Bd 10.COMmuniquéPreparation is the Name of the Game

Don’t look now, but before you know it, you’ll be on the court, blowing your whistle, making rulings, and subjecting yourself to the inevitable reac-tions from coaches, players and spectators. You had better be ready. Accordingly, our theme for this issue of Bd10.COMmuniqué is “Preparation.” Preparation

takes several forms. By now you should have prepared yourself to accept a schedule of games as

assigned – i.e., any days and times you can’t work should have already been blocked. Elsewhere in this issue, Dr. Dan Davis walks you through a recommended regiment of physical conditioning preparedness in his “The Dr. is In” column. You should take his suggestions to heart, especially if you haven’t been physically active during the offseason. Rules knowledge is also key to being prepared. (cont. on p. 2)

Mandatory Rules Interpretation Meeting Sunday, November 13th Now is the time to get into the rulebook

Our Board 10 Sunday morning meeting schedule kicks off with the Rules Interpretation session at Lyman Hall High School in Wall-ingford on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 8:15 AM. Our board meets 5 times during the 2011-12 season, and you must attend at least 4 of those meetings to get full credit. Attending the Rules Interpretation session is mandatory. If you cannot attend on November 13th, you should have attended a Rules Interpretation session hosted by one of the other boards in the state. By now, all those sessions have taken place. At our ses-sion, Interpreter Jeffrey Smith will lead a discussion of the rule changes and points of emphasis for the upcoming season as well as other rules and mechanics that IAABO feels need closer attention on the part of all officials. This is “news you can use” to help you become a better official and get your season off (cont. on p. 2)

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Also this issue...• Update from the State: CIAC

grants

• Special Events Round-up

• Officials vs. Cancer Campaign 2011-12

• News and Notes

• President’s Message

• Commissioner’s Commentary

• The Doctor is In: Preseason conditioning

• Member Profile: David Daniels III

• Knowledge Bank: 12 Tips for Becoming a Better Official

• Ask the Interpreter: 2011-12 Rule Changes

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Preparation is the Name of the Game...(cont. from p.1)Our President, Steve Wodarski, underscores the importance of rules knowledge in his column. Our Interpreter, Jeffrey Smith, takes you through the major rule changes in “Ask the Inter-preter.” To further help you prepare for the season, Assistant Interpreter Ray Vanacore shares his “12 Tips to Help You Become a Better Official” in our “Knowledge Bank” feature.

Update from the State As you recall, the CIAC offered all officials’ boards for all high school sports throughout the state the opportunity to obtain a $250 incentive grant to put towards programs designed to improve officiating and their service to CIAC member schools. Joe Tonelli, Director of the CIAC Officials’ Association, reports that as of this writing, the association has approved 33 grants to local boards, totaling $8,250. The association is still accepting proposals for grants for the duration of the 2011-12 school year. “Our goal is to have all of the 50 boards in our state apply for and receive an incentive grant,” Joe said. So far, they are well on their way toward meeting that goal. Board 10 applied for and received a grant during the offseason and will use those funds to purchase a portable projector for displaying instructional PowerPoint presentations on

the big screen at our Sunday morning meetings throughout the season. Thanks to Ray Vanacore for crafting and submitting the proposal and guiding the effort to secure our grant. Other officials’ boards, including basketball and other sports, are using their grants for such initiatives as: Observer programs (something Board 10 has had for a while), mentor programs, instructional DVDs, videos for observing and evaluating officials, clinics, and on-line resources for instruction and evaluation.

Mandatory Rules Interpretation Meeting Sunday, November 13th...(cont. from p.1)to a positive start. After the Rules Interpretation session, our remaining meetings are as followed:

Sunday, December 4, 2011.Sunday, December 11, 2011. NOTE This is the Refresher Exam session and will take place in the Lyman Hall cafeteria.Sunday, January 8, 2012.Sunday, February 5, 2012. This is our Annual Meeting.

All meetings after the Rules Interpretation session begin at 8:30 AM sharp, with attendance taken between 8 AM and 8:15 AM and, ex-cept for the Refresher Exam session, will be held in the Lyman Hall auditorium.

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Special Events Round-upby Cheryl McCarthy-Chiari

Greater Hartford Pro-AmThis summer’s Greater Hartford Pro-Am was played from July 6th through August 18th at the Sports and Medical Science Academy in Hartford. This year’s GHPA season may have been their best ever. With the NBA lockout, many players were looking for a game and the Pro-Am offered a great outlet for them. The bleachers were packed with spectators and the Championship was played before a capacity crowd of 1,500. Some fans were turned away at the door in disappointment because the place was filled. Admission to all games was free and, in total, about 70,000 fans attended the GHPA this summer.Kevin Kirksey, a Windsor native, and Peter Higgins founded the Greater Hartford Pro-Am in 1997 and marveled at the changes and growth they have seen over the years. The highlights made the local news and the media were abundant. Clips appeared on YouTube every day. The competition and the number of fans who came out in droves were the right mix for some incredible basketball. On any given night you might see Ryan Gomes, the Waterbury native who now plays for the Clippers, as well as former UCONN star Kemba Walker, who signed with the Bobcats. Also play-ing were Charles Jenkins of Hofstra who signed with the Golden State Warriors, and Gary Forbes of the Nuggets who put up 78 points. Even famous rapper “the Game” got in on the action showing off with a few highlight dunks. The best players from local colleges in Hartford, Waterbury, New Haven, and New London put on uniforms and played. The only lockout in Hartford were those fans who didn’t get there in time to get a seat.The season’s Championship series did not disappoint. Hart Nissan played against hometown favorite Cambyland. The series went to a game-3 when Harte Nissan defeated Cambyland in a double overtime nail biter. It was as exciting as any final four or NBA championship game. Video highlights are avail-able on line. Go to youtube.com and enter 2011 Greater Hartford Pro-Am in the search box.Editor’s note: Board 10’s Steve Cain, Cheryl McCarthy, Chris Reno, and Jeffrey Smith officiated at the 2011 Pro-Am.

