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Purpose n Review important VHSL policies and information n Explain this year’s rule changes n Answer any questions you might have Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 2
Clinic Attendance n Each school must be represented by one girls soccer coach & one boys soccer coach n Officials must attend each year to be eligible for varsity and post-season consideration Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 3
Penalties for Non-Attendance n Coach u Letter to principal u $50 fine u n Head coach must take NFHS soccer rules exam Official u 1 year – cannot work varsity soccer Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 4
Clinic Make-up n Coaches or officials who are unable, due to extreme or unusual circumstances, to attend one of the VHSL Rules Clinics, MAY be given an opportunity to meet the clinic requirement by viewing the Power. Point presentation online. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 5
Clinic Make-up Request Procedure u u The request for an official must come from a VHSL Principal or his/her designee. The request for a coach must come from his/her Principal/AD. Requests must be in writing (email is OK). Past clinic attendance and present circumstances along with any additional pertinent information will be considered in the decision to grant or deny the request. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 6
Rules Clinic Make-up Requirements n If the request is granted u u u The coach/official must pay a $25 administrative fee to VHSL in order to receive credit for attendance. The requesting school/association must verify that the official/coach did in fact view the presentation. The coach must take the online exam. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 7
On the Web n 10 -11 NFHS soccer rule changes & interpretations AR/CR signal charts n Soccer rules comparison n Soccer field diagram n Soccer headgear and ASTM performance n Rule change proposal form n 10 -11 VHSL Rules Clinic Power. Point n Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 8
Important Dates n First Practice Date Feb. 21* n First Contest Date Mar. 14* n District Deadline May 28 n Regional Deadline June 4 n June 7 State QF * Local restrictions may apply Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 9
VHSL Championships Groups A & AA June 10 -11, 2011 – VHSL Spring Jubilee Hosted by Radford University
VHSL Championships Group AAA June 10 -11, 2011 – VHSL Spring Jubilee Hosted by Westfield High School and the Northern Region
Contest Limitations n Regular season contests. . 16* u No player may exceed 16 u No team may exceed 16 u *Local restrictions may apply Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 12
Pre-Season Conditioning n Must be open to entire student body n May include weight training and/or running n Cannot be sport-specific – no soccer equip. n Cannot be required n There can be no instruction Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 13
EXAM REQUIREMENT n All soccer officials must take and pass the exam to be eligible to work VHSL matches. u u n Minimum score of 70 for regular season eligibility Minimum score of 80 for post season eligibility Soccer coaches who miss the rules clinic must take the exam Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 14
ONLINE EXAM n Exam will be taken online -- exams. nfhs. org u n VHSL will provide a link to the NFHS site from the Soccer landing page of the VHSL web site. NO PAPER COPIES OF THE EXAM WILL BE ISSUED. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 15
TESTING DATES n Exam opens on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 u Exams completed by Mar. 6, 2011 – no fee «Officials have 4 weeks to complete the exam requirement «This provides our staff with time to process results from the NFHS and send information to commissioners in time to make any necessary adjustments to assignments Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 16
LATE FEES u u u March 7 -13 … $50. 00 fee will be applied to exams taken during this time period. $50. 00 check must be received by VHSL before credit will be given. March 14 -20 … $75. 00 fee will be applied to exams taken during this time period. $75. 00 check must be received by VHSL before credit will be given. March 21 -April 30 … $100. 00 – Must be received before credit will be given. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 17
EXAM CLOSES n All exams will close on April 30, 2011 n Officials may NOT be assigned to VHSL contests until they have completed the exam requirement. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 18
Testing Deadlines n Do not mistake “Days remaining” on the NFHS testing website with VHSL deadlines. n The number of “days remaining” refers only to how long the exam will remain available, and has NOTHING to do with VHSL testing deadlines. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 19
VHSL Testing Deadlines (Review) n Feb. 7 – Mar. 6 … No fee n Mar. 7 – Mar. 13 … $50. 00 n Mar. 14 – Mar. 20 … $75. 00 n Mar. 21 – Apr. 30 … $100. 00 n YOU MAY NOT OFFICIATE UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE EXAM REQUIREMENT Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 20
ABOUT LATE FEES n Prior to online testing, there was a SINGLE test date u u n ALL officials had to go to a testing location at a specified time on that date. Officials had 90 minutes to complete a closedbook exam. With online testing, opportunities for completing the exam are significantly greater. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 21
ABOUT LATE FEES n The exam is an annual requirement – officials know this. n Officials have a responsibility to meet requirements within specified deadlines. u n This is no different than paying your mortgage or any other bill on time – late payment results in penalties. Every official who fails to complete the exam within the first 4 weeks creates additional work for commissioners and VHSL staff. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 22
