Basketball News & Announcements

November 9, 2020

TASO OFFICE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

TASO Office Holiday Schedule The TASO Office will be closed: Thanksgiving – November 26‑27 Christmas – December 24‑25 New Year’s ...

October 30, 2020

TASO THREADS

Members, don’t forget about the TASO Threads Store.  There is a store for each Sports Division.  The on‑line store contains ...

October 16, 2020

TASO BASKETBALL AWARDS

At their recent Virtual Annual Meeting, the TASO Basketball Division honored five members with awards. Randy Hughes (Kingsville Chapter) and ...

September 3, 2020

TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL EXPECTED TO START ON TIME

According to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, high school basketball will not experience schedule changes due to COVID‑19. In ...

June 11, 2020

OFFICIALLY SPEAKING EPISODE 04

In this episode of Officially Speaking, the TASO Video Podcast series, Dr. Susan Elza, UIL Director of Athletics and Bryan ...

May 22, 2020

A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO TASO MEMBERS FROM BRYAN BUNSELMEYER, TAPPS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TAPPS Executive Director has a message of appreciation for TASO members. The TAPPS/TASO partnership remains strong!     VIEW VIDEO

May 18, 2020

THE ANTI-AGING SECRET SPORTS OFFICIALS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

You love the game. You want to be officiating as long as you can, and there’s one thing you can ...

May 1, 2020

NFHS OFFICIATING CLASSES OFFERED FREE THROUGH JULY !

Current high school sports officials, as well as individuals interested in joining the officiating ranks, will be able to access ...

May 7, 2020

TASO BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The TASO Board of Directors (multi‑sport) held their annual meeting April 26, 2020. Guest speakers included Dr. Susan Elza – ...

April 23, 2020

CARES ACT UPDATE 4-23-2020

We have been in direct communication with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) this week and are able to provide you ...

April 3, 2020

CARES ACT FOR OFFICIALS

This is a follow‑up to the message sent to you earlier this week concerning the Corona‑virus Aid, Relief, and Economic ...

March 31, 2020

CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT)

An initial review of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) seems to indicate that there may ...

March 23, 2020

CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS RELIEF BILL AND UNPAID GAME FEES

TO: TASO Members Coronavirus Stimulus Relief Bill If you have been following the news coverage on a Coronavirus Stimulus Relief ...

March 20, 2020

UIL ANNOUNCES EXTENDED SUSPENSION OF ALL UIL ACTIVITIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN — The University Interscholastic League (UIL) is extending its suspension of all UIL sanctioned activities due to the outbreak of COVID‑19 in ...

October 25, 2019

UIL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROVES GAME/MATCH FEE INCREASE

At their October 21, 2019 meeting the UIL Legislative Council approved a TASO initiated game/match fee increase for Texas sports ...

March 27, 2020

TAPPS REWIND

As sports across the country remain at a standstill, TAPPS is ready to fill that void for you with “TAPPS ...