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The EMSOA Annual Business Meeting will take place this Sunday (2/23/25), starting at 2:00 pm. The location will be the VFW hall located at 20 Junction Street, Needham. Light refreshments will be available.

Congratulations to EMSOA referees Mike Gulla and Jose Isidro for being recognized as 2023-2024 MIAA Game Officials award winners!

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Check your email for the invite and register: Sunday, Oct 27 at 7pm, All Chapter Presentation of the MIAA 2024 Post-Season Rules of Play via zoom. All are welcome and this will count towards attendance at a business meeting. One hour session followed by chapter break out rooms.

NEW REFEREE CLASS TONIGHT (8/23)!! 2024 Rules Interpretation Meetings remaining: 8/25 7pm North at Lynnfield Middle School 9/7 8:30am All (zoom only) More details: emsoa.org

2024 Rules Interpretation Meetings: 8/20 7pm West (Sons of Italy, Watertown) 8/21 7pm South (Abington High School) tbd North 9/7 8:30am All (zoom only) Zoom option for West Chapter, but must register in advance. More details: emsoa.org

Annual Business Meeting will be held Sunday, January 28, 2024 at the Moose Lodge, 140 North St, North Reading, MA 01864.  The meeting will start at 1:00 pm with a lunch.  Attendance via Zoom is also possible. Reply to [email protected] if you can attend.

Did you know there is a nationwide shortage of officials? Without officials, students can’t enjoy the high school sports they love! Don’t wait. Join the league of difference makers today! #BecomeAnOfficial highschoolofficials.com/?share=NFS-016…

Congrats on the honor of working the playoff games, but don't be complacent - every game a learning experience! Work hard and pay attention to the little details. When you put on the badge, you represent all in the organization! And we know this is not a legal shin guard, right?

Good luck to our playoff referees! PLEASE know the tiebreaker rules, over the weekend I saw what I softly call a "not optimal" application of PKs. Get it right. miaa.net/wp-content/upl…

West chapter meets tonight (10/24), South tomorrow (10/25 - zoom!), North on Sunday (10/29). Details at emsoa.org.

Did you know that the drop ball restart is no longer contested between two opponents? The ball is dropped to a single player on one team. If in the penalty area, it is dropped only to the goalkeeper. The ball still has to hit the ground first for it to be properly restarted.

A new rule change for the 2023-2024 season, this is arguably one of the better rule changes in recent years. What has been your favorite, and is there something you'd like to see changed?

Did you know that as per a new change to the rules for 2019-2020, the clock shall be stopped in the last 5 minutes of a game if the team leading is making a substitution? Make it happen!

Now that the first round of meetings have completed, how did they go? Any suggested improvements? Let it fly, and let's make these worth everyone's time!

Tonight we take our talents to the South! The last of the September meetings starts at 7:15 at Duxbury High School (71 Alden Street).

We shift from the North to the West this evening. Tuesday, September 26, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Sons of Italy Main Function Hall, 520 Pleasant St, Watertown, MA. Parking is Plentiful and Free.

L to R: Keady Segel EMSOA North President (At Podium) Ebbie Kodiat - Pingree School Girls Soccer JV Coach Dave Curley - Former Rockport High School & Mass Soccer Coaches Assoc Hall of Fame Jared Scarpaci - Masconomet Regional Boys Coach & 2021 Boston Globe Coach of the Year

From last night's Coach's Panel at the EMSOA North Chapter Meeting.

Do you know the procedure for reporting cards? There should be an MIAA Soccer Infraction Sheet maintained on site, confirm its accuracy after the game and sign it. Head over to miaa.net/soccer for more info.

Now that the Rules Interpretation meetings are out of the way, do you know where to find out about the monthly chapter meetings? Get over to emsoa.org and find the 'Calendar' page (hint, it's under the 'Members' tab).