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CFOA Condolences
February 1st, 2010
The CFOA
sends its thoughts to Football Assignment Officer
Don Trawick, whose mother Gussie Trawick passed
away. The funeral for Mrs Gussie Trawick was held
on February 1st, 2010 in Enterprise, Alabama. In
lieu of flowers, the family has requested that
donations be made to the charity of your choice in
the name of Gussie Trawick.
If you wish you may sign the guestbook at
this link. |
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CFOA Condolences
December 16th, 2009
CFOA
Member James Boyd’s father passed away over the
weekend. At the meeting on Sunday, Xiomara will be
collecting donations to send to the family to help
with funeral service arrangements, in lieu of
flowers. |
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The passing of Mack Powell
December 2nd, 2009
It is with
much sadness that the CFOA reports that Mack
Powell has passed away. Mack was a long time CFOA
Football and Basketball official and was an
inaugural inductee into the CFOA Hall of Fame in
2008. A memorial service was held for Mack Tuesday
morning. |
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CFOA Official
Featured in Referee Magazine
October 20th, 2009
CFOA Official
Leisha Cavallaro was featured in the November
Issue of Referee Magazine in a 5-page article on
college students that officiate Flag Football.
Click here for the article. |
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Treasurer's
Announcement List
August 20th, 2009
Click
for this year's updates from Greg Vanatta |
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Passing of a
former member
August 20th, 2009
The CFOA is
mourning the loss of Mr. Jim Worley, a former
member of the CFOA. |
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Bill Knight
June 25th, 2009
CFOA Member Bill Knight is in
Sand Lake Hospital for a knee replacement.
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A team of
officials collides with the courts
May 28th, 2009
An important
reminder about sideline safety in football,
click here to read. |
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Letter from a
former official
May 28th, 2009
The CFOA received this note
from a former official,
click here to read |
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FHSAA Flag
Football Finals
May 10th, 2009
Congratulations to the CFOA Flag Football Crew #1
for officiating the state championship game
between Jupiter and Leon High Schools in Boca
Raton. The crew consisted of Referee - Jeff Pon,
Line Judge - Leisha Cavallaro, Back Judge - Cary
Fields, and Field Judge - Gary Cahen. |
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Central Florida
Officials Association Inducts 5
April 26th, 2009
Bill Buchalter | RECRUITING CENTRAL | Orlando
Sentinel
April 26, 2009
The Central Florida
Officials Association, recognized by many as
Florida's finest high school officiating group,
inducted five new members into its Hall of Fame on
Saturday in induction ceremonies at Altamonte
Springs. Veteran officials Don Jonas, Greg LeFils,
Jim Moten and Don Asher, plus Wib Robertson,
honored posthumously, were inducted into the
second class. The CFOA inaugural group of 25 was
inducted a year ago, catching up on more than 60
years of working high school sports in Central
Florida. Jonas also previously served the
community as UCF's first football coach. LeFils
was a former president of the officials
organization, and Robertson served as principal at
Winter Park for many years. Veteran basketball
official Don Rutledge was the keynote speaker.
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Member News
April 6th, 2009
Congratulations to CFOA
official Kenny Totten, who officiated the 2009
NIRSA National Men's Collegiate Championship game
in Detroit, MI during the Final Four and broadcast
live on CBS College Sports. |
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CFOA Basketball
March 19th, 2009
Congratulations
to the crews
that worked FHSAA Basketball Finals games. |
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CFOA Crew
Assigned 5A Final in Football
January 12th, 2009
Congratulations to the crew
that worked the 5A state final between St. Thomas
and Lakeland.
