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VOLUME 31, NUMBER 3 November 2007

NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE

SOCCER OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION

• 1902 - Born November 8 in a textile section of Philadelphia,where the main sport being played was soccer. The populationconsisted of mainly English, Scotch and Irish descent, alongwith a few Germans.

• 1917 to 1918 - Played with Fairhill Methodist-Episcopal Churchin a church soccer league.

• 1919 - Graduated from Thomas Potter Jr. High School. Tookaccounting courses at Pierce Junior College.

• 1919 to 1920 - Organized, coached and played for the CambriaAthletic Center, a non-league team.

• 1921 to 1922 - Entered the Fourth Division Allied League andwon a championship.

• 1923 to 1926 - Most of the Cambria players, Rodgers includedtransferred to the third Division Allied League with the Light-house Boys Club. They won the championship the first yearand took second place the next.

• 1926 - In September at the urging of James Walder, a top ref-eree and his best friend, started refereeing for the Fourth Divi-sion Allied League.

• 1941 - Along with Walder, pioneered the soccer two refereesystem.

• 1952 - Sent by the U.S. State Department to Germany to teachAmerican G.I's to play and referee soccer.

• 1953 - At the request of the U.S. State Department, returned toGermany and continued the program. During his last weekthere, he was asked to referee a non-league game. He wasthe first American to referee a game in Germany. (Walder wasborn in England.)

• 1957 - Ranked no. 1 on the list of NCAA soccer officials.• 1963 - Inducted into the Soccer Hall of Fame by the U.S. Inter-

collegiate Soccer Officials Association. Was approached byLarry Briggs, soccer coach for the University of Massachu-setts, who requested Walder and Rodgers to form the Nation-al Soccer Officials Association. In June, they contacted sever-al coaches who assisted them in this endeavor.

• 1964 - In January, the NISOA became official, with Walder aspresident and Rodgers as Vice President.

• 1965 - Elected president of NISOA. Received "Honor Award"from the NISOA.

• 1967 - Received 50 year dedicated service award from the EPand DRA.

• 1970 - Received "Honor Award" from the National SoccerCoaches Association.

• 1986 - Inducted into the Philadelphia Soccer Old Timers Asso-ciation Hall of Fame.

• 1991 - Received 50 Years Life Membership award from NSCAA.• 1995 - Received National Hall of Fame award from NISOA,

Oneonta, NY. Moved to Boca Raton in late December and con-tinued refereeing at the junior level.

• 2002 - Retired at age 99 after 76 years and 4,403 games.

Robert Henry “Harry” RodgersNovember 8, 1902 - October 6, 2007

I have run the great race

I have finished the course

I have kept the faith.

"GONE FROM MY SIGHT"

I am standing the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sailsto the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object ofbeauty and strength. I stand and watch her until at length she hangs likea speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle.

Then someone at my side says: "There she is gone!" "Gone where?" Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast and hull

and spar as she was when she left my side and is just as able to bear herload of living freight to her destined port.

Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment whensomeone at my side says: "There she is gone!" there are other eyes watch-ing her coming and other voices ready to take up the glad shout: "Hereshe comes!"

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Final Whistle for Richard Giebner

(1910 - 2007)

His final moments came onthis Earth on October 5, 2007when he succumbed to toomany soccer games. He wastruly a remarkable person whogave to soccer, as it also gave tohim.

Born in Saxony, Germanyon December 19, 1910, andorphaned 14 years later, heimmigrated to the United States

to live with his aunt. He spoke no English, but attended nightschool to complete all 8 grades of grammar school in 18 months.He attended a Chicago high school and then went on to North-western University where he received a college degree afterseven years of night school.

Richard's soccer stories began in the late 1920's when heplayed games in the Chicago area, but a broken foot and somefacial stitches during the 1936 season made him decide it mightbe better to continue to enjoy the game as a referee. He took ahiatus from soccer for a military enlistment during WWII andserved his country (USA) until 1946 returning home to Chicago.He then returned to soccer officiating with enamored vigor. Hewas known to have told many a story about the inter-city rivalrybetween Chicago and St. Louis, and the eclectic ethnicity of themany soccer groups in the Windy City area.

His soccer officiating resume elevated to another level in1959 when he was selected to participate in the Pan Am gamesin Chicago. In 1963 he was elected to become a FIFA official. Asa FIFA Referee he officiated in the Mexico City Olympics, partic-ipated in the World Cup elimination matches in Costa Rica, andofficiated in the U.S. Soccer Association championship in LosAngeles just prior to the association's merger with the NorthAmerican Soccer League. His career total of over 20 internation-al matches gave him a degree of experience unmatched bymany. In the latter part of the 1960's and the early 1970's, Dickwas also a proud member of NISOA and refereed and assessed"many an intercollegiate match", several NCAA final events, andother professional matches in the United States.

His legacy grew when he moved to Tucson, AZ in 1977 andcontinued his soccer work by mentoring, assessing and assign-ing. His awards and honors are numerous and he took pride inthe 1977 Eddie Pearson Award given to him by the USSF. Hewas honored yet again in 2007 when the city of Tucson named amulti-soccer field complex as the "Richard Giebner Soccer Com-plex." "What a tribute," he said afterwards, "I never thought mydays in soccer would bring this tribute." Were he alive today, hewould have seen himself installed as the 2007 winner of theASASA Hall of Fame award.

As with his many awards, Richard cherished the manyfriendships made during his soccer experiences. His memorywas as sharp as a tack until his final days. He was always a goodsoccer storyteller, and he would tell a story about you if you knewhim. He is waiting for each of us to join him in heaven where hewill tell us more. Until then, Dick you will be missed and revered.

