"PIAA requires all registered sports' officials to enforce the sportsmanship rules for coaches and contestants. Actions meant to demean opposing contestants, teams, spectators and officials are not in the highest ideals of interscholastic education and will not be tolerated. Let today's contest reflect mutual respect. Coaches please certify to the contest official(s) that your contestants are legally equipped and uniformed according to NFHS rules and PIAA adoptions. Good luck in today's contest."
Rules Meetings
The Annual Mandatory Rules Interpretation Meeting for the Lancaster Chapter of PIAA Basketball Officials will be held on Thursday November 6th, 2025 at 7:30 pm at Manheim Township High School’s Convocation Hall. If you are unable to attend this meeting, it is your responsibility to attend another chapter’s interpretation meeting. For dates and locations of other interpretation meetings, check out the listing on the PIAA website at www.piaa.org then click on the officials banner and look under rules interpretations. Click on Basketball, and the district # you are looking for. You can also pay $50 and do the online version of the interpretation meeting also located on the piaa website under the officials banner. This option is usually not available until after the last scheduled chapter interpretation meeting in the state. The interpretation meeting does NOT count as one of the required 4 chapter meetings. You MUST attend at least 1 chapter meeting in January. Please note we do have a chapter meeting scheduled the same night as the rules interpretation meeting at 6:00pm. The Clinic on Nov 23rd is 2 person at 6:00 and 3 person at 7:00. You only need to attend one, and 1 meeting credit is given total for the night regardless if you stay for both or not.
The below list of chapter meeting dates is also available on the P.I.A.A. website along with chapter meeting times and dates of other chapters in the state.
The regular chapter meetings will be held at Manheim Township in Convocation Hall, Cedar Crest High School Gym,or via zoom on the following dates and times:
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 6:00 PM Chapter Meeting, Manheim Township Convocation Hall
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:30 PM Interpretation Meeting, Manheim Township Convocation Hall
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 7:00 PM Zoom
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 6:00 PM Cedar Crest High School Gym (Clinic)
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 7:00 PM Manheim Township Arena (Please park in the back lots and enter through the main entrance of the Arena)
Sunday, December 21, 2025, 7:00 PM Zoom
Sunday, January 11, 2026, 7:00 PM Manheim Township South Gym
Sunday, January 18, 2026, 7:00 PM Zoom
Sunday, January 25, 2026, 7:00 PM Zoom
More information pertaining to the upcoming season will follow at the meetings. Best wishes for a successful season!