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The purpose of the IHSA is to provide leadership for the development, supervision and promotion of good sportsmanship in interscholastic competition and other activities in which its member schools choose to engage. Participation in such interscholastic activities offers eligible students experiences in an educational setting which provide enrichment to the educational experience.
When I first join our local association (http://www.nibfoa.com) back in 1998, I noticed that the association had one very big problem. That problem was communication of information to the official. I solved that problem by building Nibfoa.Com. Then another problem presented itself. The scheduling of sports contests was a nightmare. I would get phone calls at work and at home almost every day and night. I knew there was a better way. I built the first version of S3 probably back in 2001. We have made a new version almost each year.
NASO’s mission is to serve as the leading source of officiating information, programs and services. In January of 2002, the NASO Board of Directors approved the following new mission statement:
The mission of NASO is to:
- Serve members by providing benefits and services.
- Improve officiating performance through educational programs and training materials.
- Advocate opportunities for officials and engage in programs to recruit and retain officials.
- Create alliances with organizations that benefit from healthy officiating programs.
- Enhance the image of officials.
REFEREE magazine, part of the REI family of sports-oriented publications, is read by more than 77,000 officials, coaches, administrators and the media every month. Referee is the only monthly publication devoted to sports officiating. Since its first issue, the magazine has expanded many times until today it provides its readers with at least 80 pages each month.