11/12/11 GENERAL MEETING, 10:00AM TCSF LIBRARY           CLINT KERR, BASKETBALL TRAINER

25 ATTENDEES:  CLINT KERR, DAVE TABERSKI, JOSH NIX, JIM FRIZZELL, JEFF LINGAUR, TOM COSGROVE, MIKE REED, KIM HARCEY, DAVE LEMMIEN, JAN VELIQUETTE, LANCE MEAD, CHRIS MILLIRON, EARL SUTHERLAND, RON HUBBARD, MARK STEWART, DENNIS SCHAAR, AMY DIX, BILL BARTHOLOMEW, BRUCE HULTEEN, NATHAN RITTER, ROGER HEERES, WILL FLEMING, MIKE HALEY, BONNY MILLER AND MIKE SPENCER

DISCUSSION OF BLUE WHISTLE (PROSTATE CANCER) RATHER THAN PINK WHISTLES FOR FEBRUARY DISCUSSED. NO DECISION MADE.

2011-2012 RULE CHANGES AND POINTS OF EMPHASIS COVERED WITH DISCUSSION

REMINDER GIVEN FOR 12/1 SCHEDULE AND 12/8 RULES MEETING AND EXAM DEADLINES

COVERED SUBSTITUTIONS WITH REFEREE ARTICLE  DISCUSSION

HIGHLIGHTED PREVENTING AND DEALING WITH FIGHTS REFEREE ARTICLE WITH DISCUSSION

BLOW-OUT CITY/ UNEVEN GAMES REFEREE ARTICLE WITH DISCUSSION

ANTICIPATE THE PLAY, NOT THE CALL REFEREE ARTICLE WITH DISCUSSION

CONFIDENT OR COCKY REFEREE ARTICLE WITH DISCUSSION

LET ‘EM VENT A LITTLE REFEREE ARTICLE WITH DISCUSSION

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION REFEREE ARTICLE WITH DISCUSSION

REQUEST FOR FUTURE TRAINING TOPICS AND ANY RULE INTERPRETATIONS OR SITUATIONS.  NONE BROUGHT UP BY THE BODY

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 12:10 PM.       NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 12/10/11

11/5/11  ROOKIE MEETING, 10:00AM AT YMCA         CLINT KERR, BASKETBALL TRAINER

14 PRESENT:    CLINT KERR, DAVE TABERSKI, JAN VELIQUETTE, KIM HARCEY, CHRIS WITHEY, WILL FLEMING, JEFF LINGAUR, BRYAN TRAVIS, JOSH NIX, BRIAN DAVIS, KELLY CLARK, JEREMY CRUM, MIKE REED AND SCOTT POREMBA

7 NEW OFFICIALS WERE PRESENT ALONG WITH 2 2^ND YEAR REFS.

TRAINER KERR INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND HIGHLIGHTED HIS OFFICIATING EXPERIENCE.

EACH ATTENDEE RECEIVED A 7 PAGE HANDOUT CONTAINING A COURT DIAGRAM, TWO PERSON MECHANICS, NFHS MECHANICS, 25 MISUNDERSTOOD HIGH SCHOOL RULES AND A NFHS TECHNICAL FOUL AND PENALTY SUMMARY.

LINES ON THE COURT AND APPLICABLE RULES WERE COVERED.

MECHANICS AND APPROVED SIGNALS FOR TWO MAN OFFICIATING WERE COVERED.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RAISED ARM WITH OPEN HAND AND FIST WAS EXPLAINED.

HIGHLIGHTS OF 25 MOST MISUNDERSTOOD RULES REVIEWED.

GENERAL LEARNING TIPS GIVEN.

ON COURT TIPS GIVEN.

BEST WAY TO STUDY THE RULES ARTICLE FROM REFEREE MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTED.

SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE TRAINING TOPICS WERE SOLICITED.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 12:05PM.     NEXT ROOKIE TRAINING 12/3/11