From Triumph to TragedyUnfortunately, the Greater Hartford Pro-Am’s spectacular year was marred by tragedy when the Championship MVP TJ “Buckets” Mathis was fatally shot on Saturday, September 3, 2011. He was the 25th homicide in the City of New Haven, and it shook the local and the basketball com-munities alike. Triumph turned to tragedy. Instead of celebrating a glorious win, TJ Mathis was put to rest. A benefit basketball game was held in his honor earlier in October. (See “Celebration of #10”). (continued on p. 4)

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Special Events Round-up...(cont. from p. 3)Osgood Shootout supports scholarships

The 19th Annual “Osgood Shootout,” New England’s biggest summer men’s basketball tournament, was held on Saturday, August 20th and Sunday, August 21st at New Britain High School in New Britain. The Osgood Shootout, which raises money for scholarships, always offers great competitive ball and fills New Britain High School. This year, there was a happy surprise. Kemba Walker, the former UCONN guard who led the Huskies to a national championship in March — happened to be in New Britain, had some time and decided to put together a team for the 19th annual Osgood Shootout bas-ketball tournament. Between playing at UCONN and then the

Greater Hartford Pro Am, Kemba had become a local figure and developed quite a following. Again, the NBA lockout proved to be a benefit for yet another local event. Tourna-ment organizer Darwin Shaw could not be happier. As it

happened, Kemba’s teammates didn’t arrive for the first game of the day, so he put his recruiting skills to work. He grabbed a couple of high school kids who wanted to play, including his friends Jared Willis and Matt Correa, and they won their first game. His new teammates were thrilled and embraced him as one of their own, making him an honorary Golden Hurricane. He gave some local kids a story they can tell for the rest of their lives. “Me personally, I don’t think anything of it, but everyone tells me kids are excited to play with me. For me it’s just basketball,” Walker said. To see highlights of Kemba Walker’s tournament performance, click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfVaQfH9dU8. To see his game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer, click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXn2YNnnjWcCelebration of #10When TJ Mathis’ mother spoke at his funeral, she asked that her son’s life be celebrated, not mourned, and that if she couldn’t hold him in her arms, then Jesus would. TJ would now play on God’s team. TJ’s life was indeed celebrated on Saturday, October 8th at Hamden High School for the First Annual TJ Mathis Celebration of #10 basketball tourna-ment. The day’s events featured a col-lege men’s tournament, a women’s col-lege game and a high school all star game. According to the tournament coordinator, the event was very successful. 500 tickets were sold in advance with additional tickets sold at the door. Between tickets, T-shirt and concession sales, the tournament raised $7,000, with all proceeds donated to the Jair Alexan-der Mathis Fund. Jair is the young son TJ left behind. The event exceeded expectations. The family was very touched and grateful for everyone who volunteered their time, money, supplies and especially their love and prayers for the family. Thanks also to the following officials who donated their on-court services: Steve Cain, Ken Devoe, Tom Goldbach, Angela Harris, Anthony Jones, John Kemp, Duane Mack, Kenny Manson, Cheryl McCarthy-Chiari, Chris Reno, Al Rosemond, Jeffrey Smith, George VanValkenburg, Kevin Wiggins, and Bob Wilcox.

Kemba Walker goes up for a put-back at the Osgood Shootout

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Volunteerism on the court“Celebration of #10” TJ Mathis Memorial Tournament

Volunteer officials, le%-to-right: Steve Cain, Cheryl McCarthy-Chiari, Je&ey Smith, Chris Reno, Anthony Jones, Ken Devoe, Al Rosemond, Bob Wilcox, Chris Reno

Special Olympics Qualifying Games on October 22nd

Special thanks to all those who worked the Special Olympics Qualifying Games on October 22, 2011:Brian Glendon (Bd 6), Ray Vanacore (Bd 10), Ryan Allison (Bd 8), Jim Powers (Bd 10), GinaAmato (Bd 10), Chris Karcher (Bd 8), Dick Benfer (Bd 7), Ed Finnegan (Bd 10), Mary Mannion(Bd 10), Anthony Bagnoli (Bd 10), Marlene Luebeck (Bd 6), Rob Sember (Bd 10) and Mike Scanlon(Bd 10). We were short on officials, but everyone who showed up worked above and beyond. It was an great effort!!

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Officials vs. Cancer Campaign for 2011-12Once again, Board 10 will help raise money and awareness for the fight against breast cancer by partici-pating in the “Officials vs. Cancer” campaign. You will have the opportunity to purchase pink whistles

and lanyards in exchange for dona-tions to the campaign. You will learn more in future bulletins and newslet-ters and at our Sunday morning meet-ings. Usually, we designate one week during which we use the pink whis-tles. It has been suggested we do so for every girls’ game we work

throughout the season. Keep a pink whistle and lanyard in your equipment bag so you and your partner can coordinate your use of them. Two years ago, Connecticut led the nation in contributions to the cam-paign and last season was runner up to Colorado. Let’s participate as fully as possible this season. For more information about the campaign, go to: http://officialsvscancer.org/.

Volunteer Officials needed for Special Olympics on November 19 and 20 The Connecticut State Special Olympics Tournament will be held at Quinnipiac University in Hamden on Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20, 2011. They need a lot of officials to cover the games over that weekend. This is a hugely important event and we have traditionally volunteered. We need to continue that tradition. Please send your availability for the tournament via email to Cheryl McCarthy-Chiari at: chechi402@aol.com. Do not telephone. Email only.

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NEWS & NOTESOfficiating honors for

our Board 10 colleaguesQuality officials are just that, and it matters not what sport or sports they work. They bring the same high level of professional-ism and expertise to the fields and courts of play. Cases in point:The Connecticut High School

Coaches’ Associa-tion named Buddy Chernovetz their 2010-11 Umpire of the Year and presented that award to Buddy at the Aqua Turf where the Association held their All Star Banquet. Also, on November 8, 2011, Buddy will be inducted into the New Haven Tap-off Club Hall of Fame at their annual HOF dinner at Amarante’s Sea Cliff in East Ha-ven. Congratulations…… Our own Jim Brennan continues to shine in the world of big time col-lege foot-ball offici-ating, drawing high pro-file as-signments. For exam-ple, he was a Side Judge with the Big East crew that officiated the September

Side Judge Jim Brennan at far right. Note the retro style hat.

