Volume I Issue 7

Serving the Basketball Community since 1952

September 2009

President’s Message

Well the 2008-09 season has finally come to a close and we can focus our thoughts on the upcoming season which begins in early September. Iguess it’s true when they say that there really is “no rest for the wicked.”Last year was probably our busiest and most successful season ever, withclose to 14,000 games officiated. There were some very notablemoments, with a number of people receiving both provincial and nationalappointments, and in most cases, officiating the gold or bronze medalgames. This shows that CBOA continues to produce some of the verybest officials in the province, and the country. In addition to our nationalaccolades, Michael Weiland received his FIBA card in August and isundoubtedly facing an exciting and successful international career.Congratulations to all!The new season brings with it some changes in the CBOA. First we havea new website that is fully functional and looks

FANTASTIC!

A big thankyou to Ken Runquist for doing such an incredible job, especially withinsuch a short time frame. Second, Evaluation Chair Ian Pollard is workingdiligently on bringing a new CBOA Rating System up to snuff. This will bea daunting task considering he is doing it parallel to CABO’s new nationalCertification Program. Third, Treasurer Evan Picton has hired on a coupleof assistants to help with our books and other financial matters. Evan iscurrently training them so that our new payment procedures and budgetingprocess will be in place by the start of the year.Perhaps the most significant change is the retirement of John Weiland asCBOA Commissioner – a position that he has held for over eleven seasons – and the conclusion of over four decades of service as an official, builder,and mentor. John was more than an assigner – he trained, evaluated andmentored almost all of the officials in our organization today, and themajority of our most successful officials working the top levels. Put simply,there is not a single official in the CBOA that has not benefited from John’s

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2009 – 2010CBOA Executive

President:

Don Hermanpresident@cboa.ca

Vice-President:

Rod Davidson

vicepresident@cboa.ca

Past President:

Fino Tiberi

pastpresident@cboa.ca

Treasurer:

Evan Pictontreasurer@cboa.ca

Secretary:

Donald MacDonaldsecretary@cboa.ca

Evaluation Chair:

Ian Pollardevaluation@cboa.ca

Education Chair:

Mike Bittanteeducation@cboa.ca

Member-at-Large:

Grant Hoemal@cboa.ca

Commissioner:

Dick Vanderstam

commissioner@cboa.ca

Email the Executive:

executive@cboa.ca

CBOA Website:

http://www.cboa.ca

Webmaster:

Ken Runquist

webmaster@cboa.ca

ABOA Website:

http://refalberta.ca

GOT A BRIGHT IDEA FOR THE NEWSLETTER? Email Grant at mal@cboa.cawithyour story ideas, suggestions, referee stories, kudos, or announcements!

Volume I Issue 7

Serving the Basketball Community since 1952

September 2009

IMPORTANTUPCOMINGMEETINGS ANDEVENTS

_____________Thurs, Sept. 10

Fall MeetingSt. Mary’s H.S.7:00 pm

Saturday/SundayNov. 12-13

ABOA ProvincialSuperweekendMount RoyalCollege

Tuesday/Thursday

Nov. 3/5, 10/12

Rookie ClinicsLocation TBA

7-9 pm each night

Friday/SaturdayNovember 13/14

Rookie Tourney@ MRC

From the Desk of the Treasurer

Hi all,Welcome to another busy season! Here’s a bit of an update on a fewchanges to the CBOA Finance Department – as well as some reminders:First, we would like to remind all officials that advance cheques will bewritten and mailed to the address on the Arbiter

the third Sunday of each month

. That is, all advance requests will be held until that Sundayand processed then. When there are extenuating circumstances andemergency situations, CBOA will do its best to accommodate thepossibility of sending out an advance sooner. But for efficiency reasons,advances will generally only be sent out at the aforementioned time. Tospeed up the receipt of your advance, and to make the process moreefficient, please make sure that your mailing address and other contactinformation on the Arbiter is up to date.Secondly, I am pleased to announce that we have two AssistantTreasurers on board for the upcoming season. Admir Chihaluca and ChrisPelletier will take on duties similar to mine, and will be available to respondto any questions about the CBOA’s finances. You can contact Admir atadmirc@mac.comand Chris atpelsh22@hotmail.com Lastly, if you are interested in how the CBOA accounts for your money,annual financial statements will be available for you to review at the AnnualGeneral Meeting on September 10

. As always, if you have anycomments, concerns, or suggestions for CBOA’s financial practices,please let me, Admir, or Chris know.I look forward to seeing you all at the AGM!Regards,Evan Picton

Congratulations to Michael Weiland CBOA’s newest FIBA-Carded Official

Michael earned his FIBAcertification in Colorado Springs this past July.

ARE YOU ON THE ARBITER?

Go tohttps://arbitersports.comand sign up.Call the CBOA Commissioners to assist you with registering on the site.

Volume I Issue 7

Serving the Basketball Community since 1952

September 2009

From The CBOA Commissioner

Another busy season is almost upon us…we have the city recreational leagues starting up rightaway, beginning with the Senior B Women’s League on September 9

. Regular Senior Men’sand Women’s leagues get underway September 13

. Please go into the Arbiter and block your days for September/October, as I will be sending out games for those months shortly. If youare not yet on the Arbiter, please go tohttp://arbitersports.comand register. Contact me at403-616-7727 if you need assistance maneuvering your way around the Arbiter.

Another annual event, The Corporate Challenge tournament goes September 13–16 at MountRoyal College, with as many as eight sets of games going on at any one time. These gamesare 3-on-3 format at one basket, with each game lasting no more than 30 minutes. Pleasecontact me if you are interested in helping out with those games as well.A reminder that you should check your e-mail regularly for new game assignments, and either accept or decline them as soon as possible. Diligence is crucial to making the assigningprocess as reliable as possible – for ourselves, and more importantly, our clients.

Dick Vanderstam, CBOA Commissioner

CBOA Member at Large

Hello, everyone, and I hope you had a great summer!Remember that if you ever have any suggestions, comments, or concerns about the CBOA,contact me anytime atmal@cboa.ca. I am a regular e-mailer and will most often get back toyou within a day. The Member-at-Large is meant to be a link between the membership and theCBOA Executive, and a general “helper” type that can support you in your day-to-day officiatingmatters. So don’t hesitate to e-mail me, no matter how insignificant you think the question is.CBOA’s first social event will be a party at Don Herman’s house at the end of the Higher HoopsTournament in early December – stay tuned for details!See you all on the court!

Grant Hoe, CBOA Member-at-Large

Congratulations to Chad Titsing (1A Boys), Chris Pelletier (2A Boys), and Ian Pollard (3A Boys), whoofficiated Gold Medal Games at High School Provincial Tournaments this past season. Well Done!