Thursday, December 31, 2009

National Update 4

Hello All,

Well its the final update from the ACIS Nationals. To start the day off we found out there would only be 12 all-americans, instead of the normal 16. That means if you did a final you were not guarnanteed to be an All-American. Mason had a very good tournament, and did a Men's Open Semi-Final. Fladda also did a fantastic job and was field judge in the Co-Rec final. Finally, Allensworth was the referee of the Men's Open final.

When all was said and done OU came away with two All-American officials in Dan Fladda and Greg Allensworth. Even though the 31st ACIS National Championship is over, we are not done. Log on next week, and receive daily updates from the NIRSA National Championships, where Ian Swoboda will be representing the program.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

National Update days 1-3

Hello All,

Just an update from nationals. Allensworth, Fladda, and Mason left Athens at 2pm and arrived in New Orleans at 4:30am. After a Few hours of sleep the left for a nice four hour officials clinic that dissected video, did on field work, and went over points of emphasis for the tournament.

Game play actually started on the 29th at 9am. Starting the day and tournament Allensworth and Fladda were crew chiefs. All three had a relatively routine day, and no problems occurred.

On the 30th, Allensworth was a crew chief. Mason and Fladda again had routine days, and a shorter day than Allensworth. Allensworth's last game, was an Open game, that went into overtime. The field was only lit by street lights and Christmas lights.

Tomorrow, are the finals, and all three are expecting good assignments. So tune in tomorrow evening for a final update from New Orleans.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Extramural Update 5

Well, Dan Fladda, John Mason, Ben Strunk, Larry Lawson, Ian Swoboda, and Doug Vinci rounded out the extramural regional tournament season. They took the long 14 hour drive from Athens to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to the University of Southern Mississippi. They arrived at 8 am on Friday and had their first games Saturday morning. They all officiated greatly and endured a full day of games. On Sunday not all the officials at the tournament were asked to stay and officiate but all of our officials advanced. Again our officials officiated to our high expectations. Ben Strunk, John Mason, and Larry Lawson had a great day and worked quarter-final games. Ian Swoboda officiated the Men’s Open Championship, Dan Fladda officiated the Women’s Championship, and Doug Vinci officiated in the Men’s Championship. Ian Swoboda was an All-Tournament official and received a bid to the national tournament in Tampa, Florida. All of these officials greatly represented Ohio University and made us all proud. Dan Fladda was honored to receive an at large bid to the ACIS National Championships.

On another note, look forward to our final flag-football extramural update. We have four officials going to national tournaments. Greg Allensworth, John Mason, and Dan Fladda will be traveling to New Orleans for the ACIS National Championship December 28-31, and Ian Swoboda will be headed to Tampa, Florida for the NIRSA National Championship January 3-5. If you happen to see these officials or talk to the before they depart, congratulate them, and wish them luck.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Extramural update 4

Hello All, Sorry for the delay on getting the new extramural update on here, so I thought I would give you two weeks worth.

First, 2 weekends ago the brothers Justin and Preston Carr travelled to Iowa City, Iowa. Both did extremely well. Preston was line judge in the women's final, and Justin was the referee in the Men's final.

Also, Fladda, Strunk, and myself travelled to Pensacola, Florida. Strunk did very well, and did a semi-final game. Fladda and I both did the Open final as well as the Women's final. I was the referee in the Open, and line judge in the women's, while Fladda was back judge in the Open and field judge in the Women's. I was named All-Tournament.

This past weekend, Tawab travelled to Western Kentucky University, and was selected to work a semi-final game. While Vinci and Mason both travelled to Maryland and also worked Semi-Final games.

We do not travel again until the tournament at Souther Mississippi in December so I will update you then.

Also, in December look for daily updates from the Orange Bowl Tennis tournament in Miami, as well as daily updates from the ACIS National Flag Football Tournament.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Extramural Update 3

This weekend was a busy weekend for the officials of OUIM. We travelled to two tournaments. We sent Ben Strunk and John Mason to The Ohio State University a long with Brad Whittaker and Brian Beam to be on the officials' committee. We also sent Preston Carr and Ian Swoboda to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where alumni Chad Indorf and Tommy Segi were on the officials' committee.

Carr and Swoboda both did a very good job. Upon arrivial, Carr was named a crew chief. After officiating 10 plus games on Saturday, both were selected to officiate in the CoRec Semi-Finals. Carr was the line judge and Swoboda was the field judge in a hotly contested game.

