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11-08-2005, 04:53 PM
MEMORANDUM
TO: US Lacrosse Men’s Division College Officials Committee Members
FROM: US Lacrosse Men’s Division College Officials Committee Executive Board
DATE: November 8, 2005
RE: Extension of Agreement between COC and USILA
Dear Members:
We are writing to advise you that the US Lacrosse Men’s Division College Officials Committee (the “COC”) and the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (the “USILA”) have reached agreement regarding a four year extension of the Agreement dated January 11, 2004 between the COC and the USILA. The term of this Agreement ended on June 30, 2005, and the COC Executive Board has been working closely with USILA leadership to finalize the terms of a four year extension of that agreement.
The four year extension of the Agreement between the COC and the USILA includes provisions relating to the continued expansion of the observer’s program, the cooperative refinement of the rating system utilized by coaches to evaluate officials, a renewed emphasis on the joint recruitment of new officials by the COC and the USILA and a fee agreement for Division I, II and III games during the four year term of the Agreement. Additional details regarding the terms of the four year extension of the COC/USILA Agreement will be forthcoming shortly, including specific details with respect to the fee agreement.
The Agreement that was signed by the COC and the USILA in January, 2004 represented the beginning of a partnership relationship between the two organizations that had as its objective the provision by the COC of the highest quality officiating services for USILA member institutions. The COC Executive Board believes that the partnership relationship between the COC and the USILA during the past two years has been very successful. The four year extension of the term of that Agreement will provide the COC and the USILA with the opportunity to continue to strengthen and enhance their overall relationship in furtherance of the shared goal of providing the highest quality officiating services to USILA member institutions at all times.
As you may be aware, the ECAC has recently taken actions to attempt to establish an ECAC lacrosse official’s bureau, in direct competition with the USILA. Although the ECAC appears to have represented to a number of institutions that the ECAC has the ability to provide officials, in fact there have been no discussions whatsoever between the COC and the ECAC regarding the provision by COC officials of officiating services through the ECAC. The COC Executive Board is unanimously opposed to that concept because it is not in the best interests of COC officials. In fact, the only basis upon which the ECAC could attempt to recruit institutions to engage the ECAC rather than the USILA to provide lacrosse officiating services would be that the cost to these institutions for officiating services would be less than the cost of obtaining officials through the existing arrangement between the COC and the USILA, thereby threatening the substantial progress that the COC has made during the past few years in relation to the establishment of fair and reasonable game fees, travel and per diem reimbursement amounts.
Accordingly, the COC Executive Board urges all COC member officials to resist any attempt by the ECAC to solicit the COC membership as part of the ECAC’s attempt to establish a lacrosse officiating bureau in direct competition with the USILA. The COC Executive Board enjoys a very positive working relationship with the USILA, and the extension of the Agreement between the COC and the USILA for an additional four years is designed to strengthen further that relationship. As we are all aware, the strength of the COC is in the solidarity of its membership. The current actions being taken by the ECAC are not in the best interests of the sport of lacrosse, and they are certainly not in the best interests of COC officials.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any member of the COC Executive Board.
US LACROSSE acrosse MEN’Sen’s COLLEGE ollege OFFICIALSfficials
Committee Executive Board OMMITTEE EXECUTIVE BOARD
John Hill, President
J. D. Doyle
Eric Evans
Steve Miller
Kevin O’Leary
Butch West
Hans Wittelsberger
Steve Hinchey, President,
US Lacrosse Men’s Officials Council
John Hill, President, COC
Butch West
Hans Wittelsberger
Kevin O’Leary
Eric Evans
Steve Miller
Steve Hinchey, President, MDOC
cc: Jody Martin, US Lacrosse Men’s Division Director
TO: US Lacrosse Men’s Division College Officials Committee Members
FROM: US Lacrosse Men’s Division College Officials Committee Executive Board
DATE: November 8, 2005
RE: Extension of Agreement between COC and USILA
Dear Members:
We are writing to advise you that the US Lacrosse Men’s Division College Officials Committee (the “COC”) and the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (the “USILA”) have reached agreement regarding a four year extension of the Agreement dated January 11, 2004 between the COC and the USILA. The term of this Agreement ended on June 30, 2005, and the COC Executive Board has been working closely with USILA leadership to finalize the terms of a four year extension of that agreement.
The four year extension of the Agreement between the COC and the USILA includes provisions relating to the continued expansion of the observer’s program, the cooperative refinement of the rating system utilized by coaches to evaluate officials, a renewed emphasis on the joint recruitment of new officials by the COC and the USILA and a fee agreement for Division I, II and III games during the four year term of the Agreement. Additional details regarding the terms of the four year extension of the COC/USILA Agreement will be forthcoming shortly, including specific details with respect to the fee agreement.
The Agreement that was signed by the COC and the USILA in January, 2004 represented the beginning of a partnership relationship between the two organizations that had as its objective the provision by the COC of the highest quality officiating services for USILA member institutions. The COC Executive Board believes that the partnership relationship between the COC and the USILA during the past two years has been very successful. The four year extension of the term of that Agreement will provide the COC and the USILA with the opportunity to continue to strengthen and enhance their overall relationship in furtherance of the shared goal of providing the highest quality officiating services to USILA member institutions at all times.
As you may be aware, the ECAC has recently taken actions to attempt to establish an ECAC lacrosse official’s bureau, in direct competition with the USILA. Although the ECAC appears to have represented to a number of institutions that the ECAC has the ability to provide officials, in fact there have been no discussions whatsoever between the COC and the ECAC regarding the provision by COC officials of officiating services through the ECAC. The COC Executive Board is unanimously opposed to that concept because it is not in the best interests of COC officials. In fact, the only basis upon which the ECAC could attempt to recruit institutions to engage the ECAC rather than the USILA to provide lacrosse officiating services would be that the cost to these institutions for officiating services would be less than the cost of obtaining officials through the existing arrangement between the COC and the USILA, thereby threatening the substantial progress that the COC has made during the past few years in relation to the establishment of fair and reasonable game fees, travel and per diem reimbursement amounts.
Accordingly, the COC Executive Board urges all COC member officials to resist any attempt by the ECAC to solicit the COC membership as part of the ECAC’s attempt to establish a lacrosse officiating bureau in direct competition with the USILA. The COC Executive Board enjoys a very positive working relationship with the USILA, and the extension of the Agreement between the COC and the USILA for an additional four years is designed to strengthen further that relationship. As we are all aware, the strength of the COC is in the solidarity of its membership. The current actions being taken by the ECAC are not in the best interests of the sport of lacrosse, and they are certainly not in the best interests of COC officials.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any member of the COC Executive Board.
US LACROSSE acrosse MEN’Sen’s COLLEGE ollege OFFICIALSfficials
Committee Executive Board OMMITTEE EXECUTIVE BOARD
John Hill, President
J. D. Doyle
Eric Evans
Steve Miller
Kevin O’Leary
Butch West
Hans Wittelsberger
Steve Hinchey, President,
US Lacrosse Men’s Officials Council
John Hill, President, COC
Butch West
Hans Wittelsberger
Kevin O’Leary
Eric Evans
Steve Miller
Steve Hinchey, President, MDOC
cc: Jody Martin, US Lacrosse Men’s Division Director