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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 20, 2009 Harden Valley Academy School TVSRA General Minutes Training: Jeff Kovac presented 2009 USSF directives: 2009 Referee Program Directives from USSF · Game Management Model: Flow Risk Taking and Game Control · Dissent: By Word and Action · 100% Misconduct: Tactical and Red Card Tackles · Remedial Mind reading of players · Assistant Referee Involvement · Please go to the USSF website and review the 2009 Referee Program Directives at http://www.ussoccer.com/referees/refdev/directives.jsp.html John Smith: High School overview of season · Two weeks left in boy’s season then District Playoff begin. Please update your availability for new assignments. · Open floor to discuss High school season trials and tribulations · Pre-game meeting with your crew is very important in how you want the crew to manage unusual situations. · Smith will be emailing a questionnaire to get feedback from new members on their experience level to better match games to fit you skill level. · Make sure if you, your wife or your children are affiliated with a school, that you block that school in Arbiter and not officiate those matches. Business Meeting: Paul Lane · Larry Scalf officially announces his retirement after 20 years of service with TVSRA due to knee issues. · May meeting, nominations will be held for two (2) members of the Referee Review Committee (to replace Scalf and Mabius) and three (3) Nominating Committee members will be elected to search/nominate Elected Officers for the upcoming year. Membership votes for nominated officers at June meeting. · Looking for a volunteer as webmaster to take Larry Scalf’s place. · After High School season, KMSL matches will probably also be played during the week. · Membership fees ($40) are due at the July meeting · Next business meeting will be held May 18th at 7:00 pm, Hardin Valley Academy, Room C-117 New members: The following 3 new members were voted in · Papa Diaw, Sara Wiles, Bill Smolnycki ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 16, 2009 TVSRA General Minutes Jeff Kovac Training Session: Training session, Jeff Kovac, high-lighted some new USSF directives that are effective "immediately". http://www.ussoccer.com/referees/refdev/directives.jsp.html He will go over these in detail at our next meeting. President Paul Lane TVSRA Business: New Members: Jason DeRosa Joe Breslin Chris Ritts Chris Almeras Next meeting at HVA High School on Monday, April 20, 2009. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feb 23, 2009 TVSRA General Minutes John Smith - High School overview of Spring season:
Mike Fitzpatrick - USSF Referring Update:
President Paul Lane TVSRA Business:
New Members: Kerry Patterson Candace Jenkins Gary Cardwell Next meeting at HVA High School on Monday, March 16, 2009. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan 26, 2009 TVSRA General Minute Special thanks to Lisa
Wolf and Dr. Amber Luhn of the Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic for the
material they presented. Topics included proper warmup/warmdown,
heat-related illnesses, concussions, and proper hydration. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 17, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes
Special thanks to Greg Gruzalski for administering the USSF Recert
exam. Check the Tn.Soccer website for upcoming Recert Classes if you
still need to take the recert exam. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 27, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes Training: Tonight’s Instructional speaker Jeff Kovac presented: Historical Review of Origins of Soccer Business Meeting: President Paul Lane: If you have not already paid your membership to TVSRA, please send $40 to Treasurer Chip Fuller. If you have a KMSL match and for any situation that causes you to shorten the match enter the reason in Arbiter. This is a point of concern for this season. Recertification exam will be given as part of the November meeting night. If you have been to four prior meetings then you have qualified your classroom training, now you only need to take the exam The following Clinics are scheduled: · Intermediate Clinic scheduled at Heritage HS Sat Nov 15 · Recertification Clinic at Oakridge Nov 22 · Recertification Clinic Maryville Dec 7 · Entry level training class in Maryville Jan 23-25 Visit the http://www.tnsoccer.org for more details John Smith : High School soccer matches are winding down, make sure you have your availability updated thru Saturday. Please enter a travel limit, otherwise Arbiter defaults some folks to 0 miles and you will not get assigned matches. KMSL has a new substitution rule similar to High School. Please review this rule before your next match. The modifications to the KMSL substitution rules are posted on the TVSRA website under "KMSL Rule Changes effective 9/14/08". Visit the http://www.tvsra.net for more details Mike Fitzpatrick: Aaron Martin is assigning Division 3 matches in Chattanooga this weekend if you are available please contact him. New Members: Kevin Kral Next business meeting at Academy on Monday, Nov 17, 2008 at Harden Valley Academy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sept 15, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes Training: Tonight’s Instructional speaker Jeff Kovac presented: How to be a Great Assistant Referee Stanly Rouse in the 1920’s invented the Diagonal System of Control to officiate a match. The principle is to keep the play between the Referee and AR. Three officials, 6 eyes, must be connected to 1 “brain” in sync. The role of the AR has expanded over the years. Your job is to assist, not insist! Good match control requires accurate communication between a team of officials working together. Few Key Points: · Arrive 30 minutes minimum before the match · Pre-match conference with Referee · Player inspection & check-in · Assist recording information as a backup for the Referee · Inspect the field prior to the match · Be in the correct position at all times · Eye contact with the Referee at every opportunity · Keep your flag visible to the Referee at all times · Observe players, bal, substitutes, coaches, referee · Positioning of AR is critical to observe play Business Meeting: John Smith standing in for the President Paul Lane: John and Susan have assigned over 444 matches since August. We are experiencing some growing pains with the new system. To assist them with their efforts to cover these matches, make sure that you have updated your Arbiter account. If you have any issues please share those with Susan and John. High School Part II exam for the Fall ended on Sunday. The High School Referee Supervisors are reviewing the testing procedures for next year. If you are available to referee Sept 18 & 23 please let Susan know ASAP New Members: Kimberly Hood Next business: Harden Valley Academy on Monday, October 20, 2008.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 18, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes
TRAINING:
Contact:
Greg Gruzalski (grg@ornl.gov)
Contact:
Greg Gruzalski (grg@ornl.gov)
Referee Review Committee: Larry Scalf - appointed as Chairman David Mabius Tom Kohntopp - new member voted in
Thanks to John Smith for his efforts as past committee Chairman!
Kevin Bennett (USSF and HS ref) Zach Blechman (USSF and HS ref) (UT Grad Student) Welcome Gentlemen!
Eddie Neely Family Fund: If you want to donate when you send your membership dues to Chip, you can combine dues and fund $ on one check and indicate amount that goes to Neely Fund. NEXT MEETING: Hardin Valley Academy HS, 15 Sept, 7:00. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 21, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes
TRAINING:
(for those who require it) Physical Fitness Test, will start probably around 7:30 at Central HS track (more to follow on this) Girls Jamboree, 9 Aug, Victor Ashe, Bill Thomas scheduling/POC Clinton “games”, 9 Aug, River Field, Bill Thomas scheduling/POC (Bill, I will fax sign-up sheet to you) Advanced Ref and Assessor Clinic – 9 Aug, Nashville, Greg Gruzalski – POC. USSF Recert class, Saturday, 26 Jul, 0900-1700, Maryville HS. POC - Gruzalski and Chip.
Eddie Neely Family Fund: approximately $1100.00 so far. If you want to donate when you send your membership dues to Chip, you can combine dues and fund $ on one check and indicate amount that goes to Neely Fund. NEXT MEETING: Hardin Valley Academy HS has not been issued a Letter of Occupancy yet, but we hope to have our 18 August meeting there.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 16, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes Training: Jeff Kovac did a presentation on “Violence in the Game of Soccer – Dealing with/Preventing It” and followed up with a presentation on “Game Control Techniques”. Business Meeting: Please remember Eddie Neely’s family as well as Randy Chappell and Mike Fitzpatrick’s families during this difficult period for them. Our thoughts and prayer continue to be with them all. The annual TSSAA high school rules meeting will be held Wed, July 30th beginning at 5pm at Central HS. The high school girl’s pre-season jamboree will be held at the Victor Ashe fields on Sat, August 9th from 9am until 3pm. More information will follow. John Smith will let us know dates for the online “high closed book test” which is to be taken during the fall season. Please note in order to officiate in post-season high school matches you must successfully complete this test. Remember to re-register for TSSAA on The Arbiter system. A link is provided to do so on the TSSAA website (www.tssaa.org). Southern Regionals will begin this Thursday in Raleigh, NC. Paul Lane and Grant Allard are the only referees from our area participating. We wish them much success during the tournament. No new members this meeting. Larry Scalf, chairman of the officer nomination committee, presented the following members for election as new officers effective July 1, 2008: President: Paul Lane Vice-President: Bill Thomas Sec/Treasurer: Chip Fuller Member-at-Large: John Blair No other nominations were presented from the floor. These recommendations were voted on and approved by the membership present. Next meeting will be Monday, July 21st, location TBD. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 19, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes No minutes available at this time . . . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday April 21, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes Training: Tonight’s Instructional speaker Jeff Kovac presented: Game Management vs. Enforcing the Laws Highlights to of the Presentation · Game management advice and techniques to minimize the necessary control the situation. The focus is on Control of the match. · Work to keep the players on the field · Understand what players expect from the referee! · Keep the game flowing: The most dangerous time is when the ball is out of play. · It is the RESPONSIBILITY of the Challenger to play the ball without Endangering the Opponent. · It is the responsibility of the defending team to retreat 10 yards on a Free Kick. Business Meeting: President Mike Compton: For all KMSL matches make sure you are putting the address of your team in the email for Stephanie. This will allow the checks to get processed faster. Since Arbiter will be the vehicle to schedule matches you need to keep your profile updated. At our next business meeting a TVSRA officer committee will be formed to search for new candidates. A member has requested a proposal to vote on raising the KMSL fees $5 next season. The membership voted to delay this until the Fall 08 season. High School Season update from John Smith: The high school post season tournaments start May 5. The week of May 5 will be the district tournaments in which all teams will play. There will be many matches that week and we will need all of the referees available. The regional tournament starts May 12. Please go on Arbiter and make sure your availability is updated for these two weeks. Please read the Tie Game Procedure starting on page 75 in the high school rule book before going to your first playoff match. Read this whether you are the Referee or an AR. New Members: None Next Meeting: Our next business meeting will be held at Maryville High School on Monday, May 19, 2008. