That can mean only one thing: It's time to get ready for next year. Have you got a plan? I do. Click the title and see how our plans compare.

Just a hint: I strongly recommend surfing for new gear and watching March Madness.

Joe Lindsay, a Division I - NCAA official, has been offering his thoughts on the subject. He's insightful and provocative.

I attended the Seashore Basketball Officials' Clinic and listened intently to several of their speakers. The cost was modest, and the weekend was great.

Now you, our members, get to share in the wealth of information offered, at far less than the price of admission.

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Jeff was recently handed the assignment to track down and interview 2002 Final Four referee Duke Edsall, a 25-year veteran of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Jeff expected him to be higher than a kite, but despite that achievement, Duke was as down-to-earth as ever. Enter and read what Jeff found out about Duke, and the wealth of knowledge he wanted to share with other basketball referees about the world of officiating.

Our first speaker at the clinic, Joe Lindsay, explained to us that at twenty-seven years of age he was working in the NBA, CBA, NCAA Division I, II and III, junior college, high school varsity and j.v.

The year was 1996. Even though he was that busy, he managed the time to address his fellow officials at that year's Seashore Basketball Clinic.

He was now back to enlighten us once again. This year's topic: "Accountability in Officiating."

Want to be a leader? Jeff can help. Inside, of course.