South Suburbs Officials Association

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Who We Are

SSOA is a high school officials organization in the South Suburbs of Chicago. We have over 150 members, many who have been officials at the State Finals. Click here and listen to the officials. To find out some more information about our membership click here

SSOA's Goals

To recruit and mentor new officials Develop positive relations with other officials Develop officiating skills within our membership Provide feedback to the conferences about their coaches and teams Support and encourage freshman officials Promote good sportsmanship Promote advancement in official ratings and member evaluations

Initiatives

SSOA has several ongoing projects that aim to improve officiating at the high school level Sportsmanship We continue to reward positive sportsmanship exhibited by players, coaches, and fans in games that we officiate. Awards are given out after each season. Mentoring A mentoring program is planed for the near future. We will pair more-experienced officials with less-experienced officials in an effort to facilitate the learning process. Good sportsmanship is the attitude and behavior that exemplifies positive support of the interscholastic sports program for schools as well as for the individuals who participate in those programs. People involved in all aspects of interscholastic sports are expected to demonstrate respect for others and display good sportsmanship. SSOA supports the IHSA sportsmanship program to "Sport a Winning Attitude". The mentor goal is to match more-experienced officials with less-experienced officials in order to provide a vehicle for asking questions, providing feedback, and other interaction to encourage growth. This program is a future initiative of SSOA.