Dear US Lacrosse COC Members,

This is a call for nominees for the Frenchy Julien and Bernie Ulman Awards for 2007. If you wish to make a nomination, please add a few sentences about the nominee and briefly make a case for him/her receiving the award.

All nominees must be sent to Butch West by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . You must either use the hyperlink or type my e-mail address in the "Send to" box. An open nomination period will be held until November 15, 2007. Nominations received after this date will not be considered.

The Frenchy Julien Award recipient shall be an active or past member of the COC, or prior to the formation of the COC, an intercollegiate lacrosse official, who has contributed to the continued success of the COC and, when applicable, has made meaningful contribution to the game of lacrosse.

The Bernie Ulman Award recipient shall be an individual who has contributed to the continued success of intercollegiate lacrosse officiating and, when applicable, has made a meaningful contribution to the game of lacrosse.

Thank you,

Butch West
Treasurer
US Lacrosse COC

For 2008, all COC officials in all Districts will be receiving two membership dues renewal notices during the month of August. One dues notice will come from US Lacrosse for $50 and the other will come from Assign By Web (ABW) for $35. Total dues for 2008 will remain at $85 as in years past.

All 800 COC officials (USILA and MCLA) will receive the annual membership renewal form from US Lacrosse for $50.00. US Lacrosse membership is required in order to officiate in 2008 and these dues will cover many of the services that US Lacrosse has performed on our behalf in the past: insurance, magazine, patches, game cards, directory, discounts on USL merchandise, e-mail newsletters, staff support, travel reimbursement for leadership, Convention logistics, and education/certification.

Due to the fact that ABW (the assigning service currently used by the USILA and COC members in Districts 1-4) has already collected almost 200 COC member dues of $35 each, ABW will continue to collect those dues from all 800 COC officials (USILA and MCLA) with its own dues notice in August for this year. COC members in Districts 5-11 who work MCLA games and use Arbiter will be invoiced by ABW for $35. Once ABW has collected these annual $35 dues, COC Treasurer Butch West will send these monies on to US Lacrosse for deposit in their account. These COC monies will be accessible by the COC Board and accounted for by US Lacrosse on a regular basis.

Finally, for a fee of $4,200 this year, ABW will assume some of the duties performed by US Lacrosse in the past: clinic attendance, rules test results, internet training video, library for rule book, mechanics manual, and ethics policy, along with an interface with US Lacrosse. As stated in our most recent letter to membership, this will allow DAAs, CAAs and District Governors one-stop access to determine an official's status.

Questions or concerns may be forwarded to the members of the US Lacrosse COC Executive Board.