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday March 17, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes Training: Chip Fuller conducted a presentation on the differences in laws/rules between USSF, High School and College – highlighting the areas were there are major differences. In the current NFHS (High School) rules booklet – a spreadsheet can be found with this information on pages 72-73. Attached with the minutes is a “2008 Comparative Study of Rules & Laws” found on the NISOA website. Chip also reviewed rules/procedures associated with KMSL games. This information can also be found on a link on the TVSRA website (www.tvsra.net). Business Meeting: John Smith reminder officials to make sure they communicate with each other prior to a match to ensure they all arrive at the time, location designated and to make sure all have correct uniforms available. Also if assigned to a match at a distance referees may want to arrange meeting and riding together. Reminder - email all cautions and ejections to John Smith at JohnSmith@aol.com and also to report ejections to TSSAA. Please continue to update your availability on The Arbiter website and check it for any changes to crew as well. New Members: Four new members were accepted into the membership, they are: 1. Denis Clancy 2. Brandon Lowe 3. Brad Meilink 4. Christin Meilink Next Meeting: Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 21, 2008 in the Ruby Tuesday Room at Maryville High School. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday February 25, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes Training: Tonight’s Instructional speaker Jeff Kovac presented: Tactical Thinking for Referees · Restarts near goal requires careful handling ceremonial restarts must be managed properly · Free-Kicks near the goal are scrappy; they can escalate quickly into a fracas. · Where should the Referee be during Counter Attacks? What did you discuss during the pre-game if you are out of position? · Off the Ball incidents: Players break and bend the rules. Ask yourself are you in position to observe these incidents? · Volatile Situations to keep in mind: Set plays near goal, last 15 min of match when players are tense. These are a few of the things you should be mindful of. · Referee exerting presence if the tone of the match dictates tightening control. · Referee strategy must be selected based on the teams’ tactics during the match. Business Meeting: Mike Fitzpatrick shared the following information about the recent AGM in Nashville: 1. Craig Long is the new president of TN Youth Soccer program 2. TN Soccer State Office organization is moving from Cleveland to Nashville to centralize the office. 3. Assignor for Tennessee has chosen for Tournament and Premier Matches the online scheduling program “Game Officials”. If you are involved with State Matches please make sure you have updated your availability. President Mike Compton announced KASL has merged with KMSL to form one league for Recreational leagues. For a total of 49 teams, this means there will be 24 games a week. There will be a men’s Div 1 league. We will update everyone as the information emerges. All matches will be assigned by Susan Williamson using the Arbiter online. Since Arbiter will be the vehicle to schedule matches you need to keep your profile updated. Officials shall check the TVSRA phone at 690-5988 enter code *67890 before matches to confirm that that game has not been canceled due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. In any match that has to be cancelled or rescheduled, the TVSRA assignor will reassign the entire referee crew. Please don’t delete any coaches messages left. To all new and returning officials, game fees traditionally for JV Matches are $10 less and 10 minutes than Varsity fees. Be aware that all Cumberland and Stone HS home games that are scheduled in Aribiter are Central time all others are Eastern time zone. Chairman of the Referee Committee John Smith discussed the proposed updates to “No Show Policy” for High School. John passed out copies of the proposed amendment. This will be emailed out to the entire TVSRA members to read. This will be voted on at the next business meeting. These changes will take affect Aug 1 2008 in time for the girls season. Please contact John Smith if you have any questions. The referee review committee team members are John Smith, Larry Scalf and David Mabius. For the High School Season John Smith presented the following information: HS season starts March 10 - hope you have been training and read the HS rule book. You Shall Report all cautions and send-off to John. Also, report send-offs to the state. For the Boys High School season, remember these schools play away from their home pitch. Halls HS will be playing at the Elementary Powell is at the Middle School Central is at Gresham Please pass on any others you find out about. From USSF: As many of you know New Uniform Policy states that within a crew there is no difference between the Old Yellow and New Yellow Jersey as long as the sleeve length matches. So if you bought new uniforms and you have fellow members on your crew with the old uniform style there is not a conflict per Alfred. HS Uniform Policy is different all uniforms must be the same unlike the USSF policy. Dates of interest Assignor Clinic will be held March 8 in Smyrna TN the instructors will be Jeff Kovac and Greg Gruzalski. Re-certification Clinic this weekend held in Oak Ridge by SDI Greg Gruzalski. New Members: Gary Cox 9900 Sierra Vista Lane, Knoxville, TN 37922 865-679-2237 Eden McDonald 5436 Mockingbird Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919 865-384-5960 Our next business meeting will be held at Maryville High School on Monday, March 17, 2008. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday January 28, 2008 TVSRA General Minutes Instruction: Jeff Kovac presented two films from the 1994 FIFA World Cup on Serious Foul Play and Gamesmanship. Both films gave the opportunity to give you on personal analysis and then reviewed with proper decisions either taken or needed for each situation. Business Meeting: John Smith, our High School Supervisor, reminded that the high school season is getting very close. First games of season can begin on March 10th. John reminded us to either keep in shape or start getting in shape for the upcoming boys season. The annual KIL boy’s high school jamboree is scheduled for Saturday, March 1st at Victor Ashe Park. There will be two games at each time slot, 25 minutes per game. Paul Lane will be scheduling referees for the jamboree. Please sign up to support this event. John Smith also passed out a copy of our current policy on missing games for members to review. Larry Scalf will also email a copy to the membership soon to review. We will review the policy at the Feb meeting for possible changes. Chip Fuller demonstrated the Arbiter system on line and how to do the necessary functions associated with the system. We will begin using the Arbiter for high school assignments this season. Susan Williamson will be loading the first two weeks schedules soon to see how the system is working. We will review in more detail at next month’s meeting. All members are encouraged to update their availability and check the system daily for changes during the season. Also we passed out an email outlining Olympic qualifying matches in Nashville on March 20th and 23rd if any one is interested in buying tickets. New Members: Three new members were accepted for membership: Dave Hensley (returning member) Shane Halverson Kristen Halverson Next Meeting: Next meeting will be Monday, February 25, 2008 in the Ruby Tuesday Room at Maryville High School (3rd Monday in Feb is President’s Day, therefore we will meet on the 4th Monday). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday November 19, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Instruction: The instruction portion of the meeting was administering and review of the 2007 USSF recertification test by Greg Gruzalski. We appreciate Greg for doing this for our association each year. For any TVSRA members who did not get to take the test at this evening’s meeting you can contact Chip Fuller at chipf@ltdkate.com to set up a time to come to Maryville HS during one of the upcoming recertification clinics that will be conducted there. Business Meeting: No new members this month. We appreciate all each of you have done to support soccer in east TN over the past year. We look forward to a great year in 2008. Recognized Joselyn Jackson who is in town from school at Alabama A&M. She just completed her sophomore year there where she is a starter for their soccer team and they had a very successful year making it to the NCAA tournament. Congratulations to her and her team on their success this season. Remember there is no meeting in the month of December. We hope each of you and your families have a great holiday season. Next meeting will be Monday, January 28, 2008 in the Ruby Tuesday Room at Maryville High School. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday October 22, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Training: Tonight’s Instructional speaker Dr. Jeff Kovac presented: Psychology of Officiating: Getting Ready : A few of the Qualities of good officiating. · Consistency from the referee in all of the decisions he makes. · Rapport with players, coaches and fans they want to be treated with respect. · Decisiveness to make a good decision during the match · Poise on the field: when disaster strikes you have the mental capability to act. · Integrity as viewed by players that the referee will give them a good game. · Enjoyment of officiating the match Preparation for the Match: Have a pre-game strategy based on the level of competition · Context what does this match mean to these teams in standing or elimination. · Do these teams have a prior history of conflict? · Physical setting: how many fans? How large is the field? · What do we know about the coaches and players? · Your strengths as a referee? Physical fitness or mobility if it will be a fast match, Do you have a charming smile like Compton? · Your weaknesses: Do you have mental lapses during the match? Do you have trouble communicating with the players and coaches under stress? · Do you have habitual mistakes? · Physical Preparation: Are you fit or an old couch potato? · Post Game: Do a self assessment? What worked well, what aspects didn’t go smoothly? Compare this with your other matches. Jeff handed out the USSF memorandum on Offside Myths. If you weren’t at the meeting go the US Soccer website to get a copy. Alfred Kleinaitis authored a paper offering a brief explanation to assist in understanding the meaning and application of Law 11. Business Meeting: Trey Strickland reminded everyone to check-in players before the any KASL match. Make sure the nets are anchored before the match starts. Update for the boys season West HS Jamboree will be held March 1 – more info to follow later. Greg G. will conduct the USSF recertification test at the next meeting Monday, Nov 19, 2007. Any member who has attended 4 TVSRA meetings is eligible. Dates of interest Recertification Saturday November 17, 2007 (9:00am - 3:00pm) Oakridge TN Recertification Clinic Sunday December 2, 2007 (1:00pm - 6:00pm) Maryville HS Intermediate Clinic Sat December 8, 2007 (9:00am - 5:00pm) at Maryville HS Entry Level (Grade 8) Jan 25-26 at Maryville High School New Members: Two new members Bill Key and Trevin Schater were voted into the membership. Our next business meeting will be held at Maryville High School on Monday, Nov 19, 2007. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday August 20, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Instruction: Greg Gruzalski presented training for “Proper Completion of Referee Reports”. This is a hot topic for TN Soccer as many referee reports are not being submitted as required. In the future, TN Soccer will be sanctioning referees who fail to submit required reporting. When completing the reports be short, precise and clear – stick to the facts. If bench officials are excused, the reason listed will be for Irresponsible Behavior. If you like, prior to submitting Referee Reports to State Office, you can forward to Mike Fitzpatrick, Eastern TN District Rep, Greg Gruzalski, Chip Fuller or Jeff Kovac to review for accuracy. Remember if you issue a caution or send-off during a USSF match, you must send in a Referee Report. Reports can be emailed to referees@tnsoccer.org. Greg also said that the TN Soccer website (www.tnsoccer.org) is updating the referee reports so they can be submitted on line. Will let everyone know when this is complete. New Members: Alan Shilling – ashilln83@hotmail.com Old Business: None New Business: High School season started tonight. Be sure you are drinking plenty of water prior to matches. Heat is going to be an issue the first few weeks. Also, please adhere to Terry Hillier (TSSAA office) email regarding water breaks previously sent to membership by Mike Fitzpatrick. Note: Clock will be stopped for water breaks on high school matches. Remember to contact other officials assigned to match to verify attendance and check schedule on website prior to match to make sure of any changes. Katie Hunter tournament over Labor Day weekend – fields on schedule are ORHS, A & B. Fields are: ORHS – high school field A – Katie Hunter field B – LaSalle field Recertification (USSF) meeting will be in November – test will be given by Greg Gruzalski – if members attend at least five meetings annually (including the Nov meeting) and pass the recert test they are fine. If not, you must attend a recert clinic – check the TN Soccer website for dates and locations. Mike Fitzpatrick will be stepping down as High School Supervisor at the end of the girls season and John Smith will resume Supervisor role for boys season. Next monthly meeting will be Monday, Sept 17th – location TBD.