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Loaded with tips and practical information to help you lead your officiating organization, NASO's ONLine e-newsletter is a valuable free monthly publication for everyone involved in all types of sports officiating organizations. Please feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone else who might find it valuable or sign up to get on the email list here.
For more information on how the National Association of Sports Officials-Organizations Network can help your association, visit our website at www.naso-on.org. |
WideNet
Take our monthly poll
(results will be seen next month):
Does your officials association have a social media use policy for members?
(Please choose only one):
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Send out emails to the members each week, reminding them of the time and place of the meeting and letting them know what topics will be covered. The more appealing you make the meeting appear, the more likely they will attend. |
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NetWorks
• Has your organization found success? Share your experiences with other officiating groups nationwide.
• Had a successful recruitment drive? Tell us about it.
• Successfully defended a lawsuit? Share your story.
• Think you have a pretty good website? Tell us why.
We'll feature your association and spread the word about all the great ways to deal with such issues as leadership, training, evaluations, assigning, technology, communication, meetings, membership, legal issues, discipline measures, group policies, mentoring and more. (Click here to share your experiences) |
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| Officiating's Most Important Topics – You Pick Your Package |
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 NASO has its finger on the pulse of the officiating industry like no other organization on Earth. Every year, we get the best and brightest minds and the most experienced practitioners together at The Sports Officiating Summit to dissect the top issues facing all of us and come up with solutions and best practices.
The Summit Series from NASO expands on those topics and brings you information and insights you can use immediately to improve yourself, the officiating of your members and your association.
You can pick any five Summit Series titles for only $39.95. You’d pay nearly $70 for them individually.
Expand your officiating library with the Summit Series. You cannot find this kind of knowledge anywhere else.
Pick Your 5 and Order Today! |
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| What Doesn't Belong in Game Reports |
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Your association members should keep the following out of their game reports:
- Opinion
- Embellishment
- Pregame history
- Hearsay or extraneous information
- Emotion of the officials
- What an official “should have done”
- Misspellings or grammatical errors
- Judgment of penalty
- Apologies
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Here are the results for the 5/13 WideNet Survey question:
Which is a bigger challenge to your association?
| Lack of recruits. |
40% |
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| Lack of retention. |
28% |
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| Neither is a challenge. |
32% |
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| 9 Things to Tell Rookie Officials |
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Congratulations! You have recruited new officials and they have joined your association. Now, what do they need to know? Here are nine tips worth sharing:
- Be consistent and creative in your study.
- Invest in yourself and your future.
- Find and rely on a mentor.
- Befriend your booking agent or assigner.
- Present a positive attitude.
- Focus on improvement.
- Demonstrate respect.
- Lead by example.
- Support your association.
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| Seven Ways to Make Recruits Feel Welcome |
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Get With It — The Training Incentive Program
You’re automatically enrolled in the Training Incentive Program with NASO-ON membership. Have you taken advantage yet? You and your officials can get everyday discounts of 45 percent regardless of quantity. We’ll also throw in two free books with every 10 purchased. It’s the perfect way to outfit your entire association with the best training materials available. What’s more, every order qualifies for $5 shipping, no matter how large the order is!
The T.I.P. Program is your ticket to BIG Savings EVERYDAY!
Visit naso-on.org for more information on the T.I.P. Program or Place an Order Today. |
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Membership in NASO-ON provides a helping hand to officials associations, no matter how big or how small, in accomplishing everyday association management tasks. Just as NASO is an educational association for individual sports officials, NASO-ON effectively provides educational resources and management tools to leaders.
Here are just a few of the articles NASO-ON members will read in the 7/13 issue of ONBoard:
- Media Matters: How to Use the Press to Your Group’s Advantage
- 6 Things to Remember When Educating With Video
- Get Your Association’s Budget on Track
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