10th game between Notre Dame and Michigan, played at the Big House before the largest crowd ever to watch a college football game – 114,804 to be exact – and a huge national TV audience. If that’s not pressure enough, this marquee matchup went down to the wire as the Wolverines over-came a 24-7 deficit entering the 4th quarter. Michigan scored with 1:12 left in regulation to take their first lead of the game. Notre Dame re-sponded with a touchdown of their own to re-claim the lead with 30 seconds remaining. Michigan came right back and scored the win-ning touchdown with 2 seconds left. To Jim and his crewmates’ credit, after it was over, everyone was talking about the game. No one was talking about the officials or the calls…… Joe Alberti has made a name for himself on the pro tennis circuit. This summer he officiated at his 17th U.S. Open tournament. Joe has just been ranked – again – in the Top 10 in the world among tennis officials by the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals). Joe has worked a number of top tour-naments throughout the year. He’s pic-tured here in the Um-pire’s chair for a charity match pitting the team of Andre Agassi and Brad Gilbert vs. Owen Davidson and Todd Martin.

(News & Notes continued on p. 10)

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News & Notes...(cont. from p. 9)All in the family The stork delivers.Some births to report, putting smiles on the faces of our col-leagues and their families. Alicia Rascati DeNuzzo and Vin DeNuzzo wel-comed their first child, Cameron DeNuzzo, into the world. Cameron was born July 10th, 2011. Speaking of firsts, Cameron is the first grandchild of Ron DeNuzzo. Cameron has inherited some excellent basketball genes. His mom was a standout basketball player for North Branford High School...... John Moniello is a proud Grandpa with the arrival of Luke Christopher Moniello, born August 1st, 2011 to John’s son Chris and daughter-in-law Katie. Luke arrived at a healthy 7 pounds, 5 ounces. Baby and parents (pictured here) are doing fine.

Ari Crooks is delighted to announce the birth of his first child, Aubrey Marie Crooks, born at 12:03 on October 10th. Aubrey entered the world at a robust 8 lbs, 9 oz.

Wedding bells are ringingSaturday, October 22nd, 2011 was a happy day for Ken Devoe and Cindy Simell-Devoe. Their son,

Lucas, married the former Ais-linn Hinckley that afternoon at Woodwinds in Branford. The weather was beautiful for their out-door ceremony, and the festivi-ties proceeded perfectly from there. Aislinn is a cardiac nurse at Saint Raphael’s Hospital in New Haven. Lu-cas started his career as a 4th grade teacher at West Woods Elementary School in Hamden. The happy couple resides in Hamden.

Success in the classroom and on the fields and courts

Al Carfora reports that his daughter, Brittany, a 2008 graduate of Columbia University, re-cently obtained her second Bachelor of Sci-ence degree from Jackson-ville University. She earned her degree in nurs-ing, successfully completing the 14 month accel-erated degree program…… On October 6th, 2011, Walter Duarte, Jr. graduated from the Lincoln Culinary Institute in Shelton, CT and received his degree in Culinary Arts. He has enrolled in Gateway Community College for the semester beginning January, 2012 where he will pursue a degree in Business Man-agement. (News & Notes continued on p. 11)

Le% to right: Al, Brittany, Angelena and Jeanine Carfora

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News & Notes...(cont. from p. 10)His dad, Walter Duarte, Sr., is enjoying his first full year as a varsity football official, as a mem-

ber of the New Haven Football Officials’ Associa-tion, for whom he also serves as a district rep. Both Walters – junior and senior – re-cently completed their first season

as certified boys’ lacrosse officials with the Western CT Lacrosse Officials’ Association. If that’s not enough, Wal-ter, Jr. seeks to become a member of the Greater New Haven Baseball Umpires’ Association in 2012, following in his dad’s footsteps… … Carl Highsmith’s daughter, Alexis, attended the IAABO Women’s Bas-ketball Officials’ School at the University of New Haven. Alexis says that, as a newer offi-cial, she found the camp experi-ence invaluable as she learned a lot and met some terrific people.

Happy 85th birthdayIn honor of his mother-in-law’s 85th birthday, Bob Speziale reports that his wife’s family treated Bob’s mother-in-law to a trip to Flagstaff, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon. The trip in-cluded riding the Grand Canyon Railroad from Williams to El Tovar at the rim of the Grand Canyon. This, by the way, was the original route that Teddy Roosevelt traveled when he dedicated Grand Canyon National Park.

50 – It’s the new 30

Speaking of birthdays, Jeffrey Smith celebrated his 50th birthday – yes, he’s 50 – by running in the ING Marathon. He not only completed the 13.2 mile marathon course, he did so in under 2 hours, meeting the goal he had set for himself.

Professional and business honorsMore recognition for Bob Speziale. He was selected by the Diagnostic Marketing Asso-ciation to receive the 2011 Jerry Goldsmith Award for Excellence in Marketing and contributions to the diagnostics market.

Bob received his award at the Annual Global Di-agnostic Marketing Summit in San Diego in April. He is pictured here accepting his award from the Association’s president, Brian Durkin...... Over the summer, Nisha Alves was appointed to the position of Program Director of the Waterbury Boys & Girls Club. The club has a number of terrific programs for all ages – including up-coming Zumba, basketball and home (cont. on p. 12)

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News & Notes...(cont. from p. 11)economics classes. The Club is always looking for donations and volunteers. If you wish to do-nate or help, call Nisha at: (203) 756-8104 or email her at: nalves@bgcgwater.org.

Congratulations also to Lenny Crone. Lenny was voted Best Criminal Defense Lawyer in Waterbury in a poll of readers of the Waterbury Observer...... We learn from Rich Altieri that his daughter, Kristen Altieri DeCarli, has been named Assistant Director of Athlet-ics, Sports In-formation Di-rector, and Senior Woman Administrator for Albertus Magnus Col-lege. Previ-ously, Kristen had been an Athletic Communica-tions Assistant at UCONN, serving as the primary media contact for eight different programs, including UCONN’s power-house men’s soccer and baseball pro-grams and also worked as an assistant media contact for the famed UCONN women’s basketball team. Prior to her time at UCONN, she spent two years

working in the Sports Information Office at Southern Connecticut State University, including a stint as Co-Interim Sports In-formation Director in 2007.

