Several members have decided to hang up their boots, whistles and flags in 2008. Two notable members who are ending their college soccer officiating career are Mike Dieguez and Arnold Klein.
Mike Dieguez has been a chapter member for almost 25 years. A sports memorabilia collector, Mike was born and raised in Astoria, NY. He attended LIU on a baseball scholarship and was most recently the athletic director for the Oceanside school district.
Arnold Klein was the 2007 NISOA Region 2 Referee of the Year. You can read a more detailed biography of Arnold here.
We wish Mike and Arnold all the best in their future endeavours.
The following ethics cases were presented to the Executive Board for consideration in 2007. The results of the cases are summarized below:
- Five members did not attend the requisite number of business meetings. Members were fined $50. Appeals were denied.
- Two members did not attend the requisite number of business meetings. Appeals were partially upheld. Members were fined $25.
- Twelve members did not attend any business meetings. Members were fined $50. Nine members placed on one year of probation based on the information provided in their appeal.
- One member did not attend the requisite number of business meetings. Appeal was approved. No fine imposed.
NISOA requires members to attend two business meetings in addition to our chapter annual rules interpretation meeting (where we conduct a business meeting). Our ethics committee used the following guidelines (considering mitigating circumstances provided by the member) for these cases:
- Attended only one business meeting during the season. Fine imposed.
- Did not attend a business meeting during the season. Fine plus probationary status imposed.
Ethics cases are reported and processed in accordance with our policies and our chapter constitution.
Congratulations to the following NY Metro ISOA members who have qualified and registered in 2008 as United States Soccer Federation National Referees:
- Stevan Ambrus
- Brian Dunn
- Jorge Gonzales
- Lee Suckle
We are very proud of your accomplishments!
February 19th, 2008
8:38 am
General
NISOA National Assessor and friend of the NY Metro ISOA chapter, Gino D’Ippolito is on the 2008 National Soccer Hall of Fame ballot in the “Builder” category. Many of us have had the pleasure and honor of working with Gino over the years in his many roles on and off the soccer field here in the New York metropolitan area. Gino was a FIFA International referee for many years as well as a distinguished NISOA , NASL and MISL referee. While Hall of Fame voting is not open to the public, please visit the National Soccer Hall of Fame web site and participate in the informal poll. Good luck, Gino!!
Jerry Stoopack has informed the Board that he will be inactive this season. As such, Jerry is not eligible to retain his position as a Director on the Executive Board. Randy Vogt has accepted the nomination to the Executive Board as a Director to fill the vacancy.
Jerry’s service to the chapter is too extensive and distinguished to summarize briefly. He is the chief architect of the chapter’s constitution and led the Eastern ISOA negotiating team for the current agreement we have with ECAC. We are extremely fortunate that Jerry intends to remain available to the chapter to lend guidance and advice while he is inactive.
For those of you who regularly attend the annual Awards dinner held at the end of each collegiate season, you may have noticed over the past few years that:
- Many of our fellow officials fail to make the dinner,
- Officials who receive chapter recognition are not present to acknowledge the honor bestowed upon them by their peers,
- Honored guests are conspicuously absent.
Are we at a turning point in our efforts? Should we make a big deal of awards? Read the rest of this article »
Congratulations to Nabil Al-Saidi for being accepted into the NISOA National Referee program as a National Referee Candidate. The NISOA National Referee certification cycle runs for two years. Over the next two years, Nabil will have to attend the National Referee camp and pass six assessments as a prerequisite for achieving National Referee status.
We are very excited that Nabil, along with our only active National Referee, Jim Memos, will represent our chapter with impeccable integrity and superior performance on and off the field.
