Announcements

• Posted 2025-11-17 by Keith McElyea

  Game Cards for Ratings

  **Officials:
  If you need Officials Game Cards, I have them.

  Email, Text or Call and we can make arrangements to get them to you.

  Download Game Cards front-back.pdf
• Posted 2025-11-13 by Lyle Meador

  DAOA Christmas Luncheon

  The annual DAOA Christmas Luncheon will be held on 12/12/25 from 11:30 to 1:00 at Diamond's Family Restaurant in Decatur. Cost will be $5.00 for DAOA members. Please contact John Washburn with any questions or to RSVP. (RSVP not required but will help with headcount for reservation.)

• Posted 2025-10-27 by Keith McElyea

  Part 1 Basketball Exam Meeting

  We will have our part 1 Basketball Exam meeting on:
  Sunday, November 9th
  4:00 start
  K of C Hall (The hall at Five Twenty)
  520 E North St, Decatur, Il 62523
  bring your copy of exam and rule/case books with you.
  please confirm you will be coming by emailing/text/ call so we can get an approximate head count for the hall and food.
  keithmcelyea@gmail.com
  217-520-4163

• Posted 2025-10-16 by Robert Muschal

  VB Postseason

  Congratulations to the following officials on their postseason volleyball assignments:

  Class 1A Colfax Ridgeview- Fred Spitzzeri
  Class 1A Casey- Westfield- John Woodruff
  Class 1A Unity Christian- Sherry White

  Class 2A Paris- Christa Packer
  Class 2A St Joseph- Ogden- Larry Gerald
  Class 2A Rochester- Kevin Wood
  Class 2A Rochester- Kevin Wood
  Class 2A Warrensburg- Latham- Bob Muschal.

  Sectionals:
  Class 1A- Argenta- Oreana R2
  Class 2A- Clinton- Sherry White LJ

  Good luck to all!

• Posted 2025-08-26 by Keith McElyea

  Thank You!!!

  A huge Thank You to Carl Jones for volunteering his time to give back to the community thia past Saturday, for Caterpillars United Way Fundraiser, 3v3 basketball tourney at the Decatur YMCA.
  we had a great time and made many new friends. A few Thousanf $$$$'s was raised for their annual campaign to the United Way Of Decatur and Macon County!

  Download IMG_2148.jpeg
• Posted 2025-05-13 by John Jaggi

  From John Jaggi

  Congratulations to DAOA regional umpire assignments

  Pat Harrison - Full Regional at Pawnee
  Mark Hunter - Full Regional at Heyworth
  John Jaggi - Full Regional at Argenta-Oreana

• Posted 2024-12-05 by Keith McElyea

  ****CONGRATULATIONS****

  ** Congratulations to the Following Basketball Officials for Passing Their Promotion Exams to Recognized and Certified !!!**
  Devin Workman
  Bryan Smith
  Ron Mechling
  Cody Gray
  **A Big Thank You to Roger Dudley for attending to help these Officials who were seeking Advancement.
  **
  Congrats Officials

• Posted 2024-11-22 by Keith McElyea

  IESA Games-Behavior Issues

  Please read below::::

  Dear Officials,
  Thank you for working IESA regular season and post-season boys basketball games.
  Over the past week, we have seen an increase in negative behaviors among players, coaches, and fans in boys basketball and quite a few concussion reports. Like the girls game, the physicality of the boys game has increased. We ask that you please consider the following for the remainder of the regular season and post-season .

  1. **We would like officials to call a quick jump ball anytime players are tied up with the ball. **This will eliminate players constantly reaching in or being tossed from a play where the ball is tied up and prevent possible injury.
  2. We do not want the flow of the game to be affected by constant stoppage in play, but we also do not want games to be overly physical. It is our opinion that if the game is called consistently tight early, it should make the game more manageable, and teams will be able to adjust their style of play.
  3. **I attended a Jr. High game recently and witnessed quite a bit of negative behaviors displayed by players after fouls were called, i.e., palms-up gestures. Please do not allow this type of behavior. Please have a quiet conversation, warning the player that behavior will not be tolerated. **
  4. Lastly, if you are having issues with fans, please do not address the fans or the crowd. Addressing the crowd only escalates the situation and makes matters worse. Please locate game administration and have them address the fan(s).
     Again, we appreciate your willingness to work IESA basketball games and all that you do for the youth of Illinois!

  Sincerely,
        Chris Frasco
        Associate Executive Director
  Boys and Girls Basketball Administrator

• Posted 2024-07-10 by Keith McElyea

  Officials Game Cards Available

  https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ib0k0uo15zhylddwyxxhg/Game-Cards-front-back.pdf?rlkey=27jr2w2897nsvt27pfdbepwbj&st=gky8m0es&dl=0

  **Officials:
  If you need Officials Game Cards, I have them.

  Email, Text or Call and we can make arrangements to get them to you.

  Download Game Cards front-back.pdf