Issue 56, August 29, 2005
MACBOA Newsletter

In this Issue:

• Remarks from the Supervisor of Officials: Donnee L. Gray
• 2005-06 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Major Rules Changes
• Contributing Article: Getting Back into Shape! – Ike Relacion
• Order your MACBOA Logo Whistles
• Submitting Articles for MACBOA Consideration
• MACBOA Volunteers
• Newsletter Contact/Information

The MACBOA Newsletter is a periodic newsletter publication of the Mid-Atlantic College Basketball Officials Association (MACBOA). MACBOA provides basketball officiating services to several colleges and universities in the Maryland - Washington, DC area. The Association has a membership of approximately 200 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.

The MACBOA Newsletter is made possible by the kind support of our sponsors.  We thank our sponsors for making the newsletter and other programs possible. Please visit our web site at http://www.macboa.org.  As always, please visit our sponsors and thank them for keeping MACBOA operational.

Remarks from the Supervisor of Officials: Donnee L. Gray

We hope you are having a fun and relaxing summer and getting some much deserved vacation time squeezed in somewhere! As we prepare for the coming 2005 - 2006 season, we hope you are getting in physical shape, mentally sharp, hitting the rulebook and casebook, and ready for the upcoming 2005-2006 season!

We are just a little under a month away from our fall MACBOA Clinic meeting and hope you are preparing mentally and physically for another exciting basketball season of college basketball officiating. A short article by Ike Relacion on Getting Ready for the Season may be found below.

Here are a few reminders as we approach the Sunday, September 18 Clinic meeting at Frederick Community College:

1. We want to thank Dr. Tom Jandovitz, Director of Athletics, Dave Miller, Men’s Head Basketball Coach and Frederick Community College for hosting our 2005-06 MACBOA Clinic on September 18.

2. All contracts, application fees, physical exam forms, and passport size head shot photograph (for new members with name clearly printed on the back) are due into the MACBOA office by September 15th. Liability insurance forms are due by October 10.

3. If you have not received the username and password for secured "Members Only" section of www.macboa.org, please contact Ike Relacion at irelacion@aol.com.  The username and password will be changed by September 15 for security purposes.

4. Our September 18 Clinic Meeting will begin at 7:00 AM SHARP! We plan on concluding the Clinic Meeting by 12 Noon. Late arrivals and unauthorized early departures will be fined $25 payable within five (5) days or no game assignments.

5. OBSERVERS:  Please update all information on AssignBYweb no later than September 15, 2005.

6. ATHLETIC DIRECTORS/COACHES:  There must be a representative from both the men and women’s staff at this clinic.  The starting time is 9:30 a.m.

7. If you are assigned as a Crew Chief in a scrimmage game from now until October 8, you must arrive 1.5 hours early and offer your services to give a clinic to the home team about rule changes and points of emphasis.

2005-06 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Major Rules Changes

The rule and page references are for the 2005 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Rules Book.

Rules Supplement (page 23). It is recommended that padding be used on walls and other facility features in or around the playing area that a student-athlete might contact during play as suggested by the current ASTM standard. Padding should be installed no more than four inches from the floor up to six feet.
Rationale: This safety recommendation was not previously mentioned and is important information for new facilities.

Rule 2-5 (page 40). Officials will be allowed to use the courtside television monitor to determine whether a foul committed near the expiration of time in the first half or second half (when it affects the outcome) occurred before the reading of 0:00 on the game clock.
Rationale: The reading of 0:00 on the game clock is currently used to determine whether a shot-clock violation or try for goal occurred before the expiration of play. This change would be consistent with these situations.

Rule 2-5 (page 40). After using the official courtside television monitor to determine if a foul or try for goal occurred before the reading of 0.00 on the game clock, the official shall be permitted to put the exact time back on the clock when it is determined that time remained when the foul was committed or the ball passed through the net.
Rationale: Currently, officials would not be permitted to correct the time, unless there is a timer's mistake.

Rule 2-12.8, 4-17.5 (pages 51, 72). Twenty seconds will be allowed to replace a disqualified player. The warning signal will be sounded five seconds before the expiration the time limit.
Rationale: This will reduce the time allowed from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.

Rule 2-12.15, 2-5.3 (pages 41, 52). A courtside television monitor may be used when in the judgment of the official a timer's mistake has occurred. Such a mistake may be corrected only during the first dead ball and before the ball is touched inbounds after the game clock should have been started or stopped or once the ball is in play before the second live ball, is touched inbounds when the game clock should have been running.
Rationale: This would extend the time to fix a timer's mistake.

Rule 2-13.6 and 7, 4-43, 9-6 (pages 53, 84, 129). Violations when the ball has been intentionally kicked will no longer result in the reset of the shot clock to either 30 seconds (women) or 35 seconds (men). When the violation occurs with 15 or fewer seconds remaining, the shot clock will be reset to 15 seconds. Otherwise, when the violation occurs with more than 15 seconds remaining, there shall be no reset of the shot clock.
Rationale: The committees believed the penalty was too severe for the violation.

Rule 3-5 (page 62). Head bands and wrist bands shall be uniform in color (similar to the dominant color of the game jersey) and logo on each player and for entire team. Only one logo, the team logo or the manufacturers' logo may be on the head bands and wrist bands.
Rationale: This will create more uniformity for uniforms.

