| IMPORTANT UPDATES & INFORMATION | |
| Link or Topic | Descriptions & Comments |
| OSSAA On-Line Rules Meeting New! | It was recently released that the OSSAA on-line version of the State Rules Meeting will be available August 9th. You will be able to complete your required rules meeting on-line, print off a certificate and provide a copy of that certificate to the OSSAA. Once available, a link to the meeting will be provided on this site. |
| OSSAA Crew Test New! | Information & guidelines regarding the mid-season optional crew test |
| Proposed By-Law Change New! | A By-Law change has been submitted by the GTOA By-Laws Committee to remove the requirement that a state-provided officiating card is required to be shown to the Secretary upon receipt to confirm registration with the OSSAA. This change is being made as the OSSAA no longer provides officiating ID cards. A vote on the change will occurr during the Thursday, August 5th association meeting (after the 10-day review period). |
| Wanda Thomas Thanks You | Wanda Thomas (Don's wife) has sent a very special thank you to the association for our support, attendance and honoring of the passing fo Don |
| NFHS Concussion Video | DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONCUSSION ISSUES THIS SEASON, THE OSSAA IS NOW REQUIRING THAT ALL FIVE (5) CREW MEMBERS MUST WATCH THE VIDEO AND PROVIDE CERTIFICATION TO THE OSSAA FOR PLAYOFF CONSIDERATION (NOTE: You must register with the NFHS Learning Center before you can watch the video) |
| Mechanics Survey | Mechanics Surveys are being considered for retirement due to research time constraints of the webmaster. If you would like like to pick up this feature, please contact Todd Ragsdale. This would require that you submit a Mechanics Survey once a week during the regular season and playoff series with 4 or 5 possible answers. The webmaster will post your survey and subsequent results each week. |
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2010 Elections to be Held Monday, August 2nd
Floor and Nomination Committee processes have been completed and the election ballots are being prepared. The 2010 GTOA election will be held during the Monday, August 2nd general association meeting.
The candidates have been set and are as follows:
Vice-President of Football: (I) Todd Ragsdale - no opposition
Secretary: (I) Mark McClendon, Todd Smith, Ethan Rolen
Treasurer: (I) Erik Herring - no opposition
Assignment Committee (three (3) will be elected): (I) Randy Jeffers, (I) Bobby Kelley, Ronnie Robison, Jeremy McCurley, Robert Stokes, Russell Adair, Terry Kimmel, Sr., Dan Leader, Chuck Hinton, T.J. Schumer, Dennis Hartney, Tim Linehan, Steve Williams - NOTE: Current incumbent Hal Deitz withdrew from running after being on the Assignment Committee for 22 years.
There are no absentee ballots available - you MUST be present to vote. If there is a run-off that needs to take place, the run-off(s) will occur during the meeting and all elections will become finalized before the meeting is adjourned. Please be advised that this meeting could run longer than normal depending on the number of run-off elections that may be necessary, if any.
The election process is an important part of our association. It allows each member a voice in choosing the leadership of the GTOA who will strive to improve the overall association and implement standards and philosophies that will bring full consistency among all members as a whole. By doing this, the GTOA can provide a high-quality product on the field that benefits every contract school and team. Please make every effort to be in attendance for the 2010 GTOA elections.
| GTOA COMMUNICATIONS - Crew Evaluations | GTOA FRONT PAGE NEWS - Banquet |
| OSSAA Evaluations The OSSAA has been developing a new crew evaluation process. The new process will remove some of the evaluator opinion sections from the form and replace those sections with simple "check-off" boxes that the evaluators will complete during your crew evalution. The crew will be ranked in the following categories for each item: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, Needs Improvement and N/A. The evaluators will be instructed to look at and watch for certain mechanics and field operations for each crew (appearance, hustle, penalty administration, pace, etc.). The evaluators will also be re-trained on current mechanics and game operations so that out-dated philosophies and mechanics are not brought into the crew evaluation. Five standard mechanics for each position have been developed for the evaluators to review. These mechanics will be discussed in the near future at our local meetings and are available for review in the Forms & Documentation section of this site. The crew evaluation process is still under development and further changes may occur. You will be kept up-to-date on this important component of your season. |
2010 GTOA Banquet The annual GTOA Banquet is scheduled for August 6th at Indian Springs Country Club. Dennis Hartney, our Social Committee Chairman, has worked very hard to provide yet another quality event for the association. The cost is $30.00 per official or $60.00 per couple. There will be a sign up sheet circulating at each of our meeting nights up to the event. This is an important night. We will induct this years' Hall of Fame selection(s), announce the Larry Caroon Award winner and recognize the Newcomer of the Year (Rookie). Please sign up early and be sure to bring your spouse or significant other as this is the association's opportunity to give them a night out and thank them for allowing us to put in the time, dedication and effort that is required to be a successful high school football official! |
| OSSAA ON-LINE TESTING | 2011 GTOA HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIALS CLINIC |
| The OSSAA has evolved with the testing procedure through the NFHS. All secondary schools testing is now completed on-line. This includes most sports at the high school level and all required exams, for both Parts I and II. To take the tests, you will access the NFHS exams site, select your exam and complete the test. The scores will be sent to the OSSAA and kept on record to apply to your certification requirements. You must create an account that asks for several pieces of information. This is a one-time procedure and you will use this account to access the site for all subsequent exams. | We had a great first year with our GTOA Clinic and are already planning and developing next year's event. We are reviewing all of the Clinic Evaluations that were submitted and will be working thoughout the year to provide an even better event in 2011. Some items we are working on are film review and breakdown by position, live scrimmage with the Broken Arrow Tigers, new officials breakout session and many more enhancements. Registration will open in January 2011 and the tentative dates are May 14th or May 21st - mark your calendars and we hope to see you there!! |
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BIG 12/SOUTHLAND: CONFERENCE USA: ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE: ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE: MIAA: LONE STAR CONFERENCE: KJCCC/KCAC: WORLD FOOTBALL LEAGUE: |
KJCCC/KCAC: OCAC: MIAA: SOONER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE: CONFERENCE USA/SUMMIT/MISSOURI VALLEY/
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