Welcome Officials Moving Forward Treatment of Officials How

Welcome Officials!

Moving Forward • Treatment of Officials • How do we improve this? • Where does it start?

Moving Forward • Treatment of Officials – It starts with your colleagues • • Emails Phone calls Working as a crew Watching games

Moving Forward • NFHS Rules – Issues accessing the Central Hub • Wifi connections – 2018 -19 • App’s for all officials • Mobile devices • Search feature

Moving Forward • Registration – $2 increase • Covering some of the app cost • Apparel agreement is covering the rest – Adjusted dates • Later for a few of the sports • Personalized registration

Moving Forward • Official’s Pay – Committee Created • Ancillary Fees – Survey • Missing results

Moving Forward • Meetings – Coaches/AD’s for contracted schools – One meeting date prior to the season – Talk about new rules and other important items – Provides a more friendly environment – Goal = Communication!!!!

Moving Forward • Testing – Waivers • Number of waivers have increased • Importance of testing? – Liability issues?

Moving Forward • State Series Assignments – Geography – Teams playing – Next round – Number of games – Finances – “What can we do to get more? ”

Moving Forward • State Series Assignments – Geography • Rural areas • Metro areas

Moving Forward • State Series Assignments – Teams Playing

Moving Forward • State Series Assignments – Next round • Planning ahead – If School A wins, have they seen this crew before? – These are guesses because we don’t know who is going to win

Moving Forward • State Series Assignments – Number of games • 1 st round – Many games first round with little turnaround – Quick process to get the information out • 2 nd & 3 rd round – Fewer games – More crews than games • State Tournament – Few games – More crews than games – Explanation of “getting the best there”

Moving Forward • State Series Assignments – Finances • Location of games is a factor – Cost to schools – Cost to FHSAA

Moving Forward • State Series Assignments – “What can we do to get more? ” • All associations provide a good product • Feedback to our office from schools – IMPRESS THE SCHOOLS! • Quick responses to our office on assignments • Minimal to no changes on crews • NO DRAMA!

Moving Forward • Game Management – Training • How to defuse a situation? • Ejection should be your last resort

Arbiter • FHSAA Central Hub – Updated tabs (Sports, Directory, etc) • State Series Pass – Purchased through Arbiter

Recruiting • Battlefields 2 Ballfields • Collier County/GNOA – First Aid & Safety/Sports Officiating Program • Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball & Softball • Student must be 16 • Shadowing opportunities • Minimum of 10 GNOA presentation days