Our constitution requires us to hold the mandatory annual rules meeting on the fourth Saturday of August. The Executive Board has discussed moving the mandatory annual rules meeting for the following reasons:
- Competitive games are scheduled as early as August 20th. Scrimmages (with officials) start in mid-August.
- The last weekend in August is a popular family vacation time.
Traditionally, the college soccer season didn’t start until Labor Day. Rule changes were presented and discussed well in advance of the first games of the season. With many institutions starting their season in August, our rules clinic is presented too late.
Since the rule changes and new rule books are not distributed until June, the mandatory rules meeting can not occur before July. The second Saturday in August is a potential date for the mandatory rules meeting.
Changing the meeting date will require an amendment to the constitution so the 2007 meeting schedule remains unchanged.
Recently, the NCAA announced they will enact rule changes on a two-year cycle. It’s not clear when they will begin this procedure for soccer but this new procedure will alter the content (and duration) of the mandatory meeting. We could have the mandatory initial meeting on a weeknight when the NCAA rules do not change.
If you have any suggestions, recommended dates or opinions on this issue, please share them with us here. We want to hear from you. Thanks.
February 28th, 2007
4:11 pm
Events
| March 22, 2007 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Primary discussion item will be constitutional modfications and clarifications. Meeting will be at O’Hare Hall, Fordham University, Bronx, NY.
During the past couple of years, we’ve been meeting at the Knights of Columbus hall in New Hyde Park. The hall is a good size for us with a central location. However, we don’t get a lot of availability from them due to other events they host. Our chapter meetings are generally restricted to Mondays and Wednesdays. Wednesday is traditionally the busiest day for college games during the week. Given a choice, we prefer not to schedule meetings on Wednesday.
If anyone has access to a suitable venue to host our 4 chapter business meetings, please let us know. We would like to have options for 2008 and beyond. The criteria we want are:
- Ability to seat at least 50 members.
- Centrally located. Western Nassau County or Eastern Queens is best.
- Ample, onsite and free parking.
Thanks for your help.
February 7th, 2007
11:07 am
Events
| August 25, 2007 |
| 8:30 am | to | 12:00 pm |
The meeting will start at 8:30 AM in Humanities Hall, Room 119 at C.W. Post University. The NISOA Fitness Test will not be held at this clinic.
February 7th, 2007
11:00 am
Events
| June 6, 2007 |
| 4:00 pm | to | 6:00 pm |
| July 14, 2007 |
| 9:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
The chapter will adminster the NISOA physical fitness test at C.W. Post University in Brookville, NY on the stadium football field (FieldTurf). Get the test events (Adobe Acrobat Reader required). Please note this is a site change from last year.
NISOA Fitness Test
- June 6, 2007 at 4:00 PM with a rain date of June 13, 2007 at 4:00 PM
- July 14, 2007 at 9:00 AM with a rain date of July 21, 2007 at 9:00 AM
Testing will be done at C.W. Post University in Brookville, NY on the football field (FieldTurf). Please note this is a site change from last year.
Makeup NISOA Fitness Test
The makeup test will be done at Fordham University’s Murphy Field in The Bronx, NY.
Mandatory Annual Rules Meeting
- Saturday, August 25, 2007
The meeting will start at 8:30 AM in Humanities Hall, Room 119 at C.W. Post University. The NISOA Fitness test will not be held at this meeting.
Chapter Business Meetings
- September 5, 2007
- September 17, 2007
- October 10, 2007
- October 24, 2007
Get more business meeting information.
Annual Chapter Awards Dinner
Monday, November 12, 2007 from 7:00 PM until 9:30 PM at The Sterling, 345 Hicksville Road, Bethpage, New York.
Please check this page frequently for updates and changes.
February 7th, 2007
10:17 am
Events
| September 5, 2007 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
| September 17, 2007 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
| October 10, 2007 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
| October 24, 2007 |
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Business meetings start promptly at 7:30 PM and are held at the Knights of Columbus hall at 1000 Marcus Ave, New Hyde Park, New York. Members must attend two of the four scheduled meetings and the NY Metro ISOA annual rules interpretation meeting. Members who attend other rules interpretation meetings are required to attend three of the four scheduled business meetings to meet the NISOA requirement to attend 3 business meetings. Since the Chapter does conduct a business meeting after the rules interpretation is complete, members attending the NY Metro ISOA rules interpretation meeting satisfy the 3 meeting requirement.
