We received many compliments on the quality of officiating and umpiring were received from our clients.

NCOA will continue to provide quality education of sports rules and mechanics and pay those who attend meetings and take the rules review extra money for each game.

We look forward to another successful upcoming season.

Sincerely,

To self-nominate yourself you must be an active NCOA member in good standing for the past three years.

If you are interested on serving on the NCOA Board of Directors submit an email to ncoa@sonic.net with:

1. Name:
2. Years of Officiating/Umpiring for NCOA:
3. Sport(s) you Officiate for NCOA:
4. Short Statement on why you want to serve on the NCOA Board:

By August 31, 2024.

• $50 for the first sport you referee/umpire for NCOA.
• $10 for each additional sport you referee/umpire for NCOA.

The "sports" are:

• Basketball: Includes Jr High, High School and CYO.
• Baseball: Includes High School and any summer baseball.
• Softball: Includes High School, any youth and adult recreational*.
• Volleyball: For Jr High.
  • High School officials that paid dues to NBVOA will only pay $10 dues to referee Jr High Volleyball for NCOA.

* Additional fees for USA Softball Registration are NOT included with NCOA dues. USA softball dues/fees are paid directly to USA Softball upon registration with them.

If you only referee/umpire one sport for NCOA your dues will only be $50 payable upfront at the first meeting/clinic you attend for that "sport" season in order to receive books and other materials.

If you referee/umpire:

• Two sports for NCOA your dues will be only be $50 + $10 = $60.
• Three sports will be $50 + 2 x $10 = $70.
• All four sports then $50 + 3 x $10 = $80.

We are still in negoiations with NBL, VVAL and the small schools for the actual rates for high school sports for the 2024/2025 seasons.

Travel Allowance for Jr High and High School will remain at $20 for traveling a significant distance within the county (approx 21 minutes or more).

Travel Allowance is paid per "assignment", not per game. An "assignment" is defined as being either one, two or three games right after each other on the same day.

Incentive pay will remain in effect for Fiscal Year 2025;

• Officials/Umpires will receive an additional $2.50 per game for High School and Jr High levels for each NCOA meeting / clinic they attend for that sport - up to two meetings/clinics.
• Officials/Umpires will receive an additional $2.50 per game for High School and Jr High levels for passing an annual online "rules review" for that sport - only one if two (basic and advance) are offered.
• Officials for Youth Level games will receive an additional $1.00 per game for attending a meeting (one max) and additional $1.00 per game for passing the online rules review.
• Umpires for Adult Recreational games will receive an additional $1.00 per game for attending a meeting (one max) and additoinal $1.00 per game for passing the required USA Softball test.

This "incentive pay" is retroactive to the beginning of the pay period of the:

• Date in which the official/umpire attends the meeting/clinic.
• Date of passing the rules review within that pay period.

So attending two meetings for high school and Jr High sports and passing the online rules review you will be potentially paid an additional $7.50 per game.

So if you do 50 games a season for a sport - that is a potential of an additional $375 for attending the meetings/clinics and passing the rules review. Obviously more games means more money. Thus you are being paid for the training and education you do for that sport. Nice????

Why are we doing this? As an independent contractor you are not required to attend meetings/clinics nor take the rules review. There are some people that attend meetings/clinics and/nor the rules review but still referee/umpire for NCOA because we need them due to the shortage of officials/umpires. This doesn't seem fair to those who do the required meetings/clinics and rules review paying them the same as those who don't.

We want to reward officials/umpires for "bettering" themselves for attending meetings/clinics and doing the rules review. NCOA emphasizes training and education of officials/umpires to provide quality and professional minded people for the sports we service for schools and organizations.

NCOA will offer up to three dates for High School and Jr High officials/umpires to meet the two meetings/clinics inorder to receive the extra $5.00 for attending two meetings/clinics. The Lead Instructor for that sport has the option to provide "make-up" dates or other options for people who can't make, with legitimate reasons, the regular schedule dates as announced.
Doing extra scrimmages will NOT be offered as an option for a make-up since officials/umpires are paid for refereeing scrimmages.

For Jr High Volleyball: Volleyball officials attending NBVOA meetings and doing the volleyball rules review will meet those requirements for added pay for Jr High volleyball.

Please make sure you properly fill out the Liability Insurance portion of the ICA.

NCOA will NOT provide liability insurance for officials/umpires due to be Independent Contractors. You MUST obtain liability insurance on your behalf. There are two options:

NFHS Insurance, July 1 thru June 30 next year, is available via DragonFlyMax.

1. Click on the link, then Login/Sign-up.
2. Once in click in upper right "Connect to School or Organization".
3. Answer the questions by selecting appropriate buttons.
4. Then select Northern Coast Officials Association under Tier 2 Organizations.
5. Select such and pay only $25 or $35 (plus a small credit card fee).
6. Send a copy of the insurance purchase to ncoa@sonic.net

If you are having difficulties with DragonFly please contact Gary to assist.

National Association of Sports Officials NASO:
Highly Recommended for only $116 you will get much better and higher levels of insurance coverage for all sports along with a very informative monthly magazine and savigns on educational materials.
Save $10 by by using the promo code:M2NASON when you sign up or renew.

If you know of someone that would make a quality and professional official and/or umpire, please have them send an email to Gary Frieders, NCOA at ncoa@sonic.net or phone 707 538-5190 ext #1 or have them come to the first meeting for the sport.

The Calendar of Events for the Basketball Season is available online at:

http://www.northerncoastofficials.org/basketball/index.php

First meeting/clinic for Junior High and Santa Rosa Youth League Basketball Officials is scheduled for:

Monday, August 26, 2024- 6:00pm to 8:15pm

*** To be assigned Jr High Basketball games please attend this meeting/clinic.

*** High School officials, that don't referee Jr High basketball can also attend this meeting/clinic as part of the two meetings/clinics required for added pay purposes.

LOCATION:

Cotati Veterans Building
8505 Park Ave
Cotati, CA 94931
(Just South of Downtown Cotati on Old Redwood Hwy)

Fall adult recreational softball starts in September. If you are interest and available in umpiring this fall please create your availability on the NCOA Officials soon.

Marin County High School Baseball: We are in discussions with providing umpires for Marin County High School baseball season in Spring of 2025. Nothing has been finalized nor made official yet. If/When it does we will provide necessary information on such.

• Keep your availability up-to-date.
• Respond timely to emails or notices of games offered, changed or canceled.
• Make positive contact with your partner(s) a day or two before the assignment.

Thank you from your Board: