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[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

I wasn't calling you stupid, I was not sure if FloridaHSAA insurance will cover you for non-FloridaHSAA events. My OhioHSAA insurance does but other states may be different. I know about the FloridaHSAA shirt thing because I have officiated a vast number of AAU and YBOA national basketball tournaments in Florida over the many many summers that I have been alive and have many Florida officiating friends. You may know one: Larry "Torch" Torchia of Torch's Referee & Umpire Supplies in Merritt Island, and Jim Thompson in Vero Beach.

MTD, Sr.

Essentially, FHSAA is for sanctioned events and travel to and from said events. I suspect had the official who was attacked been hurt or hospitalized that the insurance would have covered it. It is beat into our heads to NOT wear FHSAA patches to events not sanctioned by them. I do plenty of AAU, YBOA, USSSA & other non-FHSAA basketball down here and usually wear b/w shirts with no patches. I am about 1:45 below Orlando, so I do not know those folks, but know of Torch's.