Prince William Soccer Referee Association Fall Referee August 27, 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 Fall Web Site Emphasis – Fall 2007 PRIDE Academy WAGS Tournament

PWSI Remarks PWSI President PWSI Vice-President

Modified Rules for Fall John Andre Bob McCauley

pwsra.org

Emphasis Goals must be anchored –DO NOT ASSUME that they have been checked in the previous game. –DO NOT ASSUME that the anchors have not shifted or failed because they were checked for the previous match. –DO NOT ASSUME that there is no way the goals cannot fall over. –DO NOT START any match until all goals are securely anchored and cannot fall over.

Emphasis Goals must be anchored –If goals cannot be anchored, DO NOT PLAY the match. Do not yield to pressure from anyone to play the match. Simply declare the match abandoned and include all details in your match report.

Emphasis Substitutions On a throw-in, by the team in possession. Both teams can sub if ready when requested by the team in possession Applies to –U8 thru U12 –SFL (U14 thru U19) –ODSL (new), NCSL, WAGS

Emphasis Prevent Unnecessary Delays –When? A request just as the ball is about to be put back into play –This often incorrectly results in the restart being called back and retaken. –Order play to start and inform the coach the substitution will occur at the next opportunity

Emphasis Prevent Unnecessary Delays –When? A request for substitution when the substitute is not ready to enter the field –Order play to start and inform the coach the substitution will occur at the next opportunity

PRIDE Academy Stephanie Myrick

Assigning WAGS Tournament –Oct 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 U14 game will pay $45/$25

WAGS Tournament U11 & U12 (8s) – Bull Run (Sharon Deplitch) U12 (11s) – Occoquan (Sharon Deplitch) U13 – Hellwig & Howison (Barry) U14 – Chinn & Tyrrell (Barry) U15 – Episcopal HS (Sharon) U16+ - Maryland (Hugh Blocker)