Monday July 13, 2015 General Membership

1. West Coast Officials Association Tampa WCOA West Coast Officials Association Tampa Monday July 13, 2015General Membership

2. Agenda - General Membership • Opening Remarks • Introduction of Officers • Football • Remarks & Introduction of Sports Committees • Basketball • Remarks & Introduction of Sports Committee • Update from FHSAA Leadership Conference • Update from Lanness Robinson • Treasurer Remarks, Dues, Fingerprints & Budget • WCOA Procedural Updates • Bylaws Change & Policy Addition

3. Agenda - General Membership • Opening Remarks • Let us go “back to the future”. • I often reflect on the wisdom of W.W.C.D. • “what would Clem do?” • And I realize that Clem would do what is suited for him at that particular time in our WCOA history. • This is not that time. • In order to grow and stay strong as an organization we must plan, set goals and work towards that future. • Keeping in mind those values and principles of our past.

4. Objectives as Leaders • Good leaders lead themselves, they lead by example • Leadership is visual, people do what people see • Values based on principles and align with our Vs and Ps • Add value to people • Focus on others 1st • All leaders must give feedback to their crew, as a leader. (How did we do? How are we doing? What area of improvement do we need to improve? What is our goal?)

5. Objectives Agenda • Administrative • Recruiting • Retaining • Motivating • Rewarding • Training • Evaluation process

6. Objectives Agenda • Developing more committees – with annual goals • Historian - record and display the history of WCOA • Hall of Fame (who did what and when) • Policy and Procedure (is that right) • Education/information (tracking/updating information) • Rules Interpretation (you make the call) • Recruiting/Retention (recruiting brochure, incentives) • Website (ideas and improvement) • Finance (show me the money)

7. Executive Board Officers Rodney Dickerson President Greg Kaiser VP of Football Dave Queen VP of Basketball Kim Mowrey Member-at-Large, Football Jeff Albers Member-at-Large, Basketball Thom Powers Treasurer Larry Rothermel Secretary Holly Russ EO Chairperson

8. Football Sports Committee Greg Kaiser VP of Football Richard Birdsong Sports Rep - Evaluations Jerome Ford Sports Rep - Grievance Harold Greenfield Sports Rep - Secretary Marty Palenik Sports Rep - Training Ken Calhoun Booking Commissioner Hank Weil Asst. Booking Commissioner

9. VP of Football - Dr. Greg Kaiser • General Remarks • Committees

10. Football Committees • FHSAA Mandated Committees

11. Basketball Sports Committee Dave Queen VP of Football Ella Coffee Sports Rep Reggie McNeal Sports Rep Marcus Williams Sports Rep Dan Willis Sports Rep Carl Erickson Booking Comm. - Assigning Nolan Padgett Booking Comm. - Rescheduling

12. VP of Basketball – Dave Queen • General Remarks • Committees Update

13. Leadership Conference Notes • Florida High School Athletics Association • Awards Ceremony to recognize and award their “Officials of the Year”

14. Leadership Conference Notes • Florida High School Athletics Association • Girls Basketball Official of the Year – Holly Russ

15. Leadership Conference Notes • Florida High School Athletics Association • Football’s Official of the Year – Greg Kaiser

16. Leadership Conference Notes • FloridaSenateBill948 • “TheFHSAABill” • Was never considered during the special session • The bill, therefore, has died

17. Leadership Conference Notes • FHSAADuesIncreaseBy$2 • Last year the FHSAA paid $91,000 for insurance • Last year the insurance paid out $101,000 in claims • Therefore, all officials will see a $2 increase in their registration fees for 2015

18. Leadership Conference Notes Ejections • Ejection should be a last resort if possible • Preventive officiate • Warn • Eject • At some point, use the word “ejected” when you remove a player or coach from the game. Officials’ reluctance to use that specific word have caused big problems. • “No one told me I was ejected, they just told me to leave.” • “The official told me I couldn’t play anymore, that’s all.”

19. Leadership Conference Notes EjectionReports • State just the facts, but be very specific about what happened • Never offer an excuse for the person’s action • Don’t offer interpretations about what happened • Never include past issues, only the facts from this contest • Never suggest what the punishment should be • Use exact quotes, write the profanities out in full • This is a legaldocument • This document always goes to the school involved and may be released to the media withyournameonit! The report is provided EXACTLY as you wrote it!

20. Leadership Conference Notes GuidebookUpdates (GrayBook) • The online officials’ guidebook is going to undergo some extensive editing and review • The rank 1, 2 and 3 system is going to be redone • The FSHAA recognizes that there are qualified younger officials who should be playoff eligible • The FHSAA also recognizes that just because an official has 30 years of experience or is a good test taker should not automatically make them a rank 1 • Games worked, meetings attended, clinics attended, evaluations, etc. are things they are considering giving various weights to.