Giving a voice to worthy causesToday, 1 in 4 homeless Americans are veterans. No one should be homeless, least of all people who served our country and put themselves in harm’s way to protect our freedoms. To bring the message of the urgency of this dilemma to the public, Ralph Zingarella and Ken Devoe ap-peared on WYBC-FM’s weekly public affairs

program, “The Elec-tric Drum.” The show aired Satur-day, September 3rd. Ralph is deeply involved in activi-ties to serve the needs of our veter-ans and recognize them for their serv-ice and for getting his students at Cheshire High School involved as well. Ken Devoe is a member of the

Advisory Board of a recently formed organiza-tion called Voices United for Veterans, whose mission is to end veterans’ homelessness. Also on the program was Ken’s radio and podcasting colleague and founder of Voices United for Vet-erans, Ken Main. The show is not archived, but if you want a CD of the show, email Ken Devoe at kendevoe@pantheon.yale.edu. If you want to know more about this pressing issue, and are willing to donate to help end veterans’ homeless-ness, go on line to: www.voicesunitedforveterans.org.

(News & Notes continued on p. 13)

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News & Notes...(cont. from p. 12)… Last spring, WTNH News 8 aired the docu-mentary “No Barriers Too High,” which chroni-cled the participation of Marcus McCraven (2nd from left) on the team that worked on the secret hydrogen bomb project in the 1940s and 1950s,

as well as his success overcoming racial dis-crimina-tion. The documen-tary was nominated

for a regional Emmy award. Our Carl Highs-mith (3rd from left) helped fund the production. He and Marcus McCraven are trustees of Quin-nipiac University.And, finally…After 40 years as a Senior Manager with AT&T, Ken Conlon is finally retiring from his long-held position and primary career. This will give Ken more time to devote to the public service activities, such as Habitat for Humanity, for which he has volunteered for many years.

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CondolencesThe entire membership of Board 10 extends their con-dolences to Buddy Chernovetz and family for the loss of his son, Doug. In response to the memorial fund-raiser to which our members contributed, Susan Chernovetz wrote: “Thank you all so very much for your kindness and generosity. Please know how truly grateful I am for this thoughtful and significant contri-bution made to our family in Doug’s honor.”

President’s Message: “Be prepared” -- Steve Wodarski

The new high school basketball season is almost upon us, and you need to be prepared. Part of that preparation is clearing your personal schedule be-fore the regular season starts. Take care of all the household chores that you can get done in November, because come December, the season starts and we need to be available to work as much as possible. Another part of your

preparation should be physical conditioning. If you haven’t done so yet, start getting in shape now. (See Dr. Dan’s column for some recommendations on this point).And, you need to be prepared in terms of the rules. I don’t mean just preparing to take the Rules Re-fresher exam and getting credit for it. It’s important that you also digest the rules. You have to gain a real understanding of the rules – especially those that have changed in recent years. Getting all the test questions right doesn’t do you any good if you don’t really know the rules and how to apply them in game situations. Remember: Every time you step on a basketball court, you are representing Board 10. Coaches, players and spectators are going to question our judgment. That goes with the territory, and we accept that as officials. But it reflects poorly on us if an official doesn’t apply a rule correctly. The Commissioner cannot defend us, nor can the Interpreter. The bottom line is that officials must know the rules. Most of the time, we’re making judgment calls. Did the player travel, double dribble or commit a foul? Off which team did the ball go out of bounds? If you’re in the right position, you should be able to see the play and make the proper ruling. (Continued on p. 15)

Commissioner’s Commentary: "What is a quality game?” -- John “Bud” ChernovetzWith the 2011-12 basketball season right around the corner, I know that what is top-of-mind for you is your schedule. As you read this, I am well into the assigning process and you should have your sched-ules not too long from now, if you don’t have them already. I also know that it’s impossible to make everyone happy. Every year, I hear from officials who think that they deserve better schedules than what they received. What does “better” mean? The complaint I hear far too often is: “Why don’t I have more quality games?” What’s a quality game? Hillhouse-Cross? Not necessarily. I think that “quality game” is a misnomer, and I would like to persuade you to re-think that terminology. I firmly believe that every game is a qual-ity game in its own right for a variety of reasons.Consider first and foremost that every basketball game is an important game. It is in fact THE most im-portant game to the players, coaches, and fans. It is therefore a quality game. It should make no differ-ence whether there are 10 people in the stands or 1,000. It’s a game that deserves the best job of officiat-ing possible. When I assign you to a game – whatever the schools and opponents -- it is because I need you on that game, not just because you are available on that day at that time, but because of the nature of the game itself. Some of you think less of tech school games. Well, a game like Platt Tech vs. O’Brien Tech can be a war and it needs officials who can manage and control a game properly. Which to me makes it a quality game. Some of you think less of girls’ games. But, a rivalry game like the Foran girls vs. Law can also be a war. It is a quality game that requires solid officiating.You may have been assigned what you believe is a low profile game. But it might be a game for which the two coaches are known to be extremely difficult. So if I put you there, (Continued on p. 15)

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Presidentʼs Message: “Be prepared”...(cont. from p.14)But there are times when a situation happens for which you have to be dead certain on what the rule is and how the play should be called, administered, and resumed.  For example:  Team A has an alternating possession throw-in.  The throw-in pass is illegally kicked by a player on Team B, which is a kicking violation. This situation almost always comes up on the test, but in an actual game, too many officials are unprepared as to what the rule is to be enforced and how to resume play.  The most common mistake is giving the ball to Team A for a throw-in and considering the ensuing throw-in an alternating posses-sion throw-in.  It isn’t.  Team A should be awarded a new throw-in at the designated spot nearest where the kicking violation occurred.  This is a non-A/P throw-in and the arrow stays with Team A because the illegal kick did not end the original A/P throw-in.  [See Rule 4-42-5 and Casebook 4.42.5 Situation].Another example is the double foul – two opponents fouling one another at approximately the same time. To rule and administer properly you need to know whether, at the time of the double foul, the ball was live (double personal foul) or dead (double technical foul). You need to know that no free throws are administered. And you need to know what the point of interruption is so you can resume play prop-erly. Too many officials assume, incorrectly, that a double-foul automatically results in an alternating possession throw-in. Not so. For example, if Team A had control of the ball when the double foul oc-curred, play is resumed with a designated spot throw-in for Team A at a spot nearest where the ball was located when the double foul occurred. [See Casebook 4.19.8, Situations A through F]. You must use your judgment to determine whether a double foul was committed. But you cannot use your judgment on how to proceed from there. You must know and follow the correct procedure, based on the rules.So, prepare yourself for the new season. Prepare for the physical exertion and prepare yourself in terms of rules knowledge. Officiate every scrimmage the way you would officiate a regular season game. Work out the kinks and be ready to hit the ground running when the season starts.

