Annual Business and Interpretation Meeting

Sunday, March 12, 2017 @ Derryfield School Lyceum

Call to order by Lyn Cusack 1:05

Introductions of EB and new members

Yellow Business Cards to be given to possible candidates who would be interested in officiating to keep our organization growing.

Rules Interpretation – Libby Mongeon

US LAX Video shown

Discussion of new rules and stick checks

 Test is due by March 26, 2017 and results must be sent to lmongeon@newmarketinc.com  Must have an 80 or above to be a Level 1.  You can take it again.  Test is on your arbiter account, click on US Lacrosse, central hub.  Youth officials are requested to take the youth test, next year it will be required.

Supervisor’s Report – Paula Libercent

·           Committee has agreed NOCSE must be on the balls used but they do not have to have the NHFS

·           Red carding of players must be reported to Paula Libercent at lilth@valleynet.com that evening.  She needs the name, number, teams involved, date of games, reason for the card and what happened.

·           Report Yellow cards of coaches to Paula

·           Know the Overtime Procedure

·           Environment issues be aware of the thunder and lightening policy.  It is sight or sound of thunder or lightening.  Time out, clear the field and you must have 30 minutes without and sight or sound before resuming play.  Click here for the policy.

·           Report field condition issues to the Supervisors such as lining problems, unsafe field conditions.

·           Tournament Dates be sure to update your availability

Secretary/Treasurer’s Report – Linda Osborne

Secretary Report of 2016 End of Season Meeting

                      Motion LSpang/JWest  Passed

2016 Treasurer’s Report

                      Motion  CToupin/LMongeon  Passed

Rating Report – Nate Paradis

List of those needing to be re-rated

US Lacrosse has changed the rating base

New Rating System now in effect

·           Level 1 in Training - old Apprentice Rating.  Can be limited in play to 14U, 12U etc.

·           Level 1 - Good for 1 or 2 years

·           Level 2 - Good for 1,2, or 3 years – Level 2 with 3 year renewal, equivalent of old “Local 3” i.e highest rating for 2 personal system.

·           Level 3 - Good for 1,2 or 3, years – requires to be rated on a competitive 3 person games.  Our organization currently cannot do this rating.

Assignor’s Report – Alison Risch

Recognition of Betty Ann Giles National Emeritus has now joined our board

Schedules Out

Hope to publish schedules by March 15.  Please accept as soon as possible

Payment scale is posted on the Arbiter home page

Training Report – Lyn Cusack

We will come out to do observations if you are interested in moving up.

You do not need a recommendation from the Local Chair or Regional Chairs

Fee for a clinic for college ratings is $160.  This would be eligible for scholarship funds.  Further information for this can be found at the CWLOA website

Youth Report NHYLA – Dave Pelletier

If you are interested in doing youth games, please contact Dave.  His email is david.pelletier@glv.com

Rates are the same as last year.

Review of Youth Rules, which will be posted on our website and can also be found at uslacrosse.org