ECAC's policy for canceled games is to reassign the affected officials with another game. If, at the end of the season, there are ECAC assigned games which had been cancelled and not filled with other ECAC games, there could be a credit carry forward to the following season for the fees associated with those games. At the end of the season, each official who had a significant number of games canceled should request a credit through Steve Rossetti at ECAC. Steve's decision regarding any credit is final.
Since officials don't pay an assigning fee on games assigned after the August 15 deadline, we anticipate only officials who had several games canceled after they paid their assigning fee will receive a credit on their fee for the following year.
NCAA Soccer Rule 12.6.1.1 states that, "A player, coach or bench personnel shall be ejected if he or she is guilty of fighting or leaves the coaching area to participate in an altercation." Also be aware that Rule 12.6.1.2 states, "A coach or team representative may leave the coaching area during an altercation, providing it is an attempt to restore order."
In the case where the entire team leaves the coaching area to participate in an altercation, each team member should be shown a red card and ejected for fighting except where Rule 12.6.1.2 allows.
Please make sure you follow all required reporting requirements in case of an ejection. Minimum requirements are:
- Prepare and file the Supplemental Ejection Report for all NCAA (not junior college) ejections. One report per ejection.
- If the game is assigned by ECAC, fill out their online ejection report.
- If the ejection is for fighting, fill out this form at nymisoa.com to notify the NISOA Region II (New York State) representative of the ejection.
Other conferences and conference assignors will have additional ejection reporting requirements. Make sure you are aware of all applicable ejection reporting requirements.
September 16th, 2011
1:24 pm
General
The athletic department at Medgar Evers College advised us that they have canceled all matches on their 2011 women's soccer schedule.
Jack Sweeney, the Region XV assignor, sent us the following memo describing the rules differences for NJCAA games. Please note that the NJCAA has not modified their procedures since the 2009 season. A printer-friendly version of the rules differences memo is available here for download. Read the rest of this article »
The NCAA Soccer Rules (Rule 12.6.1.3) require officials to notify the NISOA Regional Representative when a player is ejected from a game for fighting. As the current NISOA Region II (New York State) representative, I need to be notified within 24 hours of the conclusion of the match when a player from an institution in our region has been ejected for fighting.
Since our officials travel outside of the region and officiate intercollegiate soccer matches between teams from other regions (New Jersey, New England, etc.), the fighting report requirements can be confusing. For example, if an official ejects a player from a school located in New Jersey for fighting, they should notify the NISOA Region III representative of the incident for further action.
The NISOA web site has a map of all NISOA regions as well as their representative and their contact information. If you're not sure who to contact or just want "1 stop shopping", go here, fill out and submit the form. I will take care of routing and filing the report. Other ejection requirements can be found here.
The next NISOA National Referee Program biennial cycle will start in 2012. NISOA members who meet the National Referee Program criteria and wish to become a National Referee Applicant should schedule the required assessments for the upcoming season as soon as possible. Prospective applicants should have all the required assessments and paperwork ready for when the application cycle begins in early 2012.
The NISOA web site has all the information you need to participate in the National Referee Program. Mark Butler (Amherst, NY) is our region's area coordinator for the National Referee Program.