Men's Experimental Rules: During certified games, exhibition games and scrimmages, the three-point line will be extended to 20 feet, 9 inches, the lane will be widened to 14 feet, and a 3 foot restricted-area arc.

Men's Basketball Points of Emphasis: Rough play and palming the basketball will be emphasized in 2005-06.

Women's Basketball Experimental Rules: During certified games, exhibition games and scrimmages, the three-point line will be extended to 20 feet, 6 inches and the 10-second backcourt rule will be applied.

Women's Basketball Points of Emphasis: Displacement and bench decorum will be the points of emphasis for 2005-06.

Contributing Article: Getting Back into Shape! – Ike Relacion

During the summer, it’s easy to put normal eating habits on the back burner. However, when the officiating season looms near, the difficult task of getting back into shape begins. The longer you wait, the more difficult it becomes. The ideal situation is to continue to exercise right through the end of the season and throughout the summer. The next best way to shed pounds is to return to your normal exercise routine as soon as possible.

Exercise will actually increase overall energy levels and prevent fatigue, providing endurance which may be needed to the rigors of sports officiating. In addition to melting away pounds, exercise relieves stress and strengthens the immune system, allowing the body to fight off cold and flu viruses that we are exposed to during the remaining winter months.

In addition, exercising regularly helps the body burn calories more effectively, making it easier to stay in shape. Though regular exercise will increase physical and mental health, a proper diet is crucial to the success of a fitness or exercise program. It is a good idea to consult your physician when designing an exercise or fitness plan, especially if you have a pre-existing health condition. Your physician will help you determine the right amount of exercise and a diet plan that is right for you.

Dieting and exercising is an effective way to get back into shape. Paying close attention to your eating habits all year round, as well as getting the proper amount of exercise is the best way to live a healthy an active life. As sports officials, pay attention to your eating habits after a game assignment.

Exercise can help prevent the physical and mental deterioration of aging. Older patients who exercise may be swimming in the fountain of youth. As obvious as it sounds, the first step to being in shape is to have that as one of your goals. Next, it is very important to write down your goals as well as a specific conditioning program that will allow you to reach your goals if followed. Then, it comes down to the strength of your desire and commitment to get and stay in shape not just for the officiating season, but for life.

If you are presently out of shape, you will not believe how much better you will feel and look from exercising thirty minutes a day three times a week. You will be stronger, have more endurance and more energy in your everyday life as well as during any avocation. Your self-confidence, self-discipline and spirit will grow tremendously in the process of controlling your mind and getting in shape. All it takes is desire, a game plan you can achieve over time and self-discipline to overcome the resistance and excuses.

Order your MACBOA Logo Whistles!

Be the first to receive your MACBOA logo Fox-40 Whistle while supplies last!

Send your payment of $5.50 for each whistle ordered to:

Ike Relacion
c/o MACBOA Logo Whistle
6 Brooklodge Lane
Middletown, MD 21769

Submitting Articles for MACBOA Consideration

Thank you for your interest in submitting an article for consideration on www.macboa.org.

We accept well-written features, how-to articles, "how I did it" success stories, tips and hints, motivational articles and other articles that will help our audience gain knowledge and succeed in their officiating avocation.

We do not accept articles that are primarily advertisements. However, you may place a biographical section at the end of your article. It should be no more than 30 to 40 words in length. It would be nice if you could include a 60x60 picture of you in .gif or .jpeg format.

Below are instructions for submitting your article to the MACBOA.org web site. We ask that you read the terms of your Agreement with MACBOA.org carefully.

Please note: We only accept submissions from the original author of the articles or a publicist hired by the copyright owner to submit material here. By submitting material, you acknowledge that you are legally entitled to distribute the work and to allow it to be redistributed. (If you are a book publisher or public relations firm with copy to distribute, please include a note to that effect at the top of the article you submit.) We do not pay for articles, and do not accept articles that are primarily advertisements. However, you may place a brief resource box and contact information (but no ads) at the end of your article.

To send your article, click on the "Article Submission Form" and answer the questions and then copy and paste your submission into the space provided. We have provided a copy of the form below. Please be sure your by-line appears below the title of the article. Click on the submit button to complete the process and or cut-and-paste the completed form and your article to macboa1@aol.com.

Reward, challenge, appreciation, stimulation, writing, reading...rarely thanked or noticed.

These are some of the attributes of the well hidden job of MACBOA Newsletter Volunteer. Are you interested in working behind the scenes (screens?) to help get information to members? MACBOA is looking to grow our ranks by a couple of folks and thus, we're soliciting volunteers.

What do you do? Read postings. Write articles, membership news, coordinate interviews, cultivate sponsor relations, etc. Write e-mail back and forth amongst us to establish communication, and guidance to keep this list as valuable as possible for our membership. Although we're virtual, our presence is sensed, we hope...and appreciated, although rarely acclaimed.

We haven't a job description, nor do we know what knowledge, skills, and abilities are required, but some that will come in handy are:

• having the ability to write
  
• being thick skinned, not thick headed
  
• being able to express your opinions, while being open minded
  
• having at least a free hour or two a week caring for the membership
  

Please respond directly by e-mail to: irelacion@aol.com

HOW TO CONTACT THE NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR

MACBOA welcomes and encourages news and information for the periodic newsletter. Please submit all materials to address letters of comment, article proposals and queries, or news items to:

Ike Relacion: (301) 371-8520
E-mail: irelacion@aol.com

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