2012 Mid-Season Meeting

1. 2012 Mid-Season Meeting Gary Gorman President

2. Agenda – 9-11 • Issues & Opportunities • Rules / Mechanics • Signaling • Play on • Restarts • Stalling • Game management • Observation Program

3. Issues • Communication • Pre-game protocol • Contact information in Arbiter • Availability in Arbiter for weather rescheduling • Uniform • Pants are solid black – no stripes • Patch placement

4. You Have Only One Chance to Make a Good First Impression Professionalism

5. Opportunities • Volunteers needed to coordinate: • Recruiting for 2013 • Equipment exchange • USL versus NFHS membership

6. Rules / Mechanics Josh Blaisdell

7. Signaling

8. LOUD whistle with dead ball signal End line out of bounds signals Point in direction of play and LOUD call, “[Color]!” Get back to GLE (unless play is contested) and restart

9. LOUD whistle with dead ball signal Sideline out of bounds signals Point in direction of play and LOUD call, “[Color]!” Both hands up to indicate sideline out of bounds Hands down & move to position (L or T); if On, prepare for restart

10. “Not ready” signal

11. “Ready” signal

12. Restarting play

13. Play on & restarts & miscellaneous

14. Counts & stalling

15. Summary – Counts & “Get It In” T Ball comes out of box; X No count !! T T X X Ball enters box; Lstops10-count T X • Ball moves back across midline because of: • Defensive deflection • Bad pass by attack • Loose ball scrum • On possession by X, • Tstarts beeper Ball intentionally passed or propelled across midline; On possession, T warns GET IT IN & starts 10-count X Ball carried back across midline; T warns GET IT IN & starts10-count Defense gains possession L X X New T starts beeper Possession across midline; L starts 10 count L L

16. Game management – DISCUSSION

17. Observation Program Wayne Sanford

18. MLOA Observation / Progression

19. Discussion & wrap-up