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RACINE, Wis. — Tom Lopes, Ocean Pines, Md., former NCAA Division I men’s college basketball official and currently the executive director of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO), will receive the 2019 Gold Whistle Award, presented by the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO). The award, the highest honor in officiating, will be presented in Spokane, Wash., on Tuesday, July 30, during the Celebrate Officiating Gala, sponsored by Fox 40 International, which caps the 2019 Sports Officiating Summit.
NASO President Barry Mano said Lopes’ “leadership in training basketball officials has set an especially high bar for our industry. He’s taken many of the best teaching methods and established continuous training for officials from their rookie year through high school.”
Lopes, 76, officiated college basketball for 40 years (35 at the D-I level), including 20 consecutive NCAA tournaments and three Final Fours. His received the Naismith College Official of the Year Award in 1997. He also served as supervisor of men’s basketball officials for the Northeast Conference 2007-2014.
Lopes has been a member of IAABO for 52 years, including 12 as executive director. He serves as a consultant to the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee and helps produce the NFHS Basketball Rules Video. He retires from his IAABO executive director position June 30, 2019.
“I was shocked when I found out about the Gold Whistle Award,” Lopes said. “I never thought I would be considered for it. My background as an educator helped me both on and off the floor. Hopefully I’ve made a difference in the training of officials.”
Lopes served for 39 years as a teacher, guidance counselor, principal and assistant principal all with the Keansburg, N.J., School District, culminating in his position as superintendent from 1995-1996. He put his educator background to good use at IAABO.
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Click here to view the IAABO Play of the Week No. 14 for the 2018/2019 season. At the end of the video, you will need to click on the link shown below to access the survey question. In addition, all IAABO Plays of the Week are archived at www.iaabo.org.
Click here to answer a survey to ensure that you have an accurate ruling. Once you submit your answer, you will receive a response with IAABO’s point of view on this play
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Congratulations to Jim Trumble, Bd. 26 MA (Week 13) winner. Thanks to everyone who participated in the IAABO Play of the Week.
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Click here to purchase Ref Life gear and enjoy Free Shipping - Must use code RefLife when checking out.
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A huge thanks to everyone who participated in the Officials vs. Cancer campaign. Donations are still be accepted. To make a donation, please contact your local board chairperson or send your donation to Officials vs. Cancer, P.O. Box 355, Carlisle, PA 17013. Click here to make an online donation.
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On Saturday evening, April 27, 2019 at the annual spring meeting scheduled to be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, IAABO will be celebrating Tom Lopes’ retirement as the Executive Director, IAABO, Inc. Click here to view and print a form for the event.
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2019 IAABO Spring Meeting
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The IAABO Spring Meeting will be held at the Claridge Hotel in beautiful Atlantic City, New Jersey. The meeting dates are April 24-28, 2019. It is now time to make your room reservations. Room rates are as follows: Wednesday (4/24) and Thursday (4/25) - $110.00; Friday (4/26) - $139.00; and Saturday (4/27) - $149.00. For reservations, please call the hotel at 1-844-AC-IS-FUN or online at www.claridge.com, using the code: IAABOO. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Atlantic City. |
This summer, IAABO will be hosting summer officiating schools with the goal of “professional improvement”. The desire to improve must always be present if one wants to achieve success as an official. Over the past nine decades the many and varied continuous education materials and officials’ schools, which IAABO provides, has assisted thousands of new and veteran officials learn and refine their skills. Click here to register.
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Maine High Schools Struggle to Grow Ranks of Referees
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Many who officiate at the high school level will retire soon, but rigid schedules and fan hostility can deter younger refs. Click here to read the entire article. |
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Protecting the Game: Fan behavior leads to
shortage of referees in high school sports
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You hear it at most every game. Sometimes, when it becomes really volatile, you feel it, too. There is venom in the air; anger and spite thrown around as much as a ball in action. Click here to read the entire |
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High School Referee Shortage Impacts Delaware
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The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association says its experiencing a lack of high school referees, and school sports could take a hit because of it. Click here to read the entire article.
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LHSAA Wants Parents to "Cool It"
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BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana High School Athletic Association asked for calm Wednesday among parents and fans at sporting events. It issued an open letter as part of a national push to recruit and retain referees in an atmosphere on growing animosity. "Be a fan not a fanatic," said LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine. Click here to read the entire article.
