32. "every high school district is associated with an IAABO board" In response to In response to 30
IAABO - International Association of Approved Basketball Officials, Inc.
All officials that work high school games are assigned by and affiliated with IAABO. Some IAABO boards put an emphasis on ref training and development, others don't. At the very least, they should be able to point you in the direction of where in you area you can go to improve and prepare for certification (if that is your goal)
I would try to get in touch with the IAABO Board in your community (http://www.iaabo.org/board_links.html) although i don't think that link has an exhaustive list bc my board isn't on there. If you can't find the IAABO board on your own, you could always go to high school game and ask one of the referees for the info.
As far as helping the kids to prepare from a ref standpoint, assuming these kids are around 11-13...is helping them to understand illegal vs legal contact and illegal dribble (crossover vs. carry lol) Other than, if you just call the game according to the rules, they'll learn to adjust. If they keep getting called for the same type of infraction, they'll learn that its illegal. Any time a kid has in interest in understanding what he's doing wrong, explain it to him. Its actually on the coaches to work with the players and developing them for the next level but the refs assist just by enforcing the rules accurately and fairly.
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