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday August 20, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Instruction: Greg Gruzalski presented training for “Proper Completion of Referee Reports”. This is a hot topic for TN Soccer as many referee reports are not being submitted as required. In the future, TN Soccer will be sanctioning referees who fail to submit required reporting. When completing the reports be short, precise and clear – stick to the facts. If bench officials are excused, the reason listed will be for Irresponsible Behavior. If you like, prior to submitting Referee Reports to State Office, you can forward to Mike Fitzpatrick, Eastern TN District Rep, Greg Gruzalski, Chip Fuller or Jeff Kovac to review for accuracy. Remember if you issue a caution or send-off during a USSF match, you must send in a Referee Report. Reports can be emailed to referees@ tnsoccer.org. Greg also said that the TN Soccer website (www.tnsoccer.org) is updating the referee reports so they can be submitted on line. Will let everyone know when this is complete. New Members: Alan Shilling – ashilln83@hotmail.com Old Business: None New Business: High School season started tonight. Be sure you are drinking plenty of water prior to matches. Heat is going to be an issue the first few weeks. Also, please adhere to Terry Hillier (TSSAA office) email regarding water breaks previously sent to membership by Mike Fitzpatrick. Note: Clock will be stopped for water breaks on high school matches. Remember to contact other officials assigned to match to verify attendance and check schedule on website prior to match to make sure of any changes. Katie Hunter tournament over Labor Day weekend – fields on schedule are ORHS, A & B. Fields are: ORHS – high school field A – Katie Hunter field B – LaSalle field Recertification (USSF) meeting will be in November – test will be given by Greg Gruzalski – if members attend at least five meetings annually (including the Nov meeting) and pass the recert test they are fine. If not, you must attend a recert clinic – check the TN Soccer website for dates and locations. Mike Fitzpatrick will be stepping down as High School Supervisor at the end of the girls season and John Smith will resume Supervisor role for boys season. Next monthly meeting will be Monday, Sept 17th – location TBD. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday July 16, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Training: · Tonight’s Instructional speaker Susan Williamson presented: USSF Assessment Guidelines: Five Category Criteria for Assistant Referees. She shared what the assessor looks for in the AR for during an assessment. During the match they use these 5 Major Observation points. 1. Personal Qualities: Appearance of crew, League Protocol, assists with field inspection, help check in players, attitude towards teams and spectators. 2. Fitness & Positioning: Focus and Concentration, Work rate, Endurance, Sprints, mobility i.e. side stepping, 3. Offside & boundary Line Assistance: Overall Mechanics, approved signals, accuracy of signals, follow shots to goal line and stays with last defender 4. Fouls & misconduct: Assistance with fouls not seen by Referee, Assist with SFP, VC, PK and Dissent, proper recording of fouls, Comes onto field to referee 5. Game, Wall and Player management: Communications to referee based on match situation, timely decisions, maintains composure under pressure, consistency of decisions, substitutions management, and appear approachable For those folks interested in additional information, on the TVSRA website there is a guide of the different grade level assessment expectations. Business Meeting: Paul Lane conducted the business meeting. The slate of officers for 07/08 term elected are: President: Mike Compton Vice President: Paul Lane Secretary: David Mabius Treasurer: Chip Fuller Member at Large: Randy Chappell Note: HS fees go up this fall season $60/$50/$50 and duals $60/$60 TVSRA meeting $40 Dues are due, if you haven’t paid by Aug 1, Susan will remove you from the High School referee availability. Dates of interest: July 28: Recertification class Maryville HS July 31: TSSAA recertification at Central HS 5:00 PM August 20: TVSRA meeting August 24, 25, 26: USSF Entry Class at Maryville HS August 25: Recertification Class at Maryville HS August 11, 12: USSF Advanced Clinic Nashville Please remember if you have attended 5 meetings, you have met the USSF instructional. This allows you to attend a meeting in October to take the USSF test hosted by our TVSRA Chapter. Mike Fitzpatrick shared the following information that the State (TSSA) needs you to complete ASAP. For any person who will be refereeing fall High School matches, needs to go to the http://tssaa.org/Officials/registration.htm website and sign in (for the first time use your SSN). This link will take you to the Arbiter web site and enable you to be registered for High School. Then, there are two tasks you must complete - 1. Make sure you check the ready button on the home page. 2. On the information page enter your SSN. If you have already done this you are ready for the fall. Note that TSSAA will be assigning all Spring matches thru Arbiter. New Members: Two new members were voted in: Andy Rafferty & Carla Rafferty. Our next business meeting will be held at Maryville High School on Monday, August 20, 2007. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday June 18, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Instruction: Tonight’s Instructional speaker was Jeff Kovac. The presentation focused on a film from the “World Cup 1966”. Some of the Highlights · Match played in England there were only 16 teams (N. Korea, England, Uruguay, Spain, France, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Hungary, Mexico, Portugal, USSR, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, and….. who know the 16th team? · Red & Yellow cards weren’t introduced until 1970. In a few matches if a player was sent off the English constables would assist some players off the field for misconduct. · There were no substitutions allowed during this era of soccer, only the 11 that started played would play until they could no longer stay on the field. There were no injury substitutions. · England played Portugal in the semi-final to advance. · Bonus question what Stadium was the final match played at? · There were very few, if any, shin guards worn by the player’s. · Super Bonus question: Who was the center Referee in the final? Business Meeting: Chip Fuller shared the following information Larry Scalf presented in absentia the slate of officers recommended for the 07/08 term: President - Mike Compton Vice President - Paul Lane Secretary - David Mabius Treasurer - Chip Fuller Member at Large - Randy Chappell At the next TVSRA meeting annual dues in the amount of $45 will be collected for the next season starting July 1, 2007. TVSRA Financial Report per Chip Fuller the association ending balance is $877.45. Dates of interest July 16: Annual meeting TVSRA July 28: Recertification class Maryville HS July 31: TSSAA recertification at Central HS 5:00 PM August 20: TVSRA meeting August 24, 25, 26: USSF Entry Class at Maryville HS August 25: Recertification Class at Maryville HS August 11, 12: USSF Advanced Clinic, Nashville Please remember if you have attended 5 meetings, you have met the annual USSF instructional requirements. This allows you to attend a meeting in October and take the USSF test hosted by our TVSRA Chapter. New Members: Three members were voted in: Jeff Kline, Aubrey Waddell, Alex Waddell (student). Mike Fitzpatrick shared the following information, If you are refereeing High School sign up on http://tssaa.org/Officials/registration.htm This link will take you to the Arbiter web site and enable you to be registered for HS matches in the spring. Make sure you mark ready for assigning. Division 1 tournament for boys will be hosted in Middle TN, no date yet, most likely in November. Our next business meeting will be held at Maryville High School on Monday, July 16, 2007 beginning at 7pm. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday April 16, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Instruction Topic was “Getting from Point B to Point A” presented by Jeff Kovac (adapted from a presentation from Jim Allen). New Members - None Old Business - None New Business Local TV Station 7 (Comcast Channel 4) now plays a high school soccer game of the week each Saturday at 9pm. Upcoming weeks match is Halls vs. West w/ Bruce Windeknecht as referee. Remember to email Mike Fitzpatrick on cautions (high school) and send-offs. Also remember to send in to TSSAA office any send-offs or other unusual occurrence during match such as a severe injury. Next meeting will be Monday, May 21st beginning at 7pm – location TBD. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 19, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Training: Tonight’s Instructional speaker was Jeff Kovac. The presentation from the USSF website focused on, “Proper Positioning” How to be in the right place at the right time. · How do we achieve optimal Positioning? · Difference between Position and Mobility · Principle of good Positioning · What is the best positioning? · Presence- move the Point of the Foul – when necessary · What is Poor position? · Read the likely course of play · The diagonal is a starting point of good refereeing you must adjust · Compton’s formula for success Stay in the Center Circle Bring a chair Business Meeting: New Members: None It was passed on that Mike Fitzpatrick said the first week of the high school season there has been a lot of misconduct. Make sure you are sending in your cards. · This High School season Card reporting: o All Caution Yellow cards go to Mike Fitzpatrick. o All Send-off’s Red cards send to the state/copy to Mike Fitzpatrick as well. Reminder: When calling the TVSRA Hotline to check games DO NOT delete the messages (Save is 1 and Delete is 2 . . . Don't hit 2) Peter Angelo is now assigning the Lenoir City Club teams. He will be looking for folks to referee matches. If you are interested in doing any of their games please contact Peter Angelo. Our next business meeting will be held at Maryville High School on Monday, April 16, 2007. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 26, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Instruction: Tonight’s Guest Speaker was Taylor Williamson. He presented the following topic from his experience as a top NISOA referee in the Maryland area as well as other areas around the U.S. The presentation focused on, “How to be a Referee and why it’s important to Upgrade.” His presentation covered the following areas · Referee upgrade and how it affects your game assignments · A summary of how to upgrade · Look like what your are doing by looking professional · Perform well you never know who is watching · Learn from more experienced referees. Watch and listen to them as they conduct a match Business Meeting: Mike Fitzpatrick, our new High School Referee administrator, shared the following information: · High School season starts March 12 2007. Susan Williamson sent out the assignments today. Please review schedule email Susan if there are any conflicts. · The preseason TN HS Coaches poll in AAA has Bearden ranked 1st . In AA/A schools CAK is 1st and Catholic 2nd. · TN Soccer selected Grant Allard, a member of TVSRA, as TN’s youth referee of the year. He will participate in regional’s this summer. · The TN AGM hosted a closed door session of coaches and referees. The goal was to hear both sides in order to share information to improve the matches. Some of the key topics were: o How do we close the gap between what coaches and referees see? Coaches want to know how do you become a referee and what is the recertification process. o Why do the games change from year to year? The coaches didn’t realize that during recertification process each year memorandums and points of emphasis are highlighted to referees each year, changing the referees focus during that season. · HS field updates: o Grace Baptist (Grace Christian Academy) is playing on campus at Oak Ridge Hwy in Karns. o Halls HS will play their home games later in the season at their new field behind Halls Elementary School (next to their baseball field). Check the schedule if you have home games at Halls. · This High School season Card reporting: o All Cautions - Yellow cards - report to Mike Fitzpatrick at mhf@j-jlaw.com o All Send-off’s - Red cards – report to TSSAA. There were no new members tonight. Trey Strickland president of KASL stated the season starts March 4th. Their check-in procedure indicates a roster will be provided by the each team captain from the KASL website. A state card or photo ID is required to match the roster. This procedure can be found on the Knoxvilleadultsoccer.com under referee tab. Our next business meeting will be held at Maryville High School on Monday, March 19, 2007. