Become an Official

Becoming a football official takes one big first step: contacting your local football-officials group.

Here we’ve listed a couple of national organizations that oversee football officiating, as well as a handful of the local organizations that recruit and develop football officials.

Don’t be shy! If you don’t find your locality here, do some Google searching and reach out. They want to hear from you.

National Groups

NASO – National Association of Sports Officials
https://www.naso.org/resources/become-an-official/football-officiating/football-officiating-information/

NFHS – National Federation of High Schools
https://nfhslearn.com/courses/officiating-football

Local High School Groups

ALASKA
https://www.anchoragefootballofficials.com/

ARIZONA
https://www.azfoa.org/

CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES
https://www.cfoa-la.org/

COLORADO – DENVER
https://denverfootballofficials.com/

CONNECTICUT
https://ccafo.org/

FLORIDA – MIAMI
https://gmacfoa.com/

FLORIDA – ORLANDO/CENTRAL
https://cfoa.com/

GEORGIA – ATLANTA
https://aafoa.org/

GEORGIA
https://www.gfoa.pro/

HAWAII
https://www.ofoa-hawaii.org/

ILLINOIS
https://www.ihsa.org/Officials

KANSAS
https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Official/NewOfficials.cfm

KENTUCKY
http://ckfoa.org/

LOUISIANA
https://lhsoa.com/become-official/

MAINE – NEW ENGLAND
https://www.anefo.org/

MARYLAND
https://www.mbfo.org/

MASSACHUSETTS – NEW ENGLAND
https://www.anefo.org/

MICHIGAN – DETROIT
https://metrodetroitathleticofficials.com/

MICHIGAN
https://www.mhsaa.com/i-am/officials

NEBRASKA
http://www.nhsoahome.org/#/

NEVADA – LAS VEGAS
https://snoaofficials.com/

NEVADA
https://www.niaa.com/officials/Landing

NEW HAMPSHIRE
http://www.nhfoa.net/

NEW YORK – WESTERN NY
https://www.wnycfo.com/

NEW YORK STATE
https://ossaa.arbitersports.com/front/106940/site

PENNSYLVANIA
https://www.piaa.org/officials/become/default.aspx

RHODE ISLAND
https://rifoa.org/index.html

SOUTH CAROLINA
https://scfoa.net/

SOUTH DAKOTA
http://siouxempirefootballofficials.com/

TENNESSEE
https://cms-files.tssaa.org/documents/tssaa/officials-associations/FBAssociations.pdf

TEXAS
https://taso.org/chapter-directory/football/

WASHINGTON – SEATTLE
https://pnfoa.com/

Local College Groups

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
http://www.sccfoa.org/