Digital Rulebook And Casebook ...

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Billy, see if you can sign into Arbiter on this site:

http://nfhs.arbitersports.com

Worked for me. Thanks Welpe!

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Back in August, I sent a check for $35.00 to my state interscholastic spots governing body to cover the extension of my membership in the NFHS Officials Association.

...Also, Connecticut is a state where, in order to become a NFHS Officials Association member, all officials of that sport must join, or none may join, thus, there are no individual members....

In one sentence you say paid for a membership in the NFHS Officials Association but in another you say you can't be a member.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Arbiter asked for my email address, and my password. I gave them both, and this is what I got: "This content is available only to registered members of NFHS Basketball".

Remember, Connecticut basketball officials do not belong to the NFHS, nor do they belong to the NFHS Officials Association. I only belong to the NFHS Officials Association as a "pretend" volleyball official, a "pretend" volleyball official who isn't listed on any Arbiter list as a "real" volleyball official.

Keep trying guys.

The email address you used to join the NFHS has to be the same one you used to access the Arbitrsports site. If it's not, then that's the issue.

If they are the same, then you need to contact the NFHS.

Bottom line, if you paid $35 to the NFHS Offiicals Association, then you should have access to all publications, no matter what sport you officiate.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Of course, that might not be a benefit for any table officials who might be lurking.

Players, coaches, fans? Look at my Forum record. I've provided as many actual citations to the unbooked, not just rule numbers, or case numbers, as any other Forum member. Some Forum members seem to think that all on the Forum have rulebooks, and casebooks. There are many non-official Forum members who are unbooked. There are many Forum visitors who are unbooked. I know that many of my posts contain offtopic, or slightly offtopic images, but I do more than just that.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

Billy, you seriously might want to contact the NFHS before spending the money that a data plan would cost you even if you got a "free" smart phone.

I am seriously considering that.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

In one sentence you say paid for a membership in the NFHS Officials Association but in another you say you can't be a member.

Why confused? I do belong to the NFHS Officials Association, I have a working password to get me onto the NFHS Officials Association site. The problem seems to be with the Arbiter NFHS connection. I'm on the Connecticut basketball officials Arbiter list, but Connecticut basketball officials do not belong to the NFHS Officials Association, so I can't log on to the Basketball component. I'm really not a volleyball official, so I'm not listed on any Arbiter volleyball list, so I can't log on to the volleyball component.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Why confused? I do belong to the NFHS Officials Association, I have a working password to get me onto the NFHS Officials Association site. The problem seems to be with the Arbiter NFHS connection. I'm on the Connecticut basketball officials Arbiter list, but Connecticut basketball officials do not belong to the NFHS Officials Association, so I can't log on to the Basketball component. I'm really not a volleyball official, so I'm not listed on any Arbiter volleyball list, so I can't log on to the volleyball component.

I'm confused b/c you keep saying you are a member through your state and then you say Connecticut officials can't be members so it's an obvious contradiction. It would seem to me that if you have paid for a membership you should be entitled to all the benefits, to include access to the online pubs.

[Altor]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I am seriously considering that.

I would also recommend that, unless you have other uses for a smart phone, you take a look at an iPod Touch. They require a WiFi connection to get to the Internet (no 3G/4G), but the NFHS app does not require Internet to use it after it is installed on the iPod.

I'm just cheap and refuse to pay $30/month for data where practically everywhere I go has free WiFi.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

Billy, you seriously might want to contact the NFHS before spending the money that a data plan would cost you even if you got a "free" smart phone.

That all might be true, but if someone is only concerned with their access to the rules in a specific way, those days appear to be over. You have to adjust because it is clear the NF is not going back to PDF format unless they get some revenue stream jump anytime soon like the NCAA gets. I do not even use my smart phone for any rules review, I bought a tablet for that type of purpose.

Peace

[Bad Zebra]

Being the proud owner of an iphone and ipad, I just checked the app store and found NFHS Rulebooks available for purchase for $5.99 each...for every sport EXCEPT basketball. Anybody know what the deal is there?

[Altor]

They probably are about to release the 2012-2013 rulebook and don't want people upset because they purchased the 2011-2012 rulebook.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

Being the proud owner of an iphone and ipad, I just checked the app store and found NFHS Rulebooks available for purchase for $5.99 each...for every sport EXCEPT basketball. Anybody know what the deal is there?

If you dig on the NF website, the basketball rulebook for the IPad/IPhone will not be available until early November. I think the Android version will be available earlier. Do not ask me why, just what I read.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That all might be true, but if someone is only concerned with their access to the rules in a specific way, those days appear to be over. You have to adjust because it is clear the NF is not going back to PDF format unless they get some revenue stream jump anytime soon like the NCAA gets. I do not even use my smart phone for any rules review, I bought a tablet for that type of purpose.

Peace

Maybe the next version of Windows will allow android apps to work on a PC.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Adam

Maybe the next version of Windows will allow android apps to work on a PC.

Already possible:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-ways-...-apps-windows/

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I know that many of my posts contain offtopic, or slightly offtopic images, but I do more than just that.

Unfortunately, for me, the offtopic overshadows the "I do more than just that."