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Interested in Officiating The SJOA is continually seeking new members to join our organization. We seek individuals, , who have reached the age of 18 and have a desire to be a part of the most exciting and popular scholastic game in America. Training information and application forms are available here. For additional information, please contact the Recruiting & Training Committee. Goal Line MechanicsWhen discussing goal line mechanics, a lot of pre-game time is spent talking about the goal line going in. More... Don't Overlook the Coaches Meeting If a head coach thinks a rule was not correctly administered, the rules provide a procedure for him to discuss the situation. The request for a conference must be made prior to the ball becoming live following the play to be reviewed unless any period has officially ended. Coaches may not request a conference directly through an official; a player or substitute may go to any official. As soon as the request is made, the appropriate official should signal the clock to stop. The referee should signal that the timeout is charged to the team requesting the conference. Full Story |
Don’t Play Games With Your SafetyUnfortunately, in today's culture, it doesn't take too long for most officials to be followed out to their car after a game, be threatened during or after a game or perhaps even endure a physical assault. Full Story Continuing Education: Something New to Learn At Every Level Though few will admit it, everyone, in some way, shape or form has room to improve themselves--either personally or vocationally. No matter what a person does in life, improvements-large or minute-can be made. The same can be said about football officials, who improve their ability to officiate by educating themselves and others on a continual basis. "No matter what level you work, you can always learn something new," said director of USA Football officiating Tony Michalek. View Article
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When to Call Holding and When to Hold Off
By Tony Michalek
Even though we've all heard coaches and fans say that holding could be called on every play, there's very little - if any - truth to that statement. Holding is one of the most difficult areas for officials to master.
Holding is extremely tough to judge because it is called in accordance to the degree it happens and the kind of affect it has on the play. Because of its subjective nature, so many questions cloud this rule - even the way you would call a hold changes from one competition level to another. Full Story