Commissionerʼs Commentary: “What is a quality game?”...(cont. from p.14)it is because I believe you can properly manage those coaches’ behavior. It’s another kind of quality game requiring a quality effort on your part. I have been making these assignments for the last four years and with only one exception in all that time, I have succeeded in assigning officials who can control, manage and properly officiate those games. If I didn’t, I’d hear about it from the A.D’s, and I haven’t heard from them. Bottom line: If you can officiate, you will work. It should not matter to you where, when, and for whom you are working. It will be a quality game and I expect you to treat it as such. I’m sure you will.A word about scrimmagesThis year I will assign all scrimmages via Arbiter – at least all the scheduled scrimmages that the coaches have sent me. No more sign-up sheets at the meetings. I will attempt to get everyone some pre-season work. I will also try and pair varsity officials with JV officials so our newer officials can hope-fully get some helpful instruction along the way. If some schools are willing to let me assign 3 officials, I will do that, too. I will assign scrimmages based on your availability. The deal is, if I schedule the scrimmage, the school agrees to pay each official $45 for 5 periods and $10 for each additional period. You will be notified via Arbiter and email of your assigned scrimmages and you must accept them on Arbiter as you would any game during the regular season. If you haven’t blocked the day and time of an assigned scrimmage, you must work that scrimmage. If something happens that prevents you from working, then it is your responsibility to find a replacement. Don’t call me and ask me to find one for you. NOTE: If you get a call or email from a coach directly asking you to work a scrimmage – instead of that scrimmage coming from Arbiter -- go ahead and take the scrimmage. (Continued on p. 16)

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Commissionerʼs Commentary: “What is a quality game?”...(cont. from p.15)It’s one less that I have to schedule. The more you can do on your own, the better.Normally, I’d explain the assignment process at our first meeting – the Rules Interpretation meeting – but I will be out of town then. Instead, I will do so at the December 4th meeting and go over all of this. I’ll see you then. In the meantime, I hope you have a great pre-season and regular season.

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THE DOCTOR IS INBoard 10’s Dr. Dan Davis discusses injury

prevention and treatment, as well as general health and fitness, to help keep you on the court.

“Preseason Conditioning”

Q: What is the physical impact on our bodies of officiating a basketball game?A: In a typical game, an official will run the equivalent of 2.7 to 3 miles. The running isn’t constant, but it is running nevertheless, and sometimes you will have to sprint as well as run during a game. If you are covering the floor the way you’re supposed to, you get a very good workout. Your heart rate increases, which is a good thing. Exercising all muscles is good for you, and the most im-portant muscle in your body is the heart. However, you have to prepare your body for this type of exertion. Conditioning is key to having an injury-free season. Consider that normal running puts about 4 times your body weight of force on your feet and lower leg muscles and tendons. If you have to stop and turn on a dime and continue running, that force goes up to 8 times your body weight. Q: How important is getting in shape, especially if you have not been active dur-ing the offseason?A: If you have been physically inactive during this offseason and are not in good shape, you are at higher risk for possible injury. You also put your heart at a higher risk. Even if you’re rela-tively young and have a naturally good physique, if you haven’t exercised and kept in shape you are still at risk because you’re not prepared to run and sprint over 2 miles as you would have to do

in a game. You have a responsibility to your health but you also have a responsibility to the players. Those youngsters work out throughout the year and some play other sports as well as basketball during the year. So, they are in shape for the games. It is the official’s responsibility to be able to keep up with the players on the court.

If you can’t because you are not in condition, you’ll be tired, your body will try and compensate and you will not be in the proper position to make the calls you have to make.Q: What can someone who was inac-tive during the offseason do to get back into game shape?A: The easiest thing to do is start jog-ging or even walk and then jog. Try to do a mile if you can. Even doing a half-mile at the outset is helpful. Do so daily. If you are stiff initially, then walk and jog every other day until you’re comfortable. That’s a first step to getting in shape.

Q: What’s a realistic goal in terms of distance and time for each jog or run?A: As noted earlier, you might begin with a half-mile or a full mile a day, if you are really starting from scratch. After 2 to 3 weeks, you should be able to do up to 2 ½ miles a day, which is close to the equivalent amount of running you’d do when working a basketball game. Also, in a typical game, you may log about 40 minutes of running and jogging on the court. So make 40 minutes a target for your daily jogging and running. Also, work some sprints into your jogging and running – maybe 50 yards or so -- (cont. on p. 18)

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The Dr. is In: Preseason Conditioning ... (cont. from p. 17)because that’s what you will do in a game. If you can do all this, you should be able to move suffi-ciently well in a basketball game. Q: How important is diet?A: Diet plays a very important role in your health and physical condition. If you are over-weight, you should make some dietary adjust-ments. Cut back on quantity. Go with smaller portions and try to cut your carb intake in half. You don’t have to eliminate what you like or go cold turkey (no pun intended), but you do need to scale back (pun intended) on how much you eat. Losing weight makes a big difference. Every 5 pounds you lose can mean 40 to 80 pounds less stress on your legs and feet. That’s significant. Q: What are your tips for someone who has been physically active throughout the offseason?A: If you have, for example, refereed fall sports, there’s a good chance you have kept in shape. Soccer officials tend to do very well in this re-gard. In a typical game, they run up and down the field for 80 minutes, including some sprint-ing, which is twice the running for a typical bas-ketball game. That’s all to the good. However, there could be a 3 to 4 week gap between the end of the fall sports season and the beginning of the high school basketball season. Don’t assume you’ll be in shape for the basketball season be-cause you worked soccer or other sports in the fall. If you do little or no exercise and running between the seasons, you will lose much of the conditioning you gained during the fall sports season.

Q: How about stretching?A: Consider that it takes your muscles about 3 weeks to get to the desired flexibility – normally 10 degrees of flex -- if your muscles are tight, which they will be if you have not been jogging, running, working out or officiating games. Tight calf muscles are one of the biggest contributors to injury among our fellow officials. So, start a daily stretching program. I listed some stretching exercises and guidelines in previous editions of the newsletter and have included that information on page 26 of this issue for your reference.Q: Any other recommendations for getting in shape and staying in shape for the upcoming basketball season?A: First, don’t smoke. Smoking is tough on the lungs and robs your muscles of the oxygen they need. It’s detrimental to your heart as well. In this day and age, no one should smoke. But if you do, cut back and try and quit. Second, as noted above, watch your diet. You really are what you eat. Third, take a look at your referee’s shoes. Make sure the tread is still good. If you officiate and run with worn out shoes, you run the risk of losing traction, and loss of traction can cause injury. Finally, Hippocrates, considered the father of western medicine, once said: “Health is the greatest of human blessings.” He was right. Get healthy and stay healthy, so you will have a productive and injury-free season.

