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This article discusses ways to improve the treatment of officials, starting with colleagues, communication, registration, pay, meetings, testing, state series assignments, game management, and the FHSAA Central Hub. It also covers the importance of feedback and providing a good product to schools.
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Moving Forward • Treatment of Officials • How do we improve this? • Where does it start?
Moving Forward • Treatment of Officials • It starts with your colleagues • Emails • Phone calls • Working as a crew • Watching games
Moving Forward • NFHS Rules • Issues accessing the Central Hub • Wifi connections • 2018-19 • App’s for all officials • Mobile devices • Search feature
Moving Forward • Registration • $2 increase • Covering some of the app cost • Apparel agreement is covering the rest • Adjusted dates • Later for a few of the sports • Personalized registration
Moving Forward • Official’s Pay • Committee Created • Ancillary Fees • Survey • Missing results
Moving Forward • Meetings • Coaches/AD’s for contracted schools • One meeting date prior to the season • Talk about new rules and other important items • Provides a more friendly environment • Goal = Communication!!!!
Moving Forward • Testing • Waivers • Number of waivers have increased • Importance of testing? • Liability issues?
Moving Forward • State Series Assignments • Geography • Teams playing • Next round • Number of games • Finances • “What can we do to get more?”
Moving Forward • State Series Assignments • Geography • Rural areas • Metro areas
Moving Forward • State Series Assignments • Teams Playing
Moving Forward • State Series Assignments • Next round • Planning ahead • If School A wins, have they seen this crew before? • These are guesses because we don’t know who is going to win
Moving Forward • State Series Assignments • Number of games • 1st round • Many games first round with little turnaround • Quick process to get the information out • 2nd & 3rd round • Fewer games • More crews than games • State Tournament • Few games • More crews than games • Explanation of “getting the best there”
Moving Forward • State Series Assignments • Finances • Location of games is a factor • Cost to schools • Cost to FHSAA
Moving Forward • State Series Assignments • “What can we do to get more?” • All associations provide a good product • Feedback to our office from schools • IMPRESS THE SCHOOLS! • Quick responses to our office on assignments • Minimal to no changes on crews • NO DRAMA!
Moving Forward • Game Management • Training • How to defuse a situation? • Ejection should be your last resort
Arbiter • FHSAA Central Hub • Updated tabs (Sports, Directory, etc) • State Series Pass • Purchased through Arbiter
Recruiting • Battlefields 2 Ballfields • Collier County/GNOA • First Aid & Safety/Sports Officiating Program • Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball & Softball • Student must be 16 • Shadowing opportunities • Minimum of 10 GNOA presentation days