WOSOA
Annual end-of-season dinner and officer elections:
Probably Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 6pm
Buffalo Wild wings
2948 Allentown Rd
Lima, OH
Date, time and location will be confirmed in October.
Arbiter has been replaced by DragonFly starting with the 2023 season.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 2026-27 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 2026:
WOSOA plans to host 6 local rules meetings during the pre and regular 2026 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.
2026 WOSOA local meeting schedule (TENTATIVE based on 2025):
Thu July 23 7:00 PM Ottawa Metro Park Shelter House, 2632 Ada Rd (SR 81), Lima.
Mon Jul 27 7:00 PM Ottawa Metro Park Shelter House, 2632 Ada Rd (SR 81), Lima.
Tue Jul 28 7:00 PM Ottawa Metro Park Shelter House, 2632 Ada Rd (SR 81), Lima.
Sun Aug 9 7:00 PM Ottawa Metro Park Shelter House*, 2632 Ada Rd (SR 81), Lima
Sun Sep 13 7:00 PM Ottawa Metro Park Shelter House*, 2632 Ada Rd (SR 81), Lima.
Sun Sep 27 7:00 PM Bath Community Center, 2501 Slabtown Rd., Lima.
*Bath Community Center is bad weather backup for Aug 10 and Sep 14 meetings.
State Rules Meeting 2025:
Expect similar for 2026.
The 10-minute-long State Rules Meeting went live on Jul 22 and is free, if completed by Monday, August 18th, 11:59pm. A $50 late fee will be charged for completing it after Tue Aug 18th. It must be completed no later than Wed Sep 10th, 11:59pm. Login to your DragonFly Account, click on Today (on the left), My Information, Revisit Paperwork under OHSAA, Start next to 2025 SRI Meeting.
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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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