Officials Page General Information, Top Ten Reasons to Become a Women's Lacrosse Official, Directions to SWLL Schools General Information: To get hold of umpires for games, please see the Deep South Umpire Contact List (in Excel format) for contact info of all area officials. Beth Spinning is the Head Umpire for the SWLL. Please let her know about any questions throughout the season, if officials encounter any problems at games, if something happens that she should know about (coach altercations, red cards, etc), or if you are interested in becoming an umpire. Any complaints, grievances or constructive feedback on umpire development can and should be shared with her (beth@swll.org). SWLL officials receive $95 per game plus $.375/mile for travel costs (minus the first 50 miles). SWLL league games will be paid by the SWLL treasurer, Stacie Dees.  Please email Beth Spinning (beth@swll.org) & Stacie Dees (stacie@swll.org) with the games reffed and the travel costs incurred (minus the first 50 miles). Officials should e-mail Beth and Meghan a completed excel sheet with information on the top players, cards given, etc. (E-mail Meghan or Beth if you have any questions about this). See the Rules One-Sheeter for an excellent synopsis of women's lacrosse rules, great for sharing with parents and spectators at games. Feel free to make copies and distribute. If a game is cancelled or the schedule changed for any reason, SWLL teams should contact the assigned umpires and Beth Spinning directly at least three hours (minimum) prior to game time. Failure to properly contact umpires will result in payment of full fees to each umpire. Schools should not consider email proper notification. Email may be sent, but will only be considered proper notice if the umpire confirms receipt and acknowledges the schedule change or cancellation. Phone contact is the preferred method for communication. If umpires are in doubt about the weather, they should contact the coaches directly. The Top Ten Reasons to Become a Women's Lacrosse Official: 1. The pay is great . . . the SWLL just raised umpires' fees to $75/game plus 30 cents per mile you drive (minus the first fifty, but double it 'cause you get those miles round trip!). This is much better than what your rec department pays for refs to work intramurals, where you'd be yelled at by half-drunk frat boys. 2. You will be amazed watching any college or professional football/basketball game by how good the officials are. Or any other high level sport. You would never notice this if you don't try it yourself. 3. Your team will be better because you can best advise them on how to work within the rules . . . no more "turnovers" because one of your players "didn't know they couldn't do that." 4. USLacrosse is in desperate need of high level officials, and is currently looking at the Southeast as a possible resource for that. Start now, and you could be doing NCAA Division 1 games within a few years, with unlimited possibilities if you continue to practice and pursue your "craft." 5. Officiating is the best crash-course to learn self-confidence. And you get paid to develop that. 6. Learn to Communicate in a Universal Language in One Weekend! In Just Two Days, you will be able to direct people on a women's lacrosse field in the United States, Germany, Sweden, and and the Czech Republic with merely a whistle and your hands! 7. You will be able to answer the obscure "Women's Lacrosse Rules Questions" on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Hey, you never know, and if they are asked, it surely will be worth a million. 8. The USLacrosse Umpire Rating that you gain in Atlanta is good anywhere in the country, so you can continue to advance no matter where you go after you graduate. 9. Few people in the Southeast know all the women's lacrosse rules. You will be an instant expert in your field. 10. Vertically striped shirts make both men and women look thinner.