2025 - fitness test option April 27, clinic August 2

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MEMORANDUM – 2.16.25

Georgia Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association

First, a reminder to anyone who officiated post-season assignments last Fall to please send me the detail for each assignment (as requested below) so I can properly recognize you when we meet in August. I am certain that there are several who deserve to be recognized but haven’t taken this brief step.

Next, a second request that you set aside Saturday, August 2nd for our Fall Clinic/General Membership Meeting. The Board and I are actively planning for another productive and beneficial session and ask that you make time for this around family vacations, work obligations, and other avoidable conflicts.

Third, you may be aware that your BOD has made it a priority in recent years to provide more flexibility in meeting fitness testing requirements (i.e. reciprocal acceptance of certain Georgia Soccer tests) while maintaining an appropriate standard of fitness for all members. In that regard, Larry Pachon has offered to facilitate an early GISOA PFT on Sunday, April 27th in conjunction with a Georgia Soccer event being held at Northgate HS:

Northgate High School

3220 Fischer Rd, Newnan, GA 30265

The test will be held promptly at 7:00 AM and is available to any GISOA member who wants to knock out the PFT in advance. This would also be an excellent opportunity for our South Georgia members to avoid the early departure required to attend the fitness test held the morning of 8/2. Anyone who is interested in participating in this fitness test MUST email Larry at lpachon2k@gmail.com. Joining the fitness test does not provide access to the Georgia Soccer clinic that follows.

Stay warm and continue training.

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Wes Williams

President

MEMORANDUM – 6.5.24

Georgia Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association

I hope everyone has had a good start to 2024 and has remained active, whether officiating high school, youth/amateur, or other. It’s hard to believe that we are closing the second quarter of 2024, which means summer is upon us, and the next college soccer season is just around the corner.

As such, I’m writing to share that the Fall clinic will be held on Saturday, July 27th at Agnes Scott College. Those of you who have been with the chapter long enough will recall that we have conducted many clinics at Agnes Scott, which is centrally located (for metro Atlanta residents) and has an excellent track facility and auditorium.

I apologize for the tardiness in getting this information to membership, but we thought we had Westminster lined up again, only to learn at the last minute that planned construction would prevent us from using some of the facilities. This sent us scrambling for alternatives on both dates and locations.

Our format will be different this year, but the agenda will be generally similar, with a morning fitness test followed by valuable instructional material. The goal will be to release no later than mid-afternoon. We’re working on finalizing the agenda and will share ASAP but asking each of you to make every effort to hold this date and join us at Agnes Scott on 7/27/24.

More to follow

Wes Williams

President

GISOA

PERSONAL FITNESS TESTS (see diagrams below)

Please direct all fitness testing questions to Larry Pachon (Lpachon2k@gmail.com) and Kevin Huet (Khuet18@gmail.com) 

YouTube videos

Just the audio test that we are running

https://youtu.be/PLFKIhiRXWg

A clip of how the test looks when administered

https://youtu.be/ig8W1Alk4Ek

With the Fall Clinic/General Membership Meeting just under three weeks away, please note the following details and make sure you are prepared:

Date: Saturday 8/5/23

Time: 8:00 - 9:00 am Personal Fitness Test

Meeting: 9:00 am

Location: The Westminster Schools

Fitness testing will commence promptly at 8:00am at the Westminster Track.

Please plan to arrive well in advance of that time in order to be accounted for and warm up. Water and shower facilities will be provided. Larry Pachon will lead the PFT, which will be comprised of three tests as described below.

While preparation for this test (and the Fall Season, in general) should have started long ago, please use this remaining time to adjust your regimen to include these tests and ensure you are able to participate in a way that is both safe and productive. Results from this exam will be provided to NISOA and all assignors.

I am pleased to announce that our LEAD Clinician this year will be former GISOA member and current MLS Referee Guido Gonzales! Guido was the USL Referee of the Year in 2019 and made his MLS debut in 2018. He has over 57 games under his belt as center referee and far more as 4th and VAR, but most of us know him from his years of service to the college game as a member of our own chapter. We are fortunate to have Guido share his experience with us at the clinic.

DUES

2024 dues have bee set at $190 this year, level to the prior year and in keeping with our goal of providing high-quality, beneficial education, training, and administration to membership while operating as efficiently as possible. Please remit dues now, but no later than 8/5/23 to Kevin Biando, GISOA, Treasurer. Preferred method of payment is Venmo: @kevin-biando (last four: 3033) or Zelle: 678-469-3033.

Looking forward to seeing you and enjoying a productive and exciting clinic on 8/5!

Regards,

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Wes Williams

President

GISOA