Long Island Swimming Officials Association
Serving Long Island Swimmers for 66 years!
November 2023
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Let's See how this goes...
We almost never talk about "courage" as a characteristic that an official should display, but "Courage Performance under pressure" is one of the six questions that we are evaluating in our Section VIII peer-rating process.
As officials, we are forced to deal with all sorts of different personalities, repercussions, pressure from coaches and spectators, and even other officials during a swim meet. Courage is the ability to maintain objectivity and consistency regardless of the game situation or other pressures. Courage is required to make the tough calls.
I define courageous as making the correct call even when we know that we might have the wrath of a coach to deal with. We raise our hand even if the star swimmer messes up. Competitors are disqualified even in championships if they violate a rule; and when new swimmers are still not quite fine tuned.
We must always have the courage to make the call that we believe to be the right one, not the no-call that will cause the least amount of grief.
Thank you,
George Fleckenstein
president
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Section VIII Boys Swimming
ZebraWeb
PEER RATING PROCESS
Once you officiate a Section VIII contest, follow these steps:
- Login to ZebraWeb
- Enter into the Section VIII Boys Swimming portal
- Click on Officials Rating and Forms Center
- Click Rate Officials
- Enter a start and end date
- Hit View Report
- Click on the game number
- Fill out the Evaluation
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From the ZebraWeb Platform, Click on Officials Ratings & Forms all the way to the right, on the top row.
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Enter the date range. Press View Report. And on the next screen, click on your contest and complete your rating of your partner official after the meet.
LIKE IN DIVING,
A "GOOD" SCORE
is 7- 8
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2023-24
Varsity Dive of Week
Week Dive Group
Nov 20 – Nov 26 100 (Front)
Nov 27 - Dec 3 100 (Front)
Dec 4 – Dec 10 200 (Back)
Dec 11 – Dec 17 400 (Inward)
Dec 18 – Dec 24 5000 (Twist)
Dec 25 – Dec 31 5000 (Twist)
Jan 1 – Jan 7 300 (Reverse)
Jan 8– Jan 14 100 (Front)
Jan 15 – Jan 21 200 (Back)
Jan 22 – Jan 28 400 (Inward)
Jan 29 – Feb 4 5000 (Twist)
Feb 5 – Feb 11 300 (Reverse)
Feb 14 – Feb 18 100 (Front)
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SECTION VIII
MODIFIED DIVES OF THE WEEK
Week of Nov 27 100
Week of Dec 4 100
Week of Dec 11 200
Week of Dec 18 400
Week of Jan 1 100
Week of Jan 8 200
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ANNUAL SUPER BOWL POOL
Thank you Nelson Gonzalez and Kevin Bishop for again running our annual Super Bowl pool!
Most of the $20.00 boxes that you can purchase in our big game pool are already sold. $1000 of the proceeds goes toward our annual Scholar-Athlete award.
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Boys Swimming and Diving Championships
March 1-2, 2024
Ithaca College
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LISOA Calendar
Annual Meeting - Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - Hauppauge Library - 7:30 p.m.
Post-Season Preparation Meeting
- Wednesday January 17, 2024
Diving Clinic - Monday, January 29, 2024 - NCAC - 5:30 p.m.
Recognition Dinner/Banquet Meeting - March 2024
Active members are required to attend a minimum of three (3) meetings and/or clinics as prescribed in Article I of the By-Laws. Attendance at the LISOA rules interpretation meeting is required.
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Things Every Diving Judge Should Know...
· Be knowledgeable of NFHS diving rules.
· Study the NFHS Swimming and Diving Rules Book, including the situations and rulings, and attend rules meetings regularly as required by the state association or officials’ association to stay informed regarding current rules.
· Be consistent in the application of the rules at all times and at all levels of competition.
· Enforce all rules equitably and fairly. Do not allow rule infractions to go uncalled simply because no one has gained an advantage. If there is a violation, it must be called. Do not try to decide who might be unfairly affected by a violation.
· Mentally review what is required for a dive to score at the Excellent, Very Good, Good, Satisfactory, Deficient, and Unsatisfactory levels and what would render the performance a failed dive prior to each dive.
· Make timely decisions.
· Score only what you specifically observe. Do not guess or anticipate. Do not discuss close calls with coaches or competitors. A close call is a no call!
· Give your undivided attention to your specific assignment.
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NY STATE SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATIONS LETTER
Prior to each meet, we must examine any Special Accommodations approval letter from NYS, that allows an athlete with a temporary or permanent disability or condition, to compete, that would otherwise NOT be allowed by rule. The letter can be hard copy or on someone's (athlete, coach) phone.
