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This Sunday, October 24, 2021 is our final chapter meeting. In person at Baldwin High school and virtual 7:15 pm start time. If you did not receive the link to connect on-line, please contact Milan Yekich. Hope to see you Sunday.

We have added a zoom chapter meeting for this Sunday, October 17 at 9:00 AM. It will not be longer than 1 hour. This was added to help officials attend the October meeting that has been mandated by the PIAA. You must attend 4 chapter meetings in the fall, with one meeting attendance in October. So even if you have 4 chapter meetings in already, you must attend a meeting in October. Thank you.

Below is the protocol from the WPIAL. If you have been in close contact with a person who tested positive for COVID please follow this recommended procedure.

Quarantine:
Quarantine if you have been in close contact (within 6 feet of someone for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period) with someone who has COVID-19, unless you have been fully vaccinated.

People who are fully vaccinated DO NOT need to quarantine after contact with someone who had COVID-19 unless they have symptoms.

However, fully vaccinated people should get tested 3-5 days after their exposure, even if they don’t have symptoms and wear a mask indoors in public for 14 days following exposure or until their test result is negative.

What to do:
Stay home for 14 days after your last contact with a person who has COVID-19.

Watch for fever (100.4•F), cough, shortness of breath, or other
symptoms of COVID-19.

If possible, stay away from people you live with, especially people who are at higher risk for
getting very sick from COVID-19.

Reminder for virtual chapter meeting Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 7:15pm. Greg will be discussing multiple game situations and there will be a Q and A after. If you have any rules questions you would like answered, please attend. Milan will be email the link to attend.

Thank you

The following Executive Committee Offices are up for election:
Vice President – currently held by Dave Mrvos
Recording Secretary- currently held by Eric Ressler
Assigning Secretary – currently held by Matt Martin
At-Large Board Members – currently held by Louis Smolensk, Dan Wolfe
Anyone interested in running for one of the vacant positions should contact a member of the elections committee: Dave Mrvos or Milan Yekich

Reminder there will be a chapter meeting on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Gateway High School in the LGI room located in the back of the school. Greg will be covering first contact and ball handling.

MISSION STATEMENT:

   The Observation Program will observe and rate all Officials who are active in the Golden Triangle Chapter to improve their professional performance at matches assigned by the Chapter.  This process shall aid the Chapter in producing and retaining the most competent volleyball officials in Pennsylvania.

Goals/Objectives:

    The Observation Program goal is to objectively observe, critique and grade each observed Official using the GTCCVO Observation Form.  That Form will record each officials’ performance under standard, objective criteria.  The Form will be filled out by the Observer;  discussed and shared with the Officials working the match, and sent to the Chapter Executive Committee to be used for future assignments.  Consistency in the observation of EACH and EVERY official is our main goal.

All officials working City League games this fall are required to sign the Pittsburgh Public Schools / City League Covid-19 Waiver.

You may either Print and sign the Waiver form and take it with you to the match, or Sign the form at the match.

Here is a link to the form.

Pittsburgh Public Schools / City League Covid-19 Waiver

This email is mainly for our newer officials. Most schools pay via arbiter, so you will want to add your checking/savings bank account to your arbiter account under payments. It’s pretty easy to do, but if you have any questions, there is a 1-800 # for arbiter and one of their associates can answer any questions you may have.

 For those of you who would like Arbiter Assignments and Chapter Meeting Dates automatically added to your personal calendar. I think that this might be what you are looking for. I have been doing this for the last few years. It automatically adds meeting dates AND my assignments to my personal calendar. It is done through Arbiter and you will obviously need to log-in to your account.Here is a link to the directions on Arbiter for different calendar platforms.

https://arbitersports.force.com/officials/s/article/Subscribing-to-an-ArbiterSports-Calendar-Feed#Section3