21. Leadership Conference Notes • FHSAAWebsiteToBeRedone2016 • The website in general and the data base housing your information, registration, exams, etc. will change in 2016 to update to a more modern and secure network

22. Leadership Conference Notes FHSAACoaches’Evaluations • The coaches’ advisory committee requested that coaches be allowed to evaluate the officials • The coaches wanted these to be unsigned and anonymous • The FHSAA said, nice try but you will put your name on it • Areas the FHSAA is willing to allow coaches to comment on: • Appearance • Professionalism / Approachability / Demeanor • Movement / Hustle • Consistency • This failed in the past, for the winning coach would say “great crew” and the losing coach would say “they suck”

23. Leadership Conference Notes • UpdateAssociationBylaws • The FHSAA encouraged all associations to review and update their Bylaws to reflect their current operating procedures

24. Leadership Conference Notes • AssociationsShouldReview • TheirGrievanceProcess • The WCOA grievance process is: 1) If a Sports Committee takes an action a member feels is unjust, that member first appears before that Sports Committee to present their case 2) If the member is unsatisfied by the Sports Committee’s action after their meeting, they may then request to meet with the Grievance Committee and present their case to them 3) The Grievance Committee will report their recommendations back to the Sports Committee who will then review the Grievance Committee’s recommendations and decide whether to amend or uphold their previous action 4) If the member is still unsatisfied, he / she may request to meet with the executive board

25. Leadership Conference Notes • DoNotTouchAnyone • If players are involved in a fight, by all means get between the players. However, do not grab or restrain players. • Don’t try to correct or fix any player equipment. • If a crazy fan runs out onto the field, don’t go after them, try to tackle them or interact with them. Get out of their way, let them run around to their heart’s content, and let the police deal with it. • If there is a medical situation, you can deliver basic CPR to someone in a life threatening state such as not breathing or in cardiac arrest if you are qualified to do so. Otherwise, if it’s not a life threatening situation, stay out of it.

26. Leadership Conference Notes Our responsibilities as WCOA Officials • You are a public figure • Can be recognized in restaurants, mall, grocery store, etc. • Your conduct is always under scrutiny • People are looking for a way to may you look bad • Your actions wherever you go will represent the WCOA • If recognized as an official, you personify the association • Other officials will view your actions under a microscope • Fellow officials are your harshest critics • ALL types of communication could become public • Verbal, email, text messages, Face Book, Twitter, etc.

27. Leadership Conference Notes Our Responsibilities to Fans • Never respond to a fan • No direct contact with fans • learn to tune them out – if you are listening to them you are not focused on your officiating responsibilities.

28. Leadership Conference Notes Our Responsibilities to the Players • Be • Be consistent and constant • Use them to your advantage • “Hey captain #21, get a handle on #55 and calm him down or he may end up costing your team a penalty.” • Leave a positive impression • Talk to them, offer direction, try to keep them from fouling • Be enthusiastic and show them you’re in the game • Jog, have an athletic posture, have good body language • Positive reinforcement • Way to help up your opponent • Thanks for getting the ball for me

29. Leadership Conference Notes Our Responsibilities to the Coaches • Perception • Uniform and Equipment • Look the part • Fitness and Appearance • Do you look capable of interacting with athletes? • Professionalism, Approachability, Demeanor • Knowledge of the Rules • There is no excuse for not knowing the rules • Courage to Make Calls / Pass on Calls • Don’t call every little thing you see, but do see everything you do call

30. Leadership Conference Notes Our Responsibilities to the Coaches • Communication • If you throw a flag or call a foul, you’re the only one that knows what is going on. You MUST bring the coaches into the loop too and communicate with them • Character • You are there to defuse, not to ignite • While the coach is emotional and trying to win, you are to remain calm and not care who wins • God Given Skills • The “IT” factor • If you can’t tolerate getting yelled at, time to find a new hobby

31. Leadership Conference Notes Responsibilities to the Media • Do not talk to the media • You always have no comment • Silence can never be misquoted or turned against you • Social media also is not a place to vent or editorialize, for you never know who that post might get forwarded to • “Coach Gruden was a real ass tonight, I enjoyed throwing him out of the game.” • “I can’t believe the terrible call our back judge Joe Doe made tonight that cost the Red Coats the game.”

