Want To Be A Basketball Official? Here's Your Chance

Board 130 of the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials (IAABO) will be offering a course for anyone interested in becoming a certified basketball official.

Classes will be held at North Andover High School beginning October 1. Classes will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the following days: Oct. 1-3-9-10-15-17-22-24-29-30. The class will be taught by Board 130 and state rules interpreter Bill Boutilier.

The IAABO exam for new officials will be administered on Monday, Nov. 5 at Salem High School. All residents of Essex County age 18 and older are eligible to take the course and exam. The cost is $175, which covers the classes, exam, rule book and all study materials.

You can register online at www.iaaboboard130.org . For more information, contact Bill Boutilier at 978-682-9959 or Dan Bryant at daniel.bryant@comcast.net.