The
GCBOA is looking for new officials!
If you are interested in officiating basketball at the Middle School and
High School levels we invite you to contact us. We have
officiating opportunities for beginning officials, as well as, for
seasoned veterans.
If
you wish to officiate middle school basketball, please contact GCBOA
Board Member:
Ken
Hoydic (941)
755-7353
The
middle school season starts earlier: September 5th thru November
13th.
When
possible we will be pairing up a veteran official with a newer
official. We may also do some 3-man training with middle school games.
Steps
In Becoming An Official:
1.
Register with the
Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA)
Registration period begins June 11; $34 A direct
link to register with the FHSAA is
here.
2.
Register with the Gulf Coast Basketball Officials Association (GCBOA).
Registration
Form (PDF)
3.
Florida sports officials must be screened against the sexual predators
list required by
the Jessica Lunsford Act.
Sarasota
County School District A state
memo documenting the Jessica Lunsford Act is available
here.
Photo/badge requirement for Sarasota/Charlotte
Schools --- Phone number for appt is: 927-9000 ext. 31128; CASHIER’S
CHECK or MONEY ORDER $20 for picture; $61 for Level 2 screening;
reimburse at the end of the season.
4.
View the online rules video.
5.
Take a test (open book, closed book, online options).
Frequently Asked Questions
Received in the FHSAA Office by New Officials:
- I’m really interested
in officiating. How do I
get started?
First you’ll need to register with the FHSAA, as well as
with the local officials association in your area.
Once registered, you will be required to view one FHSAA
sponsored rules video and take the exam online.
Your local officials association will assign you based on
your knowledge of the rules, clinic attendance and exam grade.
Your name will also be searched against the states sexual
predators list by the county school board to comply with the Jessica
Lunsford Act.
- How do I find a
local officials association in my area?
The official is asked for the county of residence and sport
interested in and then given each local officials association’s
president and booking commissions name and telephone number on file
for that county and advised to call and make arrangements to join.
-
Does the local
officials association charge a fee?
Yes,
however, you will need to contact your local officials association
to confirm the cost.
- I have a new
official wanting to register and the mandatory rules presentation is
over, can this person still register?
Yes, a new
official who registers after all rules videos have concluded will be
exempt his/her first year only.
-
Do new officials pay a late
registration fee?
NO
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