We are pleased to announce the 2020 Summer Educational Series. This year is unusual in that due to various COVID-19 safety guidelines and regulations in place throughout the country, NISOA has reverted to a web-based educational program. The Summer Educational Series will focus on the NCAA rule changes for the upcoming season. This cycle of […]
Thanks to the support of the NISOA Foundation Fund, NISOA is pleased to announce this new educational stimulus initiative. This initiative will provide a small stimulus opportunity for membership affected economically by the COVID-19 pandemic and provide continuing education during a time where our members are at home looking for activities to keep themselves busy. […]
Due to the latest developments and rapidly changing information regarding the COVID-19, NISOA and ECSR have agreed to cancel the Joint Clinic scheduled for May 16, 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri. We will continue to monitor the situation in real time and will provide a further updates in the near future. In the meantime, […]
We are pleased to announce the 2020 NISOA College Soccer Referee Clinic schedule. Please note the following details regarding clinic registration and qualifications: As a result of the the continued agreements and collaborations established for the 2020 season with our fellow stakeholders in collegiate soccer, these clinics are open to all NISOA members and there […]
Registration is now open for the 2020 NISOA Referee Summit presented by Official Sports on April 25, 2020 from 9am-4pm at Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Registration attendance will be capped at 125 NISOA attendees. Official Sports will be in attendance selling new merchandise for the 2020 season. This year’s keynote Speaker is Alex Prus, PRO2 Director of Officiating and Longtime NISOA […]
NISOA is once again partnering with United Educators to bring you additional training covering a variety of topics. NISOA, the leader in college soccer official training and education is providing its membership with new online material. This year NISOA presents five training modules that include the following: Last year NISOA required your participation in a […]
The NCAA has recently provided an update for Men’s and Women’s Soccer Official Rules Interpretations, Clarifications and Situations for hydration breaks under Rule 5.6.1. NISOA will continually update the home page with the most recent version of the document as revisions are made by the NCAA. The most recent update states that if a WBGT […]
While 2019 is not a biennial rules change season for NCAA Soccer, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP) has approved a new rule allowing for hydration breaks for matches played in high humidity conditions. The PROP has also modified the rules regarding penalties enforced against a team who allows an ejected or suspended player […]
On Sunday March 31st, 2019, NISOA Referees, Conference Assignors, Local Chapter Leadership, and National Clinicians descended onto the campus of Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida for the first ever NISOA Referee Development & Identification Event. For the teams in attendance, this was the culmination of their spring season, with the winner of the […]
NISOA hosted its 1st Annual Referee Summit on February 23, 2019 at the Lou Fusz Athletic Facility, located within Rams Park in St Louis, MO. A total of 139 attendees including 2 vendors, OSI and Relation Insurance, and 2 American Sign Language Interpreters were present to provide an inclusive educational experience for all in attendance. The […]
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