CSRA Conference Call Minutes
Ontario Report:
Presented by Joe Licandro
Indoor soccer is coining to an end and members are gearing up for the
fitness test. The OSA will not introduce the Beep test this year as they
are waiting for the CSA to lead the way.
Branches of die OSRA have generally handled their own winter education programs and some have requested assistance
from the OSRA. to provide the instructor.
There will be two Class II upgrading clinics on May 16th with over
100 candidates having applied. Pre clinic seminars are being arranged to assist
candidates prepare for the upgrading exam. A Class I clinic will be held but as
yet no date has been set. The CSA will hold a clinic in May to which FIFA officials, National Assessors and National Instructors
have been invited.
B.C. Report:
Presented by Ken
Montague.
The BCSRA annual general
meeting will be held on May 1st in Victoria. This year is the 35th since their
incorporation and their executive is looking at making a small commemorative
presentation as nothing was done to celebrate 25 years. The BCSRA are now a full voting member of BC Soccer
Referee Development Committee. BCSRA is
attempting to establish area associations in Kelowna and William's Lake and are
hoping to entice the Vernon Soccer Referee Association into their Association. There has been no further
progress regarding Vancouver Island
Soccer League forming its own referee association. BCSRA membership currently stands at 752 with the goal 1000 by the end
of 2006. Those leagues in membership
with BC Soccer have raised their game fees to $50/25 from $40/20.
New
Brunswick Report:
Present
by Ray Grenier
Meeting with regional reps
held on March 27th. Referee clinics are being set up in all regions and
instructor and student referee kits are being assembled. Two assessor clinics
are set; May 1st in Moncton and May 2nd in Fredricton. These clinics will be conducted by Derek Wisdom and Tom
Pollock. The fee paid to an assessor
will be increased this year to $30 from $20. The referee and SNB will each pay
half. The new referee program will require that the fitness test must be done
by all senior referees, all referees will receive one assessment each year and every referee will be required to attend an annual
refresher clinic. There is a new indoor facility near Bathurst with additional
facilities scheduled for Moncton, Fredicton and St. John within 3-4 years.
Manitoba Report:
Presented by Larry Eloy
A Class IV Clinic had
recently been held with 15 people attending. The was a good turn out for the
MSRA AGM and the Refresher Course. Mario Perino has been appointed to the CSA Referees' Committee,
replacing Jim Nicholson. The MSA Referee
Development Committee has implemented a program of monthly education sessions which will require all officials
to attend at least 50% of them between April and December. Failure to do so
will result in a review of the referee's
status. John Delacruz has been appointed as a National Referee, whilst Darci Kruse and Domenic Scali have been made
Nominated National Referees. Orest
Konowlachuk has been re-nominated. A survey sent to 40 former referees sought
to determine their reasons for quitting has resulted in the majority citing die
abuse they received. The Cooper Test
remains the tool used to test officials in Manitoba.
Treasurer's Report:
Larry Eloy reported that
our Bank balance stood at $3166.24 with no outstanding bills. Virginia Meachin
recently sent a cheque for $6308.26
which represents the total in the Meachin Fund.