By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician Every intercollegiate official that wants to improve game control and game management must have the skill of anticipating play. Being in the best position at the critical time in the game will allow the official to make the proper call and manage the flow of the game. Webster […]
By: John Van de Vaarst – National Clinician Ten questions were sent to two top NISOA officials and each responded and provided interesting information on various aspects of becoming a top official. This article will focus on each of the answers to the questions. 1. How many national finals and what level did you have […]
By: John Van de Vaarst – National Clinician Ten questions were sent to two top NISOA officials and each responded and provided interesting information on various aspects of becoming a top official. This article will focus on each of the answers to the questions. 1. How many national finals and what level did you have […]
The definitions for the words in the title of this article are as follows: Respect – honor or esteem Honor – high regard or respect Grateful- thankful. The first two, respect and honor directly relate to each other while the last supports the first two. This article will focus on how these words should be […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician The purpose of this article is to focus on several different important skill sets to be a successful intercollegiate official. The letter S T O P will be used to emphasize the critical aspects. The first “s” is study. One of the first things an official must do […]
By Don Dennison, National Clinician and Assessor Not all referees are fortunate enough to be assigned to post-season matches, conference tournaments or NCAA tournament matches. If you are one of the lucky ones, it is imperative that you commit to memory the proper procedures for handling such matches when there is no winner after the […]
By: John Van de Vaarst Recently two different officials were assaulted while performing their duties during a game. While both instances occurred during an American football game at the interscholastic level, it reminds all officials to be fully cognizant of the procedures to take in the event he/she is assaulted by a player, coach, bench […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician The vast majority of individuals playing intercollegiate soccer today were raised in a manner that is different from several years ago. These individuals were raised to question authority and seek out options to decisions to avoid consequences. The word “no” appears to becoming a suggestion rather than an […]
By: John Van de Vaarst There are several instances throughout the NCAA Rule Book that indicate “shall not.” The purpose of this article is to review the major sections that include the phrase so that when the 2015 season begins every NISOA official will be thoroughly familiar with the rules and protests will be minimized. […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician Over the past several years the role of an intercollegiate assignor has changed significantly. For many years the majority of assignors were part of a chapter and assigned chapter members to games within the confines of the chapter’s geography. At times the assignor would invite someone from another […]
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