Long Island Swimming Officials Association
Serving Long Island Swimmers and Divers for 65 years!
August 2022
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Let's see how this goes ...
The primary purpose of an association is to train, educate, and motivate the membership so that each official can become their best.
Our By-Laws require that in order to maintain your active membership, you must attend at least three meetings each year. As you see below on the right, this year we have planned eight meetings. Each meeting that we have, provides helpful information for you as a scholastic official. While three is the minimum, the more that you attend, the more educated you become in your craft.
Our in-person meetings start in September with the required Rules Interpretation meeting. The Annual Round-Robin Workshop will key on the differences when we officiate the 18, 3-Officials meets during the season. We have diving and on-deck clinics and even the late season meetings highlight issues and corrections from during the season.
I'm proud of the fact that most of our association meetings have 75-85% attendance. And we always appreciate your feedback and welcome your suggestions for items to highlight.
Thank you,
George Fleckenstein
president
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FRANK DOWD
PAST PRESIDENT
NYSCSO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT
EIGHTH LISOA MEMBER HONORED
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Two-time Past president Frank Dowd was presented the NY State Certified Swimming Officials Distinguished Service Award at the association meeting this month.
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Frank has officiated interscholastic swimming and diving in New York State for 37 years. He is the immediate past president of the Long Island Swimming Officials Association and a retired member of the Suffolk County Police Department and the United States Air Force Reserves. The Award recipients are displayed on a plaque at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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FIVE OF OUR EIGHT N.Y.S.C.S.O. DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD MEMBERS
Bob Kersch, Mush Masters, Frank Dowd, Laurette Tekverk, and Douglas Virkus
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Harborfields Students Thank Their 9/11 Hero
In honor of the 9/11 anniversary, Harborfields Elementary students wrote and delivered thank you notes to their very own 9/11 hero, Harborfields security guard and LISOA member Greg Woods, to thank him for his heroism and service. Woods, a retired firefighter who worked aboard the FDNY Marine 1 response boat in 2001, played a crucial role in evacuating endangered and injured New Yorkers at the dock near the Twin Towers.
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LISOA Calendar
Mandatory Rules Interpretation Meeting - Tuesday, September 20 7:30 p.m. Nassau BOCES, Garden City
Better and Consistent Workshop - Thursday, October 20
Pre-Season Meeting - Wednesday, November 15 (change)
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
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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.
· Diving is an aesthetic sport so how a dive looks is important. In diving, scoring for all dives is to be based on technical merit, form, accuracy, height, distance and aesthetic value during all phases (start, approach, takeoff, flight, entry) of the dive. While judges may differ in how much relative weight each gives to the phases and the aspects, it is crucial that each judge must be consistent in that weighting throughout the dive meet.
· Avoid coaching athletes. At lower levels of competition, specifically junior high, the explanation of legal starting position may be given in much more detail than at higher levels of competition.
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The NFHS window to take the 2022-2023 Exam is open until September 18. Now only 50 Questions. |
THANK YOU!
Geoff Tripp and Cathy Smith for training our members in the use of the new Section VIII rSchoolToday RefView program. If you still have questions about that assigning process, please contact me or one of the two of them.
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Swimming and Diving Points of Emphasis - 2022-23
By NFHS
Diving Announcer Error
Announcer errors occur most frequently in dual meets but may occur in championship meets as well. When errors do occur, they should be corrected to prevent divers from being penalized by doing dives that they are not prepared for, or repeating dives already performed. In all cases the diver should be given time to be properly prepared to perform the dive. When an announcer error occurs:
(a) during a dual meet or a championship format meet without cuts, the diver performs the dive announced and chooses to accept the scores. The referee should instruct the table to record scores for the dive actually performed and in the appropriate round on the scoresheet. The dive that was not performed will then become the next dive and the rest of the dives will be performed in the appropriate order. Additionally, the announcer and table should note the adjustments on the scoresheet;
(b) during a championship meet which includes cuts, when the diver chooses to accept the scores, the referee should verify that acceptance will not create a violation of a legal order of dives, causing an unfair competitive advantage (and possibly result in a penalty in a later round). Before allowing the diver to accept the scores the referee needs to check the diver’s list to verify that no rules are being violated. Changes can be made if both dives occur in the prelims, both occur in the semifinals, or if both occur in the finals without creating a penalty;
(c) if accepting the scores will cause a violation of the NFHS Championship meet dive order, or the diver does not accept the scores, or the dive announced was not written on the score sheet, the announcer shall announce the correct dive and the diver shall perform that dive when they have had proper time to prepare. A referee should never allow a change that will result in penalties later in the meet. Within these limitations, the diving referee has broad discretion to assure the least possible negative impact upon the diver for the official’s error.
Provide Deck Space for Officials
NFHS swimming and diving officials work in swimming facilities with a wide variety of pool configurations which sometimes necessitate creative ways to officiate strokes. Schools are reminded of the importance of officials to be provided space on the deck that allows for free movement during the swimming event. It is recommended that a minimum of 3 feet be established for officials on the deck. In addition, adequate space should be provided for coaches and competitors to safely move about on deck. The referee shall determine the positioning and jurisdiction of all deck officials, which depend on the number of officials being used and the pool configuration. Officials may need to ask meet management for assistance in keeping a clear path to move up and down the sides and ends of the pool.
Diving Area Safety
Rule 9-1-1 states the diving pool may be separate from or part of the swimming pool and the following standards for clearance are recommended for one-meter diving, with the measurement from the center of board to pool side wall a distance of 10 feet. Risk minimization and athlete safety should be a high priority. Divers, by rule are required to dive in front of the diving board and judges are instructed to reduce scores accordingly when they fail to do so. In addition, it is recommended that facilities management and officials remove any obstacles that may pose a risk (lane lines, backstroke flags, other athletes, etc.) as best practices and to minimize risk.
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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:
Christine Duong
Treasurer:
Barbara Wendt
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Directors:
Doug Virkus
Larry Wachter
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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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