FHSAA
WELCOMES
YOU TO THE
OFFICIALS
LEADERSHIP
CONFERENCE
FOR ATTENDING!
A Special Thank You to our Hosts:
FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
OF OCALA
Mr. Chester Gregory, Principal
&
Mr. James “Jody” Phillips, Athletic Director
and . . .
On behalf of Dr. Dearing . . .
Thank you for all of the time and energy
you give to our students.
We appreciate your commitment to
student-athletes.
WE KNOW YOU OFFICIATE BECAUSE
YOU LOVE THE GAME!
Following are
Topics Dr. Dearing
would like me to
present tonight
…we will
discuss in Open
Forum if there
are any
questions.
committees for associations
MUST BE
ACTIVE &
WORKING
assignment
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Responsible for overseeing the entire contest
assignment procedure within the local officials
association.
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Ensuring compliance with requirements on composition
of official’s schedule of assigned contests.
Approving each member official’s schedule of assigned
contests.
recommendation
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Responsible for reviewing the evaluation of each member
official during the regular season.
Responsible for preparing and submitting to FHSAA a
list of member officials who deserve consideration for
assignment to State Series.
grievance
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Responsible for hearing complaints & appeals
made or brought by one or more of its
member officials.
Members may appeal under the provisions of
the local officials association’s Constitutions
& Bylaws.
obligations of officials association
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Education
Training
Distribution of Materials
Changes in Membership
education / training
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Responsible for planning, content, & implementation
of training sessions, including on-the-field/court
training.
Educate your officials!
 NFHS
rules & mechanics.
 Develop a current & effective
curriculum effective in both content
& methodology.
education of member officials
Educate your officials
in the rules of the
sport.
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training of member officials
Minimum of two training
sessions for its member
officials during the regular
season in each sport.
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distribution of materials
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It is the responsibility of the local
association to distribute FHSAA
material to its members.
changes in membership
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Local associations are responsible for informing the
FHSAA of any changes to, or discrepancies in, the
muster reports (membership lists) that the FHSAA
provides to the local association.
reports
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Also…
Survey of membership
demographics may be
requested.
due process
Everyone must be given
DUE PROCESS.
Have your due process steps
in your bylaws/policies.
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private/public
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ALL Charges
Must be the
Same.
evaluation program
(currently basketball)
Purpose:
To match the increase in number of games, physical play, and
knowledge demands on both regular season & State Series
officials, the FHSAA has begun its development of a series of
comprehensive evaluation camps.
Mission:
To provide a preseason measuring tool for both the FHSAA &
local associations to discover excellence, stimulate
improvement, provide accurate data for reflection, ascertain
weaknesses, & give measures for improvement.
evaluation program
(currently basketball)
Goals:
1. To improve individual officials
2. To rank order individual officials
3. Promote standardized mechanics through the
evaluation process
4. To be consistent
5. Stop the biasness of the observers
Where we are going with evaluation camps
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to provide consistency in evaluations.
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to allow field clinic to focus more on education.
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to allow officials to work outside their comfort zone (mixed crews).
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to develop a consistent message to each association.
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to provide “younger” officials the chance to be seen by FHSAA
evaluators.
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to develop a database of post season officials.
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expansion sports - soccer & softball.
budget updates
from the desk of Linda Robertson
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2011-12 projected revenue
$4,619,042
2011-2012 expense
s4,585,938
2011-12 official’s registration
Program Revenue $468,500
2011-12 official’s program
Direct Expenses $386,993
2010-11 officials program
8,394 Registered Officials
 11,287 Sports Registrations
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953 Field Clinic Registrations
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prevent fines
1.
2.
3.
25% of all fines were late
registrations
Plan ahead – meet deadlines
If you have a valid excuse --request a waiver
fine waivers
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During 2010-11, 6% officials that were fined
appealed
FHSAA granted:
 199 appeals were approved and waivers granted
 Approximately 90% granted
fees
$8 ………....Annual Administration Fee for Insurance
$27 ……….On-line Registration (per sport)
$40 - $75…Field Clinics
NFHS fees survey
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35 states responded
24 states charge more than FL for 1 sport
22 states charge more than FL for 2+ sports
28 charge late fees
 25
fee
of those charge more or the same as FL’s $10 late
officials insurance
Applies to all Official’s activities
 Covers to youth, interscholastic, adult leagues
 Excludes Professional Sports
General Liability - $1 Million per Occurrence ($2
Million max per year)
Accident (Excess Coverage) – Up to $50,000,
$250 Deductible
Accidental Death - $2,500
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officials insurance (cont’d.)
IMPORTANT: Officials will automatically have
insurance with FHSAA when they register
NFHS offers individual membership $35, includes:
 Insurance (Secondary to FHSAA’s policy)
 Quarterly magazine
 On-line access to sports manuals (new)
services provided by the FHSAA…
to name a few -
Maintain database on work history and certification requirements
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Process registrations for sports certification, clinics and state series passes
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Coordinate field clinics (three per year)
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Collect and record all game reports each sport season
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Organize Officials Advisory Council and coordinate meeting
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NF Book ordering and distribution
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Webpage maintained for Officials information
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Order patches, and other supplies
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Provide Training & Evaluations
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Lobbying on common interests – Jessica Lunsford Act
Athletics & their companion, competition, may be
the last stronghold of discipline in our society.
Athletics, in particular, are called upon to absorb
more of the responsibility for teaching basic
social values. Any contribution of this magnitude
requires the development of positive, definitive
progress.
The behavior expected of any
participant must be explicitly spelled out.