Last night, BOCES provided some additional information regarding the ZebraWeb transition:

• All refs should have received a sign-on invite from ZebraWeb. What is there now is limited to your basic profile information.
• Initial schedules will be created in RefView, and then imported to ZebraWeb later in the week of June 16 or early the week of Jun 23
• AFTER the import, refs should accept or decline the games in ZebraWeb [THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS UPDATE]
• BOCES has provided a 7-page "cheat sheet" on ZebraWeb Operations
• BOCES reconfirmed that they are still handling payroll internally, so you should NOT put your Social Security Number into ZebraWeb
• Mileage in ZebraWeb (for how far you are willing to travel) is one-way, door-to-door driving distance. Some of the training sessions may have given a different impression. This may not carry over from RefView.
• Blocked schools will not carry over from RefView, and will have to be re-entered into ZebraWeb.
• There may be additional training webinars during the summer

A recording of the June 5 training session is here.  While we expect more information later in the summer, here are the key takeaways so far:

• ZebraWeb assumes that all days are blocked unless you specifically make yourself available. (Multi-sport referees can designate availability separately for each sport).
• Initial assignments (and acceptances) will be made in RefView. The data will then be exported to ZebraWeb. Any game assigned in the export will automatically override the assumed block for that day. 
• Timing of access to ZebraWeb is uncertain; it may need to wait until the schedule is imported. Look for an email from them with login credentials. Hopefully all your information (name, phone, etc.) will transfer over. 
• Unless and until we hear otherwise from BOCES, you do not need to enter banking or Social Security Number information into ZebraWeb, as we expect BOCES to continue handling payroll outside the system.
• We expect to receive more details and answers to other questions throughout the summer. 

 

Thank you, 

Todd Santabarbara

Executive Director, Section I of the NYSPHSAA

Southern Westchester BOCES

Center for Interscholastic Athletics

450 Mamaroneck Avenue

Harrison, NY 10528

(914) 592-2526 ext. 3521

Referee  Magazine's analysis of this year's new rules and points of emphasis was added to the rules changes page.

External events have been added to the Calendar of Events page.

Dear Presidents of Section One Officials Associations:

I hope this email finds you well and that you have found some time to relax with family and friends. As the leaders of your association, I want to provide you with an exciting and important update related to a change in the scheduling, assigning and payment platform at Southern Westchester BOCES/Section One.

As we shared throughout the course of the 2024-25 school year, with Arbiter's acquisition of rSchool we have been reviewing the functionality and efficacy of various platforms to assess our next steps. After a thorough and extensive process, which included presentations from various vendors, additional meetings with the BOCES office staff, IT department and Business Office, we have made a decision to move forward with a replacement software, VantageSportz, beginning in the Fall of 2025.

We kindly ask that you share this information with your membership so they are also aware of this change. Additionally, with the Fall 2025 season quickly approaching we’ve scheduled training sessions for all officials. Information on how to sign up for training sessions will be disseminated in the coming days.  

Thank you for your continued support as we complete the migration to VantageSportz (Zebra Web). As always, feel free to reach out to Todd, Jesse or I with any questions. 

Sincerely,

Daniel J. Belfi

Assistant Director

Center for Interscholastic Athletics/Section One

Southern Westchester BOCES

450 Mamaroneck Avenue

Harrison, NY 10528

(914) 592-2526 ext. 3531

Note: ZebraWeb is the scheduling, assigning and payment platform owned by VantageSportz.

NFHS has announced the 2025 Soccer Rules Changes emphasizing head coach responsibility for bench decorum and provide additional tools to help the referee prevent unnecessary confrontations. In addition, the new rules add some clarification to the injury and substitution rules, and move the definitions (formerly Rule 18) into the main body of the rule book. 

Dominick DeRocco - WPASOA representative to the NY State championships

Jose Hernandez, Jr - 25 years with WPASOA

Pelham Memorial High School - Boys Sportsmanship Award Winners

John Jay Cross River - Girls Sportsmanship Winners

Congratulations to the WPASOA referees who worked the 2023 New York State finals:

David Belmnahia - Boys

Sergio Vasile - Girls

Congratulations to the 2023 Sportsmanship winners as voted by the WPASOA membership. This award honors the players, coaches and spectators for consistently exemplifying the sportsmanship values of respect and fair play. 

2023 Boys Sportsmanship Winner: VALHALLA

2023 Girls Sportsmanship Winner: PLEASANTVILLE

The state interpreter's reasoning as to why the goalkeeper should be disqualified in 2023 exam video Q54 is available here and on the NFHS rules exam page