NEW MEMBER NOTES: The first thing that you do as a new member is contact us thru the email link on this website with your email address.
The annual mandatory meeting is always held on the first weekend in August. Saturday in odd numbered years, Sunday in even numbered years. The site rotates amongst the six New England states. Acceptable reasons for excused absences are listed in the By-Laws under Article 7,Para 3. Failure to comply will result in a fine, the dollar amount of which will be equivalent to a game fee in the dual system.
In order to change status from probationary to full member you must have two assessments,one as a referee in a Dual or DSC from a regular season game or a NEISOA approved clinic( this must be a minimum of 30 minutes of field time per assessment), and one as an AR in the DSC. These assessments may now be from HS and/or U-18 or above USSF games. It is your responsibility to schedule and get the assessments into the hands of your State Representative.
Note: This must be done during the first two years of your membership. Failure to do so may result in loss of game assignments. It is expected that new members will recognize that failure to apply for full status within the first few years will be viewed as a failure to support the values espoused as a NISOA member and that continued membership would probably not be in the best interest of either party.
BEFORE YOU PAY ANYONE FOR ANY OF THESE ASSESSMENTS,PLEASE CHECK THRU THIS WEBSITE OR WITH AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER AS TO HOW BEST TO GO ABOUT GETTING THESE ASSESSMENTS.
First year members must satisfy a minimum physical fitness requirement of 1.5 Avg points Annual dues must be paid to your board contact by November 15. The check is to be made out to the appropriate board contact who will aggregate the funds and send one check onto the NEISOA Treasurer.
If you know of anyone who is considering attending the NISOA camp at Elizabethtown in hopes of becoming a collegiate official, please advise them to inquire, thru this website, about what will be expected of them, beyond camp, in achieving that goal. We are concerned that there are individuals coming out of this camp, expecting a badge, without having the necessary qualifications. They should know before they attend camp, what is expected, not after.This is hi-lited because it has become a problem
Prospective new members who test in November are reminded that they have six months in which to finalize all of the required paperwork. If all paperwork is not completed and in the hands of the NEISOA Secretary by the Executive Board meeting on the first Sunday in May, the application process is voided and must begin anew. It is strongly suggested that if you wish to be considered for assignments in the upcoming year that you expedite this process. Your name will not be provided to game assignors until all requirements have been fulfilled. This same policy will apply to candidates from the Elizabethtown camp in July,who will have until the December board meeting to complete all requirements.
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