WALOA
Training Next Steps
WALOA Officials, here
are the next steps for officiating in 2010.
If you attended the clinic on
January 31st, you must attend one more training class to officiate.
If you are a returning official
and missed the class on January 31st, you must attend two classes to
officiate.
If you are a new official and
missed the training on January 31st, you will not be able to officiate
this year.
The classes are held at
multiple locations and times:
WALOA/US
Lacrosse Certification Tests
We will not be offering
the certification tests on-line. We will be updating this page and
sending email notifications for test dates on February 16th. There
will be multiple dates and locations to take the test; dates to take this
mandatory test will fall during the last week of February and the first week
of March.
Youth Officials - the
Level 1 test will be offered at the beginning of the session and will take
30-45 minutes to complete. Level 1 officials will be able to leave
once the test has been completed. Plan for one hour.
HS Officials - the Level
2 test will be offered once the Level 1 test has been completed. It
should take 30-45 minutes to complete. Plan for two hours.
If you have additional
questions, contact us at
askwaloa.
WALOA
2010 Dues and Registration Open
WALOA Officials, please
visit
Sportability in order to do the following two things:
1. 2010 WALOA
Dues and Registration: Choose the appropriate option based on your age.
$20 for youth officials and $40 for adult officials.
2. 2010 WALOA
Referee Clinic #1: Register yourself as an attendee of our
Kick Off Clinic on January 31st, 2010.
Please
remember that you must also be an active
USLacrosse Member in order to officiate.
We are excited to get the season going and there are lots of games coming
our way. There will be a couple of tournaments in February; lots to go
around. Please register for both events above and please pay your dues;
that is the only way you will be assigned games this year. There is NO
charge for the clinics.
If
you have any questions contact us at
askwaloa. Otherwise we will see you soon!
WALOA Training/Certification Meeting
Successful; Over 200 attend!
WALOA held its
annual all day General Membership Meeting on January 31st, 2010 at Seattle
Pacific University.
Over 200 people attended
the sessions; WALOA is looking forward to seeing many new officials on the
field in 2010.
Training Topics Covered:
1. Positioning
(Veteran Officials)
2. Officiating
Youth Lacrosse Games (New/Youth Officials)
3. Personal Fouls
4. Technical Fouls
5. Crease Do’s and
Don’ts
6. Game
Awareness
These presentations
will be posted on the WALOA Training page in mid February.
NEED LACROSSE OFFICIAL'S GEAR? GO LOCAL!
Please check out this
flyer from
South Athletic Supply,
based here in Washington! Prices and selection are very reasonable; check them out!
LET'S ELECT A WALOA OFFICIAL TO THE WASHINGTON
LACROSSE HALL OF FAME
The third annual
Washington Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is scheduled for October
23, 2010 at the Washington Athletic Club.
The goal of the
Washington Lacrosse Hall of Fame has finally been stated to "select the
absolute best of the best, within the context of an individual's era of
participation." At this time, the HOF committee is asking for lacrosse
supporters to help shape the class by submitting nominations for qualified
individuals. If you know a qualified individual that you would like to
nominate, please contact that individual and ask them to complete the
Questionnaire for submission. Please visit the
HOF Home Page for more
information.
All nominations must be
received by February 28, 2010 in order to be considered for the HOF Class of
2010.
YOU MAKE THE CALL!
Check out this fun web series
produced by the
US
Lacrosse Officials Training Program that helps to clarify some of the
trickier calls in lacrosse. What would you call?
Week 1 - Push, No Call?
Week 6 - Pick - Unnecessary Roughness?
Week 2 - Slash, No Call?
Week 7 - Unsportsmanlike Conduct?
Week 3 - Interference?
Week 8 - Withholding the Ball from Play?
Week 4 - Push or Illegal Body Check?
Week 9 - Crease Violation?
Week 5 - Hold or No Call?
Week 10 - Final Answer!
Visit
Lacrosse Magazine for future
installments of 'You Make the Call' and other news.
Bowen Hadley Wins National US Lacrosse Award
We are excited to
announce that Bowen Hadley, who plays lacrosse for Northshore and is also a
WALOA official, has won the US Lacrosse
‘One For All’ award.
See the US Lacrosse write-up
here.
Bowen was nominated by
both Erik Smith and Keith MacFie after a very strong contribution to youth
lacrosse as an official in 2009.
Bowen will be recognized
at the US Lacrosse National Convention in Baltimore, MD on January 16th,
2010. CONGRATULATIONS BOWEN!
WASHINGTON BOYS
LACROSSE NEEDS YOU!!!
The
Washington Lacrosse Officials Association (WALOA) is looking for motivated
and talented lacrosse players and fans to work Boys Lacrosse games in 2010.
Benefits include:
Competitive game fees ($) for working a lacrosse game!
Get a
greater understanding of the game - become a smarter and better player/fan!
Flexible Work Schedule - work games on Saturday mornings/afternoons!
Grow
confidence and skills applicable to other areas in life!
Have
FUN! As an official you have the best view of the game!
Give
back to the game that has given so much to you!
DID WE
MENTION GAME FEES? ($) MAKE MONEY!
Interested? email
askwaloa or just approach any
official on any lacrosse field in Washington!
Current WALOA Officials:
Print the flyer and distribute!
Get ahold of us!
Questions, comments
and feedback are welcome at
askwaloa.
