Links

ArbiterSports.com
The website that you go to to accept games, view your schedule, take tests (including verifying your insurance and dues), get contact information for other officials, and get directions to the schools we cover. You must be a member to access this site.

Other Southern California Football Associations

Other San Gabriel Valley Officials Associations

Camps and Clinics

Southern California Football Officials Clinic
January 16-18, 2026      Los Angeles, CA $750 (field)/$700 (replay)
Conference Supervisors confirmed  for  attendance include:
David Coleman, Vice President of Officiating, PAC-12; Dennis  Hennigan,  ACC,  AAC,  Supervisor; Gerald  Austin,  Conference  USA  Supervisor; Eddie  Kelly, Supervisor, SWAC Conference;  Andre  Lowe,  MEAC  Conference;  Vern Sparling, Supervisor of Officials, SCIAC; Rich Kollen, SCCFOA.

Front Range Football Officials Camp
June 7-9, 2026    Fort Collins, Colorado     $450
The FRFOC is intended for NFHS five-man officiating mechanics and is taught by an excellent group of clinicians from all levels of officiating.  Campers will receive classroom lectures, on-field instruction, as well as written evaluations from some of the top officials in the country. This camp is one of the bangs for your buck, especially considering that your room and board is included!

Tom Beard’s Football Officials Clinic
March 13-14, 2026    Baltimore, MD   $995 On Field, $795 Classroom Only
The TBFOC consists of a group of experienced football officials who reside in the Washington, DC metro area. Individuals in the group have varying levels of experience ranging from high school, college, Arena, NFL Europe, and the NFL. The group’s primary focus is to train and develop the best football officials in the region.

Great Lakes Collegiate Football Officiating Clinic
April 9-11, 2026  E. Lansing, MI   $860 (On field, including housing)     $640 (On field, no housing)     $600 (Classroom only, no housing) $550 (Replay with housing) $450 (Replay without housing)
Clinic includes an on-field scrimmage with evaluation. Has some of the finest clinicians from the NCAA  and NFL. Considered one of the the finest collegiate clinics in the country.

Arkansas Officials Camp
April 1-April 5, 2020 Little Rock, AR     $1500 ($1200 for classroom only)
The camp will include 4 nights stay so that video review can begin first thing on Thursday morning.  This year’s camp will again include two college campuses: Univ. of Central Arkansas and Univ. of Arkansas Pine Bluff.  There is a possibility other campuses will be added.  All spots in the camp will include on-field work. The camp is open to all officials but attendance will be limited to 64 officials (8 crews) by position to complete the registration process and be selected.  The registration fee of $1500 includes all camp fees, room/tax, meals, and meeting instructional videos. The UCA and UAPB football teams will be used for all live on-field work.

Mountain States Football Officials Camp
May 29-31, 2026 Denver, CO $1100 field $800 replay ($600 for classroom only)
The Mountain States Football Officials Camp is a 3-day, intensive environment designed and created for officials looking to advance in college football. This camp welcomes officials from high school varsity up through Division II. The MSFOC includes on-field games, in-depth training, positional breakouts, immersive crew meetings, classroom sessions, film breakdowns, and a camp social

El Paso Football Officials Camp
May 21-23, 2026          El Paso, TX             $895 ($695 classroom only)
Learn from top-level collegiate clinicians and fine tune your mechanics with two days of on-field instruction. Instruction incorporates live team action from the Spring Games/Scrimmages of local teams with a video review and classroom follow-up to help improve your skills. Visit with officials from high school through NCAA D-I to get advice on moving to the next level and improving your game for the upcoming season.

Tait-Consul-Griffith Football Officials Camp
June 22-26, 2026     Cedar City, UT          $895
Tait – Consul Football Officiating Camp is a 3-day clinic held @ Southern Utah University designed to improve your skills as a football official. You will work scrimmages in crews of 7, while receiving valuable feedback from Division I & Division II officials.

A-Team Football Officials Camp
April 30-May 2, 2026 Houston, TX $1095
The mission of the A-Team Football Officials Camp is to preserve the legacy of the officiating camp established by our founder Eddie Kelley and continue training and developing the future of collegiate and professional officiating.

College Football Officials Development Camp
March 26-28, 2026 Las Vegas, NV $1000
May 14-16, 2026 Dallas, TX $1500
The College Football Officiating Development Camp (CFODC) is focused on giving officials a plan for improvement and development to first, improve collegiate officiating and secondly, provide the official the tools necessary to put themselves in a position to continue to climb the ladder of success. If the official takes and applies the guidance that will be provided, they should expect to see better performance on the field which in turn should lead to more opportunities at a higher level.

Wes Booker Football Officials Camp
June 7-9, 2026 Russellville, AR $895
The Wes Booker Football Officials Camp is a great place to learn and refine your skills.  Its main focus is to help football officials get better prepared for any situation whether it’s at the high school, college, or the professional level.  There’s always room to improve your game!