CFOA Crew Assigned 5A
Final in Football |
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Member News
February 12th, 2009
CFOA Alum Roy Ellison worked
his first Super Bowl. |
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Member News
April 5th, 2009
James Norman (football &
basketball official) and Katrina Studstill
(football official) will be united in holy
matrimony on Saturday, May 2, 2009. |
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Member Update
January 12th, 2009
Travis Sherwin was working
the chains at the Under Amour Game last Sunday
night on the first play of the game a out of
bounds play caused him to break his leg just below
his knee cap. He had to have surgery on it Monday
afternoon. He is doing well. If anyone would like
to email him his email address is:
tsherwin@aol.com
Please keep Travis and his family in your prayers
he is already looking forward to the spring
football games. |
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FHSAA Broadcast
December 19th, 2008
Please review the following
update on
Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
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CFOA Member News
December 12th, 2008
John Wing Pollard, brother of
Prince Pollard, passed away last Thursday. Viewing
will be from 5:00pm until 9:00pm on Friday,
December 5th
Marvin C. Zanders Funeral
Home
232 Michael Gladden Blvd
Apopka, FL
407-886-3388
Services will be on
Saturday, December 6th 11:00am
St. Paul AME Church
1012 South Park Avenue
Apopka, FL 32703
Please keep the Pollard
family in your prayers during this time of
bereavement |
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Nature Coast Out
of Options, Season Officially Ends
November 24th, 2008
By
Tom Marshall and
Izzy Gould, Times Staff Writers
In print: Saturday, November 22, 2008
BROOKSVILLE — They never lost a game they played
this year. But the record books will show a 9-2
season and a big asterisk for Nature Coast after a
final Hail Mary came up short Friday in a Hernando
County courtroom.
County Judge Kurt E. Hitzemann
denied the school's request... |
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FHSAA Broadcast
November 12th, 2008
Exam grades have been posted.
Points and ranks will update at midnight tonight.
Officials who need to take the online makeup exam
may do so 12/5-12/9. No preregistration is
required. Officials eligible to take the makeup
exam are those who scored below a 75% and those
who have not tested as of today’s date. The makeup
exam is a closed book test and will be the final
testing opportunity for the 2008-09 winter season.
Officials who fail to comply with taking the
mandatory exam will be assessed a $50.00 fine and
placed on suspension until paid. Fine/suspensions
for both the rules video and exam will be assessed
at the conclusion of the makeup exam. |
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FHSAA Broadcast
October 28th, 2008
There is an
updated version of the
Unsportsmanlike Conduct Incident Form (AT-6)
located on our website. This form shows a new
designated fax number to be used for submitting
this form. |
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FHSAA Broadcast
October 13th, 2008
The 2008-09
winter rules videos for officials are scheduled
for October and can be viewed during the following
dates: (Basketball 10/12-10/25), (Wrestling
10/14-10/25), (Soccer 10/20-10/31). Viewing a
rules video for each registered sport is mandatory
for all registered officials. Rules videos can be
accessed through the eClassroom link of the FHSAA
website or by clicking here to be redirected:
http://www.fhsaa.org/eclassroom/ |
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FHSAA Broadcast
August 25th, 2008
The FHSAA is
supporting the fight against Cancer by forwarding
the following information to FHSAA registered
contest officials. The Calling for a Cure campaign
for the 2008-09 sports season requests all FHSAA
registered contest officials that use a whistle in
their respective sport to go to
www.foundationsresourcegroup.com
and order a Pink Fox 40 Whistle for $5.00; the
whistle will then be shipped directly to the
contest official. Foundations Resources Group /
Calling for a Cure invites participants to make a
voluntary donation of a percentage of his/her
contest fees. The donation itself is intended for
the targeted weeks of participation, but officials
may make alternative arrangements if interested.
This will be coordinated between the contest
official and Foundations Resource Group / Calling
for a Cure. All funds raised in this effort will
be donated to the American Cancer Society in the
name of your local officials association.
During the designated
weeks for participation, the FHSAA has approved
the use of the pink whistle while officiating
FHSAA sanctioned contests.
