{"id":43,"date":"2021-06-08T02:01:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T02:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-10-24T23:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T05:14:45","slug":"ethics-by-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Ethics &#038; By-laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43\" class=\"elementor elementor-43\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5aeb499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5aeb499\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-733c40c\" data-id=\"733c40c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca6f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ca6f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12cf765 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12cf765\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-411c890\" data-id=\"411c890\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77efea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77efea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">SUPPORT \/<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">ETHICS &amp; BY-LAWS<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4de9bf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4de9bf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b027f\" data-id=\"15b027f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94af6b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"94af6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1a7d41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1a7d41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d4ac1\" data-id=\"a8d4ac1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c64bf elementor-align-left e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e4c64bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_transform_scaleX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scaleY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FAQ's<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d843c3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3d843c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=597\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REFEREE SIGN-UP<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b5e03 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"92b5e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=3613\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BOOK REFEREES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048d7c5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"048d7c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=23786\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RECRUITMENT &amp; TRAINING<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb67467 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fb67467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=4490\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FEES &amp; PAYMENTS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84fb1c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f84fb1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=41\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">RULES &amp; REGULATIONS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50adf7 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e50adf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=2558\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">HEALTH &amp; SAFETY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae3e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ae3e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/?page_id=43\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ETHICS &amp; BY-LAWS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21dd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d21dd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/BW-log11-r9mo4ygu2213tcertcudls0rwtp5ellxy64yf4j8ms.jpg\" title=\"STRIPES &amp; WHISTLES_LOGO\" alt=\"STRIPES &amp; WHISTLES_LOGO\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ed4742 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ed4742\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b8faf7\" data-id=\"4b8faf7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdc844 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bfdc844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f778cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f778cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1118f25\" data-id=\"1118f25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72adc37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72adc37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We are an organization that provide basketball officials to schools, leagues, organizations and clubs in a number of communities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We may not make the game more exciting, but we do make it fair, safe and played according to the rules of the game.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474f18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"474f18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/005-e1722752198809.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/005-e1722752198809.jpeg 353w, https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/005-e1722752198809-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/005-e1722752198809-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ballwhistle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/005-e1722752198809-75x75.jpeg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53bc7ee\" data-id=\"53bc7ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a014f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62a014f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We work as a team, whether we are on the court or off, by supporting each other in an effort to make the game of basketball a great experience for everybody involved. We do this by providing a safe, fair and fun experience for everybody.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This requires more than what many people can imagine, but to put it in simple terms, the basketball court is our office, our business, and that means we need to know what&#8217;s going on at all times. If somebody has a question we need to be able to answer it. That&#8217;s why we work as a team, nobody is perfect, but collectively we can probably provide an answer.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As referees we are responsible for the well-being of everybody on the court and the audience as well. That means we control our space and keep it working in a certain way. If something happens to disrupt it, our job is to correct the problem. It does happen, but there are ways to minimize the problem and keep the flow of the game moving in a positive manner.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The onus is with all the participants on the court to help in providing a safe, fair and fun experience for everybody. This includes, the players, coaches, managers, referees and families who come to watch their sons, daughters and friends play. As referees our job is to control what is happening on the court and sidelines, and to do our part in making the game a great experience.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When we use the numerous community facilities, our civic duty extends beyond the walls of the building. Parking lots and streets have rules and regulations that we are expected to follow. Please be courteous when parking your vehicle. There are many occasions when parking is at a premium, driveways and lawns are not an option. We as a basketball community need to extend our philosophy from the court to the community we live in.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We as a basketball community are also collectively responsible for the facilities that the games are held in. Each of the schools, community centres, and athletic centres has certain expectations of what is acceptable behaviour and use of the facilities. Each and every one of us is responsible for adhering to these rules. If we don&#8217;t know the rules, a bit of common sense is a good place to start and beyond that, the regulations are usually posted somewhere obvious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Please help out by doing your part.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ce7ce4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ce7ce4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a3dba5\" data-id=\"8a3dba5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de212a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de212a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b3ce05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b3ce05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e5fe97\" data-id=\"4e5fe97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f992f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f992f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>WE ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY ON AND OFF THE COURT. LET&#8217;S RESPECT EACH OTHERS SPACE AND CREATE A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF US.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fee0253 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fee0253\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bd31bd\" data-id=\"9bd31bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70395ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70395ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a02bc8b\" data-id=\"a02bc8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542dc5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"542dc5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUPPORT \/ ETHICS &amp; BY-LAWS FAQ&#8217;s REFEREE SIGN-UP BOOK REFEREES RECRUITMENT &amp; TRAINING FEES &amp; PAYMENTS RULES &amp; REGULATIONS HEALTH &amp; SAFETY ETHICS &amp; BY-LAWS We are an organization that provide basketball officials to schools, leagues, organizations and clubs in a number of communities. We may not make the game more exciting, but we do make it fair, safe and played according to the rules of the game. We work as a team, whether we are on the court or off, by supporting each other in an effort to make the game of basketball a great experience for everybody involved. We do this by providing a safe, fair and fun experience for everybody. \u00a0 This requires more than what many people can imagine, but to put it in simple terms, the basketball court is our office, our business, and that means we need to know what&#8217;s going on at all times. If somebody has a question we need to be able to answer it. That&#8217;s why we work as a team, nobody is perfect, but collectively we can probably provide an answer. \u00a0 As referees we are responsible for the well-being of everybody on the court and the audience as well. That means we control our space and keep it working in a certain way. If something happens to disrupt it, our job is to correct the problem. It does happen, but there are ways to minimize the problem and keep the flow of the game moving in a positive manner. \u00a0 The onus is with all the participants on the court to help in providing a safe, fair and fun experience for everybody. This includes, the players, coaches, managers, referees and families who come to watch their sons, daughters and friends play. As referees our job is to control what is happening on the court and sidelines, and to do our part in making the game a great experience. When we use the numerous community facilities, our civic duty extends beyond the walls of the building. Parking lots and streets have rules and regulations that we are expected to follow. Please be courteous when parking your vehicle. There are many occasions when parking is at a premium, driveways and lawns are not an option. We as a basketball community need to extend our philosophy from the court to the community we live in. \u00a0 We as a basketball community are also collectively responsible for the facilities that the games are held in. Each of the schools, community centres, and athletic centres has certain expectations of what is acceptable behaviour and use of the facilities. Each and every one of us is responsible for adhering to these rules. If we don&#8217;t know the rules, a bit of common sense is a good place to start and beyond that, the regulations are usually posted somewhere obvious.\u00a0 \u00a0 Please help out by doing your part. \u00a0 WE ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY ON AND OFF THE COURT. 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