VHSL ID REQUIRED n Officials must have a VHSL ID to take the exam u u u Officials should have only ONE VHSL ID, regardless of the number of sports you officiate. If you do not have a VHSL ID, contact your association commissioner. Registration fees must be paid prior to receiving a VHSL ID. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 23
EXAM WEBSITE n If you took ANY NFHS/VHSL exam online last year, you already have an exam website username and password. n Bring up exams. nfhs. org and sign in. u Soccer landing page on VHSL website will have a link to the exam site. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 24
NEW USERS n If you have never taken an NFHS/VHSL exam online, you will need to create a username and password. n There is an online Power. Point presentation that describes how to do this. u Power. Points and other similar information are listed as “Resources” in the lower righthand part of each web page. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 25
EXAM INSTRUCTIONS n If you need help with the mechanics of registration or taking the exam, view the power point presentation “Instructions for Taking Online Exams” in the resource section on the soccer landing page of the VHSL website. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 26
EXAM LAYOUT n 100 True/False questions n Order of the questions is random u u NO TWO TESTS ARE ALIKE!!! If you need to re-take the exam (because you failed on your first attempt), the questions will appear in a different order. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 27
RE-TESTING n Officials who score less than 80 may take the exam a second time u u n No additional attempts will be permitted Do NOT attempt the exam until you are prepared to take it. Officials who score 80 or higher on their first attempt are not permitted a second try. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 28
VHSL PROGRAMS ARE EDUCATION-BASED
SPORTSMANSHIP IS THE #1 PRIORITY OF EDUCATION-BASED ATHLETICS
Sportsmanship n The sole purpose of VHSL and other “education-based” athletics and activities programs is to provide students with opportunities to learn skills through sport that will make them better people.
Sportsmanship n More and more VHSL schools are realizing that sportsmanship is an issue that needs to be addressed n VHSL has established sportsmanship guidelines for championship events, and has encouraged schools to adopt the same or similar guidelines for regular season play. n VHSL Handbook 27 -13 -1 thru 27 -13 -14 n We are about “Building better citizens!” n Good sportsmanship is simply having RESPECT for oneself, for others, and for the sport. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 33
Player Ejections Total – 447 (363 last yr. ) 185 Boys players (increase of 34) 26 girls players (decrease of 1) Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 34
Causes for Ejections Fighting Foul language directed at official 35
Causes for Ejections Intent to Injure Taunting 36
Causes for Ejections n Penalties for fighting, foul/abusive language directed toward officials, intent to injure and taunting are cause for ejections in ALL sports. These are not unique to soccer. n 140 of the 211 ejections in soccer (66%) were for one of those reasons.
Causes for Ejections n Those 140 ejections represent 31% of all players ejected across sports. n PLAYER BEHAVIOR MUST CHANGE! n Assistance from coaches is needed.
Soccer Player Ejections n Kids want to play. If coaches were to bench a player who exhibited inappropriate behavior, most inappropriate behavior would end. 39
Coach Ejections Total # of coaches ejected = 61 (38 last yr) 10 Boys Coaches ejected (increase of 5) 5 girls coaches ejected (increase of 4) Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 40
Our Goal n Our goal is ZERO n We MUST do better n There is NEVER a good reason for a player or coach to be ejected n Excessive celebration is not “enthusiasm” n Coaches who “support their athletes” by being unsportsmanlike and/or ejected have done just the opposite Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 41
Coaches are Teachers n Coaches, if you are more concerned with wins and losses than with teaching your athlete skills that will make him/her a better person – GET OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL COACHING! NOW! Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 42
Behavior of Officials n Officials – you are the “protectors of the sport. ” u NEVER engage a spectator – not before, not during, not after a meet u NEVER “bait” a coach or participant u ALWAYS behave in a professional manner u You are always an official, whether you are in the grocery store or a spectator at your child’s wrestling meet – behave like one. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 43
Behavior of Officials u u u ALWAYS show respect for players, coaches and administrators. If you have “an attitude” about a coach or team, don’t do their matches. If a question is asked in a respectful manner, it deserves an answer. u What you permit, you promote. u The match is about the student athletes, not you. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 44
Questions about Sportsmanship n All questions regarding VHSL regulations should be directed to VHSL office – not to contest officials n Soccer officials do not determine the number of matches a player or coach will miss if he/she is ejected. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 45
Reporting Sportsmanship Problems n ALL ejections must be reported to VHSL office n Sportsmanship “incidents” (things that happen external to the game itself) must be reported to the VHSL office Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 46
It’s All About RESPECT n Good sportsmanship is nothing more than having and showing respect for competitors, coaches, officials, each other, and the sport itself! n Play with honor! n Player behavior mirrors that of his/her coach. Virginia High School League Building Better Citizens 47
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