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 22, 2007 TVSRA General Minutes Monthly Training Module: Instruction by Jeff Kovac: “Referees in Transition” the growth of a referee from entry level through the highest professional level. As a referee progresses up in levels his skill and knowledge must be developed. This presentation highlighted the differences from Youth to Amateur thru Professional level matches. Business meeting: There will be an Associate Assessor Course March 30 – April 1 in Smyrna, TN. The National Assessor Sam Cho will be the instructor for this highly anticipated training. Contact Greg Gruzalski for more information. John Smith has resigned as the High School referee supervisor. The association thanks John very much for all of his hard work and support as supervisor. Mike Fitzpatrick has been approved by TSSAA as our new High School Referee Supervisor. Please contact Mike if you have any questions about High School refereeing or if you want to schedule an assessment during the spring season. Also, if you are contacted for High School scrimmages in the pre-season, you are responsible to negotiate fees with the coaches before the match.” The High School season begins March 12, 2007. Susan Williamson will be sending out availability forms soon. Be sure and return your availability forms as soon as possible to Susan. The following weekends we will be looking for referees to support High School events: -March 3 West High School Jamboree at Victor Ashe fields. They will have 30 minute matches (2 per session). -March 3 at 11:00AM Maryville HS Alumni game at the John Sevier Elementary field. -March 10 (possibly) Blount County Jamboree hosted by Heritage HS will have 40 minute matches. Once final schedules are received, Mike Compton will send out an email to sign-up for these jamboree matches. We have one returning member: Anthony Tucker is back from Iraq, rejoining the ranks for the spring season. There were three new members tonight: Bradley Fisher, Bryan Austin, Bobby Denne KASL & KMSL seasons start March 11th. Trey Strickland, an officer from KASL, reported they have requested and TVSRA has accepted, scheduling referees in the Spring ‘07 season. Trey will be our liaison between KASL and TVSRA. Due to the President’s Day holiday, our next business meeting will be held at Maryville High School on Monday, February 26, 2007 beginning at 7pm. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 20, 2006 TVSRA General Minutes USSF recertification test was given for monthly training. A large number of member participated in taking the test. Taylor Williamson has taken a position at Emory University and will be leaving the country for at least two years in early Jan 2007. Taylor was the creator and has been maintaining our TVSRA website. We will be seeking someone to take over the website prior to his leaving. Taylor has done a great job on our website and we wish him much success in his future endeavors. The following clinics will be held in December at Maryville High School: USSF Recert Clinic, Dec 2nd, 9am until 2pm. USSF Intermediate Clinic, Dec 2nd, 9am until 5:30pm. USSF Recert Clinic, Dec 2nd, 1pm until 6pm. If you or know of anyone interested in attending these clinics please contact either Greg Gruzalski or Jeff Kovac. New Members tonight: Joe Beslin No meeting in December. Next business meeting will be held at Maryville High School on Monday, January 22, 2007. Everyone have a safe and happy holiday season! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 23, 2006 TVSRA General Minutes Jeff Kovac presented several new slides on the topic “Fouls & Misconduct” from material by Bob Evans former Director of Instruction for USSF. The main points of review were: -Focusing on the language of Careless, Reckless and Excessive -Types of Challenges for the ball with feet, the Body and use of arms. -Trifling and Doubtful Fouls If you are the center referee on a KASL or KMSL match, make sure you send in your game reports to the appropriate people in a timely manner All USSF Reports for misconduct must be sent to the state office. This report can be found at Tnsoccer.org website. You must to get the player ID before you leave the field. Don’t let any person play unless they are registered. They will be identified by one of these two methods; USSF matches player pass with photo or a state certified roster with player number, names, they must show an official photo ID. If a person can’t be verified by one of these methods then they don’t play in the match. Mike Compton wanted extend a thanks to everyone who supported the HS girls matches. Our association has had a great high school season. Reminder to the association for next year’s season. West High School will host the Boys Jamboree to be held Saturday March 3rd 2007, at Victor Ashe Park – More info to follow. One new member Richard Haycox from MI, who now resides in Crossville, was accepted into membership tonight. Because we offer monthly training for our members, when you attend four TVSRA meetings during the year, and take the re-certification test in November, you do not have to attend a Re-certification clinic. Jan 19-21 2007 there will be an entry level referee clinic. If you know of anyone interested please tell them how to contact Greg Gruzalski, Chip Fuller or Jeff Kovac. Three recertification clinics are scheduled on Nov 18 (Oak Ridge) and Dec 2 & 3 (Maryville HS) - contact Greg Gruzalski, Chip Fuller or Jeff Kovac. An Intermediate Clinic will be held Dec 2 at Maryville HS by Greg Gruzalski and Jeff Kovac. The entry level (associate) assessor class is scheduled for March 30-April 1, 2007 in the middle TN area. Any grade 7 or above who is interested please contact Greg Gruzalski. Next meeting will be 7:00pm November 20, 2006 at Maryville HS. The 2007 USSF Re-certification test will be given during before the business meeting by Greg. Gruzalski. There will be No Business meeting in December. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 18, 2006 TVSRA General Minutes Jeff Kovac gave three excellent presentations for the monthly training portion of our meeting. These lessons were from the points of emphasis USSF presentations. “The Use of Elbows” “Serious Foul Play and Violent Conduct” Denying “Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunities” Two new members were confirmed tonight: Kevin Krawl and Kurtis Meilink. Mike Compton asked everyone with questions or feedback on the High School exam to please submit to John Smith. If you are the center referee on a KASL or KMSL match, make sure you send in your game reports to the appropriate people in a timely manner Because we offer monthly training for to our members, when you come to 5 TVSRA meetings during the year and take the test in November you do not have to attend a Re-certification clinic. As a reminder, at the November meeting we will offer the USSF recertification test. Jan 19-21, 2007 will be the next date for the USSF entry-level course in this area. If you know of any one interested in the course please inform them how to contact Greg Gruzalski or Chip Fuller Next meeting will be 7:00pm, October 16, 2006 at Maryville High School. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 21, 2006 TVSRA General Minutes John Smith and Jeff Kovac gave presentations for the training portion of our meeting. John Smith distributed the test for HS rules and we reviewed the test. This years’ test will be given online at www.tssaa.org during the period of Sept 10-17. TSSAA members can go online and print the test to practice ahead of taking the test online. When you are ready log on again and take the test. If you have any questions Contact John Smith. As a point of discussion to our new referees John reviewed the following expectations. 1) Communication is essential to our association. If your availability changes contact Susan Williamson ASAP so the matches can be reassigned. 2) If you are the Center Referee you are expected to: Contact your crew 1-2 days before to ensure there are no changes. Make sure your crew knows: Where to go, what time to arrive, when to meet, what to wear 3) On Match Day if you have an emergency and are unable to make it to the match contact John Smith at 640-5547. 4) In TSSAA matches report all Send-off’s, also report all injuries and any other unusual situations. Use the following link to find the form http://tssaa.org/IntForms?/UnusualOccForm.cfm. On a local level report all cards to John Smith. He wants Date, School, Player, Time, Type of card. Our second instructor for the evening, Jeff Kovac, reviewed two presentations. The first was the 2006 Memorandum of Law Changes. This year there were few changes due to the World Cup. The second presentation was Handling Offenses from the US Soccer website under Laws of the Game, Position Papers. Take a few minutes to look over this information. Both of Jeff’s presentations can be found at the www.ussoccer.com website. Three New Members were nominated and accepted: Bill Mize, Dat Train, Ben Wilkinson Mike Compton read a letter from Rick Allen who has retired. He wanted thank the group for the many enjoyable years working with TVSRA. If you have a match in Oak Ridge there are two items to know. First they have a new clock that is remote controlled. If you are the Assistant Referee you should not be the person running the clock. The home team should supply a timekeeper. Second, due to construction, parking has changed. Go to the back of the school to park and make sure you get there early. South Doyle player has been permitted to wear cultural apparel in addition to her uniform per John Smith’s email. Let her coach deal with any questions that pertain to a properly equipped player. They will have a letter from TSSAA available approving this. Paul Franco will be the Katie Hunter Tournament referee contact this season. The Advanced Referee Clinic was held in Nashville last weekend. This year the National instructor was Sam Cho. Sam utilized a number of media presentations to calibrate the participants on what we should be cautioning and what was good play. USSF entry level clinic will be held this weekend at Maryville High School. If you know of anyone interested please have them contact Greg Gruzalski. or Chip Fuller. The Clinic runs Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. Cost is $80. There will also be a Re-certification Clinic Sat Aug 26 starting 9:00am -3:00pm. Cost is $60. If you come to 5 TVSRA meetings during the year and take the test in November you do not have to attend a Re-certification clinic. Next meeting will be Monday Sept 18, 2006 at Maryville High School at 7:00pm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 17, 2006 TVSRA general minutes Meeting held at Maryville High School. Susan Williamson provided instruction portion of meeting with slideshow from 2006 Regionals in Little Rock, AR and a presentation on “What the Assessor Evaluates/Looks For” focusing on center referees. One new member – Bruce Wilson. Reminder that High School season is rapidly approaching, so make sure we are in shape and ready to go. The Girls Jamboree will be Saturday, Aug 12 at West H.S. Games begin at 8am with an hour break from 12pm until 1pm, games resume at 1pm until 6pm. We need to support this event. A sign up sheet was started and will be emailed to membership, so sign up as you can. John Smith reminded us that the High School Rules meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 2nd at Central H.S., starting at 5pm. This is the only rules meeting held annually, so be sure to mark your calendar and be there. John also mentioned the closed book test may be administered on line this year. He will have more information to follow at the next meeting. The Advanced Referee Clinic in Nashville will be Saturday, August 12. If any one who will be attending this clinic has not submitted their form and payment to Brenda Brooks at TSSA they need to do so ASAP. We addressed some disciplinary issues in KASL. We are going to speak with their administration on their registering with TSSA in the fall. We will discuss further at the next (Aug) meeting. Annual dues are $40.00 – please give/send to Chip Fuller. David Mabius was nominated and elected Secretary. As proposed last meeting we have split the secretary/treasurer position. Chip Fuller will remain as Treasurer. Next meeting will be Monday, August 21 – location TBD. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 20, 2006 TVSRA general minutes The instruction portion of the program was presented by Jeff Kovac who discussed the law changes effective for seasons beginning after July 1st. These changes, except for those noted for immediate implementation, will affect our KASL and KMSL games beginning in the Fall. I will send everyone the Memorandum shortly. There were three new member accepted by the membership. Please welcome – Michael Ledbetter - reintroduced, Grant Allard There are some upcoming dates of interest. The annual, and only, High School’s Rule Meeting will be on August 3, 2005, at Central High School Auditorium beginning at 5:00 pm. For those NISOA folks, the annual meeting and physical will be afterward. The High School closed book test will be given August 22, 2005. We will move the August meeting to that date for convenience. There will be a make-up date which has not yet been determined. The officer search committee of Greg Gruzalski, Randy Chappell and John Blair reported that the president (Mike Fitzpatrick), vice-president (Mike Compton) and secretary/treasurer (Chip Fuller) were willing to serve another year. The committee recommended that they be re-elected. Bill Thomas did not wish to serve another term as Member-at-Large. The committee recommended Paul Lane. The committee was unable to contact Paul Franco regarding continued service as the Chair of the Referee Review Committee. The committee recommended that Paul be re-elected. Susan Williamson moved that we elect John Smith as the Chair of the Referee Review Committee. The membership first voted for the Chair of the Referee Review Committee. John Smith was elected. The members then voted to elect the remaining recommendations of the search committee. Our next meeting is Monday, July 18, 2005. We will meet at Maryville High School unless you are notified otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 15, 2006 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the educational portion of the meeting consisting of Set Plays. The discussion was precipitated by some observations of Bob Evans on his blog site. Please welcome new members: Mike Horner (injured at present); Damek Izo (youth); and Darius Khan (youth). The US Men’s national team will play Morocco in Nashville on May 23rd at 6:00 pm in the Titan stadium. Tickets are still available. Please consider attending. I recognized some of our member’s accomplishments. The following folks have been working high school games for five (5) years: Mohamed Abdalla, Peter Angelo, John Blair, Todd Byers, Mike Compton, Paul Lane, Cott (Scott) Laska, Nathan Stefanini Thank you for all you do. Our association will send Paul Lane to the USSF Region 3 games in Little Rock as a referee and Susan Williamson as an assessor. We will have three (3) representatives at the ODP camps this Summer. They are: Grant Allard, Joslyn Jackson, Jessica Gilman The TSSAA rules meeting will be Wednesday, August 2, 2006, 5:00 pm at Central High School. It is only offered in Knoxville once each year. The Association voted to change the billing agreement with KMSL to be the same as KASL. That means that if the referees make the required report of the match, they will be paid directly from KMSL weekly. I will advise KMSL. It was requested that the association ask TSSAA to consider allowing mileage during the regular season for games out of the referee’s home county. We will take this up as a scheduled discussion in June. We elect officers next month. The search committee consists of Chuck Schaich, Ben Scott and David Holt. The current officers are Pres. – Michael H. Fitzpatrick; VP – Mike Compton; Member at Large – Paul Lane; Secretary/Treas – Chip Fuller. If you have suggestions, please pass them to the committee. Dues will also begin for the year next month at $40.00. Our next meeting is Monday, June 19, 2006. The meeting place will be at Webb High School, but I will confirm before the meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 18, 2006 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the educational portion of the meeting consisting of Taking Control of Your Referee Career. If you wish to upgrade in the USSF program, please let me know so that the association may give you the support resources you need to succeed. There were no new members to consider. The US Men’s national team will play Morocco in Nashville on May 23rd at 6:00 pm in the Titan stadium. Please consider attending. Susan Williamson thanks everyone for a good season so far. Let’s keep up the good work. David Whipple shared the sad news that Tri Cities referee David Murray died last Thursday on the field. It was requested that the association consider changing how KMSL (not KASL) pays. The current arrangement is not working. It is so basic that they cannot even send the checks with correct postage. We will consider this issue at the next meeting. Our next meeting is Monday, May 15, 2006. The meeting place will be at Webb High School, but I will confirm before the meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 20, 2006 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the educational portion of the meeting consisting of how to fill out the USSF report for misconduct or special events. There were no new members to consider. It was a quiet meeting on a cold and rainy Monday. Our next meeting is Monday, April 17, 2006. The meeting place will be at Webb High School, but I will confirm before the meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 20, 2006 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the educational portion of the meeting. He presented USSF materials on persistent infringement and then supplemented with some comments. Please welcome our new members: Donnie Shankllin; Trey Strickland; Alex Schneider; Troy Smith; and John Gioioso. The membership dues beginning for the NEXT YEAR will be $40.00 per year and will adjust whenever the High School rates change to track the High School Assistant Referee fee. That means in 2007 they will increase again. Most of the added revenue will go to continue the purchase and support of the modern educational materials we have been using lately. The KASL playing rules are attached. I have asked Taylor Williamson to post them prominently on the web site. NO ONE IN THE CREW WILL BE PAID UNTIL THE REFEREE MAKES THE REQUIRED REPORT TO THE THREE ADDRESSES LISTED. Remember that misconduct for KASL games is NOT reported to Tennessee Soccer. The three addresses are: bsimerl@bellsouth.net; hellolance@yahoo.com; and kafasoccer@yahoo.com. I have also listed the KMSL rules, but they have not confirmed the accuracy or whether they are up to date. In addition, I have asked for their tournament rules without success as of yet. NO ONE IN THE CREW WILL BE PAID UNTIL THE REFEREE MAKES THE REQUIRED REPORT TO STEPHANIE JOHNSON AND STEVE GREEN. ALL MISCONDUCT in a KMSL game (caution or send off) MUST be reported to Tennessee Soccer as well. The addresses for Stephanie and Steve are: stephj1963@aol.com; and stevegreen25@hotmail.com. West High School will conduct a Jamboree for the boy’s season similar to the one for the girls on March 4th at the Victor Ashe Fields. I have sent out a schedule. If you wish to participate, just let me know. Susan advises that the first half of the High School schedule is on the web site. Please review it for errors and your continued availability. Let us know whether or not you like the new color format. It cannot be changed during a season. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 17, 2006 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the educational portion of the meeting. He first presented a FIFA presentation on the present standard for implementing offside. He then followed with the powerpoint presentation of USSF on the same subject. The presentations generated considerable discussion. You may view the FIFA presentation on their web site under laws of the game. I previously sent everyone the USSF power point materials. Welcome to another year. I hope everyone is ready to go. Please begin an exercise program. The usual characters will have an entry level and Recertification class this weekend. You may contact Chip, Jeff or Greg if you need information. It is also on the State web site. Please welcome our new (returning) member: Jack Graham. The membership in attendance decided to cast the Association’s lone vote at the Tennessee Soccer Annual General Meeting for Ken Underwood. The other choice was Ken Barnhart. I gave those present notice that I will ask the membership to increase dues at the next meeting for the upcoming fiscal year to the fee for a high school AR ($40.00). I believe we should purchase an LED projector to continue the improved educational materials which are available. Come by next month and cast your vote. Maryville HS will hold its annual alumni game on Saturday March 4 at Sevier Elementary School. If you are new or nearly new, it is an great opportunity to get one on one feed back for improvement. More details next month. I believe that West will try to conduct a Jamboree for the boy’s season similar to the one for the girls. I have no detail yet, but suspect it will also be on March 4th. Chip has agreed to send an email to those members in jeopardy of loosing membership for failure to pay dues. We are half way through. If you have not paid, please do so now. Brian Turner presented some considerable changes and improvements the KASL is considering. He generated a lively discussion. Once they get the ideas into final form, I will send them to you and also post them on our web site, including how to determine whether games have been cancelled. I have asked KMSL for the same info and will also share it once (if) received. If you have not done so, please send Susan your high school and KASL/KMSL availability ASAP. The high schools have several tournaments. They do not coordinate well together and so two weekends have competing tournaments. Please give TVSRA as much support as possible for these events. They will be: Bearden March 31-April 2 15 games Karns March 31-April 2 6 games ORHS April 21-April 23 20 games Powell April 21-April 23 6 games LCHS April 27-April 29 6 games Our next meeting is Monday, February 20, 2006. The meeting place will probably be Maryville High School, but I will confirm before the meeting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 21, 2005 TVSRA general minutes Greg Gruzalski administered the annual USSF test. We had a great turn-out. The instruction portion of the program was presented by Susan Williamson. She presented what assessors look for at different grade levels and between upgrade and grade retention. We had a great year and I thank each of you for your outstanding commitment and performance. Soccer cannot work without the necessary “evil” of officials. You make it happen and work well. WE DO NOT MEET IN DECEMBER! Have a great break and holiday season whatever your beliefs or convictions. Our next meeting is Monday, January 16, 2006. The meeting place will probably be Maryville High School, but I will confirm before the meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 19, 2005 TVSRA general minutes The instruction portion of the program was presented by Jeff Kovac. He presented a USSF program used in the upgrade of referees called "Tactical Thinking for Referees." There was one new member at the meeting. Please welcome Simone Klemenz Susan Williamson reminded everyone that the KASL and the KMSL schedule on the web site are under the KMSL tab. If you are scheduled for either league and need to cancel, there is no one available to fill in – every referee has been scheduled. Shaun Sarvey is now the contact person for KASL. They are using a uniform roster for games. Remember that all players must have a number by their league rule. At the Recreational level, there must be at least 2 women on the field. Game reports go to admin@knoxvilleadultsoccer.com until they get the web site set up for game reports. All games require a report! Peter Angelo has asked that I challenge all members to make a donation to the American Red Cross for the benefit of those less fortunate in the Delta area. Our next meeting is Monday, October 17, 2005. Susan Williamson will present the instruction. We will meet at Webb High School unless you are notified otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 22, 2005 TVSRA general minutes John Smith began the meeting by presenting the 2005-06 TSSAA closed book test. Passing the test is a requirement for post-season games in TSSAA. If you took the test at this meeting, you do not need to take it again in the Spring. John will present a make up date and time. Please contact him if you still need to take the test. It must be given and all tests returned to TSSAA by Monday. The instruction portion of the program was presented by Chip Fuller. He first presented a slide show of the USSF Region 3 games in Plano, TX. He then narrated "The Women’s Game" power point presentation of National Referee Sandra Sarafini of NC. There were three new member at the meeting. Please welcome Brian Turner; Lance Moore; and Bay Amini. I handed out the new Association flipping coin. Supplies are limited. If you did not make the meeting, you may contact me for a coin until the supply is exhausted. John Smith had a few comments on the upcoming season.
