East Coast Basketball Officials Association
Presidents Update
November 2022
Season Tips Off: The season is finally here and tips off this month with Girls games starting the week of November 7th, followed by Boys games the week of the 14th. Please be sure to go into Arbiter and block the dates and times that you are not available to work. Very excited to finally hit the court and get the season started.
ECBOA Meeting: Our FINAL All-Member meeting will be on Wednesday November 2nd at 7:15 pm. This will be the last opportunity to get meeting credit for either a General meeting or a Training meeting. As a reminder, members must have attended one (1) General meeting and two (2) Training meetings to be eligible for a schedule prior to January 1st.
New Members: We have over 20 new members this season, which is the most we’ve had in several years. Thank you for joining our association and for your participation in our new official’s training program. Also, special thanks to the Training Committee (Nick Agress, Mike Lewis, Arnaldo Rivera, Mark DeAtley), and our Mentoring Committee (led by Howard Nierenberg and Anthony Mancino) for all of your efforts.
FHSAA Rules Exam: This is open and runs thru November 21st. It is an open book exam and there are practice questions on our website. Further, there will be a Rules Exam review on November 3rd at 7:00 pm via Zoom for anyone needing assistance.
ECBOA Jackets: Jackets are part of our required uniform and may be purchased from the Association at our next meeting on November 2nd. The cost is $50 (cash or check).
Registration: Registration for both ECBOA and FHSAA remains open thru November 21st. To register, access your Arbiter account and register through the Central Hub for FHSAA and the Central Hub for ECBOA.
Calendar: Please continue to check the calendar posted on our website (ECBOA.org) for a listing of important dates.
Joe Erwin -President
