Long Island Swimming Officials Association
Serving Long Island Swimmers for 60 years!
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Let's see how this goes ...
In Section VIII we have the opportunity to "block out" a zone where we feel it's too far for us to travel. Many of us take advantage of this. It's mostly the western areas of Nassau County. So, consequently, the swim meets in those zones have fewer officials available to work them. We encounter a shortage of officials to serve those areas. As we add new officials, that will only work in Nassau County their first years, it helps with the assigning in those understaffed zones.
George Fleckenstein
president
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Swimming and Diving Rules Changes - 2018-19
By NFHS on April 16, 2018
Rule 1
:
Rule 1 has been reorganized to more accurately reflect and define meet specifications and organization.
Rationale:
Clarifies and consolidates terminology and reorganizes sections to reflect the order in which rules appear in the rules book.
2-4-5
:
The 16.4-yard/15-meter marks must be visible on both sides of the pool deck.
Rationale:
Although markings may be integrated into each lane marker/lane line, because the position of such floats are often irregular, the marks on the sides of the pool are the uniform default marking for all lanes.
2-7-2b
:
Backstroke starting ledges are not permitted in high school swimming.
Rationale:
Clarifies that backstroke starting ledges are prohibited in high school swimming due to risk minimization.
2-7-2c (NEW), 2-7-3
: Options for starting platform malfunctions are provided, and direction for malfunctioning swimming equipment has been re-organized.
Rationale:
Clarifies directives when swimming equipment malfunctions or is non-compliant.
4-2-1d
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The referee shall conduct a pre-meet conference with the starter, the coach and the captain of each team for all non-championship meets.
Rationale:
Emphasizes the importance that participants are aware of all details associated with the event.
4-5-3, 4-7
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The responsibilities of stroke inspectors and turn/finish judges can now be combined by the referee.
Rationale
:
Specifies when the availability of officials is limited, the referee has the option to staff the deck effectively and efficiently with available officials.
5-1-2a
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In non-championship meets, the diving event maybe held first, last or simultaneously with the swimming events, in addition to the traditional placement as Event 5 between the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly.
Rationale
:
Allows for flexibility in conducting the diving event within the dual meet program which will permit more options for competing teams.
5-3, 5-3-NOTE (NEW)
: Section 5-3 has been updated to provide lane and heat assignment protocol from the dual meet to the championship meet.
Rationale
:
Clarifies direction for situations in which the number of teams and/or entries cannot be equally divided into the number of available lanes.
5-4-2:
New language provides scoring protocol based on pool facilities with differing numbers of available lanes.
Rationale:
Clarifies protocol for number of qualifiers and scoring for facilities that have 4, 6, 8, 9, or 10 lanes available.
9-4-6 NOTE 2 (NEW)
:
The NOTE clarifies that it is permissible to conduct eleven-dive competitions during dual meets, double-dual meets, and other non-championship multi-team meets.
Rationale:
Provides for additional options for competitors to prepare for tournament series events.
2018-19 SWIMMING AND DIVING MAJOR EDITORIAL CHANGES
2-6:
Reorganizes water condition requirements and provides directives for non-compliant conditions.
2-7-9, 7-2-5:
Clarifies the recommendation for posting team scores through a meet.
4-1-2:
Clarifies that a meet committee and meet director are only required for championship meets. Other meets are administered by the referee or other officials appropriate to the type of meet.
8-3-3 NOTE:
Instruction for the starting procedure during a backstroke relay was moved to a NOTE, as this is not an NFHS event. The NOTE can provide the guidance that may be needed.