Written by Maggie Barton and Grier Cooper

I N M E M O R I A MROBERT L. FRONCKOSKI, JR., a longshoreman and formerlong-time Locust Point resident, died August 16 at MarylandShock Trauma Center after being injured while swimming atOcean City. He was 53. Robert was a member of the CentralMaryland Chapter.

Long-time referee and assessor GINA SCHITTINI recently passedaway. He will be missed by all of the Oregon Chapter members

PAUL TOBIN, NISOA uniform sup-plier and friend passed away onAugust 1, 2007. Paul was a belovedhusband, father, grandfather anddear and sincere friend of NISOAmembers.

After a brilliant business career,Paul and his wife Marilou, launchedOfficial Sports International whichgrew to serve the entire soccercommunity at every level in the Unit-ed States and abroad.

In 1932, ROCCO MONTANO “Rocky”was the star of the baseball, basketball andsoccer teams at Girard College. In fact, dur-ing his college years, the school never lost asoccer game.

After Girard, Rocky went on to playminor league baseball in the Phillies systemand played soccer for area clubs. After hisplaying days, he coached and officiatedsoccer and baseball at high schools and colleges for more than30 years.

He received many honors, including induction into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame in 1995. The soccer and baseballfields at Girard College are named for him.

Rocky coached the West Catholic High School soccer teamfor 10 years. One of the highlights of his career was officiating atthe NCAA soccer championship game between Howard andSaint Louis in 1974.

Dr. Ray Bernabei with Davide Garbini and Francesco Capraro, our guestsfrom the Italian Referee Association, at Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

NISOA International Exchange Program

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The NISOA Annual Convention was held August 2-4 2007 in Oneonta New York.The convention booth and clinics were stationed at the National Soccer Hall of Fame.One hundred and two members attended the convention, many accompanied by theirspouse or guest. Registration began on Thursday afternoon and concluded Fridayafternoon. Clinics and meetings were held all day Friday and Saturday. The NISOAawards banquet was held Friday evening. The annual golf tournament was held onSaturday at the Oneonta Country Club. The weekend concluded with the Big 3Enshrinement at the Hall of Fame with NISOA Hall of Fame inductees for 2007; HarryRank and John Van de Vaarst.

Very evident this year was the NISOA Auxiliary, kicking off their first conventionweekend with a cocktail party on Thursday evening hosted by George and PeggyBrown of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Friday was spent touring Howe cavernsand stopping at a local winery for some wine tasting. Saturday was spent in Cooper-stown, attending the Baseball Hall of Fame, local museums and shopping. Kudos toDebbie and Mary for their work in organizing these outings.

Special thanks go out for those who participated in “behind the scenes” to makethe convention what it was: Pamela Frutiger,Kathryn Daily, and the entire staff of the Hall ofFame, who could not be more accommodating.There was also a staff of interns, from the “Hall”whom I am truly indebted to for all their lastminute help. Thank you to NISOA membersMike Lee, Steve Salak, Alex Sorondo.

Thanks also for those who participated inthe silent auction to the tune of $600.00.

Hall of Fame — John Van de Vaarst, NJ and Harry Rank, PA

Life Member Award —(left) Norm Conde, VA and Eric Ventura, NY

Excellence in Teaching Award — John Van de Vaarst, NJ

Honor Award —Grier Cooper, AZ

Recognition Award —Neil Edkins, NY

Appreciation Award — Debbie and George Wescott, NJ and Ron Downey, FL and Rebecca Doremus, FL.

Regional Referee of Year (left to right) Region VI - Sandra Serafini, NC; Gunther Sihler, VT;

Arnold Klein, NY; Mario Scilipoti, MD

NISOA Annual Convention • August 2-4 2007 • Oneonta New York

MoreConventioninformationon page 15.


NISOA-Auxiliary Convention NewsThe NISOA auxiliary kicked off their inaugural

convention with a cocktail party on Thursday eveningat the home of Peg and George Brown. This was aninformal meeting for auxiliary members only to enablethem to re- connect and get to know each other.

Friday was spent touring Howe Caverns as wella wine tasting at a local winery. Saturday, membersvisited Cooperstown utilizing complimentary passesfor the Baseball Hall of Fame, The Fennimore andFarmers Museum. Local shopping was also a popularpastime. Twenty auxiliary members par-ticipated in the various events throughoutthe weekend.

Additionally the auxiliary assisted inthe booth during registration as well ashelping out for the silent auction. Threenew auxiliary members were recruited.

Plans for next year’s convention inBethlehem are underway.

52 Most Influential in Officiating History

reprinted from November 2007 Referee • www.referee.com •

Ray Bernabei - a longtime National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Associ-ation (NISOA) executive director and a NISOA hall-of-fame member who formedthe first college chapter, developed the first mechanics booklet and refereed soc-cer at the high school, college and professional levels for more than 40 years.

Pat Smith - a member of the Soccer Hall of Fame, Smith is credited for doingmore for U.S. soccer referees than any other person in soccer’s history. A chartermember of NISOA, he was editor of the first NISOA referee mechanics manual.


The answer is not always YES. Ask others that are in theprogram now. They will explain the "rigors and rewards". TheNRP requires focus and fitness and match management com-prehension. It is an initial venture into the unknown with rewardsequally unknown but requiring the abnormal. Time sacrifice andtravel may challenge life too. Simply "Just because I'd like to beone" is not the answer.

Here are NRP Director George Noujaim's succinct com-ments, as conveyed in the July 2005 NISOA Newsletter:

"Do you really want to be a National Referee? Why? Simple as these questions might seem, there is certainly

more to the answer than, 'Because I'd like to become one.' It is essential thought our careers to have referees at every

level who possess the skills, abilities and attitudes that willenable them to successfully carry out the responsibilities incum-bent to their role.

