Football Officials Association
It goes with out saying that the Eaton Fire has been devastating to the San Gabriel Valley, especially the communities of Altadena and Pasadena. SGVFOA officials Kenny James and Kenny James, Jr., Michael Moore, and Raul Soto are among the thousands of people who have lost everything. Please help us in supporting them by donating to their GoFundMe campaigns.
Kenny James: https://gofund.me/f9abd79d
Michael Moore: https://gofund.me/14bc6a91
Raul Soto: https://gofund.me/4170a22d
The 2024 playoffs list has been posted to our playoffs page. Congratulations to those that made the cut. Remember that being on the list is an honor in and of itself and is not a guarantee of getting a playoff game. Check back weekly to see playoff assignments, and please go out and support our officials!
The 2024 Summer Study guide is now live on Arbiter. There will likely be several study groups for you attend and go over the study guide before taking it online. It will be open until 8/4/24, and you must pass it with a minimum score of 80%. You can find it under the SGVOA Central Hub in Arbiter.
The 2024 Girls’ Flag Football Rules are now available here.
The CIF Blue Book has updated its “Player Conduct” section. To read the new policy, please click here.
Just in time for playoffs, we’ve finally joined the 21st century and have access to Hudl. Check your email for your Hudl invitation and for a tutorial on how to use it. Please go in and watch your games and look for areas in which to improve. We will use these films for instruction and never to embarrass anyone.
Congratulations to Drew Benton, Jeremy Hamlett, and Christian Holloway, who were elected to the Board of Directors as Members at Large, to Jose Gaxiola, who was elected as the Vice President, and to Darren Winkley, who was elected as the Secretary-Treasurer.
Your hard work during the off-season is about to pay off with games starting this week. Remember to use common sense, proper mechanics, and your rules knowledge to have a successful season. Please take a look at 2023 CFOA Week 0 Bulletin below:
For those of you doing CIF Girls’ Flag Football, please see the tab above for links to the rules. Also, please see the video below for an overview:
We are excited to be able to officiate girls flag football as a CIF-sanctioned sport! Check out our new tab for flag football, where you can find the rules, mechanics, study guide, and officials manual.
This year’s study guide is now available for download and will be available to take on Arbiter soon. You can download a PDF of the study guide on Arbiter.