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CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT BOARD

 

Fifty-eight old members renewed their affiliations together with two new mem-
bers.

The first meeting was held in Harrisburg attended by approximately 75 board
members and coaches. The rules and the approved changes were gone over in detail
and all points in question straightened out.

Meetings were then held every two weeks for board members; considerable bene-
fit was derived by everyone attending these open meetings.

Three examinations were held. There was a total of 24 applicants given the
examination.

A proposed Local Board in Williamsport and vicinity has been formed consist-

ing of 11 present board members and it is proposed to present this application at
the State Board meeting for approval.

RHODE ISLAND DISTRICT BOARD

 

Membership at the present time 28.

Regular monthly meetings were held during the past year including a demonstra-
tion game.

A new method of accepting members inaugurated this year which requires appli-
cants after having passed satisfactory floor tests and written examination to
serve one season as a probationer before being taken on the Board as a regular
member. In order to give these men experience they have been assigned to games
as a second official to work with regular Board members without pay, in this way
gaining experience and giving basketball coaches an opportunity to see them in ac-
tion.

This plan has been very successful the past season not only as a method of
training new officials but making it possible for many schools to have two offi-
cials for important games without the added expense and also lightening the bur-
den of one official in having to handle a hard, fast game on a big floor alone.

TENNESSEE STATE BOARD

 

This Board has experienced its greatest year in every way: membership, pres-
tige, interpretation meetings, number of tournaments and games worked, firm sup-
port of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, and uniformity of
interpretation of the rules.

The membership in 1931 was thirty-three, and 1932 shows a gain of twenty-
seven bringing the total to sixty. About ten others applied but they failed in
the examination. The Board has been popular.

Three interpretation meetings were held in three different parts of the state.
All meetings were well attended, rules were discussed, mechanics of officiating
were explained for the benefit of the younger members.