.
...

To me, that a pretty major "only negative aspect".