Sports Officiating
Welcome to Sports Officiating! Sports Officiating is a Physical Education Elective course that focuses on the philosophy of being an official, umpire, and/or referee for athletic contests. This course will cover WIAA Volleyball and Basketball and if possible, an additional third sport. Each student will take the WIAA Sports Officiating Exam for each assigned sport. In addition, students will participate in class discussions and read and discuss articles on being an official/referee/umpire, coach, player, and spectator/fan.
Skill Development
1. Demonstrate the ability to make appropriate calls and judgments.
2. Execute calls in a timely manner.
3. Demonstrate the personal aspects of officiating. Examples: overall game management and human relationship skills such as interactive management with players, coaches, administrators, and spectators
4. Execute the proper hand signals and verbal communications for each sport recognized by the WIAA.
5. Discuss requirements needed to become an official as well as what makes a quality official.
6. Apply the practices gained from observing a registered official. Examples: techniques of game management, teamwork with other officials, positioning.
7. Apply the practices gained from assisting, working, or participating in an event or activity as assigned by our school Athletic Director and/or Varsity Coach.
Social Development
8. Apply knowledge to become a more informed spectator of sporting events.
9. Display self-confidence and professionalism when officiating before, during, and after the contest.
10. Demonstrate the ability to work in partnership with fellow officials in sporting contests. Example: officiate primary area of responsibilities while being prepared to support fellow officials in conflict situations, recognize security issues, alternate travel responsibilities in order to balance overall travel expenses.
Cognitive Development
11. Identify the primary responsibilities of each official.
12. Identify and describe signals used to indicate calls by officials.
13. Identify and describe terminology for each sport associated with officiating that is recognized by the WIAA.
14. Exhibit an understanding of rules, interpretations, and mechanical techniques of officiating.
Daily Points:
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Each class period you will have the opportunity to earn 3 points. One point for attitude, one point for effort, and one point for participation. However, if one area of this is extremely off, you can lose all 3 points.
Academic Imperative Plan Classroom Academic Expectations:
Students are expected to come to class prepared, actively participate and complete all assigned work on time. Classroom Academic Imperative Procedures:
1. Students with three missing grades or one failing grade on a major assignment/test in a class will be assigned a classroom detention. The purpose of the detention will be to complete the missing work and/or discuss ways to meet the academic expectations of the class.
2. The detention will be assigned by the teacher and served with the teacher.
3. The detention may take place before school, during lunch or after school and will last a minimum of 20 minutes.
4. Participation in extracurricular activities will not excuse a student from detention.
5. Students who fail to serve the detention will be given a warning and make-up date. Continued failure to serve will result in an office referral which may lead to an ISS.
6. Parent contact will be made if a second detention is given from the same classroom teacher.
7. A parent conference will be held if a third detention is given from the same classroom teacher.
Late Policy:
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Students who turn in an assignment 1-2 days late, will receive up to 70% of total possible score (if assignment/project is worth 100 points, best possible score would be a 70/100)
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Students who turn in an assignment 3-4 days late will receive up to 50% of total possible score
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Anything 5 days or later will receive a 0.
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**Subject to change if a student has reached out through email and let me know of an issue as to why homework/project is not completed (ill, computer broke, printer out of ink, family emergency, etc.)
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS: (All board policies will be enforced my Mrs. Klein in class)
· Raise your hand to answer a question or share with the class.
· One person speaks at a time please.
· Be respectful – Give it, Get it, Earn it!
· Be open minded, caring, mature, honest, and always agree to disagree.
· There will be a seating chart.
· Be respectful of school property and use learning materials, resources and technology responsibly. Remember: Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and Show Restraint.
· Please be aware of all grading expectations when working on an assignment or project. Rubrics or grading guidelines will be provided for each assignment or project.
· DO NOT BE TARDY. You are allowed 1 free tardy, after that, you will receive 1 lunch detention every time you are tardy.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Each student is expected to do his/her own work. In order to eliminate any confusion about what academic dishonesty includes, the following definitions will apply in health class:
· Knowingly providing your work/answers to another student for them to copy as their own. (notes not included)
· Knowingly copying another student’s work/answers and submitting them as your own.
· Plagiarizing anything from books, magazines, the Internet or any other source already published.
Students will receive a 0 on any assignment/project/test where cheating has occurred and will also receive a referral.
Late Assignments/Uniform Late Work Policy:
Teachers will strive to assign homework and projects with due dates that provide ample time for students to time-manage and successfully complete the work. Students are expected to turn in work on the date it is due. Any work that is not turned in when it is collected on that due date will be marked as a zero and missing in the grade book.
1-2 days late= 75% off of grade earned
3-4 days late= 50% off of grade earned
5 days late= 0 points
Grading Scale
93% - 100% = A
90% - 92.9% = A-
87% - 89.9% = B+
83% - 86.9% = B
80% - 82.9% = B-
77% - 79.9% = C+
73% - 76.9% = C
70% - 72.9% = C-
64% - 69.9% = D
60% - 63.9% = D-
Out of Class - Learning Experience Assignments/Projects
As part of the class curriculum, students are expected to participate in and attend one or more of the following outside of the school day: games, events, practices, contests, matches, etc.
It is the student's responsibility to make the necessary arrangements to complete all assignments and projects that require extra time outside of the school day and into their schedule. Please be organized and respectful. Be sure to give your contact plenty of time to provide you with an opportunity as well as make sure you show up! Do not expect a coach to bail you out the last week of the quarter.
Class Notes
You are expected to take notes during class. Please set up a google document and SHARE that with me. You will get credit on random days for the notes you have taken. This will be random. Please put the date at the top of each new section you begin. Days that I check your notes, you can earn between 5 and 10 points. This is a pass/fail check.
Canvas
Most of the assignments, videos, articles, announcements, will be on our new Learning Management System, Canvas.
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