1. Inter-Athletic Council of Officials New Official’s Basketball Class Module # 1 Introductions

2. 2011 Class Introductions Class site and time change Lisle High School Class will run every Monday: ◦ October 3 ◦ October 11 (Tuesday--Columbus Day) ◦ October 17 ◦ October 24 ◦ November 1 ◦ November 7 Start promptly from 7:00 to 9:00

3. 2011 Class Introductions Class Administrator ◦ Dr. Lauri Jordan  Email: lauri676@sbcglobal.netlauri676@sbcglobal.net ◦ Assisting: Simon Steiner Lead Instructor and class founder ◦ Jeffrey Rutledge  Email: Rutledgej1@aol.comRutledgej1@aol.com

4. Lead Instructor’s Résumé  16 Year Officiating Basketball  IHSA Basketball Clinician since 2007  IHSA Officials Conference: Co-Chairperson of the Beginning Officials Conference (2006-Present)  Athletic Officials Association Basketball Division President (2009-2012)  State Final Official in Football (2008) and Baseball in (2009)

5. Joe Spagnolo’s Résumé  31Years of Basketball Officiating (1980-2011)  IHSA State Series Regional Championship Official, Boys Basketball (2008-2011)  Tournament Director / Media Services Director, Proviso West Holiday Basketball Tournament, (1981-1999, 2005-2008, 2010)  Basketball Floor Officials Assignment Chairman, Proviso West Holiday Basketball Tournament (1993-2003, 2005-2011)  Vice-President, Basketball Division, Athletic Officials Association (2010- 2011)  High School Basketball Coach, Boys Basketball Proviso West High School (1993-2001)  Hall of Fame Inductee, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (April 2010)  Member, All-Time All-Tournament Team, Proviso West Holiday Tournament (2000)

6. Introduction Class runs: ◦ October 3 to November 7 ◦ 6 Weeks course Class expectations ◦ Help provide IHSA license for those brand new ◦ We will provide Rulebooks and Casebooks for the current year (2011-2012) for new licenses applied through the class ◦ Teach basic rules and mechanics from the IHSA ◦ Review the IHSA Exam—Final Week

7. Introduction Important Dates ◦ IACO Basketball Clinic  November 5, 2011  Hoffman Estates High School ◦ High School Season Starts  Girl’s season starts, November 14, 2011  Boy’s season starts, November 21, 2011

8. Introduction Illinois High School Association ◦ www.ihsa.org www.ihsa.org Inter-Athletic Council Officials (IACO) ◦ http://iaco-official.org http://iaco-official.org

9. Introduction At the completion of this Module the student should: ◦ Understand the class purpose ◦ Know what to expect get out of class ◦ Understand what is expected of a licensed official ◦ Understand the 3 Legs of Officiating ◦ Know what is needed to start a game

10. Purpose of the Class Classroom Instruction ◦ Basic 2 and 3 Person Mechanics ◦ General Rules knowledge ◦ Basketball Officiating Philosophies ◦ What to expect as an IHSA Basketball Official Building a Foundation Video Demonstrations PowerPoint Presentations

11. What YOU can expect Basic Understanding Continuing education ◦ Clinic ◦ Camps (Level 1 and 2) ◦ Associations ◦ Mentoring ◦ Rule Books  Case Book  Simplified and Illustrated  Rules By Topic

12. Being an IHSA Official Non-IHSA Games Pay yearly dues to IHSA Rules Test Rules Interpretation Meetings Association Membership Clinics Professionalism Dealing with Conflict

13. Three Legs of Officiating Basketball Rules Knowledge Mechanics Philosophy

14. Rules Knowledge What does this mean? ◦ Good understanding of most rules ◦ Spirit of the rules ◦ You cannot bend rules without knowledge of them ◦ Do not become strictly a “rulebook official”

15. Mechanics What does this mean? Floor Positioning Signals Shows Confidence Helps with Judgment

16. Philosophy What does this mean? Every rule has a philosophy Experience can dictate your philosophies Assignors/Supervisors/IHSA might dictate some philosophies Handling coaches and players

17. Review Questions How many varsity games do you expect this season? What are the Three Legs of Officiating? What is the importance of knowing the proper mechanics?

18. Module 1 Questions? New Officials Basketball Class Module 1 Class Introduction