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JOINING BOARD 60

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Thank you for your interest in officiating boy’s high school basketball. Please take the time to review these FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS on and let us know if you have any questions. We hope to see you on the court during the upcoming season!! (Click on the questions for more.)

IAABO stands for International Association of Approved Basketball Officials. Board 60 is the greater Rochester chapter of IAABO. IAABO has been around for over 100 years and is the organization that provides our training materials.

  • Age: You must be at least 18 years of age by December 1.
  • Fingerprints: NYS requires all officials to be fingerprinted for the purpose of a background check.
  • Online Training: Online training can start before the fingerprinting/background check. We offer the online training 365 days a year.
  • Meetings: In order to officiate high school, a minimum number of meetings are required by Board 60 and NYS. Board 60 also requires taking and passing an online course called IAABOU.
  • Payment of sign-up fee.

Meetings are held at Brighton High School, or another high school in Monroe County, and start in September. Exact dates and locations TBD.

Your sign-up fee is $110, which includes two (2) required online courses and the IAABO registration fee. The $110 fee must be paid in full to our Board 60 secretary, Dan Goebert, before you can start the Online training. Payment can be done as follows:

  • Zelle (preferred) to [email protected]
  • Venmo to @Daniel-Goebert – last 4 digits of phone # are 8380.
  • Check, money order, or cash to 2845 Saint Paul Blvd., Rochester, NY 14617.

Once Dan has received payment, he will notify Board Secretary Randy Traugott, who will share a link to start your online training.

Fingerprinting is $100. Section V reimburses $50 upon background approval. Black sneakers, black socks, black pants, stripped shirt and a Fox 40 whistle is the required uniform. Estimated costs is about $150.

Yearly dues after first year. As of 2024, our yearly dues are $85 and covers IAABO registration and our year-end banquet.

Earnings: New officials will be able to work JV, Modified and CYO games exclusively. JV currently (as of 2024) earn $99.80 per game and modified $87.70. CYO fee is in negotiations.

There are games almost every night. You will work based on your availability. If you are unable work certain nights, you can block them out when you submit your availability.

John Greiner, text, call or email me. I’m available most of the time at (585) 955-3543 and [email protected]. Also,