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Recently, the IAABO Office has received numerous inquiries about IAABO patches and their availability for purchase. We no longer sell IAABO Patches. This was discontinued several years ago. Please visit Smitty Officials’ Apparel – Smitty is the exclusive vendor for IAABO Logoed products. Click here to view a listing of preferred retailers. |
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IAABO University Goes Live
"An online basketball officiating certification class"
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The course is LIVE. If your board is participating and has prospective officials that would like to enroll in the course, please have them contact the IAABO Office @ iaabo@iaabo.org.
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Are your ready?
RefQuest Enhancing your Game
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RefQuest is an online platform for high school and small college basketball officials. It was developed for basketball officials, by basketball officials. The creation of RefQuest provides a resource for referees to collaborate. This technology has been advanced by the RefQuest visionaries and utilizes world-class programmers who have made the platform user friendly, intuitive and provide unmatched value.
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A Partnership to maximize Membership Benefits
IAABO and RefQuest
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Clip. Post. Engage.
Access to RefQuest gives you the ability to download the RefClip Program
- Easily clip and name your plays.
- Upload them to the RefQuest site for easy sharing.
- Use hotkeys for quick film navigation.
Simple and Intuitive. You receive access for the duration of your RefQuest membership!
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Video Evaluations Made Easy!
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Digital Critic was developed by Official Excellence to enhance referee, umpire and official evaluations. The platform allows for video time stamped commentary, spoken or textual, to be used for officiating improvement. Digital Critic enables groups to track progress, enhance learning, and augment your existing training processes. With online footage assessment, you can have your best evaluators providing valuable feedback consistently, without the need to be present at games. Contact Mark (mark@digitalcritic.ca) for information on a free demo site for your board! Click here to view.
Note that we are offering a 10% discount at the moment.
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Smitty Officials’ Apparel – Smitty is the exclusive vendor for IAABO Logoed products. Click here to view a listing of preferred retailers.
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Long-Time IAABO Member Dave Simon Pens Third Book
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Long-time IAABO member and writer for SPORTORIALS, Dave Simon, recently penned and published his third book. Simon has been an IAABO member since 1984 and written for SPORTORIALS for 29 years. "Tales of Cycling Nomad 1982," published by Orange Hat Publishing, chronicles his 3,500+ mile journey on a bicycle across North America in 1982.
Autographed copies of the book are available by contacting Dave by email at davidsimon15@hotmail.com. Copies can also be ordered through Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
Previously, Simon wrote "Whistle in a Haystack" with Rick Hartzell, which details stories and insights from Hartzell's DI men's basketball officiating career. Simon is also the author of "Bad Golf," a humorous take on why golfers punish themselves playing the game.
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IAABO watch and gift sets are now available at a special price of $99.95. To order your watch and gift set, please contact Donnie Eppley@ 717.713.8129 or email: eppleyd@comcast.net
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the annual Officials vs. Cancer campaign that was held during the past year. Donations are still being accepted. To make a donation, please send your check or money order to your board Point of Contact or mail it directly to: Officials vs. Cancer, P.O. Box 355, Carlisle, PA 17013.
Officials vs. Cancer apparel items are available at:
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You have likely heard the saying, “a goal without a plan is just a wish,” and this age-old adage rings so true for all people pursuing all types of endeavors.
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And for basketball officials embarking on the 2017-2018 season absent a basic strategy on how to achieve a stated desire -- a better schedule; advancement to the next level -- you are in a rudderless boat on an open sea hoping the winds of fate blow you to your destination.
Seeking officiating success described in this manner seems laughable, but yet many officials take this approach with their beloved avocation.
But Ref, don’t panic now...Help is on the way in the form of the new, and first of its kind, GameTracker Journal.
This latest publication from long time IAABO members Billy Martin, Tim Malloy and Al Battista, the creators of Ref60.com, is an innovative tool that provides a template for every basketball official, at every level, to create your own realistic roadmap helping to guide you to your desired destination - one game at a time.
For more information on this GameTracker Journal tool visit www.Ref60.com/gametracker.
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Special Deals for IAABO Basketball Officials
Briggs and Riley Luggage
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Briggs and Riley Luggage - Officials will receive a 60% discount on any product. Officials must use the form which can be obtained by clicking here - There is a lifetime guaranteed on the luggage.
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