Star Struck A day in the life of the CYO referee By Jeff Kearney May 15th, 2012
Today's story time involves your humble correspondent meeting one of his idols at a CYO basketball game on a recent Saturday morning. This story also doubles as a primer for "what not to do when you meet somebody famous."
Jim writes: "Your kid, or a kid you know, has a lot of talent to play basketball. You see it early when he starts playing in youth ball, and he is able to make the 8th grade team and even start. As impressed as you are with what he can do compared to his peers, you feel compelled to warn him not to put too much emphasis on making a living at it. In fact, you need to be able to convince him to put most of his effort into studying and getting a good education. But what to say? You might try telling him some of these facts."
Sweating, fatigue, and light-headedness are ways the body copes with high temperatures. Unfortunately, those symptoms can ruin an otherwise good job at a summer basketball game. Here's how to cope with warm, stuffy gyms this summer.
Now, I know it's not summer here in the Northwest. But my editor tells me it's already hit 100 down where he lives. It's not too soon, then, to think about the dog days coming up.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 9, 2012) - Participation and fan interest in high school basketball remain strong throughout the nation, and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee voted to retain one aspect of the sport that makes it unique from other levels of play.
At its April 16-18 meeting in Indianapolis, the committee considered a proposal to add a shot clock to the high school rules but agreed that the sport played by about one million boys and girls in approximately 18,000 high schools is functioning well without it.
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