Long Island Swimming Officials Association

 Annual Recognition Dinner Banquet

March 6, 2022

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Domenico's of Levittown

3270A Hempstead Turnpike

Levittown, NY

Raffle Auction, Awards, 50/50 

No charge for LISOA members

 $40.00 for spouses or guests

Please call Jane Reilly 516-459-3787 to let her know your intentions

If you have any items to donate for the gift baskets (gift items, bottles of spirit, etc) - please bring them to the championships or get them to Jane or to George.

WHO IS THE LISOA OFFICIAL THAT YOU MOST LIKE TO WORK WITH

Each year at the Dinner Banquet, we present the LISOA Team Player Award. This trophy is awarded the official, voted by their fellow swimming and diving officials as the one that they "most like to work a swimming and diving meet with".

Please contact me (George Fleckenstein) with your vote. It is important that everyone choose your favorite. Call me, text me, or email me. The most favorite will be recognized on March 6.

ANNUAL FOOTBALL POOL

THANK YOU Vice President Nelson Gonzalez for again heading up our successful annual football pool!

We split the proceeds between the pool winners and our annual LISOA Budget. $1,000 of our budget goes to our annual athlete-award scholarship.

Each of the 100 pool boxes are $20.00. Our prizes are: $500.00 for the final score, $125.00 for first and third quarter score and and $250.00 for the halftime score.

Former LISOA President

Pete Moeschen

is visited in his new home in White River Junction, VT

Visitors gathering with Pete in his new home were (top left) Frank Dowd, former Princeton University diving coach Gregg Gunnand and Doug Virkus. Next to Pete are Pete Hugo and Bob Kersch.

LISOA Calendar

Recognition Dinner Banquet Meeting - Monday, March 6, 2023 

Things Every Diving Judge Should Know...

During the diving competition, the diving referee should:

·        Request quiet from spectators and competitor. This applies to all meets unless swimming and diving are being conducted simultaneously.

·        Require the announcer to announce the order of divers followed by the first dive.

·        Keep a record of all failed dives, in order to know when a diver has failed two dives and is disqualified. If there is a disqualification, immediately notify the diver and the coach and provide reasoning.

·        Determine disqualifications as per the NFHS rules and notify the competitor and/or the coach immediately.

·        Determine and announce failed dives, including declared false starts (choosing not to participate in the diving event), as per the NFHS rules (Rules 9-6-2 and 3-2-3).

·        Allow divers to withdraw from the competition and treat this the same as a declared false start taken by swimmers.

·        Deduct two points from each judge’s award for a violation of the forward approach or a balk as per the NFHS rules.

·        A violation of the forward approach occurs when the diver does less than the required three steps.

Note 1: A violation of the forward approach occurs when the diver does less than the required three steps or does not go from one foot to two feet in the hurdle.

Note 2: A forward standing takeoff is considered a violation of the forward approach.

·        A balk is declared if in the referee’s opinion, after a diver assumes the starting position for a forward approach, forward standing take-off, or back take-off the diver makes an obvious attempt to start the approach or press and stops the continuous execution of the dive. The balk is declared before the dive is scored.

·        Declare an unsatisfactory dive when:

• The dive is clearly done in a position other than what is written on the scoresheet;
• The diver hits the board;
• The diver does not attempt to come out of a tuck or pike position;
• The diver does not attempt to come out of a twist;
• The diver does not hold the straight position until the body is horizontal to the water on any flying one somersault dives or does not hold the straight position until the body is perpendicular to the water on any flying one and one-half somersault dives;
• The diver does not declare a forward standing takeoff.

·        Not invoke a penalty unless the diving referee is absolutely certain it is warranted. The diving referee may confer with another judge only regarding the determination of an unsatisfactory or failed dive.

During championships, the premiere swimmers will be at their peaks and will make every attempt to produce fastest times. The backstroke to breaststroke transition Crossover Turn in the Individual Medley, if done correctly, can be a faster turn than other legal methods. Click the video below to see how it is done.

When observing the turn, the key is to remember the rules:

When they are approaching the wall on their back, look for the swimmer to remain toward their back until they have touched the wall.

Then, when their feet leave the wall at her start of the breaststroke, their body must be toward their breast.

If either of those criteria are not met, it is a violation. In real time it happens very quickly. Since you will only be observing one swimmer, you can concentrate on those two criteria. In last fall's NYS Championship, I apparently missed one of these potential violations and was questioned by the referee. As I said, the turns occur very quickly. As always, see what you call and only call what you see; otherwise the maneuver is legal.

CLICK HERE to see a video of the CROSSOVER TURN

BACK -TO - BREAST TURN METHODS

Elected earlier this month to a 2-year term!

Will be installed at the March 6 banquet!

Take office April 1, 2023!

George Fleckenstein - President

Nelson Gonzalez - Vice President

Jeff Chu - Secretary

Christine Duong - Treasurer

Barbara Davis-Wendt - Director

Cyna Buckley - Director

Boys Swimming and Diving Championships

March 3rd - 4th, 2023 

Ithaca College