There is no quick way to develop national referees. A refer-ee's hourglass is infinite; learning takes place throughout yourcareer; he/she never ceases to be a student, never climbs sohigh as to be above gaining new insights or studying innovativeways or methods - from whatever background or organizationthey may come.

In every stage of our lives we are delegating certain tasks.Most of our decisions are made based on experience, educationand training, common sense and emotional spontaneity. Whetherwe are deciding where to go for our next vacation or whom toinvite to a party, whether we are making plans for our family'swell-being or selecting an investment plan for retirement, we areofficiating our own life and sometimes the lives of others.

Basically, refereeing is equal to decision making. We willmake good decisions, bad ones, right, and wrong decisions dur-ing our lives. These are not just successes or failures; these arelearning experiences.

It must be noted that most decisions we make are not final,and knowing the steps to making corrections is to have a goodmanagement skill. In general, accepting the challenge of Nation-al Referee status is a risk requiring courage. Nobody can be a'top referee' just by training; they have to be able to use naturalskills, those so called intangibles that cannot necessarily bethought.

When accepting the challenge one must, as the sayinggoes, 'think outside the box'. Some of the areas that are mostcharacter-forming and sometimes overlooked in developing yourdrive to move up the officiating ladder are loyalty, courage,desire, emotional and physical stamina, empathy, decisiveness,anticipation, timing, self-confidence, credibility, tenacity andstewardship. Most of these attributes cannot be taught, yet theyare essential to becoming a national referee.

One must add to these attributes strategic thinking, evaluat-ing, delegating, understanding, implementing decisions, commu-nicating, interaction, conceptual thinking, motivating, analyticalthinking and setting goals, just to mention a few of the skills youneed to be able to look in the mirror and say, 'Here stands onegreat national referee'.

So, back to the original question: 'Do I really want to be a

NISOA National Referee'? Others in the program or that have been may wish to assist

in your guidance. Their thoughts may reflect enjoyment orregrets. The bottom line is that they are National Referees andthey stay focused and are in great physical condition. There mustbe something there at the national level to keep referees going.Good luck in your decision.

George Noujaim, NRP Director

The National Referee Program: Phase OneAm I meant to be in NISOA's NRP? After self evaluation and

reviewing the guidance of others the positive process may begin.You have been a member of NISOA for a minimum of 3 yearswhere others have seen you perform and you have seen theintercollegiate game and wish to seek greater advancementopportunities. Then NOW is the time to begin the process for2008. Start by going to www.nisoa.com and under the NationalReferee Program page you'll find all the necessary documentsand guides necessary to commence the process. Download thepertinent Policy, and application and forms. The Policy identifiesthe foundational guides underpinning the National Referee Pro-gram. The application and completed forms provides NISOA withbasic informational data and experience background. Submit thethe completed application, required forms and documents andfee to the Regional Area Coordinator (who is also listed on thesite).The deadline is March 1, 2008 FOR COMPLETION OF ALLREQUIREMENTS. Contact your RAC thereafter or Grier Cooperfor administrative assistance. Grier can be contacted at602.943.3082 or [email protected].

The National Referee Program: Phase Two I am a member of the NRP and wish to continue in the pro-

gram in 2008. As a NRP member you were given upon success-ful completion of the 2006 clinic a Record Book. Review for com-pletion of requested information. Upon completion of your Inter-collegiate 2007 season you will be asked to submit the Book toyour Regional Area Coordinator. The book will note your fitness,games and assessments for the past 2 years. A replacementbook is available if needed. Contact Grier with your request andyour check for $5.00 payable to NISOA. Grier's address is 1349East Myrtle Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85020.The National Referee Program: Phase Three

I have been a NRP member and now wish to retire in 2008.A NRP member who has been a member of NISOA's NRP for 8consecutive years is entitles to join as an NRP Emeritus mem-ber. In a brief letter to the NRP Director George Noujaim youshould state your desires. Contact him at 1467 North UplandHills Drive, Upland, CA 91784 or [email protected] begin your process.

The NISOA Assessment and me The intercollegiate soccer game is dynamic and is within an

energetic habitat. Rules, coaches, players environments arebeing altered annually. Then put in weather. What was once can-

National Referee Program ... Is it a right fit?

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not be assumed to be now - we must adapt. Assessors know thegame and give us a fresh and skilled opinion and a fresh per-spective. We are trained and educated but we need to listen andapply. Are we uniform in understanding and application? Are westandardized? How close do we execute to provide applicationand performance consistency? The assessor is an additional setof eyes and thoughts into the game. They are tools for our devel-opment. Take advantage of their expertise, insight and experi-ences.

The Fitness Evaluation A key element in our match performance is our fitness. It is

an essential ingredient in our officiating abilities. It is not, howev-er, the most important. Perhaps we can overcome our fitnessinability's by game knowledge, rule application, poise and inother forms of presence. NISOA has develop a fitness evaluationto give us an idea of our ability to meet the match's physicalneeds. We have designed ranges to score ourselves. We caninterpret our skill. It is up to us to decide our ability within thegame. NISOA has benchmarks. The NISOA NRP has its stan-dards. Some chapters have too to challenge their members. If weperform within the guidelines are we satisfied or do we have theability to alter our performance levels? We are meant to be inphysical condition to meet the challenges of the game not tohave the game prepare us physically.

National Referee Program ... Time now to review for 2008

As a member of the NRP and desiring to continue in theprogram in 2008, now is the time to review the Record Book pro-vided upon my certification at the 2006 Clinic. Review it for com-pletion 2006 information and prepare to have items completed in2007 before submitting it to the Regional Area Coordinator. Uponcompletion of your Intercollegiate 2007 season you will be askedto submit the Record Book to my Regional Area Coordinator. Thebook will note your fitness, games and assessments for the past2 years. Make sure your RAC has copies of the assessments youhave claimed.

