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Welcome
The GPBOA is Philadelphia's largest independent organization of basketball officials. We serve several summer leagues and AAU tournaments during the spring and summer months. As well as The Philadelphia Charter School League and several private schools in the winter.
THE GPBOA is intent on providing qualified and trained basketball officials. We have one of the most extensive educational and training programs in the Greater Philadelphia area. We hold both our own officials camp and clinics. For more information on our camps, clinics or other local and national camps, please go to the Camps and Clinics page Camps/Clinic.
To All Staff
ALL OFFICIALS SHOULD BE WEARING THE GREY SHIRT FOR ALL GAMES.
Shorts are ok except school games during the winter.
New Federation Rules are available.
Camp and Clinic Info
is updated
Video
I have added a new page with links to videos on basketball plays. This includes links to the NCAA website which includes different plays on video. I believe video is an excellent tool to learn from. If you come across any video on the internet that you believe is worthwhile to add, send me the link webmaster@gpboa.org.
Equipment Needs
It's not too early to check your equipment needs for this season. If you need new pants or shirts, contact Kevin Hawkins of Purchase Official's Supplies 800-934-4555 or 302-698-0517 for all your uniform and equipment needs.
Abington Friends
Steve MaGill will be assigning Abington Friends again this year. If you have any turnbacks or questions, please contact him directly. His telephone numbers are on Arbiter
New Mechanics
There are new Federation Mechanics for both two and three person mechanics.
You can go to the Rules/Mechanics page to review the new changes.
The annual IAABO test will be given on Monday, November 28th immediately following the general meeting scheduled for 6:30 PM T McVeigh Rec Ctr, D & Ontario Sts. You may register on-line Click here or by contacting James Smith @ 215-517-5293 or Gary Mitchell via email @ gmitchell@ccp.edu
Philadelphia Catholic League
All present officials interesting in continuing to work the Philadelphia Catholic League next season must be a PIAA certified official. If you are not, you will need to apply to the PIAA for membership.
Have a mechanics question, want to find out about an interpretation or debate a rule, discuss and share a weird play, then the Ref Discussion Board is for you. It's a way for officials to share and discuss any plays, situations, or rules questions without waiting for meeting. You can post your particular play, situation or question and other officials can read and reply or learn from your play and interpretation.
How to Become PIAA Official
PIAA requires all those interested in becoming a registered sports official must pass the National Federation test. You can register with the PIAA (Click to Print a Copy of Application). Complete the application and remit with your $30 fee. The test is given three times during the school year (Oct, Feb, and June) and once at the annual PIAA Officials Convention in August. Upon receiving a passing score, you must affiliate with a local chapter within 15 days after receipt of your passing score. FAQ
You're interested in still being around the game but not as a player! You want to be in the thick of it all and leaving knowing you gave your best but did not win or lose. You know the fans will ride you hard, coaches may yell at you and players never commit a foul. Then we are looking for you. Learning from the best to be the best. Be apart of an organization that provides an excellent training ground to the best you can be. If you are interested and have the desire, then we want you. Please contact us now on How to be a referee! So what does it take, click here.
New officials clinics twice a year.
Game Assignments
THE GPBOA has over five hundred games during the year. With over 200 officials and over 1,000 assignments we need a more cost-effective and time efficient way to manage its officials and game assignments. Within the next year, we will begin to implement an internet based assigning web site. We have contracted with The Arbiter.Net and a web site has been designed for our organization's needs. Officials will be able to update their personal information, availability, and receive notice of game assignments by email. In addition, email will be used to communicate game changes or updates. We will phase-in this method over the next year to allow for a successful transition period for those officials who do not have an available means to access email or the internet on a regular basis. For Those officials with internet and email access available to them now, you will begin to receive your assignments via this for format starting May 12. Our goal is to have the majority of our members receiving games via this means by this winter and 100% compliance by next spring.
Membership/Dues
Each official will be assessed a $2/game fee. The fee will cover all games they accept and/or work during our assigning year. This will include any missed assignments. The need for this assessment is to help defray the cost of both our web site and the assigning web service The Arbiter . In addition, to some incidental cost that I have absorbed over the last few years. Your assessment fee will be due by March 15 covering games from September 1 through February 28 and by September 15 covering games from March 1st through August 31st. Therefore you only pay for the number of games you accept and work versus a fixed fee for all officials. With this type of system, you only pay for the number of games you are available to work and assigned. If your availability only affords you to work a minimal number of games, then you only pay for that number. If it affords you to work more, then you pay a proportional fee based on the total number of games you are assigned or worked.
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