AOA Centennial Celebration
Save the Date
Calling all AOA Members, Alumni, & Friends
The AOA is celebrating 100 years of Officiating Excellence and will be recognizing this memorable event with all of our divisions, Hall of Fame members, former members, and guests. Come join us for this milestone event on Saturday, May 20th , 2017 and save the date on your calendar.
In addition we need your help to contact any of our alumni members so please reach out to former AOA officials and have them send us a note so we can include them on our email list for this event. Please send any contact information to Ted Lepucki at lepuckited [at] aol [dot] com
You won’t want to miss this gala event as we have a great agenda planned along with our banquet at the Diplomat West, 681 West North Avenue, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126.
We will be contacting you with more details in the near future and look forward to seeing you at the Centennial Celebration!!
– AOA Centennial Planning Committee
Basketball Meeting Schedule
York High School
355 W. St. Charles Rd, Elmhurst 60126
Enter Building through the “Academic Entrance” near the Flag Pole.
Room is on the second Floor A290.
Meeting dates 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10.
Week 1 (Thursday 10/6 @ 7:30 PM): Points of Emphasis & Mentor Program
Week 2 (Thursday 10/13 @ 7:30 PM): Tax Liability for Level 1 (Mark Cladis) & When to give a T (Hartzheim & Palmer)
Week 3 (Thursday 10/20 @ 7:30 PM): 20 Rule Test (Joe Spagnolo)
Week 4 (Thursday 10/27 @ 7:30 PM): Rule 4 (Spagnolo)
Week 5 (Thursday 11/3 @ 7:30 PM): IHSA Test review & SFO Panel
Week 6 (Thursday 11/10 @ 7:30 PM): Anticipate the Play not the Call & Preventative Officiating
2016 Football Division Clinic
July – September 2016
Fenton High School
Bensenville, IL
Members/Participants must attend 4 out of 6 meetings to qualify for clinic credit
Online Membership Registration
July 28, 2016 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Introductions
Mechanics Overview
5A State Final Crew, Chris Head, Larhone Miles, Mike Outten, Ivan Palamore, Andre Golston
August 4, 2016 7:00 – 9:00 pm
IHSA overview
Sam Knox, IHSA Head of Football
Doug King (HUDL)
August 11, 2016 7:00 – 9:00 pm – Room 218/220
Kicking Game
Mark Cunningham
August 18, 2016 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Conflict Resolution and Professionalism
2A State Final Crew: Michael Zuckerman, Tom Cappelen, Tom Lowe, Darrell Schrag, Kevin Lindell
August 24, 2016 7:00 – 9:00 pm – WEDNESDAY
New rules and applications
Bill Laude
September 1, 2016 7:00 – 9:00 pm
You Make the Call – video clip review
Ted Lepucki
In Memoriam: Bob Fisher
In Memoriam: Bob Fisher, AOA Member
We recently learned that Bob Fisher, a long time AOA member passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016. Services were held in Lebanon, TN
2016 AOA Basketball Camps
LOWER LEVEL TWO PERSON CAMP
Date: Saturday, June 25
Location: Elmhurst College
Target Audience: Officials with 1-3 Years Experience
Cost: $10
VARSITY THREE PERSON CAMP
Date: Saturday, June 18
Location: Northern Illinois University Convocation Center
Target Audience: Officials with previous Three Person Experience
Cost: $50
Are you a Veteran of the US Armed Forces
The AOA Board of Directors is trying to determine how many among its membership have served in any branch of the US Armed Forces. On November 11, 2015, the IHSA began recognizing Military Veteran Officials and the AOA is trying to discover how many among our membership also hold this great distinction. Take this 3 question survey to help us find out who hold the title US Veteran.
Basketball Banquet
This year’s post-season Basketball Banquet will take place on Thursday, March 31 at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison IL. Open bar begins at 6:30pm, dinner is at 7:30pm, and the general program starts at 8:15pm.
In Memoriam: John Hie
Long time AOA member John Hie passed away Christmas Eve at 11:30pm. He was with his wife Mary and family.
John was a IHSA Softball and Football official. John frequently filled in on Ed Stanley’s football crew. He was a great umpire, really knowing how to deal with the players in the middle of the field and a good friend with a great Irish sense of humor.
John was inducted into the Chicago 16″ Softball Hall of Fame and the Illinois Football Officials Hall of Fame.
Funeral Tuesday, lying in state at St Alphonsus Liguori, 411 N. Wheeling Road, Prospect Heights from 9:30am to 10:30am. Mass at 10:30am Interment All Saints. cooneyfuneralhome.com
Congratulations to Sal Vasta
TIP OF THE WEEK – YOUR PARTNER NEEDS YOU
9/28/15 – As a new official I walked into the locker room for a game and found out I was working with a two-time state finals ref. After a good pregame, I was confident that he would be able to get us out of any trouble that happened during the game. There were two important plays that were in between us that I let go, because I thought that he should make “the big calls.” It turns out I had much better looks at both plays and should have gotten them. I was hurting the crew because I did not cover my area or help out when my partner needed me. If you find yourself as the more experienced partner, let your partners know that you need them to cover their area and call their game. They should be comfortable and confident to make the big calls.