Strunk and Mason also did a great job at The Ohio State University. Both went a made heads turn. Strunk was the referee in a men's quarter final that had multiple over times and was also the line judge in a CoRec semi-final. Mason also did a phenominal job. He was the referee in the CoRec final, and also named an all-tournament official, earning a bid to the ACIS National tournament in New Orleans.

After this past weekend it takes the OUIM total to 3 who will be attending nationals. Next weekend Fladda, Allensworth, and Nye will be travelling to West Florida, while the brothers Carr will be travelling with Beam to Iowa. Please congratulate Mason, Strunk, Carr, and Swoboda on a job well done, and wish the officials travelling this upcoming weekend good-luck.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Extramural Update 2

Hello all, it's time for a the next installment of the extramural update series. This past weekend, Greg Allensworth, Kevin Nye, and Ian Swoboda, travelled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to officiate and the TIRSA flag football tournament. It was a cold, wet, and muddy tournament. On Saturday, the fields were basically one big puddle. However, the three worked through it, and represented our university and program to the expectations that we expect.

By the end of the tournament, Swoboda was recognized by being the line judge in a semi-final match up. Allensworth and Nye both officiated in the Men's final. Nye was the field judge and Allensworth was the referee. In the end, Allensworth was recognized as an all tournament official.

Next weekend, Ben Strunk and John Mason will be travelling to The Ohio State University while Ian Swoboda and Preston Carr will be travelling to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. If you see or talk to these people please wish them luck!

Monday, October 19, 2009

Extramural Update 1

While Ohio University was enjoying the homecoming festivities, and the cats beating Miami, Preston Carr, Kevin Nye and Doug Vinci travelled to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale to officiate, while Brian Beam served as the Director of Officials and Greg Allensworth went to be on the officials committee. They all represented Ohio University to standards that we expect.

Vinci and Nye both did a great job, and officiated with some top officials in the region. At the end of the tournament Vinci was the back judge in a men's quarterfinal game, and Nye was the white cap of a men's semi-final game.

When all was said and done, Preston Carr was the referee for the men's championship game and recieved a bid to the NIRSA NCCS National Championships at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida. If you see these three please congratulate them on a job well done, and for representing our program to the standards we expect. Our next tournament is not for a couple of weeks so I will update you then.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Sunday Meeting Times

Just a reminder when the Sunday Meetings are:

Flag Football 7pm (ping)
Soccer 8pm (ping)
Broomball 9pm (bird)

Remember it is a requirement for you to be there if you are going to remain on the schedule.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Clinic Times

Here are the Clinic times for this fall quarter:

A-Clinics (Ping Meeting Rooms):
Flag Football- Sunday Sept. 13th at 9pm
Soccer-Sunday Sept. 14th at 7pm
Broomball-Sunday Sept. 20th at 9pm

B-Clinics (Mill St. Fields):
Flag Football-Monday Sept. 14th at 7pm or Tuesday Sept. 15th at 9pm
Soccer-Monday Sept. 14th at 9pm or Tuesday Sept. 15th at 7pm
Broomball (Bird)- Monday, Sept. 21 at 7 pm or Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 9 pm.

C-Clinics (Mill St. Fields): 2 hours only
Flag Football- Thursday Sept. 17th 7-11pm
Soccer-Wednesday Sept. 16th 7-11pm
Broomball-Thursday Sept. 24th 7-11pm (Bird)

If you have any questions contact Greg at gallensworth@gmail.com

Monday, September 7, 2009

US OPEN Update 10

Well every, this is my last US Open update, I was glad to hear a lot of people kept up with my posts, so thank you. My last two days at the open were fun long days. Both days I was put on Stadium Court 4 where I mostly had main draw doubles. It was a lot of fun and I got to see some great tennis. On Saturday, I did receive my first overrule. That was a little disappointing, I was hoping to go the whole time I was there without one, but it did not happen. Also, Saturday night was our umpires party at the hotel. Lets just say the food was great, and the beverages were better! On

Sunday, I did receive a little bit of a promotion I guess you can call it, because I was put on the far sideline. This is unheard of for newbies to be put over there. Normally we have to stay on the near sideline or baseline in case we mess up so the chair can easily cover for us. Needless to say being put on the far side was a highlight of my tournament.

Again, thank you all for your support during my time at the Open, and soon I will be posting clinic information for the upcoming quarter.