Jeff Kovac suggested that everyone periodically update their source materials for USSF games including the memorandum of USSF and the FIFA questions and answers. They are on the USSF web site under "Referee" and then "Laws of the Game". Susan Williamson notified everyone that KMSL will begin on 9/11/05. If you did not block that weekend, expect games. In addition, we have lost several referees for a variety of reasons. The consequence is that there will be a lot of high school dual matches. I extended my warmest appreciation to all the referees who volunteered at the West Jamboree. Well done! Please be mindful of the TSSAA lightening rule. It is at the front of the law book. It is a minimum standard and you are not required to wait until the lightening is that close. Our next meeting is Monday, September 19, 2005. We will meet at Webb High School unless you are notified otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 18, 2005 TVSRA general minutes The instruction portion of the program was presented by Jeff Kovac who narrated the marvelous video, computer generated graphic and power point materials of Bob Evans on Referee Movement to get the Best “Angle of View” for play and fouls. The presentation included an interactive portion to show the blind spots and best point of view for six actual video clips of nasty fouls which could not necessarily be seen from the position of the referee or assistant. If you did not attend, Jeff will provide a CD of the video and interactive portions if you let him know. Quantities are limited. It is a first class presentation and I urge everyone to get a copy. If you would like to share more of Bob Evan’s thoughts on refereeing, he posts his articles on the site fortheintegrityofsoccer.blogs.com. I have tried the address and it is correct There were no new member at the meeting. Roger Street got married last Saturday to Katherine. It was a very nice ceremony. Give your best wishes to one of our recent members. There are some upcoming dates of interest. The annual, AND ONLY, High School’s Rule Meeting will be on August 3, 2005, at Central High School Auditorium beginning at 5:00 pm. For those NISOA folks, the annual meeting and physical will be afterward. If you need the USSF physical, it will be give at the same time. The USSF physical will also be given with the intermediate clinic, but NOT the advance clinic. The High School closed book test will be given August 22, 2005. We will move the August meeting to that date for convenience. There will be a make-up date which has not yet been determined. Other dates of interest: If you have not attended 5 TVSRA meetings and therefore need to attend a recertification class, Greg Gruzalski and Chip Fuller will offer the class on either July 30 or August 20. Contact them for details. They will also offer an introductory class if you know of anyone who wishes to become a referee on August 19-21. John Smith and others will offer an assignor’s class in Bristol on August 6th. All of the classes are listed on the TSSA web site. Our next meeting is Monday, August 22, 2005. We will meet at Webb High School unless you are notified otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 20, 2005 TVSRA general minutes The instruction portion of the program was presented by Jeff Kovac who discussed the law changes effective for seasons beginning after July 1st. These changes, except for those noted for immediate implementation, will affect our KASL and KMSL games beginning in the Fall. I will send everyone the Memorandum shortly. There were three new member accepted by the membership. Please welcome – Michael Ledbetter - reintroduced Grant Allard There are some upcoming dates of interest. The annual, and only, High School’s Rule Meeting will be on August 3, 2005, at Central High School Auditorium beginning at 5:00 pm. For those NISOA folks, the annual meeting and physical will be afterward. The High School closed book test will be given August 22, 2005. We will move the August meeting to that date for convenience. There will be a make-up date which has not yet been determined. The officer search committee of Greg Gruzalski, Randy Chappell and John Blair reported that the president (Mike Fitzpatrick), vice-president (Mike Compton) and secretary/treasurer (Chip Fuller) were willing to serve another year. The committee recommended that they be re-elected. Bill Thomas did not wish to serve another term as Member-at-Large. The committee recommended Paul Lane. The committee was unable to contact Paul Franco regarding continued service as the Chair of the Referee Review Committee. The committee recommended that Paul be re-elected. Susan Williamson moved that we elect John Smith as the Chair of the Referee Review Committee. The membership first voted for the Chair of the Referee Review Committee. John Smith was elected. The members then voted to elect the remaining recommendations of the search committee. Our next meeting is Monday, July 18, 2005. We will meet at Maryville High School unless you are notified otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 16, 2005 TVSRA general minutes The instruction portion of the program was presented by Jeff Kovac who discussed Interaction with Coaches. There were three new member accepted by the membership. Please welcome – Antonio H. Ferre Michael Ledbetter Eddie Neely Joe Peterson reported on the USSF Advance clinic to be held in Nashville on August 13, 2005. I have subsequently sent a message with the particulars to everyone via email. Joe Peterson moved, was seconded and the membership voted to increase the fees charged for scheduled adult 90 minute matches to $50.00 for the center and $40.00 for each assistant effective in the Fall. My email address book failed when I changed computers so everyone did not get my message about the May meeting or the passing of Roger Whipple, David’s father. Please remember David and his family in their time of loss. Our next meeting is Monday, June 20, 2005. We will meet at Maryville High School unless you are notified otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 18, 2005 TVSRA general minutes The instruction portion of the program was presented by Jeff Kovac who discussed Referee position and responsibilities on restarts. There were no new member accepted by the membership. The AAA schools are very close in talent and success this year. As a result, every game has an impact on the post season. You have done a great job so far this season on all matches, keep up the good work. There are NO unimportant matches! John Smith reaffirmed the above observation. He also asked each member to remember that if you must turn back a high school assignment, DO NOT find your replacement. That is the job of Susan or John. There are schools who do not wish to see specific referees. Also, if you have any send off in high school (straight red or soft red) please make sure that you get the unusual occurrence form in ASAP. Joe Peterson reported on the USSF side that East Tennessee will be well represented again this year in Dallas. Last year the cost to states went way over budget mostly as a factor of the terrible weather. This year only 10 instead of 12 referees will be allocated to Tennessee. There are 6 districts. East Tennessee will send 3 referees. They are Chip Fuller, Chuck Wood and Michael H. Fitzpatrick. In addition, Susan Williamson will be one of two assessors. Joe will serve as the State representative. Our next meeting is Monday, May 16, 2005. We will meet at Webb High School unless you are notified otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 14, 2005
TVSRA general minutes The instruction portion of the program was presented by Jeff Kovac who discussed Game Control. There were no new
member accepted by the membership. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 21, 2005 TVSRA general minutes The instruction portion of the program was presented by Chip Fuller who discussed Pre-game from receipt of the assignment to the first whistle. The new member accepted by the membership is: Christina Burnett Please welcome her to the membership. If you did not take the TSSAA High School closed book test last Fall and wish to do so in the Spring. We still do not have a firm date for the test. John Smith or Susan Williamson will get the exact info to us as soon as they know. You must take and pass the closed book test in the Fall OR Spring to qualify to referee in post season matches past the first round. The annual Maryville High School scrimmage will be on March 5th beginning at 11:00 a.m. New or inexperienced referees can do a round in the center and on the line with feedback on site. Maryville will pay a stipend for the officiating and provide food and refreshment. It is an opportunity for new or inexperienced referees to do some time in the center with immediate positive feedback. Paul Franco is assigning a youth tournament to be held at the Cellular fields over the April 2nd weekend. Please help if you can. You may reach Paul at 803-7198. Our next meeting is Monday, March 21, 2005. We will meet at Webb High School unless you are notified otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 17, 2005 TVSRA general minutes I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe holiday. I also wish everyone the best of up coming years both on and off the field. The instruction portion of the program was presented by Jeff Kovac who discussed The Goalkeeper – Responsibilities and Restrictions. It was a lively session. If anyone has a subject for future discussion, please contact Jeff. Next month we will discuss the pre-game from acceptance of the assignment to the first whistle. The new members accepted by the membership are: David Williams; and Robert Wade. Please welcome them to the membership. We have lost two members to job movement. We will miss Ken Greer and Paul Fulks. Ken is now in the Huntsville area and Paul in on the Florida coast across from Orlando. If you are in the area, look them up. If you did not take the TSSAA High School closed book test last Fall and wish to do so in the Spring, it will be offered approximately March 7th. John Smith or Susan Williamson will get the exact info to us as soon as they know. You must take and pass the closed book test in the Fall OR Spring to qualify to referee in post season matches past the first round. The annual Maryville High School scrimmage will be on March 5th. It is an opportunity for new or inexperienced referees to do some time in the center with immediate positive feedback. Our next meeting is Monday, February 21, 2005. We will meet at Maryville High School ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 15, 2004 TVSRA general minutes The instruction portion of the program was the annual recertification test for USSF and review of the answers afterward. If you have not taken the test, check the TSSA website for the next recertification class or contact Chip or Greg Gruzalski. The new members accepted by the membership were as follows: Steve Schneider, and Jessica Huff Please welcome them to the membership. We do not meet in December. Our next meeting is Monday, January 17, 2005. We will meet at Maryville High School unless notified otherwise since Webb will be closed for a holiday. Have a safe and happy holiday season. See everyone next year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 27, 2004 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the instruction for the night. Jeff’s presentation was the changes to the laws for the current year and the USSF memo on the implementation of mandatory cautions. There was one new member accepted by the membership: Grant Webb Please welcome him to the membership. Rick Allen and his son presented a thank you note for our support of their family during their present difficult times. I attach a copy. