Officials: If you are receiving this message, you are confirmed to work games in one of our membership conferences / leagues or affiliate institutions for games between April 10-12, 2026.

This message will help you prepare you for your upcoming assignments.

10 Quick Points of Emphasis & Directives:

1. Offseason Development Points of Emphasis Video: Please review the Mandatory points of emphasis video from our office that will outline all items you need to know to ensure we are all on the same page. Here is the link to view the Points of Emphasis Video: https://www.loom.com/share/9d5fe69787474c4d98ca65b5a413675d

2. Offseason Development Points of Emphasis Quiz: After you have watched the training video, please complete the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1npUt2a34yaaFncV1wQdB7imks-lweByBwsv3afhfz-PWVg/viewform?usp=header This quiz is REQURED to be on file before payments can be processed. This will ensure all officials are on the same page across all levels / leagues / conferences.

3. Uniforms: The approved uniform is black and white jersey / black shoes / black shorts or pants / black fox 40 whistle. This uniform needs to be TUCKED in. Lets all do our part by looking the part while on the floor.

4. Professionalism: Our consortiums moto is: "Diffuse situations and DO NOT create them". You do not need to win every argument.

5. Arrival & Departure of games: Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your game. Be dressed and ready to go. If you are at the end of your games and there is not another official there to replace you, please stay there and message our office. Lets work together on being a strong team on and off the floor.

6. Mandatory Pre-game coaches / captains meeting: Before every game, make sure we take 1 minute to identify the head coach of each team and do a quick coaches / captions meeting. Build he relationships early and set the tone. DO NOT take shortcuts on this. It is very important to set the tone and standard from the beginning with these coaches and players. We are treating these games like they are regular season games. Remember.. This is an opportunity to work on something.

7. Reduce Physicality: Call fouls on obvious contact plays. Don't allow players to displace each other on rebounds. Clean up the post early. Get the hand checks / body bumping on the perimeter.

8. Technical Fouls & Ejections: Our office supports technical fouls and ejections. You are hired for judgment. Enforce the rules as written. If a coach is out of line, issue the technical foul. Remember to NOT escalate things. If you do NOT know what to say, remain silent. Racial slurs are automatic technical fouls. Call them and you will be supported.

9. Communicate Effectively: Speak clearly and calm. Use these games as opportunities to become an active listener and speak to deescalate things. Remember... Its not our job to win every argument. Sometimes we need to tell a coach what they need to hear to move on. Keep the art vs the science in mind.

10. Rules: Please reference the rules for this conference / league by clicking here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G23Jsk3l76SDvJJOj50yGeatLaEBXhqx/edit?invite=CKuq69UO

Thank you for your dedication to High School and college basketball!