-Aworth

Friday, September 4, 2009

US Open Video 2

US OPEN Update 9

Well all, today I had a little earlier start. First, excuse me if I get off track in this post, I am writing it as I watch the Dent/Navarro match, which is currently at 4-5 in the 5th, going on its 4th hour. But the reason why I had an earlier start, is because I was selected to do chairs in the junior tournament today. I was the first and third chair on court 10. My first match I thought I was in for a long one, the first set being 7-6 and 3 in the tie-break. It ended up ending in two sets. My second match, was routine.

All in all it has been a good day and a good week. Update 10 tomorrow night will be my last update, and I will also be posting my last pictures tonight, so I hope you all enjoy.

-Aworth

Thursday, September 3, 2009

US OPEN Update 7&8

Hello all! Sorry for not posting last night, but I did not get back to my room until about 11, so I said forget it. So, yesterday my court was suppose to only have 5 matches, however, because matches ran behind and what not we got moved a 6th match from another court so my day was a little longer than expected. In total I had 2 men's matches, 3 women's matches and a mixed doubles match. Also, yesterday morning was a Q&A with Violet Palmer, NBA referee. Again it was very informative.

Today was a much shorter day for me. I had a total of three matches, one men's and two women's. The men's match was very competitive and contentious. While the two women's matches were well routine. Today I also received some good news and bad news. The bad news was that I have an earlier report time. The good news is that I was selected to do chairs tomorrow for the US Open Juniors. I am really excited for this. Also, keep your eyes posted for some more photos coming soon, mainly of the National Tennis Center.

-Aworth

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

US OPEN Update 6

Hello All! Another update from beautiful NYC. Today was day six at the open, and I was on what I like to call beer garden court 5. We had a good line up of matches today, 4. 1 women's singles, 1 men's singles, and 2 men's doubles:
Petre Matic (CRO) v. Severine Bremond Beltrame (FRA)
Flavio Cipolla (ITA) v. Julien Benneteau (FRA)
Andrea Beck (GER)/Simon Grew (GER) v. Daniel Nestor (CAN)/Nenand Zimonjic (SRB) [2]
Mar Giquel (FRA)/Fabrice Santoro (FRA) v. David Skoch (CZE)/Igor Zelenay (SVK)

From what you could see above I had the number 2 seed in doubles Nestor and Zimonjic, and they did not disappoint. I also had the Magician Fabrice Santoro, so it was a good day. Also, this morning Violet Palmer, NBA Official, came and spoke to us. She did a wonderful job.

Talk to you all tomorrow.
-Aworth

Monday, August 31, 2009

US Open Update 5

Hello all, hope you got a chance to take a look at the pictures, I hope to put more on later in the week. Today was the first day of the main draw. I was on court 16t and I had one men's match and two women's matches.
Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) v. Simon Greul (GER)
Melinda Czink (HUN) v. Mario Elena Camerin (ITA)
Michelle Lacher De Brito (POR) v. Mathilde Johansson (FRA)

The men's match took five sets to decide. All in all it was a pretty laid back day, I won't say they were easy but, pretty low key. The crowd was amazing, especially during the five setter, the court was surrounded with people, and the energy was great.

Tomorrow we are in for a little treat. At 9:30am the chief umpire is bringing in Violette Palmer, NBA referee. That should be fun, and then the day's matches start at 11am. Maybe tomorrow I will be on a TV court, but who knows.

-Aworth

Sunday, August 30, 2009

US OPEN: Pictures from the first week!

Here are some pictures from the first week in NYC.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

US OPENUpdate 4

Hello again from New York. Today was suppose to be a day off, however, because of the rain yesterday we had to finish the final round of qualifying today. I had the Donald Young match to end my day. Main Draw starts Monday. Another update will come then.

-Aworth

Friday, August 28, 2009

US OPEN Update 3

Sorry for the lack of a post yesterday, but yea I just ran out of time. Yesterday, I was on court 14 and it was the first day that I had what veteran officials call the US Open experience. I was involved in a match with two Southern American players, and the level of play was the best I have seen. We had a good crowd, the court was surrounded. At the end of the first set a player and a spectator got into a yelling match. It made that match a lot of fun.

Today, not a whole lot of happened because of rain. We got a few matches in, but besides that we got rained out, so our day off tomorrow is now the finals of qualifying which was suppose to be today. One good thing that came about today was I found out that I got extended until next Sunday for the main draw. So watch for me on TV, tell me how many calls I missed.

