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FLAG & WHI STL E Official Newletter of the BC Soccer Referees Association • April 2014 ASSOCIATION ⌦ ABOUT TO CELEBRATE 45th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SET FOR ⌦SATURDAY, MAY 3rd AT YWCA HOTEL IN VANCOUVER It was 1969. Two men landed and nothing as far as education like there is General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday walked on the moon. There was a war now. There were little cliques.” May 3rd at the YWCA Hotel, 733 Beatty going on in a faraway place called Vietnam. It was then that a few referees decided St., in Vancouver. A rock band called The Beatles released things needed to change. A decision was To commemorate the anniversary of the their last compilation called “AbbeyRoad,” made, starting with John “The Com association, some initiatives are being on vinyl “records” when MP3 players mander” Morris, who would become considered which will be put forth to were still in the realm of science fiction. the association’s first president, to get members to decide on (Ed note: details of Justin Trudeau’s father was Prime Minister- together to form the with the goal of these initiatives for the AGM did not heck, Justin Trudeau wasn’t even born yet! improving the information given to refer- arrive at the editorial deadline). And in the background, several referees ees and bringing a spirit of camaraderie formed what they called the British amongst all fellow colleagues. BCSRA Founding Members Columbia Soccer Referees Association Eventually, the BCSRA would become Harry D. Anderson (BCSRA) and registered it as a legal soci- an associate member of the BC Soccer Thomas Atkinson ety with the provincial government. Little Association Commission (forerunner to Stanley Bennett did they know that forty-five years later the current BC Soccer) including being the (deceased) Jack Blackford the society they formed would still be provincial governing body’s agent for the (deceased) W. Dermot Boyd alive today and, for some, after they had registration of referees. The BCSRA was Robert Butler passed away. also instrumental in forming what is now Reginald A.J. Clark Looking back in the days before the called the BC Soccer Referees Committee (deceased) Norman Colclough Referees Association was formed, the starting the formation of the infrastructure John B. Meachin landscape was very different. In some we know today. (deceased) John W. A. Morris ways, one would not be out of line in say- “Everyone doesn’t realize that they are (deceased) William Sanderson ing it was like the wild old west. benefiting from the efforts (we) put forth Ronald Telfer “When I got here in the 1950’s, there in those early days,” states Norm. John P. Turner was nothing", recalls Founding and Life The official start to celebrating the anni- Werner Winsemann Member Norm Colclough. “There was versary year will occur with the Annual PRIZES GALORE UP FOR GRABS AT THE AGM! Due to the incredible response to the catch- you have to be there to enter your accessed by Skytrain from the Beatty Street Whitecaps 40th Anniversary Match ticket name! entrance of the Stadium-Chinatown sta- purchase, the Referees Association has The AGM will held at the YWCA Hotel, tion. managed to secure some prizes which will 733 Beatty Street, Vancouver. The hotel is Start time is 11:00 am, and a light lunch be raffled off at the Annual General Meeting located approximately midway between will also be made available to those who (AGM) on Saturday, May 3rd. There's a Robson and Georgia Street. It can be easily are attending. WHITECAPS PRESIDENT TAKES TIME TO TALK TO REFEREES L-R: Antonio Hurtado-Coll, 1st VP Art Duran, Director Dieter Freundt, Vancouver Whitecaps President Bob Lenarduzzi, President Marc Bowley, Treasurer Nick Miskin, Director Mynor Campos, Secretary Iain Andrews The Vancouver Area branch (VASRA) and BCSRA Founding/Life Member on the game could leave without a refer- of the BCSRA took time out from usual Werner Winsemann who mentioned that ence to “the men in black.” When asked discussions on all matters refereeing to Bob was the only Lenarduzzi brother the loaded question of what drives him talk about the game we all love. whom he hadn’t cautioned!). bonkers about referees, Bob deftly To this end, at its March meeting the When asked what he changes he would answered that he would like to see, but members welcomed Vancouver White- like to see in the game, Bob indicated he understands it may not be possible, is that caps FC President Bob Lenarduzzi as wished that something similar to the referees appear to be more human. He their guest speaker for the evening. NBA’s “over and back” rule could be recalled one of the referee from his days Bob started by gratefully acknowledg- implemented. in the North American Soccer League but ing the donation VASRA put forth to