AOA 3-Person Certified Basketball Officiating Camp

Mandatory Classroom Session:  Thursday, June 7, 2012 – 6:00 p.m. at Montini High School, 19 W 070 – 16th Street, Lombard, IL Games will played at Oak Park-River Forest High School Dates:  June 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 28, July 2 (campers must attend two of these dates) This Officials Camp is designed [...]

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May20

2012 AOA Softball Banquet

5:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Pop's Pizza & Sports Bar - map

Cost: $35.00 Honoring: Tom Babyar, retired York Coach Contact Jerry Davis  jerrydavis13 [at] msn [dot] com

Passing of Gregory Williams

We recently learned that former AOA football member Greg Williams passed away in early February and the funeral took place in Kankakee on February 18th Funeral Arrangements were as follows: LAX MORTUARY 187 S. Greenwood Avenue Kankakee, Illinois 60901 Saturday, February 18, 2012 10:00am http://www.laxmortuary.com/obituaries.php?id=72 http://neilski.typepad.com/wwwlanetechfancom_blog/2012/02/rip-coach-greg-williams.html

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Basketball Division Election Results

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2012 Baseball Top 15 List

2012 Baseball Top 15 List in alphabetical order

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2012-13 Basketball Division Election

Basketball dues paying members can submit their ballot online. Online voting will be available until Wednesday, April 11th at midnight. For any questions you can contact Ken Sitkowski at ken [at] bannerville [dot] com

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Baseball 2012 Top-15 Criteria

Download Baseball 2012 Top-15 Criteria Download Baseball 2012 Top-15 Application

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Advanced Officiating #3: Live Ball/Dead Ball (Rule 6)

Live Ball/Dead Ball (Rule 6) Outside of Rule 4, I believe Rule 6 (LIVE BALL/DEAD BALL) is the most important rule in basketball and should be studied quite closely. Whether a ball is live or dead has so much impact on the game, it is imperative officials have a clear understanding of not only the [...]

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Passing of Bob Brown

Our good friend Bob Brown passed away on January 10, 2012 at age 75 from complications from cancer. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 12 at 1 pm at Weinstein Family Services, 111 Skokie Boulevard in Wilmette. Because the burial will take place in New Jersey, Shiva will be held on Saturday, January [...]

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Advanced Officiating #2: BackCourt Violation (Rule 9.9)

BackCourt Violation (Rule 9.9) The backcourt violation is a seemingly simple rule yet has many elements that can make the application of this rule quite difficult. Previous to this year, the backcourt rule was: With the throw-in rule change for this season where team control is established upon being at the disposal of the thrower, [...]

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Advanced Officiating #1: Pregame Outlines

3-Person Pregame Outline

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