Educational Materials and Publications

Get It Right
Software that contains Rules, Mechanics, and Evaluation modules. The Rules module offers a 360 degree view of the animation and contains text and graphics to enhance the understanding of the rule. Selected rules include variations that may apply and some include comparisons to depict “what is” and “what isn’t” as appropriate. The Mechanics module offers the same 360 degree view in addition to fixed views that include a Pressbox view, Endzone view, Birds Eyes view, and individual views from the perspective of each official—both first person (observe the play from the eyes of the official) and third person view (stand behind the official to observe the play). The Evaluation module presents game situations that include infractions. The official is then presented with a series of questions similar to on-field discussions the crew conducts when determining how penalties will be enforced. 

Referee Magazine
Serving the officiating community for more than 25 years, Referee is written for, by, and about officials, offering information, insight, education, and entertainment. A subscription to Referee is included with NASO membership.

Reddings Study Guide
Study guides for NFHS and NCAA rules.

Ruletool.info
Interactive NCAA rule book interlaced with case playes and video.

Insurance

  • NFHS Officials Association/Dragonfly membership is $35.00. To sign up for or to get more information on the NFHS Officials Association, go to https://max.dragonflyathletics.com/. 
     
  • The National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) includes liability insurance with membership and is the world’s largest organization for sports officials at every level and all sports. NASO membership usually costs $139, but may be available for less if you enter the promotion code M93ABTN on the signup page. I don’t know if the discount code still works, but it’s worth a shot! If that code doesn’t work for you, code M2NASON should work and save you $10. NASO includes the monthly Referee magazine. To sign up for NASO, go to https://www.naso.org/joinrenew/#join
  • CIF Officials Association is a new statewide registration and eligibility process for all high school sports officials. Starting July 21, 2025, officials can register through ArbiterSports to begin the process of becoming CIF-eligible. This system will streamline background checks, standardize qualifications, and simplify access to cost-effective insurance coverage through a centralized structure. While CIF eligibility will become mandatory beginning June 1, 2026, the 2025–26 school year will serve as a voluntary transition period. To learn more, please click here.

Officiating Supplies

When purchasing a uniform shirt, please make sure it looks like the photo to the right. There are other shirts out there that are supposedly “CIF Approved”, but they are not the correct ones for us. Remember that the CIF shirts are only for CIF contests. So, if you are working youth, semi-pro, or other leagues, you will need a separate shirt for that.

OSS Sports Los Angeles
The only local, brick-and-mortar officials supply shop (that I know of) in the Los Angeles area. John Escandon and his family have been serving our community with personalized service, high-quality gear, and unmatched attention to detail for over a decade. OSS Sports is located at 5250 E. Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90022, and is open 9:00 am -5:00 pm. They can also be reached at (626) 417-6012 and on their Instagram page @osssportsla. OSS Sports does have the proper CIF shirt for us.

Purchase Officials Supplies
Purchase Officials Supplies is owned and operated by sports officials who are committed to improving your appearance by conveniently providing the best products at competitive prices. Purchase Officials Supplies does have the proper CIF shirt for us.

U.S. Official’s Supplies
Located in Redondo Beach, U.S. Official’s Supplies is the only major sports officials supplier in Southern California and carries a variety of products from manufacturers including Smitty, Adidas, Fox 40, Reebok, Richardson, Under Armour, New Balance, and more. U.S. Official’s Supplies does have the proper CIF shirt for us.

Honig’s
Based out of Ann Arbor, MI, Honig’s Whistle Stop was started by Big 10 Official Dick Honig in 1984 and is now owned by NFL official and Long Beach Football Officials Association alumnus Greg Wilson. The CIF shirt on the Honig’s site is not the correct one for us.

Cliff Keen Officials
Dedicated to creating the most reliable, comfortable, durable and practical official’s gear on the planet. Major high school, collegiate, and professional associations look to Cliff Keen as their leading manufacturer for officials apparel. Use promo code CKADVANTAGE for 15% off.

Gerry Davis Sports
Quality umpire and referee equipment and apparel from the Major League Baseball umpire. Yes, he does have football equipment.

Stripes Plus
Umpire and referee supply store out of Amarillo, TX.

Other

Battlefields to Ballfields
Battlefields to Ballfields provides veterans an opportunity to integrate back into their communities through officiating and scholarships. The Foundation pays for uniforms and dues that are required by the associations the veterans will join at the local level. Battlefields to Ballfields will pay for their equipment, training materials, insurance, and provide a mentor–who will train and follow them as they move up the ladder in officiating.

National Association of Sports Officials (NASO)
NASO is the only national organization solely dedicated to officiating with membership at all levels of sport. From the National Football League to Pop Warner, from Major League Baseball to Little League of America, from the National Basketball Association to youth and recreational programs across America, NASO is there. Over 19,000 officials worldwide belong to NASO.

NFHS.org
The governing body for high school football in most states. Provides instructional materials and rule interpretations.

Calpreps.com
Website with standings and statistics for high schools in California. Great resource for finding out team colors, nickname, league, and head coach.

USA Football
USA Football is an independent non-profit organization whose purpose is to galvanize, support and promote the sport at all levels of amateur football.