Interpreter's Report September 2007

Nova Scotia Basketball will be officiated under FIBA rules with very few modifications. The FIBA rules will see NSSAF and BNS play with a ten-second back court and a thirty-second shot clock. The junior high games will have four eight-minute quarters. The time limits between quarters will be one minute with a ten-minute half-time. For the coming season, it is imperative that we elimiate unnecessary players huddling and show extreme patience with table officials and coaches during time-out requests. Dead-ball delays must be kept to a minimum.
The college and university games will be called by the FIBA rules with the exception that matching tee-shirts are legal, plus there will be no application of the FIBA pre-game protocol.
Our dress code will be the same as last year. Special shirts may be required for National tournaments. Please use Honig's (1-800-560-6680) out of Ontario for pants and shoes.
Information pertaining to rules, mechanics and signals can be found on our web-site: www.nsbo.ca. Exams will be emailed to you and they must be completed by the first week of December. Any clinics completed should be approved by my office.
Finally, your NSBO executive's and our clients' expectations are that all officials will be fully inserviced in the FIBA game. It is of utmost importance that grassroot development is being done by all area supervisors. I will keep everyone updated through the Interpreter's Corner.
Have a great season and feel free to contact me at any time.

Nova Scotia Interpreter,
Roger Caulfield