A replacement book is available if needed. Contact Grierwith your request and your check for $5.00 payable to NISOAand provide your address if other than as posted in the currentNRP Directory. Grier's address is 1349 East Myrtle Ave, Phoenix,AZ 85020.

I have been a NRP member and now wish to retire in2008. A NRP member who has been a member of NISOA's NRPfor 8 consecutive years is entitles to join as an NRP Emeritusmember. In a brief letter to the NRP Director George Noujaim youshould state your desires. Contact him at 1467 North UplandHills Drive, Upland, CA 91784 or georgenoujaim@ pcmagic.netto begin your process.

PREPARE NOW.

NISOA, the “good ole boy network”by Dan Brady

Even before I was invited to become a NISOA mem-ber, I had heard of the mysterious NISOA “good ole boynetwork”. When I first became a NISOA member, I neversaw a list of names that constituted the “good ole boynetwork”. Over the years as I grew as a NISOA refereeand was assigned higher level matches, I suddenlyrealized that I was being viewed as being a part of the“network”.

Quite simply, the only mandatory requirement to bea part of the “good ole boy network” is to be a local chap-ter member in good standing! That is it – nothing more!

However, there are attributes that are always evi-dent in officials that are viewed as being members.

1. Fitness. Each “member” is match fit. Are somefaster, quicker than others – of course. But theunderlying factor is that these officials are wherethey need to be, when they need to be, through-out the entire match.

2. Know the rules. Yes, rules, not laws…. Thesemen and women always know the current NCAArules and can apply them on the pitch fairly andaccurately.

3. Respect and love the college game and NISOA.Too, they always seem to have the proper feel forthe match, knowing when to be lenient or whento be stern while always treating fellow officials,the student athletes and coaches with dignityand respect.

4. Qualified to officiate the match. Each “member”possesses the necessary match experience andskill level allowing for fair competition and matchcontrol. At the end of the match, it is always saidthat the players decided the outcome of thematch, not the officials! The “members” are con-fident, but not cocky. An individual that isadmired, emulated and respected within theirlocal chapter and at the universities at whichthey work.

What does NOT matter is age, race, background orsex. In NISOA all are invited in, all given equal opportu-nities to prove themselves.

Is there a membership card – no? Is there a selec-tion process – no? Does it really exist – no it does not.

What does exist is a cache of referees that alwaysseem to get the better matches. Why? Because theyare fit, know the rules, respect and love the collegegame and most importantly are fully qualified to officiatetheir assigned collegiate match – regardless of the level.

Each NISOA official is the only person that can con-trol their development. If you truly want higher levelmatches then get fit, learn the rules, and continue youron pitch development by relying on NISOA assessorsand NISOA National Referees to act as mentors.


Many articles have been written about professionalismbetween the referee and the coaches, the referee and the

institutions we serve, the referee and crew, and the referee andplayers. This article is intended to open an additional level – pro-fessionalism between the collegiate referee and the NISOAAdministration, Assessor and Assignors.

WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL? Webster’s defines this asan adjective: “Of, engaged in, or worthy of the high standards ofa profession.” As a noun: “A person practicing a profession – aperson who does something with great skill.” Additionally, weneed to define Professionalism: A noun: “Professional quality orstatus.” “ Using a professional in organized sports; a vocation orhobby or occupation requiring advanced education, training, andinvolving intellectual skills.” There should be no doubt that a cer-tified NISOA official meets these definitions during the practice ofrefereeing a match.

Personal professionalism is the next step to examine. Whoare you? What do you stand for? Do you consider yourselfdependable? Are you trustworthy? Do you help others altruisti-cally – that is, even though there may be no personal gain foryou? Certainly the countless hours you give to officiate a gameyou love, or as an Assignor to help the match thrive with the bestreferee crew, or as an Assessor to foster the growth and devel-opment of every NISOA referee are commendable. Obviously, ifyour needs from the game are stronger than what the gameneeds from you, you might examine your professional con-science.

Now let’s add the elements of professionalism to yourNISOA Chapter and NISOA as a National Association:

Are you active in your Chapter or do you perform the minimumeffort possible? Do you criticize and gossip about your represen-tatives without taking an active part in the administration of your

chapter? Do you support your fellow officials and encourage theirsuccess, or are you critical of their promotion to higher gameswhen you are passed by?

Do you positively mentor others – or do your negativeactions speak volumes about who you are? Regarding NISOA asa whole, do you support the national association? Have youattended a sponsored clinic, camp, or convention recently?Have you taken the extra step to help support the associationthrough a donation or volunteer assistance? Volunteer organi-zations are always looking for help and financial aid is part of theequation. NISOA has increased scholarships for the annual ref-eree camps due to the monetary aid coming from our member-ship. Practical results have come from the involvement of ourmembers through their generosity and support. Professionalismcan be measured from these self-less acts alone.

By removing personal agendas the interaction within all lev-els of your association are improved. Assessors are not trained“to get you.” They are trained to assist your advancement at oneof the highest levels of officiating. Assignors are not playinggames with your career. Most assignors will admit that as longas you treat them fairly, with honesty above-all, they will worktheir tails off to get you the games you deserve. Professionalismrequires a give-and-take mentality; not just “take”. When an offi-cial acts in a professional manner and takes the time to “walk afew miles in the other person’s moccasins”, personal conflicts areminimized and the organization benefits too.

In summary, professionalism can be achieved and shouldnever be taken for granted. Professionalism requires cooperationat all levels of the organization and in all directions. Profession-alism within the NISOA family requires thinking of others beforeself. When we all take the time to invest our talents, gifts, knowl-edge and support (financial or otherwise) to every level of theassociation we come in contact with, we are building an organi-zation that will never sunset in the future. Professionalism guar-antees the future of collegiate officiating is in great hands --- willyou be the professional that will help your fellow NISOA mem-bers, assignors, assessors and administrators continue to thrive?

