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I have posted the 2026 CFOA Flag Football Qualification Exam here on our website now. A PDF version of it is available on the Dashboard on Arbiter and under “Lists” => “Forms”. Please do not share this with the LA Unit, as this is proprietary to the CFOA, and LA is not part of the CFOA. Just like …

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We are required to take a test (or tests) via the CIF State Office Central Hub on Arbiter. Please check your email for more thorough instructions and illustrations. Here are the basic steps: From what I understand, you get 10 chances to pass the test(s), and the tests are comprised of the same questions that …

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To access the study guide, please go to https://sgvfoa.com/tests/CFOA_2026_Summer_Study_Test. The PDF version can be found on Arbiter under “Resources” => “Forms”. If you can’t find it there, check your email.

If you have not already paid your dues, you can use the QR code below to send your dues via Zelle. The dues for veterans are $145; rookies and 2nd-year officials are $125. If you’d prefer to pay via credit card, please note that there is a $6 processing fee added. Veteran officials (including transfers) …

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Our members continue to hone their skills and advance in the ranks of football and flag football! Congratulations to Mike Klementich (left) for being invited to work with the USA Olympic Flag Football Team and to Dave Cater (right, center official) for white hatting two games at the University of Redlands college flag football tournament!

Several of our members were mentioned in the March 2026 issue of Referee.

Our very own Mike Martinez and former SGVFOA member, Maurice Norrington, appear in the February 2026 issue of Referee!

Here’s the crew from last night’s Division 7 semifinal between Palm Springs and Barstow. From left to right are Jeremy Hamlett (L), Matt Rascon (B), Tim Dow (R), Kenny James Jr. (U), Richard Lamas (S), Frank Fontes (H), and Bill Sullivan (F). Looks like it was a chilly one! Find all of our playoff assignments …

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Looks like the crew had some mucky conditions in last night’s CIF-SS 8-Man Division 1 Quarterfinal game between CSDR and Faith Baptist. Pictured from left to right are: Dave Cater (H), Richard Lamas (L), Michael Guzman (U), Matt Rascon (B), and Jeff Jablonsky (R). Good luck getting that mud out of your shirt, Mike! Find …

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Congratulations to Dave Cater for being assigned to white hat the 2025 CIF-SS Division 2 Flag Football Championship game! Pictured from left to right is the crew: Shawn Martinez (Inland), Anthony Green (Inland), Dave Cater, William Reeves (Long Beach), and DeAndre Lucious (Long Beach). Find all of our playoff assignments on our 2025 Playoffs page.