News and Information

4 February 2008

The WSOA provides Soccer Officiating to High School Area Teams during the 2008 High School Season.

WSOA website: www.wiregrasssoccer.com

Official Assignment Web-based Program: www.TheArbiter.net

The WSOA Board Members:

President:                     Wade Thomaston

Vice President:             Tim Ashcom

Treasurer:                     Dale Thomas

Secretary:                     Matthew Fergus

Assignor:                      Rick Gers

Training:                       Larry Muench

WSOA Meeting: 6:30pm, 4 February 2008.

Chairperson: Wade Thomaston

Location: YMCA, Enterprise, AL

WSOA Members present:

Wade Thomaston, Tim Ashcom, Dale Thomas, Matthew Fergus, Rick Gers, Ohannes Younanian, Miguel Caballero, Dwight Moore-Brown, Charles Burnett, Sean Mardis

The following topics were discussed:

1.   High schools which have not paid the association will have their games put on suspension.

2.   Referees must attend meetings and respond to emails sent out by the association.

3.   Referees who do not attend meetings may be blocked from game assignments.

4.   Wade will send out a schedule of meetings for the season.

5.   If a high school uses a scoreboard clock, it is the official time on the field. If the clock is incorrect it can be shut off and the referee can keep the time.

Next Scheduled Meeting: MANDATORY Monday, February 18th, 2008, 6:30 PM. Location TBA.