ProfessionalismAT THE COLLEGIATE LEVELby John Kipp, National Clinician

(ST. GEORGE, Utah, May 8, 2007) Dixie State CollegeHansen Stadium served as the site for what is believed to be

the first-ever bilingual soccer officiating certification clinic, spon-sored by the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association(NISOA).

The clinic, which was held Saturday, April 26, was attended byat least 12 soccer officials from the surrounding St. George area.The goal of the clinic, which was offered by NISOA EnriqueSanchez, from Deer Park, Texas, is to improve and upgrade thesoccer officiating at all competition levels, including prep and colle-giate levels. The clinic also provided certification instruction, whichincluded classroom and field work, along with physical testing.

Referees were able to hone their skills and learn new offici-ating techniques, with the assistance from a number of teamsfrom the Southern Utah Soccer Association. Those teams pro-vided game-time and situational experiences for the officials inattendance.

Thanks to the help of Sanchez, along with NISOA ExecutiveDirector Ray Bernabei, National Director of Instruction John Van

de Vaarst, and Las Vegas-based referee John Kennedy, a newchapter of the NISOA has been established in St. George.

For more information on NISOA, please visit the associa-tions official website at www.nisoa.com.

Dixie State College Hosts First-Ever Bilingual NISOA Soccer Officiating Clinic


2007 National Referee Training Camp at Elizabethtown, PAThe National Referee Training camp took place July 8-13 at

Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, PA.This was a very historic week as we had a total of 94 refer-

ees attend representing roughly 22 states as well as two guestreferees from the Italian Referee Federation who did a terrific jobmaking some extremely important field and classroom presenta-tions!

As part of the overall program, a total of 22 women andminorities were given partial to full scholarships to attend as partof NISOA's commitment to the recruitment and training of allgroups in order to better service the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA,NCCAA, NIRSA as well as Futsal.

The National Staff consisted of Mario Donnangelo, PA, ArnManella, VA, John Kipp, OH, Don Dennison, NY, John Vande-Vaarst, NJ, Dave Steiner, PA, Bill Fortin, CT, Joe Miller, CT, BobJones, VA, Kim Vieira, OH, and Cindy Young, liaison for Eliza-bethtown College. Presentations were also conducted by Dr.Ray Bernabei, Executive Director, Davide Garbini and FrancescoCapraro of the Italian Referee Association.

This years referee training consisted of many classroom pre-sentations on NCAA rules as well as two days of field demon-strations and active participation by the referee trainees.

Camp awards were presented to:Gil Lopez Award - Keith Bantz, NYLarry Starner Award - Dave Roberts, CTCharlie Lee Award - Andy Moss, TNPhysical Fitness over-40 - Mike MoodyPhysical Fitness under-40 - Dante Buckley

Camp Director's AwardMs. Congeniality - Cindy Barnicle, MESpirit Award: Camille Allen, NJ and Chau Dresdow, WIConviction Award: Wayne and Brent Wilson, NEMost Children Award: Angel Perez, FLFamily first award- Louis Weston, OHGimp Award- Karen Abt, COCaribbean Award - Amadou DiopNo Jewelry Award - Adrianna Westendorf, ALI'm finally 21 award - James Boswell, NYFurthest Travel - Tracy Stevens, CAFriendship Award - Ray Cooney, RIA good time was had by all and everyone is looking forward

to 2008 camp which will take place on July 13-17.

Camp Staff

more photographs next page

National Clinicians, Instruction - Training Session Assessment

Camp Staff


NISOA Referee Training Camp

Betty Schmeck and Chuck Vela conducted a Refresher Clinic at Chehalis, Washington.

REFRESHER CLINIC — Chehalis, Washington


REFEREE CLUB IN SAN ANTONIO by Diana Esquivel

I have worked in our local soccer programs for over 20 yearsas a player, referee, and administrator. I have been involved withthe Referee Program for the last twelve years as an Assessor,Instructor, and Assignor and have thoroughly enjoyed this morethan being a player. However, even with a career this long I havealways felt that you have to give more in order to improve the Ref-erees. When we look at new Referees, it is difficult to tell if theywill continue in the program because they get discouraged anddecide not to continue for several reasons and I’m not sure whatthe reasons are but our attrition rate is high. Some of us just getolder and cannot run anymore so we become Assessors and/orInstructors and give back to the program. I felt that there waspotential for many of the Referees but something was missing. Ifinally decided to give that “extra” encouragement and start up aReferee Club. Although this had been done over ten years agowhen I was still a Referee but then faltered, I decided it was timeto renew but with a lot more participation. My first approach wasto have a gathering with the “up and coming as well as goodexperienced Referees.” I literally picked the Referees for this pro-gram simply because they were the best in the area. All of theReferees in this club currently belong to the local chapter of col-lege Referees and they work games throughout the year in highschool and USSF. In San Antonio, the college game is the “bestgame in town” that gives consistency of play to the Referees;therefore a simple choice to pick a group of Referees. Prior tomeeting, I knew that I would need some Referees that this groupwould respect and want to come out to train because of theirpresence. I went to Oscar Ortiz (National Referee) and JasenAnno (National Candidate) to help me with this project. I alsorelied on other Referees/Assessors that had several years ofexperience in NISOA as well as USSF to help. All of them wereeager and enthused about putting together a program that theReferees would want to join.