Got a health and fitness question for Dr. Dan? Email it by clicking here: Ask Dr. Dan

REMINDER

Our first meeting of the year is the mandatory Rules Interpretation Session on Sunday, November13, 2011, at 8:15 AM at the Lyman Hall High School auditorium. We have 5 meetings scheduled for 2011-12, and you must attend at least 4 of them to get full credit and avoid penalties. The full meeting schedule is on page 1 for your reference.

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MEMBER PROFILE: David Daniels III“To protect and serve.” That’s the motto of the Chicago Police De-partment. David Daniels is a longtime member of the Bridgeport Po-lice Department, and while this motto isn’t theirs, it does apply ex-tremely well to Lieutenant Daniels. He has spent his entire adult life protecting youth from the dangers of drug abuse and gang violence and serving people through his police work and community activities.David Daniels is a Bridgeport native. He graduated from Bassick High School in 1974, studied at Norfolk State University in Virginia, and returned to his hometown to continue his studies in communications at the University of Bridgeport.David began his career, not with the police, but with SNET, the New Haven-based phone company that is now part of AT&T. He worked at

SNET for 11 years, first as an operator and then in the business office. In 1988, David made a career change. He attended the Bridgeport Police Academy, completed his train-ing, and joined the department and has been a distinguished member of the police force for the last 23 years. During that time, he worked on patrol, in communications, in internal affairs, and is currently the officer in charge of the department’s Community Services Division.

David has been involved in a number of interesting cases during his time with the Bridgeport Police. One in particular made national headlines earlier this year. 23 years ago, a woman named Ann Pettway kidnapped a baby -- Carlina White -- from a New York City hospital. The kidnapper remained at large until January of this year. She had been living in Raleigh, North Carolina but then fled to Bridgeport where she had grown up and where some of her family lives. One of her relatives sent a message to Lieutenant Daniels’ Facebook page alerting him to Ann Pettway’s location. Daniels responded to the message and later got a phone call from that family member and, during the call, the kidnapper, Ann, came on the line. She had decided to turn herself in and asked for his help to do so. He came, accompa-nied by FBI agents, to pick her up after which she faced federal kidnapping charges. Meanwhile, the missing baby case was solved and the baby, now grown up, has been reunited with her own family.

We asked David why he made the change from the business world to the world of police work? “I wanted to work where I could interact with people, especially kids, and make a difference in their lives,” David said. “I couldn’t really do that while at SNET, so I made the change.”

He certainly has made a difference. 14 years ago, David created a basketball camp for kids known as Officer Friendly’s Drug Free Basketball Camp. It’s a free camp where David teaches kids more than basketball. He teaches kids life lessons, and in particular, how to improve their relationship with the po-lice.

David also teaches in programs designed to help young people avoid drug abuse and gangs. One is D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). D.A.R.E. originated as a partnership between the Los Angeles Police Department and the L.A. school system whereby police officers go into the schools and teach anti-drug messages and behaviors. The program has spread nationally. Bridgeport currently has the largest D.A.R.E. presence in Connecticut.

David also teaches as part of G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training). It is a gang and violence prevention program built around school-based law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curricula. (continued on p. 21)

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Member Profile: David Daniels III ... (cont. from p. 20)Another program in which David participates is a program that teaches crime prevention and avoid-

ance to Bridgeport residents and business owners. He instructs people on how to make their homes, cars and property safer and less desirable to thieves, vandals and other criminals.

David doesn’t just teach “ordinary citizens.” In 2007 and 2008, he was a presenter at the NBA Rookie Transition Program, where the league’s top draft picks get instruction on fiscal responsibility, health, drug abuse prevention, anger management and gambling abuse as well as legal issues. David taught a workshop on how players should conduct themselves when interacting with police or after get-ting stopped by the police so that they don’t get into trouble or make matters worse. Stars such as Derek Rose and Kevin Durant attended David’s presen-tations.

On Friday, October 28th of this year, David was an integral part of some-thing that will change the way he and his colleagues fight crime in Bridge-port. At a well attended press conference, he introduced a new smart phone app called “I Watch Bridgeport.” The app enables people to report a crime or other problem situation to the police department from their phones. Users can do so anonymously if they wish. They can send photos, videos or text messages to the police about what is happening in their neighborhood. The messages are automatically routed to the appropriate division. For example, a message about possible drug dealing goes to the narcotics division. A mes-sage about a dangerously large pothole would go to the traffic division, and so forth. The app was developed in Texas and first used by the Dallas Police. David brought it to Bridgeport.

When he’s not working on behalf of the Bridgeport Police, David is a DJ and photographer provid-ing music and photo services for all occasions. (See his ad elsewhere in this issue).

As for officiating, David is a relatively new member of our organization. He joined Board 10 three years ago, but had to sit out a year because of an Achilles tendon injury. He started officiating full time last season. Before that, David was a volunteer official at youth camps and leagues, even as far back as when he was a teenager. He did so because he loved the game and loved working with kids. He first learned about Board 10 from his friend, and our colleague, Leo Hodges. He attended the new candi-dates clinic and passed the test. In his brief time as a certified official, David says he has learned the fol-lowing: “Most people who watch the game view referees as a necessary evil. They don’t realize that the referees are probably the most skilled people on the court. They have to know the game and the rules and how to apply them. Most people think officiating is easy. It’s not. It’s rewarding, but it’s compli-cated. If people knew how complicated it was, they would have more respect for what we do.”

Earning respect on the streets has never been a problem for this veteran Bridgeport police officer. That should serve him well throughout his officiating career.

FALL BACKREMINDER: Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 AM Sunday, November 6, 2011.Be sure to set your clocks back one hourbefore going to bed.

