WSC Boys' Basketball Assignment Information Page

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Non-Varsity Assignments

Varsity Assignments

Canceling an Assignment

WSC Assignment Philosophy
(Your progression to varsity assignments)

Expectations
for
Non-Varsity Officials

Pre-Game Topics
for
Non-Varsity Officials

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WSC Boys' Basketball Assignment Information Page

Important Officials' Assignment Information

All officials, all levels, need to note that open dates are no longer accepted by Jay or LaMar by email or on paper by mail or fax. They will be discarded if received.

All officials' availabilities must be submitted ONLY via the current season's "My Basketball Availability," an on-line database at Quickbase.com. Click for registration instructions.

Over 500 officials have registered so far. If you want to be considered for any future assignments, including all assignments for this season, you MUST register at Quickbase.com, create an availability record, and then be sure to keep your record up-to-date.

Note that this not just for the WSC:

Harry Bohn, Keith Nykiel, Bob Brown, Chuck McNellis, John Dacey, and Octavio Herrera are also using "My BB Availability" to check availability for assignments, and Wes Fritz will be using it for DuPage Valley and Upstate 8 assignments. Others have expressed interest and will be joining as they learn how much time and effort it saves them.

Assignments for Boys' Basketball

Varsity Assignments:
All officials must be registered at both Quickbase.com (click for registration instructions) and on the WSC AssignByWeb site, and be sure that they have added or updated their record in this year's "My BB Availability" database. Dates are now listed in the database. Varsity assignments are being made now, based solely on the open dates listed in your database records. If you are given assignments based on your availability record, and then decline the assignments, they will not be replaced. We are very serious about the need for you keeping those records accurate.

Non-Varsity Assignments:

Most Frosh and Soph B games are made available to officials on the ArbiterSports.com Self Assigning menu. Please familiarize yourself with the instructions for contracting games in this fashion.

LaMar Simpson is again coordinating all WSC Sophomore prelim and JV assignments. Be sure to see his notes on his pages re the Expectations of Non-Varsity Officials and the Non-Varsity Pre-Game Checklist.

PROCEDURE: LaMar makes his assignments based on his evaluations of your work and feedback from coaches. Typically, these assignments are reserved for those officials who have been identified as having varsity potential. If you feel that you qualify, but have not received games at this level, please contact LaMar by email or by phone. You can contact LaMar by phone 24/7 only at 708-814-9089. Do not phone his home number. He will return your call as soon as he can, if you leave him a message with your phone number. His email address is llsimpson@ameritech.net.

All officials should be sure that they have registered at Quickbase.com (registration instructions) and have added or updated their record in the current year's "BB Availability" database, as most assignments will be based solely on these records. You can contact LaMar by phone 24/7 only at 708-814-9089. Do not phone his home number.

Note again when you receive your assignment on line, that if a site or time differs from what you were originally told, CONSIDER THE ARBITER NOTIFICATION TO BE CORRECT. Some schools are constantly changing their schedules. You should, of course, always be phoning the schools the day before the game to confirm times, sites, driving directions, and levels. If the game is on a Saturday, be sure to call on Friday.
Please don't contact Jay directly regarding underclass assignments, even though he should
be copied on all emails, unless you can't reach LaMar and it is a last-minute
EMERGENCY.

Canceling an Assignment

To cancel an assignment at the last minute,
phone Jay immediately (630-653-7166) and leave a message if there is no answer.

Be sure that he gets your message.
Confirm later that the assignment has been updated on ARBITER and you have been removed.
If you are still there, contact Jay again.

If there's more than a week before the assignment,
use ARBITER to Turn Back the assignment and then be sure to
Email Jay with a thorough explanation of WHY you are canceling.

DO NOT EVER send your own substitute!!!!!

"Where do I Stand as an official in the WSC??" Our Assignment Philosophy.....

This page will give you an idea of what the boys' basketball assignment chairman of the WSC expects from officials as far as qualifications and moving "up the ladder", and what you can expect from him. The WSC evaluation system is also explained.

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Last updated January 27, 2010 .


	Assignments for Boys' Basketball
	Varsity Assignments: All officials must be registered at both Quickbase.com (click for registration instructions) and on the WSC AssignByWeb site, and be sure that they have added or updated their record in this year's "My BB Availability" database. Dates are now listed in the database. Varsity assignments are being made now, based solely on the open dates listed in your database records. If you are given assignments based on your availability record, and then decline the assignments, they will not be replaced. We are very serious about the need for you keeping those records accurate. Non-Varsity Assignments: Most Frosh and Soph B games are made available to officials on the ArbiterSports.com Self Assigning menu. Please familiarize yourself with the instructions for contracting games in this fashion. LaMar Simpson is again coordinating all WSC Sophomore prelim and JV assignments. Be sure to see his notes on his pages re the Expectations of Non-Varsity Officials and the Non-Varsity Pre-Game Checklist. PROCEDURE: LaMar makes his assignments based on his evaluations of your work and feedback from coaches. Typically, these assignments are reserved for those officials who have been identified as having varsity potential. If you feel that you qualify, but have not received games at this level, please contact LaMar by email or by phone. You can contact LaMar by phone 24/7 only at 708-814-9089. Do not phone his home number. He will return your call as soon as he can, if you leave him a message with your phone number. His email address is llsimpson@ameritech.net. All officials should be sure that they have registered at Quickbase.com (registration instructions) and have added or updated their record in the current year's "BB Availability" database, as most assignments will be based solely on these records. You can contact LaMar by phone 24/7 only at 708-814-9089. Do not phone his home number. Note again when you receive your assignment on line, that if a site or time differs from what you were originally told, CONSIDER THE ARBITER NOTIFICATION TO BE CORRECT. Some schools are constantly changing their schedules. You should, of course, always be phoning the schools the day before the game to confirm times, sites, driving directions, and levels. If the game is on a Saturday, be sure to call on Friday. Please don't contact Jay directly regarding underclass assignments, even though he should be copied on all emails, unless you can't reach LaMar and it is a last-minute EMERGENCY.

	Canceling an Assignment
	To cancel an assignment at the last minute, phone Jay immediately (630-653-7166) and leave a message if there is no answer. Be sure that he gets your message. Confirm later that the assignment has been updated on ARBITER and you have been removed. If you are still there, contact Jay again. If there's more than a week before the assignment, use ARBITER to Turn Back the assignment and then be sure to Email Jay with a thorough explanation of WHY you are canceling. DO NOT EVER send your own substitute!!!!!

	"Where do I Stand as an official in the WSC??" Our Assignment Philosophy.....
	This page will give you an idea of what the boys' basketball assignment chairman of the WSC expects from officials as far as qualifications and moving "up the ladder", and what you can expect from him. The WSC evaluation system is also explained.