the In this scenario, once the attacking realized his demeanour may not be appli- “Sleep Out” fundraiser for Covenant team plays the ball into the defending cable to all! House which he and his son participated team’s half they must keep it there or face All in all, a pleasant diversion from the in during the fall of last year. the consequence of turning the ball over to seriousness of “getting the call right” – This was the second consecutive fund- their opponent. Of course, no discussion A great time was had by all. raiser. Bob indicated they have been able to raise $6,000 for the charity which seeks to provide help for homeless youth. (Ed note: Anyone wishing more information on Covenant House should go to www. covenanthouse.org). Throughout the discussion Bob was able to bring more insight into the post- season parade of news items revolving around the club. From the search for a coach to the MLS Superdraft and of course “Camillogate,” no stone was left unturned. The end result left those in attendance with a better background of the “reported” stories in the media. Bob also took time to answer questions which centered around the game and, by extension, referees (Ed note: in atten- dance was former Canadian FIFA Referee Bob Lenarduzzi at his presentation about “Camillogate.” 2⌦FLAG & WHISTLE – April 2014 issue Life Member of PCSL (posted at www.pcsl.org At the past AGM of the PCSAL, Vancouver Area Life Member Joe Hrgovic was elected Honourary Life Member of League in recognition of dedication and service. Joe has now stepped down from the Board of Directors but will con- tinue to help the league with tourna- ments in his new capacity as a League Official. The F&W congratulates Joe on his overdue recognition! Volunteer for ⌦ Women’s world cup With Vancouver set to not only be a The officiating crew for the U-17 NSYSA U-17 Bronze Community Cup Final venue for the 2015 Women's World Cup at William Griffin Field, February 28th (WWC) but will also host the final, (L-R): Andrew Balzer, Paul Van Buekenhout of VASRA, and Karim Moodad members may wish to be aware of how to volunteer for the even. To register, click the button on the bot- tom of this web page: www.fifa.com/ womensworldcup/organisation/ volunteers/welcome.html Note: Look for the site that you want to volunteer for!!! (i.e. for Vancouver, look for “FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015(tm) Vancouver” The WWC will be the biggest soccer event hosted by the city since Canada held the FIFA U-20 tournament in 2007. The 2015 event will be the first time that 24 teams on the women's side will be participating. Other host cities include Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Moncton. FLA G & WHISTL E is published 6 times a year by the BC Soccer Referees Association. The material presented is from contributors. The BCSRA assumes no responsibility for its content. Editor:Elvio Chies Staff Writer: Tom Babic Research Emil Udovich, Mynor Campos Lay-out and Typesetting Dieter Freundt Letters to the editor are welcome and should be directed by email to: [email protected] or [email protected] or by mail to: BC Soccer Referees Association c/o 8130 Selkirk Street Vancouver, BC, V6P 4H7 The officiating crew for the exhibition match between Trinity Western University and FC Edmonton of thew NASL. L-R: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt, Alain Ruch, Marco Aruda April 2014 issue – FLAG & WHISTLE ◆3 New Scheduler for Pacific Coast League CANDIDATES PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO FACE The Pacific Coast Soccer League to be available for appointments to the (PCSL) outgoing referee scheduler PCSL. INCREASE IN FEES Noel Estacio has announced that Doug The PCSL is a Canada-USA Inter-city As was mentioned at a recent ses- Summer will be assigning appointments Elite soccer league for men and women. sion of BC Soccer’s Candidates for the upcoming 2014 season. Doug can It has a Premier and Reserve divisions Program, participants were made be reached at: for both men and women. aware that fees for the year starting [email protected]) The 2014 season will see teams from April 1, 2014 are increasing to $150. Of note was a plea to those referees the Fraser Valley, Kamloops Kelowna, The reason given was this was being in the Kelowna area to stay away from Penticton, Vancouver Island and the Lower used to help rent facilities and pay for refereeing in unaffiliated leagues, which Mainland. Referees fees for the season fitness and educational instructors. “contribute zero towards the development will be $80 for the centre referee and $40 of referees within BC Soccer” in order for assistants. Refspect campaign COUNTDOWN TO THE WORLD CUP underway Play the World Cup Pool and help fund a Scholarship 31/03/14 12:53pm Skysports.com A campaign to encourage more In order to help secure more funds of counted).