Long Island Swimming Officials Association
Serving Long Island Swimmers and Divers for 65 years!
July 2022
|
|
Let's see how this goes ...
Tom Brady...
Love him or hate him - he is mastering the process of aging. According to gerontologists, routine and good habits are essential to optimal aging. And also a willingness to adapt; to evolve. Stimulation, a change of environment, challenges the brain and redistributes our bodily resources. Being adaptable. Much of Brady's resilience is attributed to both his fanatical habits and to his flexibility to adapt. It has helped keep both his mind and his body younger than his actual age.
This season will test our adaptability and flexibility with two big changes.
- Section VIII has a new assigning system that we will need to learn about and get used to. It's the same concept as SportsPak - we enter our dates and we receive assignments through a computer program. Geoff Tripp will be leading the training on this, next month and in September. More on that below.
- The three-official dual meets will be much the same as two person meets, but in the three-official meets some of the roles and positioning will be changed. Those formats we be highlighted in September and detailed in October.
Enjoy the rest of your summer
Thank you,
George Fleckenstein
president
|
|
ANNUAL NFHS EXAM
OPENS AUGUST 1
Each Official must successfully complete the NFHS Exam every year. If you do not score an 85% score or better you can retake the exam. You can take the test until September 18. Click below to go to the Exam site.
|
USE THE
2022-23 NFHS RULES BOOK TO TAKE THE EXAM
|
The book that Bob Kersch sent to you or you received from your primary association.
Please enter "Long Island" when asked your association, if you are primary with our association.
Download a hard copy of the exam here.
The format of the test has changed so we will send to you a pdf copy of the test when it becomes available.
|
A Swim Official's job is not to "punish" swimmers that are doing a stroke incorrectly. It is to PROTECT those that are doing them correctly!
|
|
LISOA Calendar
Mandatory Rules Interpretation Meeting - Tuesday, September 20 - Nassau BOCES - 7:30 p.m.
Better and Consistent Workshop - Thursday, October 20 - Nassau BOCES - 7:30 p.m.
Pre-Season Meeting - Wednesday, November 16
WINTER BOY'S SWIMMING AND DIVING SEASON BEGINS - November 28
Diving Clinic
Section VIII Relay Carnival - Nassau County Aquatic Center
Nominating Meeting - Wednesday, Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Annual Meeting - Wednesday January 18, 2023
Recognition Dinner Banquet Meeting - March 2023
|
Things Every Diving Judge Should Know... |
In every meet, all swimming and diving officials should:
· Arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the meet.
· Be prepared with access to a NFHS Swimming and Diving Rules Book, whistle, notepad, pen/pencil, and appropriate forms.
· Silence personal cell phone prior to the start of the meet.
· Introduce themselves to the coaches from all participating teams.
|
|
NEW SECTION VIII ASSIGNING PROCESS
rSchoolToday RefView
NO MORE SportsPak
Zoom Training
August 4 and August 17 (and in September)
7:00 p.m.
to show you how to use it.
|
|
rSchoolToday experts developed RefView to have a completely dedicated site for Assigners and Officials. RefView is integrated with the Activity Scheduler (AS) and provides a comprehensive "Officials Contract" application.
With RefView, Assigners and Officials have separate access to the program, and this provides them with helpful features to assign Officials to games, view and sign contracts, post news and announcements, generate reports, and a lot more. The Officials View shows the following tabs:
• Contracts - THIS IS THE NEW NAME FOR ASSIGNED CONTESTS
• Payment - A RUNNING BALANCE OF YOUR COMPENSATION
Geoff Tripp, our OCC Representative, will be holding Zoom sessions on August 4 and 17 at 7:00 p.m. to explain this new assigning process for Section VIII.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81488819584?pwd=SmFJR0NGY3RkbDROaVpsNlRETGI2UT09
Meeting ID: 814 8881 9584
Passcode: 452533
One tap mobile
+16465588656,,81488819584#,,,,*452533# US (New York)
Dial by your location
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
CHECK OUT THESE LINKS TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE SITE:
VIDEO TUTORIALS
PDF TUTORIALS
|
|
LISOA BARBECUE PICNIC 2022
Thank you Jane Reilly
for all your work to make this a nice, fun, casual Association event! Thank you Christine Duong for serving as photographer!
|
|
BOY’S SWIMMING – The Long Island Swimming Officials Association
In an effort to improve the consistency of officiating high school swimming in Section VIII, based on the premise that the purpose of swimming officials at a meet is to ensure fair competition for all competitors in accordance with the rules established by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the Long Island Swimming Officials Association is requesting a three-year pilot trial during the boy’s winter season whereby when available, three officials are assigned to the “priority” Section VIII Varsity Swimming and Diving Dual Meets.
APPROVED JUNE 1, 2022
|
|
Behavior Campaign Planned in High School Sports
"with work, respectful and positive behavior can be the new normal"
NFHS 2022
Discussed at the recently completed NFHS Officials Consortium, steps must be taken to improve respect for officials and behavior at high school events if new officials are going to be retained beyond three years.
The NFHS has started to implement next steps identified by the 60-plus leaders in attendance – with the end goal being to retain individuals currently officiating high school sports and recruit others to the profession.
Among those next steps will be a broad-scale nationwide campaign that addresses behavior and respect. While sportsmanship is always front and center in high school sports, this emphasis will go beyond the general tenets of sportsmanship.
Attendees at the Consortium identified the boorish behavior of fans – and others – as the most common and visible issue affecting the recruitment and retention of officials.
Further, the consensus was that this type of behavior has become normalized. Unfortunately, it is almost expected that fans – sometimes coaches and others – will disrespect the men and women who are serving as officials.
Along those same lines, there is a lack of respect for the role of an official – adding another deterrent to becoming an official.
Everyone must be involved in these changes – students, parents, coaches, administrators, media. Bad behavior has been handed down and become anticipated and expected, but we believe change can – and must – occur.
In addition to a toolkit being developed to send to all groups in the world of high school sports, another consortium is being planned for the fall – this time to include administrators, coaches, media and law enforcement/security.
We believe if boorish behavior at high school sporting events can be normalized, that, with work, respectful and positive behavior can be the new normal.
|
|
will be held Friday, March 3 - Saturday, March 4 at Ithaca College.
|
|
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. |
|
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.
|
|
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. |
|
President:
George Fleckenstein
Vice President:
Nelson Gonzalez
Secretary:
Christine Duong
Treasurer:
Barbara Wendt
|
|
Directors:
Doug Virkus
Larry Wachter
|
|
Rules Interpreter:
Bob Kersch
Past President:
Frank Dowd
|
|
OUR CHARTER MEMBERS (1957)
Charlie Schlegal
George Columbo
Jim McAllister
Dick Atwater
Jack Reilly
Frank Krayer
|
|
NYSCSO Distinguished Service Award Members
Laurette Tekverk (2020)
Jim McAllister (2019)
Doug Virkus (2011)
Mush Masters (2008)
Pete Moeschen (2004)
Stan Adler (1993)
Bob Kersch (1990)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
