ECAC’s Official Payment Service was supposed to make the first payment to officials for the 2007 season on October 10, 2007. According to ECAC, quite a few of their subscribing institutions did not fund ECAC by October 10, 2007. Consequently, ECAC failed to meet their first scheduled payment deadline.
ECAC is currently reviewing their accounts and will provide a revised payment schedule and plan. We will post updates here as they become available.
Nick Apostolides has stepped down from his role as Director on the chapter executive board. Nick has served the chapter for many years and we are all indebted to him for his service. Nick’s integrity and tireless work for the chapter is unsurpassed. I am grateful and honored to have worked with him over the past few years. We hope he will continue to participate with the chapter, especially with the recruitment of new officials from the Long Island Soccer Referees Association.
While nobody can replace Nick, Klaus Mueller has accepted an appointment as a Director on the executive board. Klaus brings a wealth of officiating and assessing experience to the board.
Dues for the 2008 season must be sent to Joe Danbusky by November 1, 2007. The dues for renewing active members are $160. Please check the dues schedule for assessor dues as well as dues for other membership categories.
Members who are currently “inactive” must notify Joe Danbusky of their intentions for the 2008 season and pay the applicable dues by November 1, 2007. Please make your payment out to “NYMISOA.”
The NISOA Dress/Attire Policy specifies all match officials shall dress alike. The policy also stipulates the color of stripes on the officials’ socks shall match the primary color of the shirt except white striped socks shall be worn with the black grid shirt.
The policy also includes recommended attire for travel to the match site. A neat, professional appearance makes an excellent initial impression.
When a player, coach or other bench personnel is ejected for fighting, there are several additional administrative requirements for the referee. Fighting is defined in the NCAA Soccer Rules Book as, “deliberately strikes or attempts to strike another player, coach or bench personnel in a malicious manner or leaves the bench or coaching area to participate in an altercation.” The referee must:
At the time of the ejection:
- Notify the player, head coaches and scorekeeper that the ejection was for fighting. It is very important that the players, head coach and scorekeeper are notified that the ejection was specifically for fighting before you sign the official NCAA score sheet and leave the site.
Immediately after the game:
All other ejection forms and notifications must be made as well. Applicable forms and notifications are available on our web site.
Each year at the annual awards dinner, the NY Metro chapter recognizes local collegiate soccer programs that exemplify good sportsmanship and fair play. Awards are based on input from chapter members from their experience throughout the season. Please make a note of deserving teams. Chapter members will receive a separate email requesting your input for the sportsmanship awards in a couple of weeks. We need your input. Thank you.
Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Michael Jordan, Drew Henson and Dave DeBuscherre might be green with envy. Because although they played two sports professionally, none of them have been inducted into two sports’ Hall of Fames.
That high honor will belong to NYMISOA’s own George Snizek, who was inducted into the Long Island Ladies Soccer Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Eastern New York Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005. George has been nominated to be inducted into the East Coast Drag Times Drag Racing Hall of Fame in Henderson, North Carolina in 2008 and has also been nominated for consideration for the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame by drag racing icon, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits. Read the rest of this article »