CWLOA November 2014 Update
2015 Certification requirements for all officials
US Lacrosse registration - $50
CWLOA registration - $50
CHSAA fee - $10 – only if you plan to work high school games
CHSAA background check – only if you plan to work high school games & you have not already submitted one
US Lacrosse sanctioned Classroom training
US Lacrosse sanctioned on field training
Annual US Lacrosse test
US Lacrosse on line course – this is a onetime requirement – only necessary for those that have not completed it in prior years.
TRAINING SCHEDULE
CLASSROOM – Front Range
VETERANS (all officials with an L2 rating or higher) – you must attend 2 of 3 sessions – November 17 and December 2 at DU & December 10 at Colorado College. The sessions are from 7:00-9:00 pm. The DU sessions will be in the Ritchie Center, 3rd floor, Room 3400. Access is through the Fitness Center on the south side of the Ritchie Center. Details on the CC site will be sent as soon as it is confirmed.
New & newer (all officials with a L1, Apprentice or no rating) – you must attend 4 of 5 sessions – January 12, January 20, January 28, February 4 & February 10. The times and locations are still a work in progress. We will communicate this once it is finalized.
Let me know if you have any question regarding which sessions to attend!
ALL FRONT RANGE OFFICIALS MUST ATTEND THE REQUIRED ANNUAL RULES INTERPRETAION ON JANUARY 31. It will be held at Colorado Academy & the details will be coming soon.
These sessions are designed to provide the BEST classroom experience to best prepare you for the spring season. If you cannot complete your classroom training with these sessions, let me know immediately. There will be a one day comprehensive classroom session, tentatively set for February 14 or 15, as a last opportunity.
CLASSROOM – Western Slope – You are welcome to attend Front Range sessions and the rules interp
Training will be held in coordination with the Mountain League play day set for February 28. The classroom training will be on Friday night and Saturday morning as it has been done in the past.
ON FIELD – Front Range
Set at Lorenz Park in Highlands Ranch, Saturday, February 28 – Details coming soon but please save the date. On field training is an annual requirement for all of us. We have chosen this location in hopes of avoiding weather cancellations.
REGISTRATIONS
You need to submit your US Lacrosse and CWLOA registrations if you have not already done so.
The CWLOA is waiving the annual CWLOA dues for all full time college students!!
CHSAA Background Check
ALL officials must submit a background check to CHSAA in order to work high school games. The check is good for 3 years so you will not need to submit one for 2015 if you submitted one in 2014 for lacrosse or 2014/2015 for any other high school sport. The background check process for 2015 is managed through Arbiter. New officials will be added to Arbiter once they complete their registrations so they can complete their background check.
NCAA Rules interp and training
There is a college level play day set for February 7 at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. More information will be shared as we get it. We will also conduct the required NCAA rules interp on this date. Game assignments will be completed prior to this date so it is very important that you participate at CC in order to keep you assignments. Information for the college level officials will be sent independently in the very near future. The NCAA rules will also be reviewed and discussed on January 31 at Colorado Academy.
New & and 2nd year officials rebate
Front Range - All new and 2nd year officials that work 25 games, high school, middle school, youth and summer events will be reimbursed $50 to offset their US Lacrosse registration. The reimbursement will be paid in late June.
Western slope – we are working on a more realistic number for western slope officials
Arbiter
It is never too early to update your Arbiter account. Current address and contact information are critical. Your availability for high school games needs to be completed by February 1. The initial assignments will be done through Arbiter auto assign again this spring. It is crucial that you define your availability as thoroughly as possible prior to the assigning of high school games. This includes managing dates, times, sites, travel limits, zip codes and number of days per week you want to work games. The default for all of these is wide open availability so it is up to you to define any restrictions in Arbiter. There were a number of challenges last spring due to incomplete or inaccurate availabilities which can negatively impact the assigning process. Please view a power point linked from the CWLOA home page, www.cwloa.com, detailing the steps for creating the best availability information. The link is accessed by clicking on the green word Arbiter.
2015 new US Lacrosse rules
Link: ww.uslacrosse.org/Portals/1/documents/pdf/rules/2015-girls-rules-changes.pdf
There are no major rule changes for 2015 but we all need to know the changes approved for 2015.