Annual end-of-season dinner meeting and officer elections wasTuesday, November 14, 6pm at Buffalo Wild Wings in Lima, 2948 Allentown Rd.
Congratulations to Mark Kleman! He is the 2022-'23 OHSAA Girls Referee of the Year.
Tournament rules changes for 2023 include roster sizes increased to 25 and 8 goal differential at halftime or any time in the 2nd half is a complete game. Download the entire document "2023 OHSAA Tournament Regulations" here.
Arbiter has been replaced by DragonFly for the 2023 season.
https://max.dragonflyathletics.com/maxweb/max-cover/login
For help with DragonFly go to https://www.dragonflymax.com/ohio
Rules Changes Approved in High School Soccer for the 2023-24 Season may be viewed at the link below and on the LAW CHANGES tab.
Dues:
Your $20 WOSOA dues may be paid at any of the local meetings.
Local Rules Meetings 2024:
WOSOA plans to host 6 local rules meetings during the pre and regular 2024 seasons. In addition, OHSAA usually releases at least 2 online video meeting that you can watch at your leisure, during the 2-week period each is available. There should be no excuse for not getting your 4 required meetings in.
Tentative 2024 WOSOA local meeting schedule:
Thu July 25
Mon Jul 29
Tue Jul 30
Sun in Aug
Sun in Sep
Sun in Oct
State Rules Meeting 2024:
Expected to be similar to 2023, which was:
The On-Line state rules meeting is available from myOHSAA starting Mon Jul 17, 9am. A $50 late fee will be charged for completing it after Tue Aug 15. It must be completed no later than Tue Sep 4.
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According to the 2017-18 NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, soccer is the fifth-most popular sport for boys with 456,362 participants in 12,393 schools across the country. Soccer is the fourth-most popular sport for girls with 390,482 participants in 12,007 schools.
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For information about the next USSF to OHSAA Bridge Class go to the Referee Training Page.
Reminder that the Concussion certification is good for 3 years. If your certification has expired, you must recertify and enter your certification information in myOHSAA prior to being able to renew your permit.
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