Posted on by Darren Winkley

CIF State Officials Testing

In addition to the CFOA Summer Study Guide, which is further described in a post below, 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:

  1. Register for the CIF Officials Association by going here. Click here for a tutorial on how to register. Be sure to register for football and/or flag football and any other CIF sport you wish to officiate. If you decide to add another sport later, you can. If you decide not to do a sport you registered for, that is okay, too.
  2. Go to the CIF State Office Central Hub, either by selecting that when you log in to Arbiter or by switching views if you are already logged in.
  3. Click on “Eligibility”.
  4. Click the blue “Details” button to choose 2026-2027 Football and/or 2026-2027 Flag Football.
  5. For Flag Football, click “Take Test” for the 2026 CFOA Flag Football Rules Test. For Football, click “Take test for the 2026 CFOA Football Rules Test.
  6. Click “Continue” in the “Proceed To Eligibility?” box.
  7. Take and pass the test(s).

From what I understand, you get 10 chances to pass the test(s), and the tests are comprised of the same questions that are on the CFOA Summer Study Guide. However, the questions and answer choices are not in the same order. So, be careful when transcribing your answers! 

Please be sure to take the CIF State Office CFOA Football Rules Test and/or Flag Football Rules Test as soon as possible. Kenny will not be physically able to assign you unless you take those tests!

In addition to the CIF State Office tests, we also have the CFOA Summer Study Guide to take, which is here on our website. As previously mentioned, the reason we have to do both is that the CIF State Office is requiring it at the state level for eligibility of officiate any and all CIF sports. Furthermore, as part of our accreditation, we have to complete a minimum of 18 instructional hours (21 for rookies). We are requiring at the local level to give you credit for instructional hours so that you don’t have to attend an additional meeting. Likewise, in a couple weeks, we will have our classification exam, which will also be posted on our website.