Designated weeks for
participation are:
ò October 20-25, 2008
ò January 12-17, 2008
ò March 30-April 4, 2008. |
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CFOA Featured in
Referee Magazine
August 19th, 2008
CFOA Hall of
Fame Members were listed in the August 2008 issue
of Referee Magazine. Click
the link to view the PDF version, reprinted
with written permission from Referee magazine. For
subscription information contact Referee magazine
at (800) 733-6100 or
www.referee.com.
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Game Fees for
Football and Basketball in 2008-2009
June 2nd, 2008
CFOA
2008-09 football game and travel fees are:
Varsity - $60 game + $10 travel = $70
Non-Varsity - $46 game + $10 travel = $56
All Clocks - $29 + $10 travel = $39
For "Distant Non-Lump Sum
Schools" of Crescent City, Pierson Taylor,
Leesburg First Academy, Tavares Liberty Christian
Academy, and Tavares
HS: Travel is $20 per
official and schools pay officials.
CFOA 2008-09 basketball
game and travel gees are:
Varsity 3-man $45
game + $10 travel = $55
Varsity 2-man $50 game + $10 travel = $60
Non-Varsity 2-man $40 game + $10 travel = $50
Treasurer Greg Vanatta
6-1-2008 |
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FHSAA Flag
Football Finals
May 6th, 2008
Congratulations to
the CFOA Flag Football Playoff Crew that worked
the State Semifinal Game in Boca Raton
Chuck
Baumann, Jason Carroll, Brian Valentine, and Tom
Eaton
[click here for more info] |
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CFOA Hall of Fame
May 6th, 2008
Click here for more
information and full photo of the inaugural class |
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Sports Officials
on Space Coast Dwindling in Numbers
May 6th, 2008
By Mark Decotis, Florida Today, April 24, 2008
If Ron Patrick had his way, he would have plenty
of officials available to work about 600 prep
volleyball matches played in Brevard County each
season. But, he doesn't. He's got 30, and while no
match has yet been postponed because of a lack of
officials, Patrick fears that day might come if he
can't recruit more.
And the problem [click to read the full article] |
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Football FHSAA Field Clinic
April 7th, 2008
Click for more information |
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Evans
High Golf Tournament
March 27th, 2008
Prince Pollard would like to pass along the following
info:
Saturday May 17th
Shotgun Start at Errol Estates in Apopka
Foursomes, $70 per player
Deadline is May 2nd. For more info call 407-766-8864 |
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Annual
Meeting
March 17th, 2008
The CFOA Annual Meeting has been set for May 17th, 2008
at 1pm at Lyman High School. |
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NFL news
February 6th, 2008
Former CFOA member and current NFL umpire Roy Ellison
was selected to work the NFC Championship Game at
Lambeau Field, Green Bay between the Packers and Giants |
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Treasurer Updates
January 8th, 2008
Click here
for the latest updates from the CFOA Treasurer
and in the future use the new link on the left
hand side of this page under 'CFOA Information' |
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Pop Warner News
December 28th, 2007
Three CFOA members were assigned to work the Pop
Warner National Championship game this past
Saturday, December 8. Frank Scaletta was the
referee, Andy Powell the umpire and Mike Goodspeed,
the clock operator. They were joined by two
officials each from Pennsylvania and Hawaii.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN December 27 @
2:30PM.
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Flag Football Information
December 18th, 2007
Please
Click here updated
information on the spring season. |
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FHSAA Suspensions
December 13th, 2007
Please
Click here. |
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2007 Football Playoffs
December 10th, 2007
Follow where CFOA Crews
have been assigned for state playoff games. Click here. |
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Mid Term Message From Jeff Deen, CFOA President
November 29th, 2007
CFOA Members,
please read the following message from CFOA President
Jeff Deen. Click here. |
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NFHS Soliciting Authors for Officials Quarterly
November 29th, 2007
Have something to share?