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Board 10 Knowledge BankBoard 10 officials share their knowledge and experience with tips to clip and news you can use

“12 Tips to Help You Become a Better Official” -- Ray VanacoreOne of the many tools that you have to improve as a basketball official is finding and learning new techniques from fellow officials. The following are 12 of the best tips I have collected from veteran officials from our board, at IAABO national meetings, and from officiating publications. Some of these reinforce the good things you already know and practice. Several may be new to you. Either way, consider adding them to your game. If they work for you, pass them along to someone else. Remem-ber: Growing as an official is a collaborative effort. Sharing information and ideas with one another makes us all stronger. When a fellow official offers you a tip, don’t dismiss it. Consider it. There is a good chance the tip came from a reliable, experienced official for whom it has worked.1. Study the rules.Nothing is more important than a firm thorough knowledge of the

rules. This is your officiating foundation and should not be taken for granted. “How can you call the game if you do not know the rules?” Preparation with the rules is an activity that should start well in advance of the season. Refreshing your rules knowledge should occur throughout the sea-son. 2. Get game assignments properly.Board 10 policy is that all middle school and high school games are assigned by our Commissioner. If you accept any other games, they must come from a commissioner-approved sub-assigner. Your allegiance first and foremost is to Board 10. After accepting games from the Commissioner, do eve-rything in your power to fulfill the assignment. Emergencies happen, but they should be few in number. Officials who continually turn back assignments eventually stop getting calls to work.3. Meet with game management.Upon arrival at your game site, inform game management that you have arrived. At the middle school and high school levels it is probably the host athletic director or representative. Letting them know you are there means they do not have to wonder or worry about whether the officials have ar-rived. They will show you your dressing area, confirm tipoff time, and let you know if there will be an extended halftime or any special presentation. Ask where they will be located during the game.4. Stay away from the coaches during the pregame.When arriving on the court, do not go directly towards the scorer’s table. You want to avoid con-tact with the coaches who are usually near their benches and the table. Do not give coaches the op-portunity to “schmooze” you. Conversation with a coach before the game may give the impression of favoritism towards that coach’s team. 5. Keep the coaches & captains meeting brief.Although this meeting is a key first impression, it should never last more than a couple of minutes. This not a rules clinic or an opportunity for you to show off your rules knowledge. The players are more interested in warming-up. The coaches want to continue strategizing. (cont. on p. 24)

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Knowledge Bank: 12 Tips to Help You Become a Better Official ... (cont. from p. 23)Be prepared and be professional in your delivery. Explain to the captains that they are the elected leaders of the team and that you may come to them for help in dealing with a teammate. Giving them that responsibility shows them that you are willing to work with them to avoid potential problems. Address the head coaches with the following in question-and-response form.

a. Can we expect good sportsmanship from everyone involved?b. Are your team members legally equipped, not wearing jewelry, and will they be wearing their

uniforms properly?Answer any reasonable questions and wish everyone good luck. Ask them to shake hands. Then end the meeting by returning to your pregame position.6. Learn about the teams during the pregame.Although, there is usually not a lot of pressure on officials during the pregame warm-up, this is not a time to relax mentally. Observe player and team tendencies while the players are warming-up. For example, if a big man is practicing a move to the basket, take notice of which way the player spins. Watch foot placement and ball release of the players shooting from the perimeter. Determine if the best ball handler likes to drive left or right. Those clues will help you anticipate plays and get proper angles during the game.7. Keep track of alternating-possession.Trying to keep track of the arrow while officiating the game is not easy. Every once in a while the arrow gets pointed in the wrong direction - sometimes intentionally. Keep a spare whistle or infla-tion needle in your pocket to remind you of the correct direction of the arrow as you stand facing the scorer’s table. For example, when you face the table and the whistle or needle is in your right pocket, you know the team whose basket is to the right gets the ball, and vice versa.8. Referee the defense.Recognize, understand and react to what the defense is doing. Defensive coverage often dictates of-fensive plays. It greatly impacts your court coverage. Watch where defenders are positioned on the court and what they are doing from those positions. However, “referee the defense” does not mean you should only watch the defender. You must also watch the offensive player for possible violations and fouls. By maintaining good angles and establishing proper spacing, you can watch both players. Refereeing the defense is more of an attitude than a visual command.9. Think like an offensive player.Good point guards and students of the game make good referees. They have learned as players to recognize defensive coverage and how to beat those defenses. Good officials have the same power of observation. Once you have learned to recognize defensive match-ups and tendencies, you must think about what the offense is likely to do and adjust your position accordingly. This allows you to anticipate correctly and move to get the proper angles and spacing.10. Get the ball in quickly.One of the great aspects of the game of basketball is that it offers virtually non-stop action. When there is a stoppage in play, you can help the game move along smoothly by getting the ball into play quickly. At the same time, don’t rush or sacrifice any of the duties that you need to perform. When the ball is dead, there is ample opportunity for trouble. Players and coaches will stop focus-ing on the game and direct their attention to the opposing team or the officials. (cont. on p. 25)

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Knowledge Bank: 12 Tips to Help You Become a Better Official ... (cont. from p. 24)Get the ball back into play as quickly as the situation will allow. The faster the ball gets back into play, the more quickly players and coaches return their focus to the game.11. Glance at the clock.Each time the whistle blows, quickly glance at the clock and make note of the time. But, before you glance at the clock, make sure players’ actions are under control. You do not want to be look-ing away from the players if there’s a potential problem among them. Remember: During dead ball situations you need heightened alertness. All partners should glance at the clock, but the off-ball official(s) may have a better chance to glance more quickly. Also, glance at the clock before you put the ball into play. The time you saw on the clock when the ball became dead should be the same at the next live ball situation. By gathering clock information you will be fully prepared for clock malfunctions or timer errors.12. Leave the court quickly.When the final horn sounds and after approving the final score, find your partner(s) and, without hesitation, jog together to the dressing area. Do not stop to retrieve the ball or address anyone other than game management who should escort you and your partner(s) to the dressing room. There is no need to sign the official book or get your jacket as you should have already performed those tasks. There is no need to watch the postgame handshake. That is not our responsibility. Stay away from the scorer’s table and team benches. Otherwise, you can become a target for emotional coaches, players and fans. If you have done everything correctly and the game does not have a controversial ending, there is no reason to be over there. The quicker you get off the floor, the safer you will be. Only after leaving the confines of the playing area can you finally call it a game.

