Fifth Region Basketball Officials Association User’s Guide

I am a Current Member, what do I do?
If you are a current member, click Current Member to create an account. Have your password available. Password is user defined. It may take 24-48 hours to activate your account, at which time you will be able to login using your email address and the password you created at the top right of the home page. You will be able to view all the members only pages and get the latest announcements from the association. Contact the website administrator if you have any problems.

How do I become a member?
If you would like to become a member, click Join to apply for membership. You will receive additional information by email. Feel free to visit the website and contact us if you have any questions.

How do I login?
If you haven’t done so already, create an account by clicking Current Member and include your password. Passwords are usere defined. Once an account has been activated, you will be able to enter your email and password at the top of the screen and click Login. Please allow 24-48 hours for activation.

What’s my password?
You have to create a password and go to the Create a login page. Once your account has been activated (you will recieve an email confirmation), if you can’t remember your password, click Forgot Password at the top right of the home page. Enter your email address and click send. Your password will be emailed to you.

How do I change my email address, password, phone number, and/or address?
Login and click My Account. Modify your account information and click Submit.

What if I cannot download PDF Files?
Click this icon

or go to the web site.
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (which is available for free at the Adobe website www.adobe.com ) in order to download these types of files.

How do I upload pictures?
You can use almost any online photo gallery to upload your photos. We recommend using Picasa from Google.

Upload photos to Picasa (or your favorite photo gallery):
- Create a Picasa Account (or Login if you have an existing account)
- Download the latest version of Picasa (if you don't have it)
  - Install and run Picasa
  - Click "Sync to Web" to upload your photos
Create a Slide Show:
- Login to your Picasa Account
- Picasa automatically creates a slide show from your uploaded photos
- Select an Album to add titles, descriptions, and comments to your photos
- Select an Album and click Slide Show to see it in action
Copy the “code” to link to this online gallery.
- Login to your Picasa Account
- Select an Album
- Click "Link to this Album"
- Click "Embed Slideshow"
- Copy the text in the yellow box (click the yellow box to highlight and then hit Ctrl-C)
Email the website administrator and include:
- Slide Show Title - "My Slide Show"
- Slide Show Description - "Officials in Action"
- Pasted Code from Above (hit Ctrl-V) - "<embed ... "

If you have existing photographs on Picasa or another online service, please send the html code or website address to the website administrator. We do not recommend using Flickr, Snapfish, or Kodak Gallery because they do not offer linkage to an external website.

How do I upload videos?
You can use almost any online video gallery to upload your videos. We recommend using YouTube .

Upload videos to YouTube (or your favorite video gallery):
- Create a YouTube Account (or Login if you have an existing account)
- Click Upload > Video File (yellow button top right)
- Click "Upload Video" to search your computer
Modify Video:
- Login to your YouTube Account
- Click "My Videos" under your user name
- Select a Video to enter titles, descriptions, comments, and other settings
- Select a Video and click play to view it in action
Find and Copy the “code” to link to this video.
- Login to your YouTube Account
- Select a Video
- Click the up arrow in the bottom right corner and select the control panel icon
- Copy the text under "Embed" (click the box and then hit Ctrl-C)
Email the website administrator and include:
- Video Title - "My Video"
- Video Description - "Officials in Action"
- Pasted Code from Above (Ctrl-V) - "<object ..."

If you have existing videos on YouTube or another online service, please send the html code or website address to the website administrator.

How do I get my assignments?
There are a number of companies that offer products for scheduling and assigning sports officials. If the association uses one of these tools, login and click Assignments.

How do I find my schedule?
Your schedule may be available online. If so, login and click Schedule (under Assignments) on the left side of the page. This will take you to your schedule. You may be directed to another website and asked to login.

How do I see the roster?
The roster may be available online. If so, login and click Officials (under Assignments) on the left side of the page. This will take you to the official's roster. You may be directed to another website and asked to login.

How do I find schools?
The school locations may be available online. If so, login and click Locations (under Assignments) on the left side of the page. This will take you to the list of locations. You may be directed to another website and asked to login.

How do I download forms?
Login and click Forms & Downloads (under Members). If you don’t see the form you want, contact the website administrator to request a downloadable form.

Contact Us
Provide us feedback on the content of the website, make a suggestion, upload photos & videos, or request an addition or change.

Technical Support
If you need help using the website, have a technical problem, or are an administrator, please contact support@frboa.com.