The 2008-9 NCAA Men’s and Women’s soccer rule book has been published and is available for download (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Overall, the rule changes are minor (more details here). The most significant rule changes include:
- The penalty for a team which fails to provide an official game roster before the beginning of the game is a forfeit.
- The diagonal system of control shall be used. There are listed exceptions for using the dual system only when an assigned official fails to appear for the game.
Rule changes will now be considered on a two year cycle. The current edition of the soccer rules book will apply for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Specific rule interpretations and points of emphasis will be presented at the mandatory rules clinic in August.
The ECAC now requires new officials to apply for ECAC membership and pay an application fee of $75. New chapter members should fill out this form to officiate ECAC assigned games. This requirement does not apply to veteran officials who have previously officiated ECAC assigned games.
Our own Alberto Giordano was chosen to officiate the Steve Nash Charity Soccer Showdown in Chinatown on June 25, 2008. He’s the one in the pink on this youtube video. Look for Thierry Henry and Claudio Reyna in the video. Titi doesn’t look too pleased with Alberto’s sense of justice in this picture.
Congratulations to the following candidates who attended all four sessions of the NY Metro ISOA candidate course and passed the NISOA Qualifying Exam:
Michael Andreaccio, Richard Gramolini, Saam Jalayer, Giuseppe Manzo, David Poli, Mario Rivas, Rafal Wlazlo, Steven Wowk and Paul Yonick.
The candidates will qualify for chapter membership upon successfully passing the NISOA Physical Fitness test and attending the chapter Mandatory Rules Meeting.
Starting this year, we are maintaining the chapter’s NISOA fitness test results on the chapter’s web server. This will allow members to receive their test results directly via email. After the test results are recorded, members may go to our web site to request their results and score. Fitness test scores are not shared with assignors nor made publicly available.
The NCAA Soccer Rules Committee has published the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Soccer rules changes for 2008 and 2009. The changes are generally minor but include:
- Rules changes will occur on a two year cycle.
- The diagonal system of control shall be used. Reference to the dual system of control appears to have been deleted.
Full text of the rules changes with interpretation is available for review or formatted for printing (pdf). Please note the new interpretation regarding the expiration of time in the rules changes (Rule 6.3.11).
Congratulations to Joe Miller, past president of the New England Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association (NEISOA) and member of the Greater New Haven chapter of NEISOA, for his nomination as President-Elect of NISOA. Joe is currently the Vice President of NISOA and officiates in the New York Metro area occasionally. We wish Joe all the best in his new position leading the National organization.