I will keep you all updated.

-Aworth

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

US OPEN Update 2

Day 2 at the US Open was a lot like day 1. Got to the National Tennis Center at 8:30 for a 9am meeting for all first and second year umpires with the national TE's. Basically, it was a discussion on proper line techniques and what to expect while we were there. Afterwords we got our assignments and got on court by 11. I was put on court 8 which is a show court, so that was exciting.

Besides that, the day was uneventful. I am getting a lot of good constructive feedback, and I am learning a lot. I know I promised pictures today, but I don't want to be "that guy" taking pictures. Eventually I will get some up on here.

-Aworth

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

US OPEN Update 1

Well today was my first day of work at the open. I arrived in New York around 8:30am yesterday, and got to the hotel around 9:30. Myself and a few other officials took the subway over to the National Tennis Center and got my uniform and credentials. That night I went with all the mid-west officials to a BBQ place called Virgil's for dinner.

Today we had a meeting for all umpires at 9am. We went over just standard information like any other morning meeting for officials. From there we looked at the crew sheets to see where I was working. I was assigned to crew 2 on court 12. All in all it was a good day, it felt really good after making that first close call. All my courts' matches were pretty routine, and we got our four matches done pretty quick, and actually got assigned a fifth. We got done around 7pm which was nice.

Tomorrow there is a meeting for all first and second year umpires at 9am and matches start at 11. I will give another update tomorrow, and maybe throw some pictures on here.

-Aworth

Thursday, May 7, 2009

New Officers

Congrats to the two new members to the OUSOA Exec. board for the 2009/2010 school year...

Vice-President: Dan Fladda
Fundraising Chair: Jenny "Bo" Chabrian

Greg Allensworth will be returning as President, and Ben Strunk as Treasurer.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Basketball Regional Update

The weekend of the final basketball regionals brought promise for Ohio University Officials. We sent Tim Tawab and Sam Schwieterman to the University of Dayton, and Chad Indorf and first year official Adonis Bolden to Middle Tennessee State University.

Tim and Sam represented us well in the Friday and Saturday tournament in Dayton. Tim was rewarded with his fine work, with a semi-final game.

Chad and Adonis also did a great job. Adonis, in he first regional, was rewarded with a quarterfinal game. Chad, also did a great job. In the end, Chad received a final game, named an all-tournament official, and also a bid to the ACIS National Championships at North Carolina State University April 24th-26th.

Please congratulate Chad, Tim, Sam, and Adonis on a job well done this weekend, as well as, all the officials who represented our program to the high standards that we expect.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Indoor Soccer and Softball Manuals

Softball:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/otmndlzmyjm/Softball.PDF

Indoor Soccer:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/2ywzmzdnzzq/Condensed indoor soccer.PDF

Friday, March 20, 2009

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Soccer and Volleyball Certifications

All Soccer and Volleyball Officials,

We are currently working with local secretaries to set up certification classes so we can start working local high school games. If you are interested please let Greg know, gallensworth@gmail.com

Monday, March 16, 2009

Spring Officials Meetings

Here are the dates and times for the Spring Officials Meetings:

General Session: April 2nd 9pm Ping Meeting Rooms

Softball:
A-Clinic: April 5 at 9pm Ping Meeting Rooms
B-Clinics: April 6 at 7pm Mill Street Fields or April 7 at 9pm Mill Street fields
C-Clinic: April 9 at from 7 to 11pm at Mill Street Fields

Soccer:
A-Clinic: April 5 at 7pm Ping Meeting Rooms
B-Clinics: April 6 at 9pm or April 7 at 7pm Ping Area A
C-Clinics: April 8 from 7-11pm Ping Area A

Flag Football:
A-Clinic: April 12 at 9pm Ping Meeting Rooms
B-Clinics: April 13 at 7pm or April 14 at 9pm Mill Street Fields
C-Clinics: April 15 from 7 to 11pm at Mill Street Fields

Friday, March 13, 2009

A late slideshow from flag football nationals

Broomball and Volleyball Pictures

Championship Officials

The OUSOA would like to congratulate the following officials for working the championship Bashes in Volleyball and Basketball...

