Community Relations

Community relations play a vital role in the public’s perception of NASO and sports officiating. These are the nine elements of NASO’s community relation’s initiative:

1. Provide members with helpful information
2. Expand the association by recruiting new members
3. Harmonize member viewpoints by promoting positive positions
4. Promote the industry and profession
5. Work on behalf of physical assault protection for officials
6. Improve training and educational materials
7. Gain popular support and combat adverse publicity
8. Train recruits and provide programs of continuing education for all members
9. Contribute to industry progress by sponsoring educational programs

• Speakers Bureau
Want to make the right call at your next meeting? NASO is pleased to offer you our speaker’s network of sports officials for any type of meeting you need. NASO can coordinate your needs to provide officiating training or individual speakers for a dinner, luncheon or breakfast meeting. You may want to have an official come to speak to your parent’s organization, civic club or even your team. If it’s about officiating, NASO can help you make the right call.

In order to satisfy your needs and meet (we’ll try our best to exceed) your expectations, write to NASO’s Public Relations Department:

1. Name of your organization
2. Date you would like a speaker
3. Audience (General sports fans? Officiating organization? Etc.)
4. Topic you are interested in speaker addressing (Sport specific officiating training? Sportsmanship? Leadership? Motivational? Humorous?)
5. Anticipated audience numbers
6. Anticipated timeframe for speaker (How long do you want them?)
7. Budget? (Have you allocated funds for travel and lodging if necessary in addition to the speaker’s fees?)

NOTE: Speakers fees will vary depending on the person and time involved. Please allow adequate time for planning and scheduling.

• Public Service Announcements
In order to help local associations recruit new officials, NASO introduced a thirty-second public service television and raido announcement in the fall of 2001. NASO members are encouraged to contact their local raido, cable and broadcast stations and request air- time. NASO’s public relations department will help coordinate delivery of audio CDs and videotapes to stations so that the highest quality is assured. To view the NASO public service announcement click link.

• Trade Show Participation
If your state association is interested in having the NASO promotional booth appear at your conference, contact the sales department at 262/632-5448 or sales@naso.org.