Zebra Team

GRLC 2009 Season

September 20, 2008

Chris Brescia

• Prep School in New England• NCAA, Div. I – 2 years (Blue Jays)• Intramural officiating in college• Asst. Coach – St. Albans, DC – 1 year• COC official 10+ years• GRLC Assignor 4th season• St. Louis Chapter, US Lacrosse• Two sons played or playing Club lacrosse

2008 Season Review

• Slow Start – data into Arbiter key

• Schedule to GRLC in proper format

• Advance planning for field availability

• Weather

• Notification of changes > 24 hrs – Assignor; < 24 hrs - Referee

• Rescheduling of games: Schedule; timing

Team Fines for Assignment Changes

• Change due to weather – NC

• Change of date - $20

• Change of time - $20

• Change of field - $20

• Change of crew - $50

• Charges doubled by GRLC

2008 Season Questions

• Anything on your mind?

Questions?

Arbiter

• Each Team Rep must be registered– Affiliated with team– Contact person/information for game day

• Team Contacts

• Schedule verification

• Change notifications

• Assigned officials/contact information

• Game evaluations

Registering on Arbiter

• www.thearbiter.net

• Fill in as much contact info as you can

• You must have a phone number

• Must fill in title starting with “GRLC”

• Sites – need as exact address as possible

• Subsites – extra field if needed, with address – each new site needs approval

Dealing with Officials

• Assignor chooses officials – 3 if available• Game rates and travel are set by contract

with MCLA• Referee is in charge of the crew• Contact Referee minimum 24 hours prior

to game, suggest earlier (e-mail is fine)• Game day changes – call ASAP• Charges for officials incurred once they

have left their home city

Dealing with Officials (con’t)

• Need game-day mutual respect• Don’t use first names during games• Game management styles differ• Arguing judgment calls doesn’t help• 4-minute mark at half time• Sportsmanship on sidelines – coaches

responsibilities• Fill out evaluations after each game!

Evaluating Officials

• Contentious game – wait a day• Mistakes made, document specifically• “Worst officiating I’ve ever seen”• “Doesn’t know the rules”• Constructive reporting helps me help you

and the official• I read the evaluations/ e-mail me• Observer Program

Questions?

Chris Brescia, Conference Assigning Authority (CAA)

grlcref@aol.com