1. Opening General Session Welcome!
2019 FHSAA Officials Summer Conference
Atlantic Coast High School

2. Survey 2019-20 Goals Work on the top two Survey follow up each year
Make progress

3. Survey Recruiting Job related conflicts 63% Starting expense 62%
Family 32%
FHSAA requirements 31%
Geography restrictions 9%

4. Survey
Job Related Conflicts
Difficult
Game times?
Travel Time?
Ideas?

5. Survey Retaining Sportsmanship 61% Game Fees 56%
Leadership/Politics within local assoc. 23%
Ability to advance – bigger games/postseason 18%
Timing of payment 15%

6. Survey Sportsmanship Expectations Prior to the season
Officials and Schools
Prior to the season
In person meetings – Rules meetings with schools

7. Survey
Game Fees
History
Current status
Moving foward

8. General Session

9. Sportsmanship Issues New process – School requirement
School will submit an ejection report
Within 24 hours
FHSAA Corrective Action Team
Official’s responsibility
Remains the same

10. Sportsmanship Issues Ejections: on site procedure
Ejection based on rule
Explain the violation and the result
Be clear but concise!
Direct any suspension information to our office
Once the ejection happens, it has to be reported.

11. Sportsmanship Issues Ejections: post game
Local procedures (review with crew or officers)
Fill out AT6 within 24 hours
If school requests video review:
Use for training purposes
Direct suspension inquires to our office but feel free to call our office

12. Sportsmanship Issues Goal
Assist with unsportsmanlike conduct and improve it overall

13. Sportsmanship Issues Game Management Each game is a new game
Treat everyone the same (new coach, veteran coach, state championship coach, etc)
Remain professional at all times
Leave when the game concludes. Immediately!

14. Sportsmanship Issues Spectator Issues
Responsibility is with the Administrator on Duty (AoD)
Contact with AoD prior to game
FHSAA is contacting all school principals in August
No contact with spectator

15. Sportsmanship Issues Spectator Issues
Arrangements prior to start of the season
Follow up with any issues (school and FHSAA)

16. Officials Pay History Increases – 6 years ago, 15+ years ago
OAC agenda item to address the pay
Endorsed by ADAC with a request for staff to look at other fees
FHSAA Staff surveyed associations
45 responses

17. Officials Pay History Committee – Officials and AD’s
ADAC and Board meeting discussions
OAC discussions
County AD discussions
to Presidents and Booking Commissioners
Alabama recent pay increase

18. Officials Pay
Result
Same place where we started!

19. Officials Pay
Is that accurate?

20. Officials Pay No; but we have not reached our goal yet.
More information and data
More feedback/input
More of an understanding of what it is going to take to make a change

21. Officials Pay Factors Start up costs for officials
FHSAA dues, Local association dues, JLA badges, uniform/gear,…
Reoccurring costs for officials

22. Officials Pay Factors Travel Distance Time Tolls Carpooling ability?
Work
Tolls
Carpooling ability?

23. Officials Pay Factors Association costs Paid positions Insurance
Arbiter (other software)
Training
Multiple sports
Connection with school districts

24. Officials Pay Factors Booking/Assigning Fees Weather Lack of officials
Lump sum, per game
Weather
Lack of officials
Late game change fees
Regular season pay?

25. Officials Pay Data 699 schools 138 associations 13 different sports
1/3 private schools
67 counties
138 associations
13 different sports

26. Officials Pay Data FL game rates low compared to SE states
Not factored is travel and ancillary fees
Ancillary Fees (Booking, Assigning, etc)
$0 - $1750 (# of sports covered varies)
$5-$25 per game

27. Officials Pay
Data
School costs
$28,728 annually (average)

28. Officials Pay
Goal
Raise the game fee for officials

29. Eligibility badges
Eligibility Badges for each sport the official registers for.
If eligibility column is blank official is not registered.
Badges will be Green for Rank 1, Yellow for Rank 2 and Red for Rank 3.
NEW Badges: Sub-Varsity, Suspended & On Hold

30. Meeting/Training Points
Meeting/Training field will be editable for Association Admin.
Max points awarded is 10 points.
Soccer max is 5 points.

31. Evaluations Are now under Assigning tab.
Contacts are able to complete these after each game.
Association Admins can monitor completed evaluations.

32. FHSAA Central Hub
Sports tab- important rule changes, NFHS powerpoints, POE’s
Directory- Association Directory and OAC
Officials Advisory Committee Contact information
Referee Articles
NFHS Insurance Benefits
NFHS Officials Membership Cards

33. Association Meeting for Schools
was sent out on July 8th.
Please send date/location and contracted schools.
FHSAA communication with schools.