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Colorado Springs Football Officials Association
Cecil Harrison
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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*** Important Reminders *** (updated 10/21/08)
- State dues of $70 (check payable to CFOA or send to CHSAA) need to be paid before 12/1/08, $100 after 12/1/08
- Local dues of $20 (check payable to CSFOA and send to John Whitten) need to be paid before 12/1/08, $30 after 12/1/08
- CSFOA Banquet will be held on 11/5/08 at AFA Press Box, cost is $20 per person and RSVP by 10/24/08
- update your availability within Arbiter as soon as possible as this can impact your assignments
- RefPay will be used to pay officials working playoff games
- Overtime is to be played at all levels
- all Referees should contact the home school prior to each game to verify date, time, & game location and then confirm availability with the officials schedule to work the game
- Two game cards (one for each coach) is required for each high school game (Freshman, C Squad, JV, and Varsity)
- Handouts from the CSFOA can be found in the Handouts section
2008 CSFOA Election Results
Below are the results from the 10/28 CSFOA election:
Member-at-Large: Jack Dowds
Crew Chief: Dennis Bremser, George Demetriou, Craig Erickson, Doug Fosdick, Ray Lutz, Frank Sciacca, David Tyree, & Mark VanGampleare
2008 Mechanics
Click the underlined link above to retrieve the Mechanics presentation from the 2008 State Clinic
NFHS Rules Changes for 2008
Click on the underlined headline above to be re-directed to the NFHS web page and the 2008 rule changes or click on the Handout link.
Handout: 2008 Rule Changes
Other Info (updated 8/13/08)
- High School Sports.Net can be used as a secondary schedule verification tool
- some D11 C squad and JV games will be played at Garry Berry & enter on east side of stadium (verify the game site with the school)
- allow extra time for security checks for Air Academy and Carson games
- Classical Academy MS games may be played at the Central Field (Hwy 83, one block north of Briargate Parkway)
- 5 officials for all 11-man varsity games
- 4 officials for all JV and C squad games
- 3 officials for local JH or MS games
- JV games should be played with 12 minute quarters
- C Squad games should be played with 10 minute quarters
- JH games should be either 6 or 8 minute quarters
- the chains will always be opposite the press box even if the home team chooses to use that sideline
- 2008 game fees will be $55 for varsity and $41 for sub-varsity
- 2008 game fees will be $40 for a single middle school game and $60 for a double-header
- $2 will be added to varsity and sub-varsity in-town game fees
2008 New Officials Training Classes
Interested in becoming a high school football official or know someone who is? Are you a 1st or 2nd year official looking for a refresher course? Training classes for the 2008 season begin in early July. Please contact Cecil Harrison for additional information. Click the Handout link below for the 2008 agenda and other documentation.
Handout: 2008 New Officials Training Agenda
2008 Crews (updated 8/25/08)
Attached are the results of the 2008 Supplemental Crew Draft held on 8/4/08. I would like to capture the crew rosters from 1995 - 1997. Please send me any information you have on the crews for this time period.
Handout: 2008 Crews
2008 Crew Chiefs
Crew Chiefs for the 2008 season are as follows:
- Dennis Bremser
- George Demetriou
- Craig Erickson
- Ray Lutz
- Steve Samuels
- Frank Sciacca
- Dave Tyree
- Mark VanGampleare
2007 CSFOA Meeting Documents
Click on the underlined link above to access the following documents:
Aug. 7 - General Info and Formations
Aug. 14 - General Info and Dead Ball Officiating
Aug. 20 - General Info and Personal Fouls
Aug. 28 - General Info and Motion/Shifts
Sep. 11 - General Info and Illegal Blocks
2007 Whistle Gem Winners
Below are the officials who made a crew-saving call during the 2007 season. Click on the underlined link above to see their video.
Week 1 - Devin Bauman LJ (correctly ruled no catch)
Week 2 - Nathan McCrary L (correct position & rule application - video not available at this time)
Week 3/4 - Fred Zuercher LJ (correctly ruled late hit - video not available at this time)
Week 5/6 - Paul Pichette U, Rick Ruybalid LJ, and Dennis Wansor BJ (correctly ruled no catch - video not available at this time)
Week 9 - Gerry Strabala (correctly ruled block below the waist - video not available at this time)
Friday, October 6
CFOA Halftime Procedure
Football Advisory
September 25, 2006
TO: CHSAA Football Schools
FR: Bert Borgmann, Assistant Commissioner
RE: Start of the Second Half in Football
We discovered that halftime intermission was being administered differently throughout the state. Consequently, we contacted the NFHS interpreter and the Colorado Football Officials Association has modified the halftime procedure to be consistent with spirit and intent of the rule. All CFOA areas have been notified of the revised procedure which is effective for all Week 5 games.
1. The referee will wait until all players and coaches have left the field before starting the 15 (or 20) min halftime intermission.
2. When the intermission ends and both teams are either not on the field or visibly returning, the referee will take no more than a minute to determine if a mix up has taken place. If so, he shall rectify the mix up by allowing the team to immediately return. If there has not been a mix-up, he shall start the three minute warm up period.
3. Please note it is the coach's responsibility to have his team on the field when the clock expires for the end of halftime. The three minute mandatory warm-up time is then to start and the team needs to be back on the field. Failure to do so is a violation of CHSAA policy and the referee will report any violations, but there is no game penalty for this infraction.
4. The warm-up period cannot be waived even if both coaches agree.
5. If at the end of the three minutes, a team is not ready to begin the second half, the coach shall be flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct (USC).
Bert Borgmann, Assistant Commissioner
Colorado High School Activities Association
Headsets - CHSSA Guidelines
For stadiums that are hard-wired for sideline communication:
Since the visiting team has an expectation of the use of headsets, either both teams have them or neither team can use. I don't believe we have any stadiums that are hard-wired, but you may encounter this in a playoff game.
For all other stadiums:
Each team is on their own to provide wireless communication. It IS fair for the home team to have headsets and the visitors not, because the visitors should have made arrangements to get their own if they wanted them.
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