2018-19 SWIMMING AND DIVING EDITORIAL CHANGES
1-2-3, 3-1-2, 3-2-1, 3-2-3, 4-1-4, 4-3-1b, 4-6-2, 4-6-3, 4-6-5, 4-9-3, 5-1-1 NOTE 2, 7-1-2, 7-1-3, 9-2-4
2018-19 SWIMMING AND DIVING POINTS OF EMPHASIS
- Suit Coverage
- Guidelines on Handling Contests During Lightning or Thunder Disturbances
- Officials Retention and Recruitment
- Scratch/Declared False Starts/Failing to Compete
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LISOA Meeting Dates
Tuesday,
September 25
– Rules Interpretation Meeting
Wednesday,
November 7
- Pre-Season Meeting
Tuesday,
November 27
– Relay Carnival, Sect. VIII
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NCAC - clinic
Tuesday,
December 4
- Relay Carnival, Sect. XI
-
NCAC - clinic
Thursday,
January 10
- Nominating/Business Meeting
Tuesday,
January 29
- General Elections Meting
March 2019
- Annual Recognition Dinner Meeting
Active members are required to attend
a minimum of three (3) meetings and/or clinics
. As prescribed in Article I of the By-Laws,
attendance at a rules interpretation meeting is required.
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Things Every Diving Judge Should Know...
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The number of team entries in diving competition shall be the same as in the swimming events for that meet.
The diving event shall count as an individual event entry for the competitor.
A diver may withdraw from a diving competition by giving notice to the referee.
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Stu Plosky and Rowdy Gains
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Stu Plosky recruiting the guest speaker for our spring 2019 Annual Recognition Dinner. Rowdy is one of America's most accomplished Olympians, a three time Olympic Gold Medalist and NBC's Olympics commentator.
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George Fleckenstein and Cyna Buckley both volunteered at the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Here they are in the merchandise tent (37,000 square ft with 400,000 logoed items) where they volunteerd as cashiers for four sessions.
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Nassau County has given the LISOA the approval to display our historical memorabilia at the Nassau County Aquatic Center. Pictured is
Jim Muessig
,
Facility Manager of the NCAC
,
Sean McBride
,
Deputy Commissioner of Nassau County Parks, Recreation and Museums
, and
George Fleckenstein
, LISOA president.
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Jim McAllister receiving the
Long Island Swimming Officials Association
Lifetime Achievement Award
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Jim McAllister was one of the founding members of the LISOA in 1957. He has been officiating for 60 years. He also has served as president of our association and other leadership positions over the years.
He was unable to attend our 60th Anniversary Dinner in March where we had a Lifetime Achievement Award to present to him.
We found out that his family would be gathering for a Father's Day picnic and presented the award to him surrounded by his family.
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The engraving reads:
Jim McAllister
THANK YOU!
Founding Member - 1957
60 Yrs. of Officiating
Long Island Swimming
Officials Association
2018
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Changes
in our new Section XI contract
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Officials Contract July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2022
Fees to be Paid by Officials
- Any absentee official from an accepted contest shall submit a written explanation to the Executive Director of Section XI stating the reason for the absence. An official who is absent from an accepted single contest will pay the office of the Executive Director the amount of one and one-half fee he/she would have received for officiating that contest unless the reason for the absence is beyond the control of the official. An official who absents himself/herself from a two-contest assignment at a given location will be charged one and one-half varsity fee and one- half of the JV fee which he/she would have earned. The matter may be referred to the officials Ethics Committee. The official may forward a copy of his/her written explanation to the president of their association, who in turn may discuss the matter with the Executive Director.
2.A service charge of a
½ fee
will be paid by an official for each rejection or turn back, (unless THE REASON FOR REJECTION OR TURN BACK IS COMPLETELY ACCEPTABLE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SECTION XI.) A service charge of
$85
will be assessed if the turn back is
on the day of the contes
t. If the turn back is
two hours or less before game
time, the fee will be
$90
. A consultation with the president of that sport may take place regarding individual matters if the president so desires. Each official will be entitled to
one rejection/turn back per season per sport without charge
if the official notifies the Section no later than
5 business days
prior to the contest. If both contests of consecutive assignments are turned back, the fee is
$90 plus $20
.
An additional service charge of $100 will be assessed; on top of, the turn back fee to
any official who makes themselves available for a post season contest and
subsequently rejects that assignment.
4.Failure of an official, without due cause approved by the Executive Director, to respond to the beginning of the season assignments within 10 business days can be subject to a $50 fine.
5.Officials must submit to Section XI by 12:00 noon the next business day, the
appropriate Section XI Misconduct Form whenever a red card, ejection or
misconduct causes a player or coach to be removed from a contest. Failure to do so
will result in a ½ fee penalty. Under extenuating circumstances, as adjudicated by
the Executive Director, the fine may be waived.
