Fruit Belt Officials Association Home Page

Time 2020-07-18 07:08:16

Web Name: Fruit Belt Officials Association Home Page

WebSite: http://fruitbeltofficials.org

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We Need You! (to become an athletic official) Article by Ken Schmaltz, FBOA Recruitment Director Not a week goes by where I do not run across a well-written article/piece regarding the shortage of interscholastic athletic officials across our country -- this is not just a problem in Michigan! Currently, there are areas across our state being forced to cancel/postpone games due to not having officials available to work athletic events. To do our part, Bridgman High School has been the ONLY school in Southwest Michigan (Berrien, Cass or Van Buren counties) currently incorporating the MHSAA Legacy Student Officials Program. Over the past two years running this program, there has yet to be a game we have worked in which we are not directly complimented and encouraged by opposing fans and/or coaches. Further, I have taken our kids to other local schools/venues where my colleague athletic directors in the area are continually asking for my Legacy kids to come work their events. As the Recruitment Director of the local Fruit Belt Officials Association, I would highly welcome you to entertain the notion in registering to become a MHSAA athletic official. Please feel free to either contact me directly or simply just text MHSAAref to 77948 to get yourself registered and to receive a gift certificate. Help is wanted and needed! MHSAA recently honored Bridgman High School legacy officials and the program coordinator at a Bridgman High School basketball game. Pictured from left are: Brent Rice, Assistant Director at the MHSAA, Haley Goff (Volleyball - 2 years), Jackson Schmaltz (Girls/Boys Basketball - 2 years), Henry Branch (Girls/Boys Basketball - 2 years), Ken Schmaltz, Program Coordinator and Bridgman Athletic Director, and Max Warriner, representative from the FBOA. COVID-19 Update Per Brent Rice's e-mail of March 13, 2020, the MHSAA has mandated that all MHSAA-connected in-person meetings be postponed until further notice. In addition, the MHSAA has also canceled the remainder of the 2019-20 Winter Spring sports seasons. Thus, the FBOA general meeting scheduled for March 23, 2020 and all sport-specific clinics and rules meetings are canceled. The general meeting is postponed until a time when an in-person meeting can take place due to the nature of that season-ending meeting. We, and the MHSAA, do encourage trainers to use electronic means for sport-specific rules meetings to the extent possible. However, no member's MIGS status will be affected during this period. The FBOA Board will continue to monitor the situation and will follow all dictates set out by the MHSAA. We will update this announcement as information becomes available. Now Available -- Pay Dues for 2020-21 Although we are living in uncertain times, one thing IS for certain. Our area schools are going to be chomping at the bit to get back on the fields and courts when we do return to some semblance of normal life. Navigate to our Dues page to safely pay your FBOA dues for 2020-21. You can pay securely using PayPal or any major debit/credit card. Go to our Dues page now Our website is designed to be as feature-rich and user-friendly as possible. Much of the content is being pulled from our online database. If you have any issues as you navigate, or have any suggestions for ways the site can be more beneficial to you, please pass them on to our webmaster using this link. Below are some of the site s features: Pictures in the upper right-hand corner of each page are all of FBOA members in action. These pictures randomly change each time you visit a new page or refresh the page you re on. Have a picture you d like included? Send it to us and we ll get it up! Upcoming meetings list along the right-hand side of the page is now dynamic, and will show any meetings coming up in the next 30 days. Since this is pulled directly from the database, it will always be accurate. Can t find what you re looking for? Check out the Site Map link to see a complete listing of all pages in the site. Our Photo Gallery page now has thumbnails that can be clicked to show you a larger version of each photo. Again, we are relying on our members to keep those action shots coming! Member directory pages now have picture icons for sports worked instead of the old true and false method used before. This should be a much cleaner way to quickly see which official works each sport. (A special thanks to Kelly White, web designer for the Kalamazoo Officials Association, for this idea and how to implement it!) You can now pay your dues or donate to our new scholarship fund directly from our website using PayPal. Check out this new feature on the Pay Dues page and the Student Scholarship page. We also provide content about the following: Becoming a member. Meeting information and requirements. How to get assignments. Note: Please make sure to use the Info Update form to keep our member database accurate. All member information seen on the site comes from this database. If you don t get us the changes, they won t be accurate on the site. Remember that this is completely separate from changing your information in the ArbiterSports system. About the FBOA The Fruit Belt Officials Association is an organization serving high school athletic officials in southwest Michigan. Our members referee and umpire the following sports: football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, baseball and softball. The mission of our group is as follows: To provide training. To provide a forum for regular rules and mechanics study. To promote the positive image of officials in our community. To promote members growth by engaging speakers of interest. To further our avocation by recruiting, training and integrating new officials. Our web site is designed to enhance this mission by providing quick access to updated information about the FBOA, its members, area schools and officiating links of interest, as well as to provide a live forum through the bulletin board system. It is intended for FBOA members, school personnel and anyone in the community interested in area sports and the way they are officiated. Enjoy your visit! Current Officers

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