Wednesday February 19 from 6:30pm-7:30pm

Join us for an end-season Q&A session and to prepare for the playoffs!

Please share this information with anyone currently officiating basketball.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87034926703

Meeting ID: 870 3492 6703

Dial by your location

929 205 6099 US (New York)

301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

Please email Shane Bies shanebies@hotmail.com or metrodetroitathleticofficials@gmail.com for assistance.

Hope you can join us!

Thank you more than ever this year for your patience, dedication

Metro Detroit Athletic Officials

Due to an issue with the Arbiter system, all mobile phone numbers were marked PRIVATE. Unfortunately, according to Arbiter, all officials MUST manually marked their mobile phone numbers as PUBLIC.

It is VERY IMPORTANT that all officials do this immediately as schools and partners are not able to access your mobile phone numbers to contact you regarding game status etc.

Please follow the below steps on a desktop or laptop browser. The mobile phone number status cannot be updated on the mobile Arbiter app.  

1) Log into www.arbitersports.com

2) When logged in, click on your picture in the top-right of the website, and then select “Profile.”

3) In the “Account” section in your profile, scroll down until you see your phone number(s) listed.

4) Click on the three dots to the right of the mobile phone number you’d like to make public and select “Make Public.” If the option says “Make Private”, the phone number is already public and you don’t need to do anything more.

5) Click on the blue “Save” button in the top-right, and then click on “Cancel.” From here, you should be good to go!

Thank you for helping to fix this Arbiter issue!

Metro Detroit Athletic Officials

MDAO Basketball Meeting 2025.01.22 Recording

Below are links to some helpful tools for these difficult situations:

Better Official Fight Video

Point of Emphasis: Fights Among Players of Opposing Teams

MHSAA Officials Report Writing Guide

Consequences of Fighting Tool

Thank you more than ever this year for your patience, dedication

Wednesday January 22 from 6:00pm-7:30pm

Join us for a mid-season discussion to prepare for second half of the season!

Please share this information with anyone currently officiating basketball.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87042413662

Meeting ID: 870 4241 3662

Dial by your location

309 205 3325 US

312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

Please email Shane Bies shanebies@hotmail.com or metrodetroitathleticofficials@gmail.com for assistance.

Hope you can join us!

Thank you more than ever this year for your patience, dedication

Sunday December 22 from 7:00pm-8:30pm

Please share this information with anyone currently officiating basketball.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85626225495

Meeting ID: 856 2622 5495

Dial by your location

    +1 312 626 6799 US

+1 646 931 3860 US (Chicago)

Please email Shane Bies shanebies@hotmail.com or metrodetroitathleticofficials@gmail.com for assistance.

Hope you can join us!

Thank you more than ever this year for your patience, dedication

Metro Detroit Athletic Officials

Due to the postseason exam not yet being available from the MHSAA, the test review meeting schedule for this Wednesday December 11th is cancelled. We will reschedule a virtual meeting once the test is released.

In the meantime, we STRONGLY encourage you to check your MIGS status on the MHSAA website.

Reminder that the MIGS deadline for basketball is Thursday December 26th!

The MHSAA will not allow us to add people after the deadline! 

Don’t delay reviewing your status! One of the qualifications to officiate basketball in the postseason is to be a Member In Good Standing (MIGS) with an approved local officials association. We have updated our list on the MHSAA website.

Please remember that if you are MIGS in basketball that you should show as MIGS TWO times (once for boys and once for girls basketball).

How to check your MIGS status on the MHSAA website!

1) Go to www.mhsaa.com and login to MY MHSAA (red button upper right hand corner) with your username/password.

2) Then click the MY MHSAA (should be a blue color now) to pull down a menu of options.

3) Click “Officials Services”

4) Click Member in Good Standing

5) Confirm you are listed with at least one approved association for both boys and girls basketball (if you intend to officiate both).

You may choose to be part of any local approved association as long as they support basketball. If you plan to join the Metro Detroit Athletic Officials association, please submit your registration dues as soon as possible. Again this year, electronic payment is possible!

Send payment to mdaomike@gmail.com via Zelle, Google Pay and PayPal.

For Venmo use @Mike-Schram-19

Include your name, officials ID and your preferred email address.

You may also complete our registration form and mail payment in the next few days to:

Metro Detroit Athletic Officials

11204 Hickory Grove Ct.

South Lyon, Michigan 48178

If you are not listed as MIGS with us, but believe you should be, please email mdaomike@gmail.com

Thank you more than ever this year for your patience, dedication

Metro Detroit Athletic Officials

www.metrodetroitathleticofficials.com

MDAO apparel is available through BSN Sports until November 13th. Go to www.bsnteamsports.com and type MDAO24 for the access code. Shirts, shorts, hoodies and more are available!

For more information, click on this link for the flyer:

http://metrodetroitathleticofficials.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MDAO-flyer.pdf

Or scan the below QR code with your camera phone:

Thank you for hard work and dedication this year!

Below is the link to the football meeting recording:

Thank you more than ever this year for your patience, dedication