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NEW on the the Documents page

• Substitution Procedure
• 2007-2008 NFHS Soccer Rules Interpretations
• Players to Penalized in HS Soccer for Illegal Equipment

New Meeting Schedule Now Available

Click to view the new Meeting Schedule, or to download as an Excel file.

Jim Kisselburgh honored for his contributions

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Each year the Section 2 Soccer Coaches Association honors an official who, by his work, has contributed to the game of soccer. This year the award went to Jim Kisselburgh.

Jim has just completed his 30th year of officiating high school soccer matches and the quality he demands of himself is still very evident in the job he does on the field. This year, he was an official at over 50 games and 7 sectional games which included the Class "D" and Class "CC-C" Championship games. Further, he officiated a Regional Championship Game.

He was a member of the Eastern NY college soccer official’s organization for over 20 years retiring 3 years ago. During his college career, Jim officiated at the highest level of play and worked numerous NCAA tournament games.

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Jim served on the EBASOA Executive Committee for 8 years from 1986 through 1994 and served as the organization’s President for 2 years during that time.

Jim is a Siena graduate, a former coach at Siena and, with thousand of others, an avid alum and fan of the Saints basketball program.

Jim is a true professional in accepting and managing the responsibilities of officiating high school athletics and truly deserving of the Capital District High School Soccer Coach’s recognition of that professionalism. Jim, our congratulations from EBASOA.

Section II Overtime same as last year

Section II overtime procedure for Varsity, JV and Freshmen games remains two, SUDDEN VICTORY, ten-minute overtime periods. If a tie still exists after the second overtime, no further play shall be conducted.

For Modified games only: two, FULL, four-minute overtime periods. If a tie still exists after the second overtime, no further play shall be conducted. [View full document]

Big Demand for New Referees in the Capital District

There is currently a great need for new referees to officiate scholastic soccer games in the Capital District.  Are you interested in becoming a High School Referee?  Do you enjoy working with young people in a sports setting? Join your local Soccer Officials Association!!  [Click for more on how to become a referee]

Please note:  We have lost the use of Colonie High School for meetings scheduled for August 20th, 27th and October 2nd.  These meetings will now be held at the Sand Creek Middle School, Colonie.