Officials Advisory Committee

Agenda
March 15, 2004 • 10 a.m.
FHSAA Headquarters
Gainesville, Florida


1. Welcome, Introductions, Purpose

2. Review Agenda and Complete Expense Vouchers

3. Approval of Sept. 15, 2003 OAC Meeting Minutes

4. Disperse into Sports Committees (Breakout Sessions)

5. Lunch Break

6. Committee Reports/Recommendations by Sport:
A. Baseball
1. Add alternative uniforms to those already approved for use during the regular season
2. Each school schedule 3 umpires in 3 home games
B. Basketball
1. Grey officials’ shirt follow-up
2. Review timing system
C. Football
1. Review 2003 season
D. Soccer
1. Soccer Summit
2. Establish a standard soccer roster form
E. Softball
1. Each school schedule 3 umpires in 3 home games
2. “Pitcher” begin with both feet on pitcher’s plate
3. Utilize graduated-run rule option
4. Utilize tie-breaker rule in 8th inning
5. Evaluation camp for state series consideration working in three-man crews
F. Volleyball
1. White polo shirt
G. Wrestling
1. Weight-Class Invitational Tournament Fees
2. Re-classify multiple dual events from tournaments to simply multi-dual events
3. Establish standard weigh-in procedures to be followed at all FHSAA sanctioned events

7. General Recommendations:
1) Ranking of Officials
2) Fee Schedule
3) Eliminate field clinic requirement
4) Demonstrate OAC support for House Bill 123 and Senate Bill 678 in the Florida Legislature
5) Add OAC Representatives’ E-mail addresses to FHSAA.org and the OAC Agenda Item form with deadline to be sent to appropriate representative.
6) Response from Ejection and Miscellaneous Reports
7) Waive the rule not allowing a member of the advisory committee to repeat a term on the committee for members selected to fill the positions created when the committee was enlarged.
8) Expand Officials Fees to include Dual Meet tournaments and other format.

8. Open Discussion
a. Differentiating an official’s uniform who has reached the 10 yr., 15 yr., etc. milestones
b. State tournament rings
c. Officials election process revision
d. Call for bylaws, constitutions and contracts

9. Adjournment