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ABOA INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

KANDEE O’LEARY NEW SECRETARY

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CABO NEWS

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SUMMER TOURNAMENTS

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WHAT DO ALL THOSE LETTERS MEAN?

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AGM AND CABINET

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ALBERTA SUMMER GAMES

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stripes Alberta Basketball Officials Association

President’s Message

Welcome to first edition of the ABOA newsletter on the web. I would like to congratulate all the Alberta officials that received appointments this year, whether they were pro-

vincial, national or international. You have shown that Alberta officials are among the best. Basketball has become an all year event and therefore there are summer tournaments available for officials. Your local assignor will have knowledge of these tournaments. In September , in conjunction with Basketball Alberta , Super-

Weekend will return on September 22-24. Our relationship with Basketball Alberta has turned the corner and both sides are working hard to make it even better. On the last note, FIBA rules are going to be a reality so be prepared to learn a new set of rules by 2007/08. Have a great summer.

ABOA is encouraging all other leagues (recreation or community) to remain with their current NCAA rules until the fall of 2007.

http://www.fiba.com/ pages/en/aboutfiba/ downloads/regulations.asp

FIBA Rules SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST:

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ABOA Treasuer Paul Rocca says “All ACAC Playoff cheques and ASAA Provincial Cheques have been mailed out in in Early May. If you have yet to receive you r cheque please contact ABOA Treasurer Paul Rocca at [email protected].”

Alberta Schools Athletic Association voted overwhelmingly at its AGM in May to change to FIBA rules for the 2007-08 season. ACAC and CIS Women intend to change to FIBA this fall subject ratification of motions at meetings later this summer.

For more information on FIBA rules and mechanics manual go to the FIBA website at

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Kandee O’Leary New Secretary On May 13 President Dick Vanderstam announced the appointment of Kandee O’Leary of EBOA to the position of ABOA Secretary. Kandee began officiating 18 years ago as a member of the North Central Board. Since joining the Edmonton Basketball Officials Association in 1990, she has participated in 4 provincials culminating in this past year at 4A boys’ tournament. For the past 5

years, she have been on the ACAC Woman’s List. Kandee replaces Stan Krawiec of CABOA who has been the Secretary for the past two years and who resigned at the AGM due to family commitments. Kandee’s duties will also include the updating of the Association’s Bylaws and Policies

CABO News “two scholarships are available to assist officials in the cost of

ABOA Supervisor Kevin Hamel announced at the AGM that two scholarships are available to assist officials in the cost of attending basketball officiating camps.

attending basketball officiating camps”

The first scholarship if the $500 CABO scholarship open to any ABOA official. For more infor-

mation contact Kevin Hamel at [email protected].

able on the CABO site under the CBOA Wall Of Fame page.

The second scholarship is the Ritchie Nicurity Scholarship. Six $500 student scholarships are awarded annually in an open cross-Canada competition. More info and an application form is avail-

Issue 2 of CABO’s Post Play newsletter is now available on the CABO site:

nament in Calgary July 14 - 16.

information on these summer tournaments, please check the ABOA website at http:// www.refalberta.ca/.

http:// www.cabocanada.org/

Summer Tournaments ABOA Evaluation Chairman Jake Steinbrenner recently announced several opportunities for officials to gain valuable experience at a high level of competition. 1. Great Canadian

Shootout in Edmonton June 30 - July 3 in Edmonton. 2. Alberta Summer Games in Red Deer July 27 - 30. 3. Basketball Alberta Pre-Nationals Tour-

In addition to these there will also be ASG Zone Qualifying Tournaments which will be assigned locally. For more detailed

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What do all those letters mean? Like any organization, we use a lot of acronyms and sometimes we forget that not everyone knows what we are talking about. Here are some of the acronyms we use:

ABOA:

Alberta Basketball Officials Association

ACAC:

Albert Colleges Athletic Conference

ASAA:

Alberta Schools Athletic Association

BA:

Basketball Alberta

CB:

Canada Basketball

CIS: CIS

Canadian Interuniversity Sport

CWUAA: CWUAA

Canada West Universities Athletic Association

BRBOA:

BBOA:

CABO:

CABOA:

Battle River Basketball Officials Association (Camrose area) Brooks Basketball Officials Association Canadian Association of Basketball Officials Central Alberta Basketball Officials Association (Red Deer Area)

FIBA:

International Basketball Federation

FMBOA:

Ft. McMurray Basketball Officials Association

GPBOA:

Grande Prairie Basketball Officials Association

LABO:

Lakeland Association of Basketball Officials (North East)

LBOA:

Lloydminster Basketball Officials Association

MHBOA:

Medicine Hat Basketball Officials Association

IAABO:

International Association of Approved Basketball Officials

MVBOA:

Mountain View Basketball Officials Association (Olds area)

NWBOA:

North West Basketball Officials Association

PBOA:

Peace Basketball Officials Association

CBOA:

Calgary Basketball Officials Association

SABOA:

Southern Alberta Basketball Officials Association (Lethbridge area)

DVBOA:

Drayton Valley Basketball Officials Association

THBOA:

Three Hills Basketball Officials Association

EBOA:

Edmonton Basketball Officials Association

VBOA:

Vegreville Basketball Officials Association

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Annual General Meeting and Cabinet HiHi-lites ABOA held a Cabinet Meeting of all Local Board Representative in conjunction with its AGM in Red Deer on the May 5-7 weekend. It was determined at the Cabinet Meeting that all ABOA working officials shall be Active Officials. The designa-

tion of Associate officials will no longer be used. The ABOA Executive will determine various levels of Active membership over the summer. During the AGM, Morgan Munroe was reelected as Interpreter and Wanda Vandervel-

den as Member-atLarge for two-year terms - both by acclamation. Jake Steinbrenner was re-appointed for two years as Evaluation Chair and Kandee O’Leary was appointed for a one-year term as Secretary.

“ . . . all ABOA working officials shall be Active Officials

Alberta summer games The Alberta Summer Games will take place in Red Deer from July 27 - 30. There will be 8 midget-age boys and girls teams - one from each of the ASG Zones. ABOA will appoint 14 officials to work these games which be-

gin on Friday, July 28. Officials will receive ASG apparel, accreditation, meal pass, local transportation as well as accommodations & travel expense for outof-towners. No game fees are paid to any technical officials at the Games.

CONTACT US Alberta Basketball Officials Association Percy Page Centre 11759 Groat Road Edmonton, AB

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Editor: Ken Runquist Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.refalberta.ca

Contact your local Board president or see the ABOA website for more information.

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Official ABOA Newsletter

stripes is published by the Alberta Basketball Officials Association four times per year. If you would like to submit an article on any official in your area or

any other topic of interest, contact the Editor at aboa@basketballalberta .ab.ca