Officially Human will host a “What Does it Take to Be A High Level Official” event at the 2024 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships. The event is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 12 in the Valeo Fan Zone at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center.
Why this matters: The Horizon League was the first conference to partner with Officially Human and the two organizations have collaborated on three previous events around the basketball championships in Indianapolis.
Officially Human exists to restore respect to, and positive treatment of, sports officials through increased education and communication to all stakeholders (administrators, coaches, and fans). The organization is focused solely on game officials with a foundational goal to keep game officials on the fields and courts for generations to come.
Major Voices:
Horizon League Commissioner Julie Roe Lach
“Officially Human’s mission closely aligns with both our focus on sportsmanship and our core value of respect. Brenda and her team are making a Major Impact and our continued partnership will bring awareness to the officiating crisis we are facing at all levels of sport.”
Officially Human Founder and CEO Brenda Hilton
“As we look forward to another great event, Commissioner Roe Lach and her staff have led the way at the conference level in raising awareness on the importance of recognizing all officials as “humans” and elevating the respect shown towards them. We look forward to connecting fans and high-level officials as they share their stories on climbing the officiating ladder.”
Dig deeper:
- Registration for the event is free to attendees and includes light snacks, complimentary parking and discounted tickets to the Barbasol Horizon League men’s basketball championship game at 7 p.m. ET.
- This networking and social event will provide attendees an inside look at how high level officials have advanced their careers and who they handle the pressures of moving up the officiating ladder.
- The Horizon League first partnered with Officially Human for an Officials Symposium during the 2020 Basketball Championships.
- Officially Human also hosted a NCAA Mentor-Mentee Networking event at the 2022 Horizon League Basketball Championships and a “What Does it Take to Become an Official” event at the 2023 Championships.
- Learn more about Officially Human.
- The 2024 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships will begin March 5 and 7 with early round games on campus and will culminate with the semifinal and championship games at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum March 11-12. Schools, groups, youth sports organizations and basketball fans interested in attending games or learning more about getting involved in Indianapolis are encouraged to email Kelley Ford at kford@horizonleague.org.
- The Horizon League is an NCAA Division I athletics conference comprised of 11 member institutions located throughout the Midwest’s major metropolitan cities. Headquartered in Indianapolis, the League and its members strive to be highly competitive athletically while committing to the total development of its student-athletes and creating a lasting impact on campus and in the community. For more information, visit HorizonLeague.com.