In September 2006, we decided to meet and the Refereeswere invited to attend and discuss this program. Basically, weemphasized that it was simply a club, no dues, or expected num-ber of meetings. It was simply let me know if you will or will notattend so that there are not only three people showing up onWednesday. Each week I send out an email to remind everyonethat we will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. and there will be physicaltraining as well as discussion about situations in a game. Thebasic purpose is to train them physically and mentally to handleall levels that are available to them in this area. Not only did werecruit local Referees but I also went to other areas because ofthe Referees I had met at either State Cups or clinics. This is crit-ical because there are some areas that don’t have the trainingbut I guarantee that the Referees will be at the higher levelbecause of their commitment. We have 23 Referees in thisgroup, ranging in age from 19 to 50 years old. In this group, thereare eight over 30 and the remainder is from 19-30 years old.There were two items I definitely expected and that was knowl-edge of the Rules of the Game and physical training to done ontheir own. The Referees must feel the “passion of the game” inorder to make them good Referees.

The results are phenomenal and I’m not telling anyonesomething new: What I am telling each of you is that that extratime and effort must be encouraged and someone in your areaneeds to get this started. The Referees have formed a cama-raderie that I wasn’t sure could happen. Since I’m dealing with

some that are really at a young age, I have been impressed thatthey are very smart about the game. They have not hesitatedanytime that I have said; Next weekend all of you need to beworking Men’s games so that Assessors in the group can go outto do Informational Assessments. Several have traveled to tour-naments together and many have participated in the State Cups,Youth, and Amateurs. We have done classroom training as wellwith game clips and have put together questions pertaining to theRules of the Game and tested them. Instead of me having to askabout a situation that was on television and now on the Internet,they themselves are emailing the group to discuss situations andthat is progress. We will have meetings at the college games ifthe others are not working to review the Referee doing the match.Recently the Referees decided that it was time to get T-Shirts thatsay “Los Arbitros – San Antonio.

It still has to extend a bit farther. We put together a picniclast Fall and went out to the lake, had barbeque and even playeda soccer game. There were enough present to have two teamsand it was just plain fun. There should be a re-match coming upagain this Fall and the team that lost is looking forward to it. Theconstant communication if critical to find out what they have inthem and what it will take to get them to the higher level.

I sent out an email recently to the entire group to ask themwhat improvements can be made and I got an excellent responsefrom one of the Referees. “A soccer referee participates on ateam in every match he/she officiates. In each match, the refer-ee is very physically active, much like the competitors of thatmatch. Referees should therefore prepare and train in a similarmanner to the athletes. Physical training within a group of indi-viduals working towards a common goal, in this case being goodReferees. On an individual refereeing basis, development isaided by partners or mentors. These mentors and partners givethe referee double or triple the “bank of the game experience toreflect on and learn from. If an entire group is assembled, whichemphasizes communication between its members, each individ-ual referee can learn from the mistake and successes of eachother referee in the group. Anything, which allows a referee tolearn through a method other than his own failure and mistakes,will serve to only speed up the development process. This is froma twenty-five year old and it is beautiful to read.”

It is difficult enough to “teach how to become a good Refer-ee” because we all know that we cannot hand out experience butwe can certainly speed it up. If each of us does not give this kindof attention to the Referee Program then we are failing. If eachof us did this “group thing” with our Referees, we will produce“very good Referees” for our future games. I honestly feel that Iexpect to see about 30-40% of these Referees to becomeNational Referees within two to five years. I suspect that this willgrow to a larger number as the Referees gain more experiencein the game.

This process is not something that will only last a season.This commitment is for years to come. I not only expect them toparticipate in the training I also want to nurture them to becomethe leaders of this group as they mature more in the game andgain the experience they will need to teach the others cominginto the group. It has been my pleasure to watch and learn fromthis group as well. I am honored that the Referees do want toparticipate and very grateful because they have taught me howimportant it is to continue.


ASSIGNOR INSURANCE UPDATEby: John Kipp - Chairman, NISOA Insurance Committee

The NISOA Board of Directors purchased a "ProfessionalLiability Policy" to insure NISOA Assignors for their involvementbeyond the levels of officiating a game. For many of us, the rea-son your Chapter Assignor needs this coverage has not comethrough loud-and-c1ear. This article should amplify the issue:

1) NISOA Referees have always had Bodily Injury and Prop-erty Damage Liability coverage in the course of officiatinga game. As long as you paid your membership dues toNISOA, this coverage was automatically included.

2) Previously, NISOA Assignors, have not had protection fora mistake in judgment within their duties to obtain officialsfor a match. Without protection, for example, an Assignorwould be personally at-risk if they do not pay the requiredchapter dues for Assignor's Professional Liability.($110.00 per annum per assignor, per Chapter)

What is the difference? If a referee was named in a lawsuitregarding an injury to a player from a game event, the NISOACommercial General Liability (CGL) provides protection. Howev-er, if an Assignor was named in the same suit as being negligentin the supervision, evaluation or training of the official, the CGLcoverage does not apply. In essence, prior to this Assignor's Lia-bility Insurance purchase, the assignor had no protection for aprofessional "error or omission" in the assignment process. This"mistake in judgment" was not previously insured because allCGL type policies EXCLUDE errors or omissions coverage.

Why is this important? Assignors should be keenly awarethat "Judgment Lawsuits" are occurring in many avenues of life.Insurance agents, real estate agents, computer consultants, doc-tors, and even lawyers have professional liability insurance toprotect for an error that generates a lawsuit opportunity or anomission that does the same. Assignors are involved in decision-making processes that could come into question in a court of law."Why did you send THAT referee to do this game (in which aninjury occurred) when you could have used a much more quali-fied referee?" NISOA has provided the protection with our "Pro-fessional Liability" policy.

What does a Chapter need to do? Make sure you enrolleach one of your NISOA Assignors in the policy. At $110.00annually per enrollee, the cost is negligible. This coverage pro-vides One Million Dollars of protection where none exists withoutenrollment. NISOA Assignors need to understand that withoutcoverage, your personal assets are at risk and there is no repre-sentation provided for legal defense from a lawsuit, without pay-ing the dues!

