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For the convenience of our members who are unable to make our meetings (we know you want to), the minutes of the past few meetings will be published on this page. Feel free to browse, or select a meeting date below. Press Home on your keyboard, or the Back to Top link to get back here.
| April 12 | May 10 | June 14 |
| July 12 | October 11 |
April 12, 2012 (Approved)The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Jim Kunke, Secretary.
The minutes of the March 8 meeting were approved as written.
BASRA Members were very happy to see Bill Snell in attendance at this meeting. Bill has recently completed a program of radiation and chemotherapy and is in remission.
Elo is expecting to receive the tickets to the Dynamo opening game in mid-April. Since the next meeting is May 10 and the game is May 12, an alternative method of delivering the tickets may need to be explored.
Recertification sessions will be held at BASRA monthly meetings beginning in June. Each session will provide one hour of training. Five sessions will fulfill the training requirement to recertify.
High school playoffs are under way. There are Regional semifinals and finals at Humble and Deer Park this weekend.
In a recent MLS match, a goal scored from a corner kick was disallowed. The kick was played to an attacker who had been over the goal line when the kick was taken and came back on to the field to play the ball. The referee ruled offside.
There was a general discussion of various game situations, both experienced and witnessed. These included high school playoff situations, how to deal with coaches and spectators, and how coaches might handle lopsided matches.
There was a discussion of how experience can aid in developing referee intuition, an ability to anticipate and "know" what needs to be done without consciously analyzing things first.
Bill led a discussion on FFPS and how it differs from USSF soccer. (He is helping coach.)
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
May 10, 2012 (Approved)The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Elo Veselka, President.
The minutes of the April 12 meeting were approved as written.
BASRA has received the season tickets package for the Houston Dynamo home games. The package is two seats and a parking pass.
A meeting was recently held by Magdy Kotb, STSR Division 1 South Representative, to establish goals and objectives for referee development in Div 1 South. This includes instruction, assessment, and mentoring activities. The draft goals and objectives were discussed.
Individual assessment information (even developmental/mentoring) can be shared only with the referee, assessor/mentor, and State Director of Assessments. Generic information, such as general trends among referees, can be shared broadly.
Recertification sessions at BASRA meetings start in June. Five one-hour sessions will meet the recertification training requirements. Participants will need to sign up through the STSR website. There is no charge for attending these sessions.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
June 14, 2012 (Approved)The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Elo Veselka, President.
The minutes of the May 10 meeting were approved as written.
Recertification training dates have been confirmed with STSR. Sessions will be held the second and fourth Thursdays in July, August, September and October, and the second Thursday in November and December. Any five sessions will meet the recertification training requirements. Participants will need to register through the STSR website. There is no charge for attending these sessions.
Magdy has been in conversation with Esse Baharmast. Esse will be attending the London Olympics, but will return to the US in August. We have tentatively scheduled him to present a special recertification session August 25.
There will be a first ever Assessor In-Service clinic June 23, followed by an Instructor In-Service clinic June 24. Details can be found on the STSR website.
Either Saturday October 13 or 20, Division 1 South will host a meeting of the STSR State Committee. A session with local referees will be scheduled for the evening before.
There was much discussion over which BBVA Compass Stadium gate is best to use to reach the BASRA seats.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Bobby Yates, Vice-President.
The minutes of the June 14 meeting were approved as written.
There was a discussion of the Sending Off of an FC Dallas player during the recent Dynamo match. It was generally agreed that you "could see it coming."
Recertification sessions at BASRA meetings start with this meeting. They will be given the second and fourth Thursdays through October, and the second Thursdays of November and December. Five one-hour sessions will meet the recertification training requirements. Participants will need to sign up through the STSR website. There is no charge for attending these sessions.
There being no further pressing business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. so Tom Pollard could begin the recertification training.
The Bay Area Soccer Referees' Association (BASRA) October meeting was held on Thursday, October 11th, 2012, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. The meeting was convened at 7:05 p.m. Previous minutes were not available for review. Several topics of interest were presented to the members in attendance:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. so that recertification training could continue. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 8th, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
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