Forum: Basketball
Tue Oct 02, 2018, 09:20am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Summer Of '42 (1971) ...
We don't have a great high school camp system here in Connecticut.
If a new official is transferring over from another IAABO board, one is guaranteed a similar schedule.
If a new official is...
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 03:52pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
The Loyal Order Of Moose ...
Ancient Days © 2018 Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
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True story. Many years ago, before cell phones were popular and...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Sep 27, 2018, 10:56am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Band Of Brothers ...
Good point. I bet you guys get together in the off season, with wives and girlfriends, to socialize, weddings, graduations, birthdays, holidays, etc. I get it. Good point, which is why I started my...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Sep 27, 2018, 10:51am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
With Eyes Wide Open ...
With all due respect, and I know little about assigning, other than I would never do it, aren't you paid to reschedule due to weather, illness, injuries, turnbacks, etc., not as a separate fee, but...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Sep 27, 2018, 10:35am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Variety Is The Spice Of Life ...
When in Rome ...
One of the things I like about officiating is the collegiality. With 325 guys on my local board, I seldom work with the same official more than once per season, but over a period...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Sep 27, 2018, 06:37am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Counterproductive ...
Hopefully, most assigners realize that and act appropriately when their officials encounter such conflicts. To do otherwise could lead to a loss of officials who want to "work" for them.
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 11:11pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
$15.00 ...
Our local policy: Game Turn Back Due To Not Closing Date - Fine $15.00
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 04:06pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Sep 26, 2018, 02:09pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Missed Christmas Parties ...
After being a Forum member for thirteen years, it is my understanding that some officials sign contracts anywhere from eighteen months, to twenty four months, in advance.
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 11:42am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:39am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Monster Magnet ...
Around here it's new magnet schools, and new charter schools.
We've seen a slight dip in subvarsity girls programs around here, a few schools couldn't field a girls junior varsity team last...
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Forum: Basketball
Mon Sep 24, 2018, 11:34am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
One Person Mechanics ...
It probably came down to that, not playing games, or playing one-person games.
When athletic directors keep getting, "Sorry. Nobody available", from the assigner every time they schedule, or...
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 11:02am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
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Forum: Basketball
Fri Sep 21, 2018, 07:05am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Let's Misbehave ...
It's actually in both the opening and closing of Woody Allen's 1972 film, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).
If you like lots of cute bunnies, or 1920's...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 11:14pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Throw In A Restaurant Gift Certificate ...
No wonder you have trouble recruiting new talent. From what you've told us, you couldn't recruit me if you promised me a state final my first year.
(Connecticut Game Fees for 2018-2019: Varsity...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 10:49pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Puddle Jumpers ...
That's insane. Connecticut is only 120 miles wide at it's widest.
Book a seat on one of those puddle jumpers, like they do in Alaska.
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 10:23pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Crazy Town ...
That's crazy. My longest trip (one way) is 55 miles.
I hope that you get to work one of those boy/girl doubleheaders after such a long journey, and/or get mileage.
Wasn't there a Forum member a...
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 03:59pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
The Great Recession ...
Maybe we need another recession? We got a lot of new officials back in 2009-2010. There was a waiting list to get trained. Turned many away.
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Forum: Basketball
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 03:26pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Living In A Vacuum ...
Nor am I. And I didn't realize it until I joined the Forum.
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Forum: Basketball
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 10:59am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Move Up The Chart With A Bullet ...
One big exception is the "new" guy who is only new to the association (transfer) because he moved from another association. Locally, it used to be that such a guy, if he was not affiliated with IAABO...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 07:53pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
We Didn't Know Any Better ...
Do you have trouble "keeping" officials, or do they get impatient and move on?
We didn't know of any other way (a long wait for varsity games) so nobody complained until we merged (it was actually...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 05:59pm
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Be It Ever So Humble ...
Great point. Connecticut is a small state, and I'm only in a little corner, so I'm not required to travel more than 55 miles (one way) for any of my varsity games.
Back in the day, when I did...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 11:57am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Good Luck With That ...
Congratulations.
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Here you go Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Just print it, cut it out, and bring your better half...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 11:27am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
Up The Ladder ...
Here, in my little corner of Connecticut, we used to have some strict local "years of service" rules regarding moving up the ladder. No matter how good an official was, they had to wait a minimum of...
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Forum: Basketball
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 11:10am
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Replies: 113
Views: 7,360
For Whom The Bell Tolls ...
I thought same thing myself until I gave it more thought. In the school system in which I used to teach, the bell for end of the high school day rings at 2:05 p.m. Also, student athletes are often...
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