Please see the following
information on how you can be published in the
officials quarterly. |
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Don Thomas CPA Update
October 30th, 2007
Effective 11/15, the new
mailing address for the CPA Office for the CFOA is as
follows:
CFOA
c/o Don Thomas, CPA
668 North Orlando Avenue
Suite #211
Maitland, FL 32751
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FHSAA Memo
October 17th, 2007
Please
see the following memo concerning corrections to the
previously published officials guidebook
by clicking here |
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FHSAA
Broadcast
October 11th, 2007
Information on
suspensions of Officials for failure to take exams or
watch online rules videos.
Click here. |
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CFOA Official Hired by NBA
October 11th, 2007
Congratulations to
Steve Anderson, as he was hired this month by the NBA to
work in the NBA Development League (D-League) for this
upcoming season. Steve has worked in the CFOA for both
Basketball and Football, and currently resides in
Gainesville while continuing to work football for the CFOA. |
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FHSAA Memo
September 25th, 2007
Please
see the following memo
regarding registration fees. |
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CFOA Beach Weekend a Huge Success
August 28th, 2007
The Central Florida
Officials Association, in conjunction with the
MCOA and FHSAA, hosted a 2007 Football Field
Clinic in Cocoa Beach August 10-12. Over 200
officials attended for a highly successful weekend
of football education and season preparation.
Check out photos of the weekend
here |
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Jessica Lunsford Act FAQ
August 28th, 2007
Please
review the following info
here |
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2007 Basketball Training Information
August 20th, 2007
Please
visit the basketball page to view info
by clicking here |
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NFHS Hydration Information
August 17th, 2007
Please
see the following information on heat and hydration
presented by the NFHS
by clicking here |
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CFOA Football Education Information Posted
August 13th, 2007
Please
visit the Football Page to view info
by clicking here |
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Officials work Basketball State playoff games
February 20th 2007
Chap Walker, Alan
Cramer, and Rodney Clevenger were selected to work the
3A Boys Final in Lakeland on Friday, March 2nd. |
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CFOA Crew works 4A Football Final
December 9th 2007
Officials work Plant-Nease
game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, FL. Congratulations to
Bernie Baumann, Andy Powell, Chuck Baumann, John
Baumann, Mike Gothelf, Ron Kimball, Jerry Prather, and
Rick Bowen. |
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CFOA Officials Work Flag Football Finals
May 12th 2007
Congratulations to Steve
Anderson, Chris Morello, Jaime Morales, and Gary Cahen
for working the Championship game on May 5th between
Leon High School and Dillard High Scool. |
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Basketball Educational Sessions / Annual Meeting
August 20th, 2007
The CFOA
will be hosting an educational session / annual meeting
in Cocoa Beach November 3rd and 4th. Please
visit the basketball page to view info
by clicking here |
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2007 Basketball Training Information
August 20th, 2007
Please
visit the basketball page to view info
by clicking here |
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NFHS Hydration Information
August 17th, 2007
Please
see the following information on heat and hydration
presented by the NFHS
by clicking here |
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CFOA Football Education Information Posted
August 13th, 2007
Please
visit the Football Page to view info
by clicking here |
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Football Rules Changes
June 1st 2007
The NFHS
has released tackle football rules changes for the 2007
Season.
Click here for more information. |
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Officials work Basketball State playoff games
February 20th 2007
Chap Walker, Alan
Cramer, and Rodney Clevenger were selected to work the
3A Boys Final in Lakeland on Friday, March 2nd. |
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Dues are Due
June 1st 2007
Visit
this link to see the 2007 -
2008 CFOA
Membership Dues information |
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CFOA Crew works 4A Football Final
December 9th 2007
Officials work Plant-Nease
game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, FL. Congratulations to
Bernie Baumann, Andy Powell, Chuck Baumann, John
Baumann, Mike Gothelf, Ron Kimball, Jerry Prather, and
Rick Bowen. |
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CFOA Officials Work Flag Football Finals
May 12th 2007
Congratulations to Steve
Anderson, Chris Morello, Jaime Morales, and Gary Cahen
for working the Championship game on May 5th between
Leon High School and Dillard High Scool. |
