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Read more »It is with great sadness that the executive announces the passing of long-time Hamilton Board referee and life member Barry Coombe. A full announcement can be found in the Hamilton Spectator at https://obituaries.thespec.com/obituary/barry-coombe-1089758101. Barry was a member of the Hamilton Board of Approved Basketball Officials for more than 45 years. His dedication was so well […]
FOX 40 OFFICIALS CAMP Established in 1988 by FOX 40 Dates for the 2024 Fox 40 Officials Camp held in affiliation with the Hamilton Board of Approved Basketball Officials have been confirmed – August 21 & 22, 2024 at Bishop Tonnos High School in Ancaster. For more information and to register, please visit the Summer […]
From OABO… Below you will find two links. First link is to the OBA Rules & Regulations Manual. This manual will give you great detail into all of the age spicific rules for all OBA sanctioned events, including the Ontario Cups, OBLX, and OBA Club Tournaments. The second link is a referees cheat sheet. This […]
From CBOC… Hi Officials, The new FIBA OBRI 2022 v1.2 will be effective July 1, 2023. You can view the full OBRI here: FIBA OBRI 2022 v1.2 (Valid July 1, 2023) There are two-minute (“minute” as in “small”, not as in “last 2-minutes”…poor wording choice) changes – the key one being in Rule 4.4.3 on page 14 […]
As the Hamilton Board continues to move towards the use of ArbiterSports for game assignments, please refer to the HBABO Arbiter Guide for Officials that has been posted to assist our members in transitioning to this new (for us) system. If you have any questions or experience any difficulties, please contact the assigner. We encourage […]