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. We are a week away from the playoff season for High School. Everyone who took the TSSAA test passed. Please respond to Susan with your availability. If you are available next Monday and/or Tuesday, you will work. Susan will not individually contact you about the assignments, they will be posted on the website. Susan will send a general e-mail message to the membership when that has been done. John Smith asked that we increase our diligence in some aspects of the game: 1. Contact your crew members before the game. If you are the center, more than 3 days in advance. If you are an AR or junior in a dual and you have not been contacted, get in touch with the crew within the 3 days prior to the match. 2. Make sure everyone knows where to go. Not everyone knows how to get to every venue. 3. If you are removed from a match or switched to another match, let both crews know of the change. 4. Do not go to the field site until you are fully dressed. 5. NEVER switch a TSSAA match without the approval of Susan or John in advance. There will be a motion at the next meeting to allow KMSL players who are referees to assist on KMSL games without being TVSRA members. We do not have enough members to fully service the KMSL and KASL games at this time. Please remember that if a “club” assistant is used, they may only call the ball out of play. Also, we may NEVER dual a USSF related game. If there are only two referees, then there is a center and one AR with the help of a club assistant if a volunteer can be found. Our next meeting is Monday, October 18, 2004 at 7:00 pm. We will meet at Webb unless the school has a conflict. TVSRA Financial Report Beginning Balance $ 360.52 Deposits $1,622.00 Expenses $186.52 BellSouth $ 40.00 TSSA annual registration $ 80.00 Assessors $229.15 Postage, Copies, Supplies etc. $195.71 Susan Williamson (Front Page and site host rent) $600.00 Taylor Williamson (web page design and maintenance) $ 39.00 Bank Charges Total Expenses $1,370.38 Ending Balance $ 612.14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 24, 2004 TVSRA general minutes Susan Williamson presented the instruction for the night. Susan continued the presentation of material from the last Dallas Region 3 games on areas which need referee and assistant referee improvement. There were two new members accepted by the membership: David Kimsey and Mitch Jenkins. Please welcome them to the membership. The TSSAA closed book test for the current seasonal year was taken. If you were not able to attend, check with Susan Williamson immediately for the make-up opportunities. She MUST return the test materials to the State by August 30th. Thanks to everyone who helped with the Webb Jamboree. The Jamboree presented 16 game opportunities of 25 minutes each or 48 referee slots. We provided three referees for each match. Those who helped were Paul Franco Larry Scalf Jim Gray Chip Fuller Scott Walsh David Mabius Richard Cunningham Bruce Windeknecht Paul Lane Todd Buchkovich David Whipple Charles Thomas Paul Fulks Mike Compton Ken Greer In general, the TSSAA rule changes are as follows; 1. Substitution on a corner kick works just like a throw in. (i.e. if the players have checked in and are ready to substitute, the team not taking the kick can substitute if the team in possession chooses to do so.) 2. Goal posts may be padded. The padding by rule must be white. Gene asks that we not get picky on the padding color. 3. Both teams may substitute on an injury even if help is not beckoned for the player. I am seeking some clarification on this change and will advise. (i.e. must the player leave the field if play is stopped, but no aid is requested?) Please be sure to continue the highest level of professionalism in all matches. It is easy to slip a bit when you do the same teams on a continual basis. Be balanced in your approach to both teams before, during and after the match. Please remember that some coaches are living an unhappy experience and some are just high pressure, type A personalities. If you have a match with one of those folks, prepare beforehand with ideas how to handle the probable coach issues for a more enjoyable match. If you do a JV match, the fee is $10.00 less than varsity if the time is reduced 10 minutes. If it is full time, a full fee is appropriate. Make sure to confirm with the coach before you begin and write the fees separately on the fee card. You may schedule add-on JV matches which are not done in conjunction with the varsity game directly. However, any varsity assignment or substitution MUST go through Susan Williamson. Our next meeting is Monday, September 20, 2004 at 7:00 pm. We will meet at Webb unless the school has a conflict. Remember that the $25.00 annual membership dues are now overdue. If you have not paid, please do so at once to avoid being dropped from the membership. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 21, 2004 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the instruction for the night. Jeff presented material on Critical Moments of Control. There was one new members accepted by the membership. Please welcome - Jim Gray The TSSAA annual rules meeting will be at Central High School beginning 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 4, 2004. Remember that TSSAA only presents the meeting once per year in our community. The meeting is mandatory for high school games. The other locations of the meeting are as follows: July 27 5:00 Memphis, Board of Education July 28 5:00 Jackson, Union University, Harvey Hall July 29 5:00 Nashville, Hunters Lane HS Aug. 2 5:00 Shelbyville, Shelbyville Central HS Aug. 3 5:00 Chattanooga, Notre Dame HS Aug. 5 5:00 Gray, Daniel Boone HS The NISOA chapter will have a meeting for the annual test and physical immediately following the TSSAA Rules meeting at Central. Remember again that Joe Peterson previously reported that advance clinic is to be in Memphis on August 7-8 with Adolpho Reginato as instructor. The intermediate clinic is to be in Nashville on August 21-22 with Dilva Diplacido as instructor. Please plan accordingly. Joe further reported that TVSRA will be sending Michael H. Fitzpatrick, Chuck Wood, Scott Walsh and Chip Fuller as Tennessee referees to the Region III games in Texas as well as Roger Street together with Susan Williamson and Dennis McCorkle as assessors. Our group will also send Todd Buckovich and Nathan Stefanini to the ODP this summer. Congratulations to all. The Association gave special recognition to Susan Williamson, Dennis McCorkle, Jeff Kovac and Joe Peterson as founding members who have given 25 years of service to our Association and the soccer community. They were each presented with a memento acknowledging their service. The officer search committee presented the following slate of officer candidates: President – Michael H. Fitzpatrick Vice President – Ian Oxley Sec/Treasurer – Chip Fuller Member at Large – T.K. Wright. There were no candidates presented from the floor. The membership elected the proposed candidates as the officers of the Association for the next year. If you have not been paid by any High School, please let me know so that the Association may help you get paid. Have a great summer. Our next meeting is Monday, July 19, 2004 at 7:00 pm. We will meet at Maryville High School unless you are notified otherwise. Remember that the $25.00 annual dues are now due. ________________________________________________________________________________ May 17, 2004 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the instruction for the night. Jeff presented material on the history of soccer formations and reading the game as a referee. There were three new members accepted by the membership. Please welcome – Bob Denne Bruce Windeknecht Dick Rose The TSSAA annual rules meeting will be at Central High School beginning 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 4, 2004. Remember that TSSAA only presents the meeting once per year in our community. The meeting is mandatory for high school games. The other locations of the meeting are as follows: July 27 5:00 Memphis, Board of Education July 28 5:00 Jackson, Union University, Harvey Hall July 29 5:00 Nashville, Hunters Lane HS Aug. 2 5:00 Shelbyville, Shelbyville Central HS Aug. 3 5:00 Chattanooga, Notre Dame HS Aug. 5 5:00 Gray, Daniel Boone HS John Smith reported that if your new TSSAA membership card shows ‘probation’ that the state has made an error and every TVSRA member is in good standing with TSSAA. John will make a report next month on the tracking of TSSAA cards during the boys’ season. Joe Peterson reported that Greg Gruzalski has replaced Mike Pitoniak as the State Director of Instruction. There may be some issues at the top which resulted in this change (I will not speculate or indulge in rumor) AND the cancellation of both the intermediate and advance clinics this year for the present time. Following the meeting, I was advised by Mr. Candebat that both clinics are once again on as scheduled. The advance clinic is to be in Memphis on August 7-8 with Adolpho Reginato as instructor. The intermediate clinic is to be in Nashville on August 21-22 with Dilva Diplacido as instructor. Please plan accordingly. Joe further reported that TVSRA will be sending Michael H. Fitzpatrick, Chuck Wood and Chip Fuller as Tennessee referees to the Region III games in Texas together with Susan Williamson and Dennis McCorkle as assessors. The membership recognized Anthony Tucker for his sacrifice on all our behalf. Anthony will be going with his national guard unit for training in June and then to Iraq later in the year. Please remember him in your prayers. His e-mail address will be up and running while he is gone. We all wish him a safe and speedy return. Next month’s meeting is our annual meeting. There will be several very important issues discussed and I encourage everyone to be present if at all possible. Mike Compton, John Glowienka and Paul Lane are on the officer search committee. Remember that we have one open position at the present time. This is the time to have your voice heard regarding who you wish to lead TVSRA. Our next meeting is Monday, June 21, 2004 at 7:00 pm. We will meet at Maryville High School unless you are notified otherwise. Remember that dues will also come up again in June. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 19, 2004 TVSRA general minutes Greg Gruzalski filled in for Jeff Kovac to present the instruction for the night. Greg presented several USSF scenarios for review which generated quite a bit of thoughtful discussion. Just what was intended. There were no new members accepted by the membership. The TSSAA annual rules meeting will be at Central High School beginning 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 4, 2004. Remember that they only present the meeting once per year now. The meeting is mandatory. I have asked Susan Williamson to advise Steve Green with KMSL to either not schedule games that day or to schedule them an hour later. John Smith suggested that every referee in the association download and review the Guide to Procedures and Advise to Referees from the USSF web page. The USSF site is ussoccer.com. Once there, go to the referee page and then to ‘Laws of the Game.’ You will find both documents in PDF format. John also advised that we have had a great first half of the boys high school season. Thanks for all the hard work. Our next meeting is Monday, May 17, 2004 at 7:00 pm. We will meet at Webb School unless you are notified otherwise. We are almost through another year. The board will select a search committee at the meeting to recommend a slate of candidates for the officer elections in June. Remember that dues will also come up again in June. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 8, 2004 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the monthly educational segment on the Psychology of Refereeing. Please remember that Jeff Kovac always appreciates any suggested education subject regarding which you desire a monthly educational presentation. If you have an idea, contact him. Dates of interest in the near future are the first TSSAA match on March 15. There were four new members accepted by the membership. Kyle A. Case Lindsay Wood Bob Hudson Bruce Walker Maryville High School held its annual alumni game on Saturday March 6th. We had four referees attend for training. They were assisted by John Smith and Michael Fitzpatrick. The board was tied on a vote between John Smith and Davie Rea for the Supervisor position. The membership in attendance resolved the tie and chose John Smith. I have notified TSSAA of the choice and expect them to approve John. The elected officers of the association are now: President - vacant Vice President - Michael H. Fitzpatrick Secretary/Treasurer - Chip Fuller Member at Large - Bill Thomas The officers chosen by the board are now: Chair Ref. Review Committee - Paul Franco Supervisor - John Smith Assignor - Susan Williamson Education Officer - Jeff Kovac The TSSA annual general meeting was held on February 29, 2004. I attended at no charge for the association. TSSA chose three youth referees of the year. They are Ian Marshall of the Memphis area; DeShun Beard of the Nashville area; and Laura Kilpatrick of the Chattanooga area. The referee budget for TSSA next year is $66,950.00. All of those funds are generated from your annual USSF dues. About $24,000 goes toward TSSA staff directly handling referee matters. The balance is spent on referee programs and support. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 16, 2004 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the monthly educational segment on High School Rule variations from USSF. Dates of interest in the near future are the TSSAA closed book test on March 8 and the first TSSAA match on March 15. The March meeting will be on March 8. The TSSAA closed book test will be given at 6:00 p.m. with the regular sessions to follow. TSSAA has confirmed that there will be NO Rules meeting in the Spring. There were five new members accepted by the membership. Adara Towler Richard Cunningham Perry Hopkins Eric Herrington John Rader Eric and John are former members we have welcomed back. If you need to order gear from Official Sports, please get in touch with Chip Fuller via e-mail. He will only place an order if there is sufficient interest to justify the effort. If you plan to visit the Chattanooga TSSAA presentation Saturday, please advise Chip Fuller ASAP since Chattanooga needs a general head count. It should be a very good presentation regarding High School Rules. The local Elite team will be starting what they hope is an annual tournament this Spring. It will be over the April 3-4 weekend at the Cellular One fields. The tournament will involve both boys and girls teams between under 10 to under 13. If you are interested, please contact Paul Franco. Jeff Kovac asks that if you desire a particular subject on the monthly educational presentation that you contact him. Maryville High School will have its annual alumni scrimmage on Saturday March 6th beginning 11:00 a.m. at the John Sevier Elementary School. If you wish to participate as training with input from experienced referees, get in touch with Chip Fuller ASAP. Paul Franco will be presenting his resignation as Supervisor in the near future. Anyone interested in being the TSSAA Supervisor for the chapter should get in touch with me prior to the next meeting. Remember that our next meeting is scheduled for March 8, 2004 beginning 6:00 p.m. for the closed book test at Webb School. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 29, 2004 TVSRA general minutes Jeff Kovac presented the monthly educational segment on off side. The web site is up and will be used in the upcoming TSSAA season. It still needs some work. The association requested that the personal information only be available after entry of a password. Dates of interest in the near future are the TSSAA closed book test on March 8 and the first TSSAA match on March 15. More on both later. Paul Franco will check with TSSAA to see whether or not there will be a Rules meeting in February. There were two new members accepted by the membership. Tim Stewart Rick Norman There is an introduction USSF class beginning Friday 6:00 pm at Maryville High School and a Recertification class Saturday beginning at 9:00 am. Contact Greg Gruzalski or Jeff Kovac if you or anyone you know is interested. If you have not done so, get your Spring availability to Susan Williamson ASAP, but not later than February 8, 2004. You may get the form from the web site or Susan. The membership considered a discipline policy for missing assignments. David Rea moved to amend the prior language in three aspects. The first involves the consequence of the first, second or third offense and the second is the timing between violations. The first violation will result in a fine to be paid to the association of the amount that would have been paid to the offending official. The second will result in a fine of the game fee plus a 30 day suspension from doing any TVSRA scheduled match. The third will result in the removal of the official from assignment for a year. Whether a missed assignment falls within the recurring offense is measured from the first offense and will qualify as a subsequent violation if it occurs within a year. The last amendment is to define what may be considered a violation of the policy. The membership agreed that ‘any absence that has no prior notification to the assignor and other crew members is deemed an unexcused absence unless otherwise judged by the appeal committee.’ The membership then voted to adopt the policy on unexcused absence as amended. The policy is as follows: Whomever serves as the actual referee or lead referee for a high school dual crew shall notify the Association President of the absence of any referee from an assignment within 24 hours following the match. The President shall contact the Assignor regarding the member who was absent to determine whether or not the absence was the result of an emergency or following reasonable notice. If the President and Assignor conclude that the absence was unexcused, the President shall contact the absent member within 24 hours of the report and follow the initial contact with a written notice of the imposition of sanctions for the absence. The notice may be by mail or e-mail, but must be reasonably calculated to reach the member with verification of receipt, if possible. Unexcused absence is defined to be any absence that has no prior notification to the assignor and other crew members is deemed an unexcused absence unless otherwise judged by the appeal committee. Any member receiving notice of sanction shall have the right to appeal the sanction to the Referee Grievance Committee. The appeal must be in writing (letter or e-mail) addressed to the President and post dated or dated on or within three (3) days of the date on the Notice. The President shall immediately transmit the appeal to the Committee. The Committee shall render a written decision within seven (7) days following the date of the appeal in the same form as the request for appeal (letter or e-mail). No sanction shall be imposed during the time for appeal or the appeal process if an appeal is lodged. The sanction will be the game fee for the match which would otherwise have been paid to the official for the first offense. The official will not be assigned further matches until the fee is paid to TVSRA. The President will notify the assignor in the event the fee is not paid. The second violation within 12 months will result in the fine and a suspension for thirty (30) days or until the fee is paid, whichever is longer. If less than thirty (30) days remain in the season, then the balance of the thirty (30) days will be imposed at the beginning of the next season. (i.e. High School boys or girls or the KMSL season) The third violation within 12 months of the first will result in the removal of the official from the schedules of TVSRA for 12 months. The suspension from match assignments shall apply to ALL TVSRA schedules. The fine for missing a KMSL match will be paid to the affected teams by TVSRA if they are not repaid by KMSL. The fine for high school matches will be retained by the association. The membership suggested that each member sign a copy of the policy and that new members sign when accepted for membership. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 18, 2003 TVSRA general minutes Greg Gruzalski administered the annual Recertification test for USSF. There were no new members for consideration. The membership considered a discipline policy for missing assignments or not giving timely notice of a cancellation. A motion was made for adoption of a policy, but later amended to provide that I would send the following draft out to the membership for comment. We will vote on adoption at the January meeting. The two area most needing your comments are the time line for when the suspension will begin and whether the suspension should apply following the first or second offense. Whomever serves as the actual referee or lead referee for a high school dual crew shall notify the Association President of the absence of any referee from an assignment within 24 hours following the match. The President shall contact the Assignor regarding the member who was absent to determine whether or not the absence was the result of an emergency or following reasonable notice. If the President and Assignor conclude that the absence was not following reasonable notice or an emergency, the President shall contact the absent member within 24 hours of the report and follow the initial contact with a written notice of the imposition of sanctions for the absence. Any member receiving notice of sanction shall have the right to appeal the sanction to the Referee Grievance Committee. The appeal must be in writing (letter or e-mail) addressed to the President post dated or dated on or within three (3) days of the date on the Notice. The President shall immediately transmit the appeal to the Committee. The Committee shall render a written decision within seven (7) days following the date of the appeal in the same form as the appeal (letter or e-mail). No sanction shall be imposed during the time for appeal or the appeal process if an appeal is lodged. The sanctions apply to any member who does not attend a scheduled match unless the member has given prior notice to the Assignor of the match rejection at least three (3) days prior to the match date. The sanction will be the game fee for the match and a suspension for thirty (30) days or until the fee is paid, whichever is longer. If less than thirty (30) days remain in the season, then the balance of the thirty (30) days will be imposed at the beginning of the next season. (i.e. High School boys or girls or the KMSL season) The suspension from match assignments shall apply only for the schedule affected. (i.e. missing a high school match will not affect the KMSL schedule) The fine for missing a KMSL match will be paid to the affected teams. The fine for high school matches will be retained by the association.
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