Ray Vanacore is an Assistant Interpreter and Past President of Board 10

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Dr. Dan’s Recommended Stretching Exercises

“Wall stretching” the calf muscles (See Fall 2007 issue for full description) For full benefit, do these exercises with your shoes off. Place your feet the length of one of your feet away from the wall (or door jam). Point both toes in, toward each other. Bring your pelvis into the wall (or door jamb). Keep your knees locked. You MUST keep your heels on the ground.Hold the stretch for 15 seconds, then relax for 5 to 10 seconds. This should be re-peated 10 times. Holding the stretch for much longer than 15 seconds offers no addi-tional benefit, and may in fact hurt you. Ideally, these exercises should be done at least once a day, and try and do more than one set on the day of a game, if possible.

Stretching the hamstrings (See Fall 2008 issue for full description) With your legs together and toes pointed straight forward, bend over as if to touch your toes. It doesn't matter if you can actually touch the toes. What does matter is to get a sufficient stretch. Hold for 15 seconds, then rest for 5 seconds. Repeat 10 times. Point your toes inward and do the same moves – stretch down to reach your toes, hold for 15 seconds, rest for 5 seconds. Repeat 10 times. Point your toes outward and, again stretch down to reach your toes, hold for 15 seconds, rest for 5 seconds. Repeat 10 times.Each one of these separate sets of exercises stretches a different one of the three ham-string muscles. Therefore, you must perform all three sets of stretches and do so three times a day.

Stretching the quadricepts (See Fall 2008 issue for full description) While standing straight up, with your toes pointed straight ahead, pull each leg back and up toward your buttocks. Hold for 15 seconds, rest for 5 seconds. Repeat 10 times. With your toes pointed inward, pull each leg back and up toward your buttocks. Hold for 15 seconds, rest for 5 seconds. Repeat 10 times. With your toes pointed outward, pull each leg back and up toward your but-tocks. Hold for 15 seconds, rest for 5 seconds. Repeat 10 times.

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ASK THE INTER-PRETER

With Jeffrey Smith, Board 10 Interpreter and CT State Interpreter

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2011-12 RULE CHANGES

Q: 4-12-1, 4-12-2 & 4-12-6. Several definitions were changed to reflect that team control will now exist during a throw-in when the thrower-in has the ball at his or her disposal. How does this affect fouls and how they are administered?A: The idea behind the changes is to ensure greater consistency in penalties for common fouls. Before the rule change, there was no team control during a throw-in. So, if the offense committed a common foul during the throw-in -- and the defense was in the bonus – free throws would be administered accordingly. Now, under the rule change, since there is team control dur-ing a throw-in, a common foul by the offense would be a team control foul and no free throws would be administered. As a result, there should be greater consistency, less confusion, and fewer delays because free throws would not be admin-istered in these situations.

Q: Following up on this rule change, since there will now be team control during a throw-in when the thrower-in has the ball at his/her disposal, if the throw-in spot is in the front court and the thrower passes the ball to a teammate in the

backcourt, would that constitute a backcourt vio-lation?A: This would NOT be a backcourt violation. The rule change was only intended to deal with common foul penalty consistency. NOTE: The rule change does NOT alter the fact that dribble and traveling rules are not in effect during a throw-in (6-1-1) and does NOT affect the back-court exception during a throw-in (9-9-3) which states: “A player from the team not in con-trol(defensive player or during a jump ball or throw-in) may legally jump from his/her front-court, secure control of the ball with both feet off the floor and return to the floor with one or both feet in the backcourt. The player may make a normal landing and it makes no difference whether the first foot down is in the front court or backcourt.”

Q: 3-5-3 (new). The new rule changes the specifications regarding arm compression sleeves but reiterates that arm compression sleeves must still be worn for medical purposes only. How are officials supposed to determine whether a player is wearing a compression sleeve for medical pur-poses? Do we ask the coach?A: Arm sleeves must still be worn only for medical purposes. You can verify by asking the coach, and you can take the coach’s word for it. No written note is required for verification of the medical purpose.

Q: 9-2-10, Penalty 4. A clarification has been issued that when the opponent contacts the thrower-in, an intentional foul shall be charged to the offender, and this goes for any kind of con-tact. The defender does not have to break the boundary plane for this to be an intentional foul. Why?A: The reason is to ensure more consistent en-forcement of this form of intentional foul. The wording under the old rule (“… reaches through the throw-in boundary line plane and fouls the thrower…”) has been eliminated. So, if it hap-pens that the thrower breaks the plane of the boundary line with the ball (cont. on p. 28)

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Ask the Interpreter ... (cont. from p. 27)and the defender contacts the thrower before he or she releases the ball on a throw-in pass, that will now be considered an intentional foul and ruled as such.

Q: Under a mechanics change for a crew of 2, the Trail will mirror the Lead’s start-clock signal (the chop). What is the reason for this change, and is it a required mechanic?A: This is the same mechanic used by 3-person crews. The idea is that, in a game with a 2-person crew, too often there have been times when the timer could not see the Lead official’s start-clock signal, sig-naling the timer to start the clock. Using this new mechanic should provide better communication with the timer. This is not a required mechanic, but it is an option available to a 2-person crew. In your pre-game with your partner, you should go over if and how you want to use this option.

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Calendar

Meeting Schedule for the 2011-12 season

Sunday, November 13, 2011 (Mandatory rules interpretation sesssion)Sunday, December 4, 2011Sunday, December 11, 2011 – (Rules Refresher Exam)Sunday, January 8, 2012Sunday, February 5 , 2012 (Annual Meeting).

Next issue of Bd 10.COMmuniqué: End of November, 2011

Helpful LinksBd 10.COMmuniqué is an interactive, electronic document. Wherever you see text highlighted in blue, bold, underlined type, that is a hot link to either an email address or a web page. Simply click on that link to submit ideas and questions, or to get more information. Here are some helpful links:

• News & Notes and Story Ideas • New Bd 10 Website • Ask Dr. Dan• Ask the Interpreter • CIAC Officials’ Association • ArbiterSports• Women’s Coordinating Committee • Board 10 Knowledge Bank • IAABO

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Bd 10.COMmuniquéEDITOR IN CHIEF: Hank Luzzi hluzzi@comcast.netMANAGING EDITOR/CHIEF CORRESPONDENT: Ken Devoe kendevoe@pantheon.yale.eduCO-MANAGING EDITOR/CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER: Cheryl McCarthy ChiariCONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Jeffrey Smith, Ray VanacoreDESIGN & LAYOUT: Ken DevoeEmail story ideas, news and notes, and questions to: Ken Devoe or Hank LuzziAll issues of Bd 10.COMmuniqué are available on-line at the New Bd 10 Website.

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