In Memoriam; Ray Wolfe

The Executive Board and members of the NY Metro ISOA Chapter extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Ray Wolfe who passed away on July 11, 2017. Ray was a long time member of the chapter as well being involved with all aspects of soccer in eastern New York State and the metropolitan area. His infectious smile, selflessness and generosity will be greatly missed. Read the rest of this article »

Fitness Test Reporting and Exceptions

Due to popular demand, we have restored the ability to receive a certification of your fitness test status via email. As the new test is pass/fail, we are only maintaining pass/fail data on the web site.

Please be aware that our chapter does not maintain a list of when nearby chapters are administering their chapter fitness tests. If you can not take a scheduled fitness test with the NY Metro chapter, it’s your responsibility to contact other chapters. Use the chapter locator on the NISOA web site to get contact information for your use.

Fitness Test Comments and Clarifications

By: John Puglisi, Chapter President

Our chapter’s initial fitness test for 2017 occurred on June 14, 2017 at Kellenberg H.S. in Uniondale, NY. Aside from a couple of minor technical problems with the timing gates on the sprint portion of the test, I was extremely pleased with the test experience. I was especially pleased with the obvious commitment by the members to physically prepare and train for the new test. The results were overwhelmingly positive for a test which is more challenging (in my opinion) than our prior NISOA fitness test. Great job by everyone who prepared and took this test seriously. Read the rest of this article »

2017 NISOA Soccer Rules Refresher Test

The 2017 NCAA Soccer Rules Test is now available on the NISOA Arbiter Central Hub. The test includes the mid-cycle rules changes approved by the NCAA in February 2017. Read the rest of this article »

2017 Chapter Meeting Schedule

The 2017 NY Metro ISOA meeting schedule is now available. Get the dates, times and locations for the NISOA fitness test, the annual mandatory rules clinic, awards dinner and business meetings. Read the rest of this article »

New NISOA Physical Performance Test for 2017

Please be aware that NISOA has changed the physical performance (fitness) test for all new and renewing members (including National Referees) effective immediately. The new test will be identical to the US Soccer Grade 6 physical performance test. Read the rest of this article »

Interview With Our Chapter President

Special thanks to John Vorperanian (host and creator of Beyond The Game), the staff at White Plains (NY) Community Media, Doug Ferguson (NISOA National Referee) of Neverends Productions for the YouTube upload and our own Randy Vogt for making this happen.

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