2022 Football Officers

South Director (The Villages): TBD

Central Director (Ocala): Joe Gercie

North Director (Gainesville): Carl Dill

Booking Commissioner: Wade Clayton

2022 Football Registration

The Football Kickoff Meeting will be Monday, July 12 starting at 6 PM. This will be an online ZOOM meeting. We will be discussing future meeting format, but we thought we could cover more people by having this meeting online. Registration will being Friday, July 9. We will start our registration to coincide with the FHSAA registration. Registration on the Arbiter will look different this year. We are getting it setup and testing it.

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View our registration web page for detailed information. Information is for new & veteran officials.

Registration Deadline is September 28. There will be a no late fee, but no more registrations after September 28

The following are needed to complete your MFOA registration: Membership Application (Arbiter online)

W-9 Form (if not already on file or changes)

Proof of JLA Clearance (State Badge)

Membership Dues & Booking Fee(s)

If you have any questions regarding registration, contact Bob Leahy, MFOA Secretary, at 215-917-0985 or leahyret@aol.com.

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Brand New Officials and Transfers

Welcome to the MFOA. We strongly encourage you to contact one of the football directors.

You may also leave a message on the CONTACT page.

If you are transferring from another state, have your previous association forward your experience (years of service, meeting attendance and game count) to the FHSAA at jhernandez@fhsaa.org and a copy to leahyret@aol.com, MFOA Secretary.

2020 Jessica Lunsford ACT (JLA)

A sports official is considered an independent contractor. As such, each official is required to undergo a level 2 background check.

Information for Alachua County, Citrus County and Marion County can be found on the https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jo8RkE3bjN7u3NSjIZl5ZIdxHgXZnApK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105936702096833008969&rtpof=true&sd=true​ page.

Veteran officials please check the expiration date on your badge!

When you receive your JLA Badge, forward a photo copy to leahyret@aol.com, MFOA Secretary.

2022 Rule Books

After you register with the FHSAA, you will receive a 2020 RULE BOOK. Electronic books are no longer available on the Arbiter. The FHSAA is not providing case books or officials manuals. We will be providing more information about these books. Do you have the NFHS app on your phone? $6.99 gets you the rule book

Uniform for Football Officials

BLACK PANTS with white stripe (w/ Black Belt)

BLACK SOCKS

BLACK AND WHITE 2” STRIPED SHIRT

AMERICAN FLAG (white border) PATCH ON LEFT SLEEVE

(Short sleeve, 2” above top of black cuff)

(Long sleeve, 3” below shoulder seam)

FHSAA PATCH ON SHIRT POCKET or ABOVE SHIRT POCKET

BLACK HAT WITH WHITE PIPING (Referee: WHITE HAT)

BLACK SHORTS with white stripe (sub-varsity games)

For playoff officials, the FHSAA logo is required on the pants, but black pants WITHOUT the logo are permitted (local association adoption) during the regular season. The logo is required ONLY for the playoffs.

For non-FHSAA contests (youth football), the FHSAA logo MUST NOT be showing on the uniform. It may result in a fine

Officials Gear

Whistle: Lanyard, Finger whistle and now, electronic whistles

Penalty marker (flag): Yellow, gold

Bean Bags: White, Blue

Game Information Cards & Pencil: Keep up with timeout, score, etc.

Down Indicator: Worn on the wrist, keeps up with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th downs

Clip for Chain: Marking the line measuring line on the chain

Arbiter Booking software

The MFOA & FHSAA use Arbiter Sports for booking purposes.

Visit ArbiterSports.com.

Bookings are not listed on MFOA website.

go to PROFILE to see if all your info is correct

go to BLOCKS for any days/times/schools that you do not want to be booked

block schools that direct relative attends/works or you work(ed) /attended in last 4 years

go to SCHEDULE to see games that you have been booked.

will show time, place, teams, crew names and phone #'s

check box for ACCEPT or DECLINE

go to NOTES to communicate with crew

Important things to remember:

Contact the Referee at least 48 hours prior to game to check in (must get response)

Get information about meeting time & place, travel arrangements, uniform (shorts, knickers, black pants)

Important MFOA Links

Go the MFOA Governance Page to see the names of our officers and to review our Constitution and Policies: MFOA Governance

Committee Service Spots are still open. If you are willing to serve, visit our MFOA Committees page.

2022 Football FEES and Getting Paid

These are the fees now listed in the FHSAA Guidebook for football.

Varsity on Field = $111.00

Sub-varsity on Field = $75.00

Clock Operator = $70.00

(Add $10 to the above amounts if travel distance is greater than 50 miles.)

Getting paid is much easier with direct deposit. Download the Direct Deposit Form using this link

2022 Referee Consideration

We need some officials to step up to become referees! Are you interested in being a referee (white-hat), this season?

Use this form to submit your name for consideration:

Referee Consideration