32. Leadership Conference Notes A quick tempered man does foolish things.

33. Lanness Robinson Notes • MUST know your Lawson number to report to the school in order to get paid • No Lawson number means you will get placed on the county’s No Pay and No Assign List • Lawson numbers are a vendor number that you use instead of your Social Security number which helps protect you from identity theft

34. Lanness Robinson Notes • Game reports are VERY important to him • Issues are addressed with the school if we raise them • Reports need to be very specific and submitted promptly to get the problems addressed immediately • If there is a particular issue the game report doesn’t cover, email that to VP of Football or Basketball and they will summarize the emails received each week into a single email to Lanness

35. Lanness Robinson Notes • Hillsborough County Schools Athletic Department has purchased HUDL for ALL schools so please remind the coaches to share their game films with the WCOA

36. Lanness Robinson Notes • Hillsborough County Public Schools Financial Facts: • Bill Gates issued a 7 year grant to Hillsborough County Public Schools, that grant has now ended • It costs approximately $80,000 per high school each year to put on all athletic events at that school • Each high school on average only collects $54,000 in gate fees, fund raisers, donations, etc. Only three high schools cover their costs: Plant, Newsome and Gaither • That equates to an average - $26,000 deficit for each school each year { 28 schools x $26,000 = $728,000 }

37. Treasurer - Thom Powers • General Remarks • Dues / Fines • Fingerprints • 2015 - 2016 WCOA Budget

38. WCOA Procedural Update ExecutiveBoardMeeting – Appointments • Treasurer, EEO Chair, Secretary, BC’s • Booking Commissioner & Treasurer Agreements • Conflict of Interest Attestation (EB) • Election Procedure & Election Committee • Harold Lawrence • Lamarr Simon • Brett Nehrt

39. Proposed Changes - WCOA Bylaws • Article VIII, Sections 1 - 7 • The Executive Board proposes removing the language that the Elections Committee puts together a slate of nominations which are then reviewed by the Sports Committees and that the President of the WCOA must then receive all nominations from the floor. • 2nd Required • Discussion • Membership Vote

40. Directions—Basketball Officials

41. West Coast Officials Association Tampa WCOA West Coast Officials Association Tampa Monday July 13, 2015Football

42. Key Football Dates 2015 4) Monday July 27 7pm Leto 5) Monday August 3 7pm Leto Schedule Lottery Test Review August 11 – 20 24/7 On Line FHSAA Exam 6) Monday August 17 7pm Leto 7) Monday August 31 7pm Jefferson 8) Monday September 14 7pm Jefferson Nominations 9) Monday October 5 7pm Jefferson Playoff Crews 10) Monday October 26 7pm Jefferson Elections

43. FSHAA Football Officials’ Recognition • 35 Years Tom Ream • 30 Years Tommy Johnson • Jeff Maust • 25 Years John Fiore • 20 Years Jim Gottas

44. Football 2014 Official Awards • Claude Burg • Jimmy Golden • Aaron Berry • Ryan Fitzgibbons • Official of the Year • Rookie of the Year • Most Improved Official • Iron Man Award

45. Gold Whistle Award • Gary Saliba • John Torres

46. Varsity Schedule • Now with the Assignment Committee • The lottery will be during the August 3rd meeting • USF will be playing the Memphis Tigers on Friday October 2nd ? Bye

47. Rule Changes 2015 Clarified DeadBallPenaltyEnforcementModified 10-2-5 – If both teams commit unsportsmanlike, non-player or dead ball personal fouls, prior to the completion of penalty enforcement for those fouls, the distance penalty for an equal number of 15 yard unsportsmanlike, non-player or dead ball personal fouls will offset. Any remaining penalties will be enforced separately in the order they occurred.

48. Youth Training 2015

49. Rookie, New Referee and Back Judge Clinic • Saturday August 8th 8am • Classroom Work • St. Joseph Hospital Medical Arts Center Auditorium • Scrimmage Field Work

50. Varsity Crews Referee Linesman LineJudge Umpire BackJudge Walt Markwas Claude Burg Darrell Richardson Marshall Dessalines Matt Simpson Ken Calhoun Mike Herring Jeff Albers Carlos Nieves Brian M. Davis Harold Greenfield Jack Gillis Richard McCluskey Nate Collins James Strickland Tony Sloan Dave Stone Ben Heugel John Fiore Michael Wheeler Gary Mays Dave Stone Brian C. Davis Tom Johnson Danny Frauenfeld Lamarr Simon Aaron Berry Michael Farmer Curtis Jackson Greg Kaiser Richard Gervais Jerry Delli Paoli Camille Nichols Ken Keene Bernard Douglas Brian C. Davis Dave Stromquist Buzz Swartz Jim Kelly David Lockwood Hank Weil David Koenig Mark Comer Rodney Dickerson Phil Crangi Matt Kemp Ryan Fitzgibbons Eric Newman Brett Nehrt Ed Ortiz Bruce Cox Mike Munger Andrew Linden Mike Munger John Richardson Edwin Ramos Marty Palenik Al Cammisa Herbert Grigg John Torres Jeff Maust Larry Thomas Thom Powers Kim Mowrey Steve Brannan Robert Fulmer John O’Meara Rodney Dickerson Gary Saliba Tom Ream Miller Matthews Mike Moten Eric Etienne Richard Cusack Monty Theus John Tagler Greg Griffin Richard Birdsong Joe Lanier Reed Williams Jerome Ford Keith Peloquin Trace Williams Jonathan Padgett