By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician Many individuals are involved in intercollegiate soccer officiating. Many individuals are committed in intercollegiate soccer. This article will discuss each of these areas and encourage members to choose to be committed officials. Webster defines involved as participation or being a part of something. Many intercollegiate soccer officials accept […]
By Gary LeMay, Ph.D. NISOA Chapter Clinician USSF State Referee Instructor The legendary Pat Smith (former NISOA National Instructor/Assessor and NISOA Director of Assessment) once said that refereeing is as much about “man management” as it is about recognizing fouls and penalizing them correctly. Although Smith made this observation more than 30 years ago, there are […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician There was a recent news article in the local newspaper about a basketball game with playoff implications. The home team fans created an environment that clearly did not express good sportsmanship or how a student should behave at a school sporting event. During the course of the article, […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician Two seasoned NISOA officials are assigned as an assistant referees on a highly competitive game. The referee assigned is younger and considered to be “on the fast track” for officiating higher level games. The younger official has displayed the ability to control games, make good decisions and is […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician How many questions does an individual get asked each day? Also, how many questions does an individual ask each day? These are two very interesting questions and if asked of others the answers will have a very broad spectrum of answers. Everyone asks and is asked questions each […]
By: John van de Vaarst, National Clinician For 99% of the intercollegiate soccer officials, the college soccer year has ended. There are a still some officials working the various final tournaments and that year will end in just a few weeks. The end of the year is very similar to the end of a story. […]
As the season begins to wind down, many NISOA members will be receiving assignments to work conference championships, NCAA and NAIA post season playoff rounds, NCCAA championships, and Junior College regional, district and national championships. With that in mind it is appropriate to spend some time thinking about being prepared for the playoff season. Prior […]
By: John Van de Vaarst, National Clinician There are many ways to keep game problems from escalating. Officials who have obtained the higher levels of the game usually have a variety of techniques to ensure a game flows smoothly and problems are kept to a minimum. Every official knows how to recognize a foul but […]
By: John Van de Vaarst In order to improve as an intercollegiate soccer official it is most important to continually look inward, outward and upward. This article will focus on these three points and how to use them to become a better official. Before each game an official should look inward to determine if he/she […]
By: John Van de Vaarst The intercollegiate official must be of high moral character, always conduct themselves in a professional manner, and as necessary deal with conflict in a way that will bring about a positive result. It is most important that officials remember this both on and off the field. Officials must maintain a […]
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