Referee Clinic

The Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association (VASRA) invites you to a
USRowing Referee Clinic!!  The details are as follows -

Date:  March 5, 2011
Time:  8:30AM - 11:30AM
Location:  Birch Stewart, Kolasch and Birch, 8110 Gatehouse Rd., Suite
100 East, Falls Church, VA 22040

Agenda:
08:30 – 08:55     Nosh/social time
08:55 – 09:00    Opening Comments – Ardath G.
09:00 – 09:20    Start Your Engines!
    Review of the roles/responsibilities of the Starter/Asst Starter
(Mike S.)
09:20 – 10:30    Candidate Session (Donna L.)
09:20 – 10:30    Breakout –sessions (please attend 3 20 minute
sessions)

• Mine to Control

Review of the roles/responsibilities of Control Commission (Kathleen
D.)

• Starter Stars

Hands-on practice for the roles/responsibilities of the Starter
(Vanessa F.)

• When Stars Align

Review of the roles/responsibilities of the JAS/Aligner (Troy D.)

• Work That Body!(The Body of the Race, that is…)

Review of the roles/responsibilities of the Referee (John W.)

• Here Comes the Judge...

Review of the roles/responsibilities at the Finish line (e.g. Chief
Judge) (Paul P.)

10:30 – 10:45    Break
10:45 – 10:55    Core Rules – Q&A
Moderate discussion and follow-up after breakouts (Ray D.)
10:55 – 11:15    One Ring to Rule them All
New rule changes for 2011 (Joe M.)    
11:15 – 11:25    VASRA Presentation (Ryz O.)
11:25 – 11:30    Final Comments/Wrap-up (Ardath G.)

Coffee, juice, bagels, donuts and other delicious delights will be
available at 8:30 AM.

Please RSVP by February 28th on www.crewref.com.  If you don't have
access to the website, please contact Paul Phillips
(phillips.p@verizon.net) or Vanessa Flory (vanessa@theflorys.net).

Clinicians: George Bangs, Cindy Ching, Kathleen Dameo, Cyrus Dolph,
Ray Duff, Roxanne Everetts, Vanessa Flory, Matt Fortino, Victor
Gallik, Ardath Grills, Doug Jones, Rawles Jones, Ken Kelleher, Donna
Livingston, Ryz Obuchowicz, Paul Phillips, John White

Feel free to forward the invite onto your contacts in other regions if
you know that they've expressed an interest in attending our
informative, intellectually stimulating clinics!  Thanks a bunch and
we look forward to seeing you!!

Warm regards,
-Doug Jones & Ardath Grills