NIRSA NCCS Regional Flag Football Tournament

SPORTS OFFICIALS INFORMATION

There are limited spots available for officials who would like to work this tournament. We are looking for the very best your institution has to offer. If you have any officials who are interested, please have them submit a completed Officials Interest Form. We need to receive the form no later than Wednesday, October 19, 2011. An official invitation will be emailed to all officials by Monday, October 24, 2011.

Tournament Information

  • We will determine the number of officials needed for the tournament. All schools that have an official(s) apply from Region 4 are guaranteed one spot. All non-guaranteed spots will be selected as at-large bids, decided upon by tournament administration and Director of Officials.
  • Official’s workshop Friday, November 4, 2011 @ 11:00a. Location at the SFA Student Recreation Center meeting room.
  • All officials will be given a staff t-shirt and staff gift.
  • Officials need to bring black pants, black shorts, black shoes, collared striped shirt, black or piped hat, flags, bean bags, down indicators, and whistles.
  • White knickers and high school striped socks are potentially worn for championship games if the entire crew has them.
  • Officials will receive $9.00 / game officiated.
  • Officials will NOT be used for scorekeeping and recording stats.
  • Officials will be paid by university, so checks will be mailed after the tournament.
  • Lodging will be provided (four officials per room).
  • Meals will be provided for Friday lunch and dinner, Saturday all meals, and Sunday breakfast and lunch.
  • Hospitality tent throughout the tournament.
  • Written evaluations and verbal feedback from evaluators.

Tournament Bids: Three(3) regional officials will receive bids to the NIRSA National Tournament. A small travel stipend will be provided to the four selected officials. The NIRSA National tournament will be held at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX the week of January 4-6, 2012. For more info go to the web site

Holiday Inn Express

3807 South St
Nacogdoches, TX 75964
Phone: (936) 564-0100

Hotel Fax: 936-564-0116

Directions to SFA IMS Fields

Total distance – 4.12 miles

  1. Turn right out of hotel onto South Street and go north
  2. South Street turns into North Street when you hit downtown. Stay straight on North Street.
  3. Turn RIGHT onto East Starr (university starts 1 block down Starr on your left).
    Stay on Starr until you pass tennis complex on left – turn LEFT onto Wilson Dr.
  4. Park in Lot 53 or on Wilson Dr. next to tennis complex, just south of Student Rec Center

SFA will be paying for your accommodations for the weekend.

Checking In

1.You will be asked for a credit card to cover any damages or charges to the rooms. SFA will not cover any damages or charges made to the room, so take care of anything yourself.

2.Check in will begin at 3p, however, games begin at roughly the same time, so you will not be able to check in until games are over.

Checking Out

1.All personal items will need to be taken out of your rooms Sunday morning before heading to the fields.

2.DO NOT EXPECT TO LEAVE SUNDAY TO GO BACK AND PACK YOUR ROOM. You are here to work the tournament.

NIRSA NCCS Regional Flag Football Tournament

OFFICIALS’ INTEREST FORM (page 1 of 2)

NCCS Student Officials Eligibility

Enrolled student with a minimum of 1/2 full-time enrollment as an undergraduate or minimum of six hours as a classified graduate student of the representing institution, throughout the NCCS event.

Officials’ Name: ______Shirt Size: ______

Institution (University / college / military):______

Mailing Address: ______

______

Phone Number: ()______Email address:______

Any allergies or special requests for meals (vegetarian, vegan): ______

Do you need hotel accommodations for Thursday, November 3? YNHow many? ______

General Football Officiating Experience (# of years)

Intramural Sports / Recreation: ______Junior High / Middle School:______

High School: ______Junior College: ______

College: ______

Tournament Officiating Experience (# of years)

Have/Do you plan to attend anotherNIRSA regional tournament? Y NWhere: ______

Regional:______National Championships______

Any other relevant experience:______

Return this packet to:

Joe Wise

Assistant Tournament Director
Email:
Phone: 936-468-1709

Fax: 936-468-7052

NIRSA NCCS Regional Flag Football Tournament

OFFICIALS’ INTEREST FORM (page 2 of 2)

Please complete the following sectionin your own words (truthfully):

  1. Why did you start officiating?
  2. ______
  3. I plan on gaining the following skills through this experience (as many or as few as you want)
  4. ______
  5. ______
  6. ______
  7. ______
  8. ______
  9. If selected to officiate this event, two learning objectives for my development would be____.
  10. ______
  11. ______
  12. I would describe my officiating personality as (circle all that apply):

Leader

Motivator

Vocal

Instructive

Confident

Team oriented

Less vocal

Somewhat confident

Timid

Over-officious

Follower

Conflict resolver

Short tempered

Long fuse

Patient

Rational

Joyful

Emotional

Let’em play

Knowledgeable

Inquisitive

Letter of the rule

Spirit of the rule

Open-minded

Punctual

Thick skinned

Stubborn

  1. Best official ever? ______
  2. What is your major/minor? ______