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Week of August 31 2026 - Message to all Members

From: Jim Gauger, Director of Communications<This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>

Message to all Members

Football is well underway!

Girls' Flag and Boys' Football are off to a great start this season. I encourage our non-Football officials to check out some of the action officiated by your fellow referees. The games are exciting and some of the finest athletes in the area are on display. Support your fellow officials this fall prior to your season starting in mid-November!

To our less-experienced flag/football officials, this is a great opportunity to watch a game and interact with the officials during pre-game, half and post-game meetings.

Schedules are available by selecting your local team on the IHSA website.

Girls Flag Football

Boys Football

NOA Apparel - Arriving soon

Flag/Football officials:

Shirt orders will be delivered to the NOA Football Meeting on September 9.

Basketball Officials:

Shirts will be available at the first Basketball meeting October 7.

If you wish to make special arrangement for delivery, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make arrangements to pick-up your shirts after September 9,

This Week at the NOA!

Message to Football Officials

Here's what's scheduled this week

We are in the final two weeks of the Football meeting schedule. We will be meeting on September 2 and 9 at Vernon Hills High School at 7 pm.

This week in Football

Our regular meetings will continue for the final two weeks with the continuing series on Five Positions in Football Officiating. Join us and invite a friend to this week's meeting.

On any NOA Football matters, please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any comments or questions.

Message to Basketball Officials

Basketball Meetings Update

The Basketball Meeting agendas are taking shape. Meetings are scheduled for every Wednesday from October 7 through November 11 at Vernon Hills High School.

The tentative schedule includes the following topics and speakers:

October 7:

Special Speaker - Dave Butts - NOA State Finals Official
On-court 2 and 3-person mechanics review or
TBD - State Finals Official/Clinician

October 14:

Coaches panel
Jerry Ming - Game breakdown

October 21:

Fred Allman - Rules update and shot clock review
Jason Boston - Working with your crew

October 28:

Josh Schroder - Video Review
IHSA Part 1 exam review

November 4:

Ken Pink - Working in and out of your primary coverage area
Assignors Panel (Bellmore/Androus/TBD)

November 11

Jay Lampel - You make the call
Special Speaker - Troy Whalen - NOA State Finals Official

If any basketball official has a play clip or two from the past several seasons (from their own games or other's) that they would want to be reviewed, please forward to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The clips will be incorporated into a very interesting "You make the call" session.

Anyone with suggestions should contact Jay Lampel or Jason Boston.

On any NOA Basketball matters, please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any comments or questions.