MACBOA: Newsletter - Archive - Issue 1, January 12, 2000

Newsletter - Archive - Issue 1, January 12, 2000

The MACBOA Newsletter is a periodic (twice a month during October through March and monthly there after) publication of the Mid Atlantic Collegiate Basketball Officials Association (MACBOA). The Mid-Atlantic College Basketball Officials Association provides basketball officiating services to several colleges and universities in the Maryland - Washington, DC area. The Association has a membership of approximately 150 men and women officials. Our membership consist of men and women who work Divisions I, II and III basketball. We pride our Association on providing quality and professional service.

The usefulness and survival of this newsletter is going to depend on the participation of subscribers and professionals alike. Please help by submitting personal stories, experiences, and articles of general interest to the MACBOA community.

Online subscriptions to MACBOA Newsletter are free and currently there are over 100 subscribers to the MACBOA Newsletter throughout the country. Paper subscriptions are also available in the U.S. at a modest cost for printing and shipping. The MACBOA Newsletter is made possible by the kind support of our sponsors. I thank our sponsors for making the newsletter possible. Please visit our web site at http://macboa.org. As always, please visit our sponsors and thank them for keeping MACBOA operational.

Donnee L. Gray, Coordinator of Officials
Donnee.Gray@macboa.org

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From the Coordinator of Officials to Officials

*Please keep your address and phone numbers current with this office.

*Several referees have not responded to our request for pictures for the MACBOA Directory. Please take action on this request.

*Because of heavy construction on I-270 and the Baltimore and Washington area beltways, build in extra travel time to your game sites. DO NOT BE LATE!

*Pre- and Post-Game discussion is required.

*Game Reports are a MUST or you will be fined.

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FAQ's

Where can I get information on the forms, policies, and procedures of MACBOA?

Please visit the 'Policies' section of MACBOA.ORG at http://macboa.org.

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Please Note:

A new women's basketball website featuring Officiating and Rules is expected to be functional within a week. We will report the website address when available.

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Backcourt Scenarios(by Ike Relacion):

*When DRIBBLING, both feet and the ball must be in the front court or the player and ball are in the backcourt. When HOLDING the ball, only the position of the feet matters.

*When pivoting while straddling the line, if the foot in the front court is the pivot, the other foot cannot be picked up and put back down in the back court. If the backcourt foot is the pivot, it doesn't matter.

*On throw-ins, A2 can leap from the front court, catch a pass from A1, and land in the backcourt. This is because there is no team control on a throw-in. But he cannot pass the ball to a teammate in the backcourt before touching the floor in the backcourt first.

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Good and Welfare: Member News & Information

Please wish a speedy recovery to Dwayne Gladden who had surgery in Norfolk, VA.

Welcome Van Debrick back from a bad back and corrective action by his health professionals.

Please welcome back Kenny Clark. Kenny recently returned to the U.S. from Korea. He is a Battalion Commander stationed in Pittsburgh, PA.

Ronnie Bagley has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and is stationed in Georgia.

Ike & Valerie Relacion want to thank the MACBOA membership for the donation received after a fire consumed their home last year.

From the Coordinator: Thank each of you for your continued support of MACBOA. Let's have a great basketball season.

*Please send other newsworthy events or personal items of note to irelacion@aol.com. Contributions should be sent via email with the subject heading: 'MACBOA ITEM'; attachments to will not be accepted.

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Contributions/Items

From: George Toliver, (Current NBA Referee, USA and FIBA Official, and noted Clinician)

Four (4) things to watch for in your game:

Screening

Shooters

Post Play

Hand-Checking

If you can referee this well, the rest is easy!

Remember that you are responsible to represent MACBOA well!

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Ecetera

Call for Contributors: We would be pleased and honored to include contributions from our readers who would like to share tips, techniques, resources or opinions on appropriate topics which focus not just on officiating, but on balancing life and work issues. If you or someone you know would like to contribute, please email irelacion@aol.com

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Sponsor Spotlight: Montrose Physical Therapy, Rockville, MD (301/770-3787)

BACK TO THE COURTS (Mr. Rene R. Bates, MSPT, CSCS)

As the season begins the importance of thinking ahead to prevent injuries is a MUST. There are some simple steps you can take to insure an injury-free season.

The most important step is to have done your homework in the off-season. Have you kept your physical conditioning up? The best way to train is to perform exercises that mimic your officiating activity. Think about the length of the activity, the intensity and type. You do not train a marathon runner by power lifting.

Know your body. Do you know if you have certain areas prone to injury? For instance, do you have appropriated muscular flexibility? Or do you have too much flexibility? Both can lead to injury. Do you have full joint motion in your hips, ankles and back? Do you have appropriate strength and cardiovascular endurance? These are questions you probably never thought of but if you knew the answers you may be able to prevent an injury. See below for flexibility screenings.

How to warm-up is very critical to preventing injury. First, you need to do some light continuous activity like running in place, light jogging, or stationary cycling. Something to get the blood flowing to the muscles. Break into a light sweat and get the heart rate up a little. This usually takes 5 to 10 minutes. Next, you want to perform some general stretches for each muscle group. Stretches should be done in repetitions of ten and held for ten seconds. Stretches should be comfortable and not forced. More is not better. Increasing flexibility is a whole new ball game. We will discuss this topic in future MACBOA Newsletter issues.

If you do suffer from an injury, report it right away to the Coordinator of Officials. Once you strain or sprain tissue, the healing process starts right then. If you do not follow the right precautions you will delay the healing process and may decrease the amount of healing. This will set you up for possible injuries in the future. The goal or treatment is to return you to the previous activity/functioning potential and to initiate preventive and wellness care. Seek professional help from qualified professionals.

Montrose Physical Therapy is a full-service Physical Therapy Clinic. We specialize in manual therapy. We offer state-of-the-art modalities to facilitate healing and control pain and therapeutic exercises. Our Physical Therapists are licensed. We have a dynamic and dedicated staff who provide progressive treatment who enroll annually in continuing education courses to learn the most up-to-date skills. We have the ability to prevent injury, restore function and increase performance. We are located at 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 409, Rockville, MD. Office hours are 7:15am to 3:30pm. Our web site address is www.montrosept.com. Please feel free to contact us for further information at (301) 770-3787. Or you may email us at montrosept@aol.com. We will provide discounts to MACBOA members that includes a "Back to Courts" screening. The screening will look at flexibility and provide recommendations on an individual basis.

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Letters from the Members

Please send in your personal stories, experiences or questions; other readers can reply to you via this newsletter or directly (provide your contact information). Contributions should be sent as e-mail, attachments to will not be accepted. Please take the time to reply if you can help someone.

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Question/Information for Newsletter

For coaches: Do you know what officials do to prepare to work your game?

Please send your responses and we will publish them in the next issue.

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