Thanks to those that showed up to the meeting last night: Tammy, Amy, Donna, Gary, Leslie, Gary Skan, Freddie, Bud, Ron, Julie, Jarod, Willy, Randy, and Mike.
For those of you who did not make it here are some topics that were discussed:
* some kids are not wearing proper uniforms, if seen please report to either Julie, Mike or Dana. We will be looking into possibly an alternate uniform option for them next year.
* Keep checking the blog to confirm assignments, Julie will have it posted by Sunday night. Please make an effort to communicate with your partner just so each of you know you are aware of your assignment for the upcoming week. Communicate if you are going to be late. A contact sheet was handed out, if you need one emailed to you then contact Julie.
* There are have been playsite issues for East and South in regards to court lines. They should have been solved by now.
* October 15th: whomever officiates the South/Service match please allow the C and JV matches to wear the pink shirts with the numbers only on the front. They are doing a breast cancer benefit and have permission from ASAA to have a modified jersey. Varsity will be in their normal uniform. Officials have a choice to wear a pink shirt for the jv match, but both must agree to wear pink. For the varsity match, you must wear your white polo shirt since the teams are in normal uniform. If a pink ball is used then the ball must have a NFHS logo on it. If they use an all pink ball then they must provide you with approval from ASAA. Ill be contacting the coaches to prevent confusion on this.
* Evaluations have been completed on a few officials. My goal is to get to all of you at least once.
Evals will be emailed to you.
* While evaluating, I've observed a common habit by the down official not being aware of all libero exchanges. In most cases the down official had their back turned while the exchange occurred. Please back away from the court during a dead ball to observe the exchanges and if you do not hear a verbal from the libero tracker you may want to glance over that they are recording the exchange.
* Middle School Season: I will email you Holly Odegard's email. She is the coordinator and assignor for middle school volleyball. Matches are usually 2 sets and have a time limit of 30 or 45 minutes and they begin at 2pm. Dates and locations of the jamborees can be found on the Anchorage School District website. They are only using officials for the JV and Varsity competitions.
* ASAA will be having a board meeting in early October where they may consider my pay-rate increase request for regions and state. I asked for an increase from 60 to 75 per match.
* The state tournament for the next 3 years will be out in Wasilla at the Menard Recreational Center. ASAA will provide pay for driving out there, a hotel, and per diem for food.
* State and regional post season selection of officials begins with Julie submitting all officials that are in good standing with AVOA (all of you) and the region coaches then select their top five. Selections are notified and you can either accept or decline. Hopefully, you will accept as it is quite an honor to be selected and your officiating talents recognized.
* If parents approach you at anytime during a match, please be as professional as possible. Some just want to ask you about rules, but if the conversation becomes heated then end the confrontation and be on your way. If need be, get the coach or the gym manager to deal with the parent.
* If interested in becoming USAV please contact Willy who will be doing a clinic in October.
Thanks again to everyone who was there and I appreciate hearing all of your experiences, frustrations and ideas on how to improve our association.
Dana
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