Where do I send my Chapter Dues for this policy? RayBernabei, 541 Woodview Dr., Longwood, Florida 32779 ($110.00per assignor, payable to NISOA) Put a note in with the paymentindicating your Chapter, and the names and addresses of yourNISOA Assignors.

Who do I talk to if I have questions?John Kipp, Insurance Committee Chairman, at 330-220-0558 or email [email protected]

Ohio College Soccer Officials Honor Clemente Adducchio with Award of Commendation

The Ohio Collegiate Soccer Officials Association (OCSOA)presented Clemente Adducchio of Dayton, Ohio with the Awardof Commendation at their 2007 Annual fall meeting.

The award is presented annually by the OCSOA to a collegeofficial who has made a meaningful contribution in a service role forthe Association and demonstrates for a period of five or more yearsof dedication to college soccer officiating and the Association.

Through his 23 years of consistent and quality efforts as acollege official, Clemente Adducchio is recognized by his offici-ating peers as one who has served as a worthy mentor for soc-cer officials in the greater Dayton area officiating at the amateur,youth, high school and college levels.

Known for his quality officiating, Adducchio has gained therespect of Ohio college coaches as evidenced by his selection toofficiate NCAA National Tournament games for Men’s Division IIand III quarter-finals, NCAA first Round Regionals for Men andWomen and championship games for select conferences in Ohio.

Adducchio is known by his officiating colleagues for his pro-fessional nature and supportive manner in his interactions withhis officiating team members. He held a NISOA National Refer-ee badge for a period of time during is officiating career.

For is valuable services as a mentor to fellow OCSOA mem-bers and for contributions as a respected professional and qual-ity soccer official, Adducchio was honored by his colleagues withthe OCSOA Award of Commendation.

Ohio College Soccer Officials Honor Jim Reuther with Distinguished Honor Award

The Ohio Collegiate Soccer Officials Association (OCSOA)presented Jim Reuther of Worthington, Ohio, with The Distin-guished Honor Award at its 2007 Annual Rules Meeting.

The award is OCSOA's highest honor and seeks to recog-nize those individuals who have given of themselves in a uniqueand broad manner of leadership. More specifically, the individualhas demonstrated significant leadership for the Association byproviding 10 years of meritorious service, leadership through dif-ferent service and leadership roles, and dedication to collegesoccer officiating in general.

A 17 year member of the OCSOA, Reuther is recognized byhis colleagues as one who provided valuable service both as asignificant leader for the Association and as a quality official onthe field. In his leadership roles, Reuther served for 4 years asOCSOA Vice President and then 10 years as President andLocal Chapter Contact. Prior to serving as an Officer, Reutherextended his helping hand by chairing the OCSOA CoachesEvaluation Committee for 4 years.

Reuther's commitment to serving soccer extends to thenational level by his involvement with the National IntercollegiateSoccer Officials Association (NISOA). With the NISOA, Reuthercontinues to serve as a National Clinician for Instruction, aNational Assessor of Officials, and an author of articles for theNISOA Newsletter.

Though Reuther is currently inactive as an official, duringthe prime of his officiating career he was a respected referee,

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holding a NISOA National Referee ranking. In conference play,he was selected to referee championships in the Big Ten, OhioAthletic, and North Coast Athletic Associations. At the nationallevel, he was selected for assignments at all levels of the Nation-al Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Tournament,including the championship for Men's Division III. Reuther alsoserved 3 times as an official in the Men's and Women's' NationalChampionships for the National Intramural-Recreation SportsAssociation.

For contributing his leadership talents and time in anunselfish manner for the OCSOA, and for the sake of soccer ingeneral, Reuther was honored with the Association's highestaward, The Distinguished Honor Award.

Cincinnati State C.C. Head Soccer Coach Wil CagleHonored by College Soccer Officials

The Ohio Collegiate Soccer Officials Association (CCSOA)presented Wil Cagle, Head Coach of Soccer at Cincinnati StateC.C.with the Coaches Distinguished Merit Award for Excellencein Sportsmanship at their recent 2007 Annual Fall Dinner.

The award represents the highest honor presented by theOCSOA to a college soccer coach and symbolizes excellence insports in terms of character and game behavior. The award hon-ors that coach who demonstrates the ideals of sportsmanship,fair play and civility as in the NSCAA Code of Ethics and whoholds his/her coaching staff and the members of his/her teamresponsible for reflecting the same fair play ethics as well.

Coach Cagle began his coaching adventure at age 16 whenhe was recruited to hep with his youngest brother’s newly formedSAY team. In the last 27 years he has held coaching positions atnearly every level in the sport. Coach Cagle’s soccer experience

includes a stop as varsity Boy’s Soccer Coach atTaylor High School where he was twice named aSouthwest Ohio All-Star Coach, and ConferenceCoach of the year.

The greatest indicator that Coach Cagle hassucceeded as a mentor is the number of student-athletes — more than 30 — who continued theirplaying careers at the college level. In addition,nearly 30 former players are now coaches them-selves.

EDDIE MULHOLLAND, named the MSH-SAA Girls Soccer Official of the Year, enjoys hiswork with high school and college players. Mul-holland, who has been officiating for 20 years,officiates in NAIA, andDivision I-III college con-tests as well as highschool. “But I’ll alwayscome back to the high

schools,” he said. One of his biggestattributes on the field is his ability to com-municate with the players. “This award isa success for my entire family,” he said,“Annie (his wife), and our four kidsalways supported me and without that, itwouldn’t have been possible for me to receive it.”