Volleyball:
Men's final-R1 Tori Wood R2 Marie Monter
Women's final-R1 Bryan Price R2 Jenny Chabrian
CoRec Final- R1 Molly Leemhuis R2 Courtney Gusbar

Basketball:
Women's Final-R Katy Wilson U1 Adam Morris U2 Preston Carr
CoRec Final-R Ian Swododa U1 Sam Schwieterman U2 Adonis Bolden
Men's Final-R Greg Allensworth U1 Tim Tawab U2 Tom Glissman

Keep your eyes open for pictures from the champhionship bash in the near future.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Extramural Update 2

This past weekend we sent officials all over the country to represent OUIM/OUSOA. Our first group, Darrick Tibyash and Katy Wilson Traveled to the University of Maryland, both of their first regional tournaments. Both represented our program to the high standards that we expect, and Katy Wilson was rewarded with the Women's Final.

The second group we sent were Tim Tawab, Nate Stought, and Adam Morris to the University of Georgia. All three had very successful tournaments and all three had quarterfinal games.

The final group we sent, Preston Carr and Tom Glissman to the University of Miami in Ohio. Both did a phenomenal job and received final round games. In the end, Tom Glissman was honored as an All Tournament Official, which could turn into a bid to the NCCS National Championship in Detroit.

Our extramural season is not over. In the end of March we are sending officials to the University of Dayton and Middle Tennessee State University, so come back then and see how they did.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Basketball Extramural Update

This past weekend was the first regional of the year for basketball. This weekend myself and Ian Swoboda traveled to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Ian did a represented the program well, officiating in a semi-final game at his very first regional. I was selected to work a championship game.

Next weekend OUIM/OUSOA will be sending Preston Carr, and Tom Glissman to Miami University (Oh), Katy Wilson and Darrick Tibyash to the University of Maryland, and Adam Morris, Tim Tawab, and Nate Stought to the University of Georgia. If you see these officials throughout the week please wish them luck.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Meeting Reminder

This is just a reminder about our meetings this weekend:
Volleyball-6:30
Basketball-7:30
Floor Hockey and Broomball-8:30


Basketball officials take a look at this video to prepare for the meeting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53oSYvwTZ_w

Friday, February 6, 2009

Sunday Meetings

Officials this is just a reminder that there are Sunday Meetings this week.

Volleyball: 6:30pm
Basketball: 7:30pm
Floor Hockey/Broomball: 8:30pm

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Sunday Meetings for 2/1/09

There are no meetings this Sunday February 1, 2009. If you are scheduled to work there are still games.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Games on 1/28

There are no intramural sports games tonight due to weather!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Sunday Meeting Times

Officials,

Here are the meeting times for this weekend. Remember, you must attend this meeting to be scheduled. All meetings are in the Ping Meeting Rooms.

Volleyball: 6:30pm
Basketball: 7:30pm
Floor Hockey/Broomball: 8:30pm

Basketball Week 1

Officials,

The link below is the basketball schedule for week 1. Just remember to be confident in your calls. Also, work on not ball watching, keep your eyes in your zone. Besides that, have a good week and have fun out there.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kkldvt9moyu/Schedule Week 1.xls

Monday, January 19, 2009

Meeting Times

Officials,

All weekly meetings are in the Ping Meeting Rooms. This week they are all on Monday because of the Holiday. Basketball is at 6pm and Floor Hockey/Broomball is at 7pm. You must be there to be on the schedule.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Broomball/Floor Hockey Differences

Follow the link to download a copy of the rules differences in broomball and floor hockey:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zihnettxkaw/Broomball-Floor Hockey Differences.docx

C-Clinic Times

Broomball/Floor Hockey: Wednesday, January 14 in Area A
Basketball: Thursday, January 15 in Area C
Volleyball: Thursday, January 22 in Area B

All C-Clinics are from 7pm to 11pm you only need to attend 2 hours worth.
Come dressed ready to officiate.

Monday, January 12, 2009

B-Clinic Times

Basketball:
Monday, January 12 at 7 pm or Tuesday, January 13 at 9pm.
Broomball and Floor Hockey:
Monday, January 12 at 9pm or Tuesday, January 13 at 7pm.
Volleyball:
Tuesday, January 20 at 9pm.

Friday, January 9, 2009

A-Clinic Times

Officials this is just a reminder on when the A-Clinics are:
Broomball and Floor Hockey January 11 @ 7pm
Basketball January 11 @ 9pm
Volleyball January 19 @ 8pm

All A-Clinics are in the Ping Center Meeting Rooms. If you cannot attend one please let Greg Allensworth, an assigner, or one of the GA's know.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Photos from nationals

Just a few pictures from the ACIS National Championships.