NY Metro ISOA News

2010 NYMISOA Referee Awards and Coach’s Sportsmanship Ballot

All NYMISOA referees are encouraged to vote for the four referee awards and three coach sportsmanship awards. Please download the ballot and follow the instructions indicated on it. The winners will be honored at the NYMISOA Annual Dinner on November 15, 2010.

Goal Celebration Interpretation

During a recent match, a male player took off his shirt in celebration after scoring a goal. A question was asked on our message board about whether the NCAA considers this action misconduct. C. Cliff McCrath, NISOA’s Executive Director and The NCAA’s Soccer Rules Committee Secretary – Rules Editor’s interpretation follows: Read the rest of this article »

Extreme Heat Management

A local conference recently asked the NCAA about possibly suspending play to allow players to hydrate during soccer matches played in unusually hot conditions. The response from Cliff McCrath, Executive Director of NISOA and Secretary-Rules Editor of the NCAA Soccer Rules Committee follows: Read the rest of this article »

New Members in 2010

Congratulations to the following candidates who attended all four sessions of the NY Metro ISOA candidate course, passed the NISOA Fitness Test and passed the NISOA Qualifying Exam:

Edwin Cespedes, Sima Draguca, John Hieb, Satwinder Hundal, Deochand Parbhudial, and Klaus Whitney.

The candidates will qualify for chapter membership upon attending the chapter Mandatory Rules Meeting.

2010-2011 NCAA Soccer Rules Book Is Now Available

The 2010-2011 NCAA Soccer Rules Book has been published by the NCAA. You may go directly to the NCAA web site or our web site library to download the rules book (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

Concussions in NCAA Soccer

Proper concussion identification, management and treatment is a point of emphasis by the NCAA in all sports. The 2010-2011 NCAA Soccer Rules Book specifies players indicating any sign of concussion (Rule 3.5.3.2) must be substituted for and not permitted to returned until after medical personnel has given clearance. Game officials must be aware of the signs of a concussion and ensure the player does not return until after having received clearance from medical personnel.

There are two major parts of this rule application:

• Know the signs of a concussion.
• Know who is the appropriate medical personnel that can provide clearance.

We strongly recommend officials view the online course, Concussions in Sports – What You Need to Know prepared by the National Federation of High Schools. The course is provided free of charge (you are required to register on their training web site) and will provide you with an understanding of how to recognize the signs of a concussion and the impact of a concussion on the health of a student athlete. Since 90% of all concussions do not result in loss of consciousness, recognizing signs of most concussions is subjective.

During the rules interpretation process, the definition of “medical personnel” has been a significant topic of discussion. While the definition might evolve over time, a “certified athletic trainer” is currently considered to be “medical personnel”. Please be aware that not all athletic trainers are certified by the Board of Certification. We strongly recommend the team of officials ask both teams to identify their certified athletic trainer or physician present at the game site before the match begins.

We will discuss concussions at each chapter meeting this year so we are all consistent in applying this very important rule.

2010 NISOA Refresher Test

The 2010 NISOA Refresher Test is now available for download. This year, members will submit their answer sheet online. Answer sheets must be submitted before the annual rules interpretation meeting. All active members (including new members) are required to submit an answer sheet to maintain their good standing status. The procedure for taking the refresher test is:

1. Download the test from our website. We recommend printing the test and writing your answers on the test itself.
2. Log on to the web site and fill out your answer sheet. You do not have to fill out the entire answer sheet in one session. When you click on the ‘save and submit’ button, your answers will be saved. You may come back and finish at any time before the annual rules interpretation meeting.

The 2010-2011 NCAA Soccer Rules Book has not been published as of this date. You may use last year’s rules book and the summary of the 2010 rules changes as references as you take the test. Please post any questions in the comments section.