(from a photo by Ryan Gibbons/Special to the News Tribune)

PITTSBURGH CLINIC

NASHVILLE CLINIC

ASSIGNORS WORKSHOP, ORLANDO, FL


Dear Dr. Ray,

I recently attended the E-Town National Officials

Training Camp and wanted to take a few moments to

thank you for the experience.

Having officiated at the high school level for three

years, I have been working hard to elevate the quality

of the service I provide to these young people. This

past spring, my efforts were recognized/rewarded

when I was invited to become a member of the local

NISOA chapter here in the Scranton/Wilkes Barre (PA)

area.The desire to provide quality officiating at the next

level drove me to the NISOA website and to the camp

information. After talking it over with my wife, we decid-

ed together that it looked like a worthwhile expense

and temporary separation from my family (Three chil-

dren under the age of 7 and one more on the way)

The approachability of the Clinicians and Camp

Staff was evident from the moment I walked through

the door of the registration line! From my first interac-

tion to my final good-byes, the camp surpassed my

expectations in nearly every way. The clinicians were

clearly officiating experts and their presentation meth-

ods/styles/content left me feeling confident and relaxed

as I entered the testing area to take the written exami-

nation.I made some terrific new friends and gained a

tremendous amount of insight into what it takes to be a

great college official. I truly enjoyed every moment of

the camp and am looking forward to returning next

year. We are also planning to take advantage of the

2008 Convention being located so close to home.

Thank you again - not only for an amazing camp

experience; but also for your dedication to values that

extend to the very heart of personal integrity. I am

thrilled to be able to say that I have met you and, hav-

ing passed the fitness and written requirements, am

now a part of your organization. I look forward to con-

tinuing and developing this relationship/partnership for

many years to come.

Respectfully submitted

Doug Boersma

Clarks Summit, PA

Dear Mike,

I am writing this formal letter to you as an executivemember of NEISOA to inform the board that I will notbe able to actively referee for the season 2007.The reason that I can not referee again this year isdue to the multiple injuries I received from a suicidetruck bomb and multiple rockets while in Iraq. I amscheduled to have two more surgeries this fall withhopes I will be able to referee next year.I have paid my dues as an active member and wishto continue to do so. I do not want to become an asso-ciate or inactive member; therefore I am requesting amedical leave until I am able to referee.I have attached a letter that supports the events andinjuries concerning the event in Iraq.Thank you for your time and consideration.

Regards Alan Johnston (see related article next page)

Mr. Enrique Sanchez:

What a great pleasure to finally meet you in per-son, after our many phone and E-mail conversa-tions.

It is impossible for me to convey the many, manypositive comments and high accolades that werementioned by all of the attendee's, after the clinic,concerning your excellent presentation.

To be able to make your presentation in a Bi-Iin-gual format, will not only make the new NISOAChapter in St George a success but will raise theofficiating level for all of Soccer played in SouthernUtah.

I Thank You again, for your Professionalismthough out the day and insuring that the same levelof approach will carry over, not only to the DixieState College Women's Soccer Team but to all levelsof play.

In addition a "Big Thank You" to Michael Allen,John Kennedy, Ray Bernabei and John Van deVaarst, for their assistance in making the clinic takeplace and the new NISOA Chapter in St George, UT.

Good Luck, Enrique, you are truly an outstandingclinician.

Best Regard's, Fred Dungan

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2007 NISOA AWARDS

Honor Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grier Cooper, AZHall of Fame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry Rank, PA

John Van de Vaarst, NJRecognition Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neil Edkins, NYLife Member Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norm Conde, VA

Eric Ventura, NYExcellence in Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Van de Vaarst, NJDistinguished Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Flannery, INAppreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George and Debbie Wescott, NJ

Rebecca Doremus, FL and Ron Downey, FLRose Bernabei Women Referee . . . . . . . . . . Marie Amatulli, FLInterscholastic Referee of the Year. . . . . . . . Edward Looney NJCoaches Merit Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. John Bratcher

Indiana Wesleyan UniversityMarc Kirsch

Marryville High School, OH

Regional Referee of the YearRegion I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gunther Shiler, VTRegion II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arnold Klein, NYRegion III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Wahrman, PARegion IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mario Scilipoti, MDRegion V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Chapin, VARegion VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra Serafini, NCRegion VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne Wilson, OHRegion VIIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Oliver, ILRegion IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ali Piran, TXRegion X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Mackey, AZRegion XI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Aevlaster, CA

Dr. Donald Wilbur, NISOA National Clinician Makes History

The Parallel Curriculum, thepopular problem-based programof study for beginning medicalstudents, continues to run incyberspace. Don Wilbur did thisin collaboration with Dr. FrankStitt, an Australian Internist, for-merly with the University ofMiami School of Medicine.

The curriculum is comprisedof 82 patient cases, teaches andreinforces the concept of prob-lem-solving, requiring studentsto study independent and rea-son out problems.

Dr. Wilbur applies this tech-nique when lecturing to ourNISOA National Referees.

Don L. Wilbur, Ph.D., demon-strates the ease with which hecan access the online medicalschool curriculum by displayingit on his laptop computer.

Membership Dues 2007 2008-2011New 90 100Renewal 75 80Late Renewal 80 100Inactive 40 40Associate 50 50

InterscholasticNew 20 20Renewal 15 15College Member 10 10

Membership Dues (Exclusive of Dues)Assessors 60 65National 50 55Regional 50 55Local 40 45

National Referee ProgramEmeritus 0 0Application Fee 150 150Program Registration Fee 190 190Late Fee to March 1 20 20Late Fee to April 1 40 40

Referee Training CampRegistration Fee 350 350

ClinicsRegistration Fee 80 80

Chapter FeeMandatory Fee 50 60Local Chapter/Conference Assignor Fee

Mandatory Insurance Fee 110 110

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Dr. Ray Bernabeiand Eric Ventura(NY) at NISOAConvention 2007.

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