Please verify:
- Student's Name
- Accommodation
- Expiration date of the waiver
At this point, we are aware the following schools have at least one athlete that has received a Special Accommodations Waiver:
Smithtown-Hauppauge
Herricks
Hicksville
These waivers can be requested at anytime. SO PLEASE CONTINIUE TO ASK THE COACHES DURING YOUR CAPTAINS/COACHES PRE-MEET MEETING IF THEY HAVE AN ATHLETE WITH THE NYS APPROVAL AND THEN PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENT.
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LISOA DIVING CLINIC
Monday, January 29
Nassau County Aquatic Center
in the stands across from the diving well
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Cyna Buckley - Clinic Leader
We will be observing the Section VIII Boys' County Diving Championships
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DUAL-MEET FEES
2023-24
SECTION VIII
Varsity - $121.00
Modified - $95.00
SECTION XI
Varsity - $134.00
Modified (spring) - $97.50
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THANK YOU SECTION VIII
RELAY CARNIVAL OFFICIALS
Meet Referee - Nelson Gonzalez
Diving Referee - Bob Kersch
Jeff Wiener
Cathy Smith
Larry Wachter
Barbara Cronin-Stagnari
Doug Virkus
Kevin Bishop
Boris Yasinov
Eileen Alexander
Marianne Kelly
Laurette Tekverk
Chris Hugo
Mush Masters
Peter Hugo
George Fleckenstein
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2024 Boy's Swimming and Diving Championships
January
29 Section VIII Division Diving NCAC 5:30 pm
30 Section VIII Division A Championships NCAC 5:30 pm
30 Section XI League Diving Championship, Hauppauge HS 4:30 pm
31 Section VIII Division B Championships NCAC 5:30 pm
31 Section XI League 1 Swimming Championship, Hauppauge 4:30 pm
February
1 Section VIII Division C Championships NCAC 5:30 pm
1 Section XI League 2 Swimming Championships, W. Melville, 4:30 pm
7 Section VIII Diving Championships NCAC 5:30 pm
8 Section XI Diving Championships, Hauppauge HS 4:30 pm
9 Section VIII Swim Trials NCAC 6:30 pm
10 Section XI Swim Championships, Stony Brook University at 10 am
10 Section VIII Swim Finals NCAC 12:00 pm
March
1-2 NYS Championships, Ithaca College 10:30 am
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Through Lands End Business Outfitters, we can purchase the white collared polo shirts - our official shirt that we wear while we officiate - with our logo embroidered onto it. The logo is a left breast design.
and choose any collared white polo shirt, no minimum purchase. You will need to create an online account with Lands' End Business Outfitters to place an order and then associate logo #1693904 to your personal account.
To associate the logo to your online account, at the top of the home page, it will say "Hi (Your Name)." Hover over this and choose My Logos from the menu. On the next page, click on Associate a Logo to my Account.
Enter the logo number 1693904 and Customer Number 6973431. This logo will appear online and you are now ready to select your items. As you shop, make sure you apply the logo to each item before you add it to your shopping bag by clicking on the Apply Logo button after you have selected the size and quantity of each item.
Orders can also be placed over the phone by calling Lands' End Business Outfitters at 1-800-338-2000 and a Sales Consultant will assist you with your order.
CHECK OFTEN as Lands' End Business Outfitters often has sales and specials on their website. Since it will be embroidered, allow at least 4 weeks for delivery.
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The primary role of the official is to ensure fair competition which is conducted in a positive, safe and healthy environment and that actions of the competitors, coaches and other team personnel are in compliance with the rules. |
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The purpose and goals of the LISOA and its members shall be to:
Officiate all meets in a competent and professional manner.
Have its members actively work to improve interscholastic swimming and diving officiating.
Provide a consistent interpretation and administration of interscholastic swimming and diving rules.
Service and collaborate with the swimming and diving community for the improvement of swimming and diving.
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The official must establish the best possible competitive climate for fair competition with the attention on the athletes, rather than on the official. The conduct of each official affects the public’s attitude toward all officials. Therefore, every official must uphold the honor, integrity and dignity of the profession. |
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President:
George Fleckenstein
Vice President:
Nelson Gonzalez
Secretary:
Jeff Lewis
Treasurer:
Jeff Chu
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Directors:
Barbara Wendt
Cyna Buckley
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Rules Interpreter:
Bob Kersch
Past President:
Frank Dowd
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OUR CHARTER MEMBERS (1957)
Charlie Schlegal
George Columbo
Jim McAllister
Dick Atwater
Jack Reilly
Frank Krayer
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NYSCSO Distinguished Service Award Members
Frank Dowd (2022)
Laurette Tekverk (2020)
Jim McAllister (2019)
Doug Virkus (2011)
Mush Masters (2008)
Pete Moeschen (2004)
Stan Adler (1993)
Bob Kersch (1990)
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