ARTICLE IX - SPORT SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
4. At the modified level,
should participants be placed in extra exhibition events each official will be compensated $4 per event
. In diving, the fee will be
$3
per extra participant.
ARTICLE III - ORGANIZATION MEETINGS AND LISTINGS
C.
Clinics - As need dictates, one clinic per sport will be conducted by the
association each year to train new officials.
Each official organization must
submit to Section XI a recruiting / training plan that illustrates the steps each
organization takes to recruit and train new and current officials.
ARTICLE IV - ASSIGNMENTS
10.Each official’s organization will establish a movement policy, based on ratings (if average is being used no more than a three year average), to promote officials to higher ranks and move poorly rated officials from varsity to lower ranks.
11.Section XI with the request from an Athletic Director may assign an extra official as deemed appropriate by the Athletic Director and Section.
12.If there is a movement during the terms of this agreement to a 3-person crew in all lacrosse regular season games, Section and the Officials mutually agree to work out a phase-in process that may involve a sharing of expenses or other fiduciary agreeable terms, to be decided upon at that time.
SWIMMING FEE SCHEDULE
TWO OFFICIALS PER CONTEST
2018-19 -
Varsity $112.50, Modified $87.00
2019-20 -
Varsity $114.50, Modified $89.00
2020-21 -
Varsity $117.50, Modified $92.00
2021-22 -
Varsity $118.50, Modified $93.00
2022-23 -
Varsity $119.50, Modified $94.00
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OK, you blew a call. What are you going to do now?
1. Mope.
2. Think about it for a while.
3. Forget about it and move on with the game.
Obviously, C is the correct answer, but that’s easier said than done. What’s the best way to put the error behind you and get back in the game?
“We use the three Rs for refocusing in athletics,” explained sports psychologist Michael Edger. “
Recognize
that your mind isn’t in the right place or that your head’s not in the game.
Regroup
and
refocus
:
What do I need to do in the present moment to be doing my job or what do I need in the present moment to perform this task successfully
? So move on to the next play.
Recognize, regroup, refocus
.
“TAKE A DEEP BREATH. … THINK ABOUT THE GOOD CALL YOU MADE EARLIER IN THE GAME.”
Mark Zentz, a veteran NCAA Division I women’s college basketball official who worked the Final Four in 2013, likes to recall what a former supervisor once told him about blowing a call.
“He told me that even though you made a mistake, you can’t miss two in a row,” Zentz said. “If you’re looking to move up in the officiating ranks, that’s one thing they look for …
how quickly you reset and go on to the next play
.
The quality officials can do that.
“I JUST TRY TO HAVE A SHORT MEMORY. YOU HAVE TO GO ON. YOU MIGHT SAY TO YOURSELF, ‘DON’T MISS TWO.’ THAT’S WHAT I DO. IF I THINK I MISSED A CALL, I’LL JUST SAY TO MYSELF, ‘DON’T MISS TWO.’”
Jeff Cluff, supervisor of officials for the Utah High School Activities Association, says it’s OK to talk to yourself as well. In fact, he encourages it when circumstances require it.
“I talk to myself verbally (not out loud),”
he said,
“but I’m telling myself to
refocus
. ‘Let’s go, it’s another inning. I need to be my best.’
“BREATHING EXERCISES MIGHT HELP TO CALM YOUR NERVES. YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE GETTING BACK TO YOUR NORMAL STATE OF OFFICIATING. THAT’S JUST AS IMPORTANT … THE MENTAL ASPECT. IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING AS SMALL AS LOOKING AT A PARTNER FOR A NOD, THINKING ABOUT YOUR KIDS AT DISNEYLAND, I DON’T KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS THAT WORKS.”
If Big 12 football official Reggie Smith knows he just blew a call, he immediately likes to wipe the slate clean.
“I have a word I use to help me reset, sort of like doing a soft reboot on your computer,”
Smith explained.
“I use the word ‘veto’ to clear my mind, to wipe out everything from that last play. Using that trigger word helps me dig in and refocus on the job at hand.
“While it (the mistake) might linger for a play or two, I think when you’re conscious that you need to get back at it, the sooner you’re able to do that the better off you’re going to be able to recover.”
