NY Metro ISOA News

2010 Mandatory Annual Rules Clinic

The meeting will start at 9:00 AM in the fieldhouse (campus map in pdf format) at New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, NY. The NISOA Fitness Test will not be held at this clinic.

As always, we welcome guests and other NISOA members to our annual meeting. Please sign up after June 1 so we can properly plan for the event.

The chapter is grateful to Clyde M. Doughty, Jr., Athletic Director at New York Tech for making their facilities available to us and supporting our chapter.

NISOA Regional Clinic in New Jersey

Regional clinic hosted by ISOAB at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Start time and duration is subject to change. The clinic is apparently mandatory for officials desiring ISOAB assignments.

From ISOAB:

We will have Cliff McCrath participating with two athletic directors from Division I schools in a panel discussion. There will be other commissioners from Division II and III at the clinic. This is going to be first. If you like to suggest the topic for the panel please let me know.

In addition there will be games and if you want to officiate and be assessed by NISOA National Assessors please let me know.

This clinic is not an acceptable substitute for the chapter's annual rules interpretation meeting. The duration of the clinic is approximate.

Contact ISOAB if you plan to attend.

2010 NISOA National Referee Certification and Recertification

Effective in 2010, all applicants must meet the requirements established for certification or recertification for the NISOA National Referee Program in each of the following criteria:

1. The NISOA Physical Fitness Test, with an overall grade of 3.5.
2. The NCAA/NISOA Soccer Rules Written Test.
3. NISOA Game Assessments by a certified National Assessor for years 2010/11.

You must attend one of the clinics referenced below, and successfully complete all of the requirements for a National Referee or Candidate:

• Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA - June 4-6.
• University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK - June 11-13.
• Emory University, Atlanta, GA - June 18-20.
• Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA - July 9-11.

National Referees and National Referee Candidates must submit their completed 2008-2009 NISOA NRP Record Book to their Regional Area Coordinator for review and forwarding to Grier Cooper, National Referee Program Administrator. Applicants should complete the process as soon as possible as space is limited at the clinic locations. Only the first 125 respondents will be assured a place in the clinic location of their choice, and there will be a $30.00 late fee for applications postmarked after April 2, 2010.

2010 NISOA National Referee Program Clinic

The 2010 NISOA National Referee Program Clinic has been scheduled for July 9-11, 2010 at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Other clinic dates are June 4-6, 2010 at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California and June 18-20, 2010 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.

Interested NISOA soccer officials should begin by downloading the appropriate documents, completing as directed, and forwarding them to their correct Regional Area Coordinator (Mark Butler is our Region II coordinator) by March 1, 2010.

2009 NISOA Training Camp

We received this message from NISOA President, Joe Miller.

NISOA will conduct its Annual Referee Training Camp in Elizabethtown, PA on July 12-16, 2009.

For more information go to www.nisoa.com and click on the Training Camp icon or click on the Forms icon and open the Training Camp Application Form.

This year NISOA, through a grant from the NCAA, is providing full scholarships of $500 to females and minorities.

NISOA also offers $300 scholarships to all others who apply before May 1, 2009.

Updated June 16, 2009 - The camp is full. NISOA is no longer accepting applications.

2009 Mandatory Annual Rules Clinic

The meeting will start at 9:00 AM in the fieldhouse (campus map in pdf format) at New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, NY. The NISOA Fitness Test will not be held at this clinic. Please note this is a new site for us this year.

As always, we welcome guests and other NISOA members to our annual meeting. Please sign up after June 1 so we can properly plan for the event.

The chapter is grateful to Clyde M. Doughty, Jr., Athletic Director at New York Tech for making their facilities available to us and supporting our chapter.

2009 NISOA Regional Clinic

Regional clinic hosted by ISOAB at Rider University, Science Hall, Room #102 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Start time and duration is subject to change. The clinic is mandatory for officials desiring ISOAB assignments. This clinic is not an acceptable substitute for the chapter's annual rules interpretation meeting. The duration of the clinic is approximate.

Contact ISOAB if you plan to attend.