Prince William SoccerReferee Association

Spring Referee March 26, 2007

Meeting

Business Agenda

• Reading of Previous Minutes– Corrections / Amendments– Approval

• Reports of Committees

• Unfinished (Old) Business

• New Business

Welcome

• Introductions

• PWSRA Board

• Sr. Referees

• Youth Referees of the Year

• New Referees

Agenda

• PWSI Remarks• Modified Rules for Spring• Youth Referee Time• Mentor Program Overview• Handbook• NASO-ON• Pay• Assessment• Assigning Announcement

PWSI Remarks

• PWSI President

• PWSI Vice-President

• House Commissioner

• Chairman, Rules & Discipline

Modified Rules for Spring

• John Andre

• U08s – Stop after 12 minutes– Resume with restart waiting to happen

• Available at pwsra.org

Youth Referee Time

• Lauren Sclater

Mentor Program Overview

NASO-ON

• Guide to Local Association Management

• Access to legal and tax information

• Association discounts on NASO memberships

PWSRA Handbook• Available for download (PDF)• In Arbiter, click on Forms

– Then Handbook

• SECTION 1. UNIFORMS...................................................................6 • SECTION 2. GAME PROCEDURES.................................................7 • SECTION 3. MODIFIED RULES.......................................................9 • SECTION 4. ASSIGNING GUIDELINES.........................................11 • SECTION 5. REFEREE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ASSIGNING...12 • SECTION 6. ASSIGNOR’S RESPONSIBILITY...............................14 • SECTION 7. INCLEMENT WEATHER............................................15 • SECTION 8. PAY SCHEDULE........................................................17 • SECTION 9. FIELD DIRECTORY....................................................18 • SECTION 10. REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS...............................19

New Pay Scale

• Survey results revealed overall satisfaction with pay

• Asked for minimal increase to address inequities

• Increases for U14, U16, U19, Adult– U14: +$1.00 / $0.50– U16: +$3.00 / $1.00– U19: +$2.00 / $1.50

New Pay Scale

Age Group Referee Asst Referee

U08 $18.00 NA

U09 $20.00 NA

U10 $22.00 NA

U12 $25.00 $15.00

U14 $29.00 $17.50

U16 $33.00 $20.00

U19 $37.00 $22.50

Adult Coed $50.00 $30.00

7v7 $35.00 NA

Assessment

• Permissible under Bylaws– Upon a majority vote of the members at any

meeting, fees or payments may be authorized. (Article IV, Section 5)

Assessment

– Each member shall be entitled to one vote at all meetings of the members of PWSRA. (Article V, Section 1)

– A majority vote of the members present shall govern in all matters properly brought before the meeting. (Article V, Section 2)

– Members attending meetings shall constitute a quorum capable of transacting all business properly brought before the meeting.  (Article V, Section 3)

Assessment

• The Case for Assessment – PWSRA has no money or operating budget– Cannot make a simple mailing. Cannot afford

a 39 cent stamp– Association must be proactive– Need small operating budget for:

• Professional web hosting• Sponsorship of Pride Academy• Provide gifts to guest speakers

Assessment

• The Case for Assessment • Hire mentors for pre-season referee clinic• Provide T-shirts to mentors• Pay fees for NASO-ON• Upfront money for referee flip coins• Purchase door prizes• Sponsor referee thank you picnic• Buy perpetual plaque to recognize Youth Ref of

Year• Provide scholarship to YROY

Flipping Coin

Assigning

• WAGS Tournament– Oct 6-8 2007

• New Process– theArbiter.net

• New Scale– WAGS Scale

• New Assignors– Capital Soccer Referee Association (MD)

WAGS Tournament

• New Process– Games to be assigned electronically via

theArbiter.net

WAGS Tournament

• New Scale

– Site Coordinators• $100 per day

– Referees• WAGS Rate regardless of length of game

– Example: A U17 game will pay $55/$35

• No more $9 checks!

WAGS Tournament

• New Assignors: Capital Area Soccer Referee Association (CASRA – Maryland)– Tournament Assignors for Maryland

Tournaments– No membership fee for this tournament– Sub Assignors

• Sharon Deplitch, Occoquan Park• One yet TBD, Bull Run Park• Barry Sherry, Prince William