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Some of the biggest, baddest, and best rock bands of all time struck gold in the 70s and 80s with monster hits and even bigger hair. Put your rock 'n' roll knowledge to the test and see if you can
match the lyrics to the band.
From: HowStuffWorks Quizzes
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"We are the champions, my friends/ And we'll keep on fighting till the end"
T-Rex
The Cure
Jefferson Airplane
Queen
"Roxanne you don't have to put on the red light/ Those days are over you don't have to sell your body to the night"
Stevie Wonder
The Police
David Bowie
Mott the Hoople
"Welcome to the Hotel California/ Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)/ Such a lovely face."
The Bangles
Fleetwood Mac
Aerosmith
The Eagles
"There's a lady who's sure/ All that glitters is gold/ And she's buying a stairway to heaven"
Led Zeppelin
David Bowie
The Rolling Stones
Def Leopard
"I love rock 'n' roll/ So put another dime in the jukebox, baby/ I love rock 'n' roll/ So come an' take your time an' dance with me"
Jefferson Airplane
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
The Eagles
Ram Jam
"Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why/ You had to hide away for so long (so long)/ Where did we go wrong?"
Jimi Hendrix
ELO
Led Zeppelin
Fairport Convention
"Frank Zappa and the Mothers/ Were at the best place around/ But some stupid with a flare gun/ Burned the place to the ground"
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Bob Dylan
AC/DC
"I want to fly like an eagle/ To the sea/ Fly like an eagle/ Let my spirit carry me"
The Moody Blues
Deep Purple
Blondie
The Steve Miller Band
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"Pleased to meet you/ Hope you guess my name/ But what's puzzling you/ Is the nature of my game"
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Gold Earring
Ram Jam
"Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy, But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine/ Oh my Lola, lo lo lo lo Lola"
Jethro Tull
The Beatles
The Kinks
Elton John
"Call me (call me) on the line/ Call me, call me any, anytime"
Blondie
Jimi Hendrix
Pink Floyd
Iggy Pop and the Stooges
"You'd have me down, down, down to my knees/ Wouldn't you, Barracuda?"
Heart
ELO
Emerson, Lake, And Palmer
Jethro Tull
"I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand/ Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain"
The Rolling Stones
Warren Zevon
Bad Company
Journey
"Welcome to the jungle it gets worse here every day/ You learn to live like an animal in the jungle where we play"
The Smiths
The Cure
Guns N' Roses
Whitesnake
"But if I stayed here with you, girl, Things just couldn't be the same. 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now, And this bird you can not change, oh, oh, oh, oh."
Metallica
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Heart
Jethro Tull
"Aqualung, my friend, don't you start away uneasy/ You poor old sod, you see it's only me"
Jethro Tull
Bad Company
King Crimson
Poison
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Through Lands End Business Outfitters, we can purchase polo shirts or anything in their business catalog with this logo embroidered onto it.
Shirts with this logo are
NOT
for the official shirt that we wear while we officiate but for our personal use. The logo is a left breast design.
and choose any shirt, any color, no minimum purchase. You will need to create an online account with Lands' End Business Outfitters to place an order and then associate logo #1517851 to your personal account.
To associate the logo to your online account, at the top of the home page, it will say "Hi (Your Name)." Hover over this and choose My Logos from the menu. On the next page, click on Associate a Logo to my Account.
Enter the logo number 1517851 and Customer Number 6973431. This logo will appear online and you are now ready to select your items. As you shop, make sure you apply the logo to each item before you add it to your shopping bag by clicking on the Apply Logo button after you have selected the color, size and quantity of each item.
Orders can also be placed over the phone by calling Lands' End Business Outfitters at 1-800-338-2000 and a Sales Consultant will assist you with your order.
Lands' End Business Outfitters often has sales and specials
, you can check them out on their website.
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Long Island Swimming Officials Association
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The purpose and goals of the LISOA and its members shall be to:
Officiate all meets in a competent and professional manner.
Have its members actively work to improve interscholastic swimming and diving officiating.
Provide a consistent interpretation and administration of interscholastic swimming and diving rules.
Service and collaborate with the swimming and diving community for the improvement of swimming and diving.
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