NY Metro ISOA News

Other NISOA Chapter Fitness Tests

The NY Metro ISOA chapter has administered our final scheduled NISOA fitness test for the 2007 season. NY Metro ISOA members who have not yet taken the NISOA fitness test will have to make arrangements with other chapters to take the fitness test and have the results reported directly to Joe Danbusky. The New Jersey chapter and several New England chapters will administer NISOA fitness tests later this summer.

UPDATE: Makeup NY Metro NISOA Fitness Test Scheduled

Westchester/Rockland Chapter Rules Clinic

The Westchester/Rockland NISOA chapter will conduct their rules interpretation meeting on (see below for updates) Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be at Kennelly’s Grill House at 962 S Route 9W, Congers NY. Space available for guests is extremely limited and is on a first-come, first served basis. You must fill out this form to contact the Westchester/Rockland chapter.

NY Metro ISOA members who attend this (or any other non-NY Metro ISOA) rules interpretation meeting are required to attend three of the four scheduled business meetings to meet the NISOA requirement to attend 3 business meetings.

ECAC Assignments To Be Released By July 27

The latest information from ECAC indicates their assignments for the upcoming soccer season will be released on their web site no later than July 27, 2007.

ECAC Assigning Web Site is Live

The new ECAC Official assigning web page is now live. The ECAC recommends you log on and immediately change your user name and password. Your default user name is your social security number and the default password is the last 4 digits of your social security number.

ECAC Assigning

Officials registered with ECAC received the following information from Steve Rossetti at ECAC regarding their pending change of assigning software:

ATTENTION: NEW OFFICIALS. If you were a new ECAC official after July 1, 2006, please notify Steve Rossetti at the ECAC with your email address, SS#, home address, phone numbers, so they can all be entered into the new system under your name.
ATTENTION: INACTIVE OFFICIALS. If you were an inactive official during the 2005-2006 school year, you need to notify Steve Rossetti so that he can activate you and update your personal data in the system.

New officials may use this form to get this information to Steve so you can receive ECAC assignments this season.

Extra Badges Available

As you all should be aware of by now, NISOA has redesigned its referee badge. New badges were mailed to all NISOA officials and are to be used on the referee uniform for all collegiate matches. The old NISOA badge is still acceptable on warm-ups and golf shirts. I repeat — the new badge is to be worn on the uniform for all collegiate matches.

If anyone is interested in having an extra badge, the chapter has purchased one hundred (100) of them. They will be available for purchase at $5 each at the interpretation meeting on 25 August.

NISOA Annual Convention

This year, our Region and the New York State ISOA chapter are hosting the NISOA annual convention in Oneonta, New York from August 2-4, 2007. Every year, the hosting chapter organizes the event and provides raffle prizes for the participants. We received the following information from the convention organization committee:

One of the enjoyable traditions at the annual Convention award dinner is the chance to receive a door prize. In the past chapters and attendees donate an item that is traditional to their geographic area.

Some of the past door prizes have included: Maine – a gift certificate for live lobster; Lehigh Valley – a giant Hersey kiss; Northern California -local vino; Montana – boysenberry jam; New Jersey – salt water taffy; Arizona – local steak sauce. As you can tell, it is never the price that is important -but rather the conveyance of the local flavor.

This year with the convention centered around the Soccer Hall of Fame, I ask you to continue the tradition.

If you or your company would like to donate a door prize or if you have an idea for a uniquely New York City door prize, please leave a comment here. If you would rather keep your participation discreet, you can contact the Executive Board directly. Thank you in advance.