Old Barn Basketball

02/21/2025

03/09/2023

Peak Season - Jan 2023

Refereed 71 basketball games
Walk jog run 112 miles
Case of Gatorade
Bottle of aspirin
Only one technical foul....

High school, junior high, travel, AAU, MLK tournament, Suburban Catholic League tournament.

23 games over one weekend.

"Players stay the same age, refs get older every year."

07/02/2021

TIME TO RENEW YOUR OFFICIATING LICENSE: The IHSA annual officials renewal period will run from July 1 - 31. You can register in the IHSA Officials Center. The fee for one sport is $70. The fee for a second sport $20 and the fee for additional sports beyond two remains the same $15 per sport. Current officials who renew after July 31 will have a $30 late fee added to their registration. Officials who do not have a valid basketball officiating license with the IHSA on August 1, will have their CHSBA Arbiter account made inactive.

05/16/2020

JBO & AOA - IHSA Basketball Clinic Registration Link

Here is the link to register:
https://jolietofficials.myonlinecamp.com/summer-clinic-info.cfm


There are 2 options for the IHSA clinic:
May 19th – Level 1 / 2-person mechanics
May 20th – Level 2 / 3-person mechanics
Both dates will cover the same topics with emphasis placed on the mechanics of the date.

Both nights, the Zoom portal will open at 6:00pm, with the clinic starting approximately 6:30pm.

IHSA Certified Basketball Officiating Clinic 2020 Pick Date and Level: May 19, 2020 at 6:00pm Level I: 2-person or May 20, 2020 at 6:00pm Level II: 3-person Click HERE to register for JBO's 2020 virtual SUMMER CLINIC via Zoom Questions, contact Bob Horvath: [email protected]

11/09/2019

IACO 2019 Basketball Officials Clinic.

08/24/2019

Dr Naismith and his wife.

02/28/2019

Photos courtesy of Michael Powers High school hoops fans Kristi and Michael Powers set out to watch Hononegah and Boylan Catholic face off in the IHSA Class 4A Girls Basketball Sectional Championship at Belvidere North High School on February 21, 2019 expecting to see a classic battle between the ri...