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High School Football Referee Guide
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This blog is targeted to the new and veteran high school football official. It offers tips, resources and links of interest to football officials.
Recent Posts
High Scool Football Officials – Think About Your Own Safety
High School Football Officials are always aware of player safety. It is one of the most important aspects of what we watch for (among other things) on the field. But what about us? Officials can and do get hurt during games. In fact in our lo...
High School Football Officials – Watching Game Film
Watching game film – so just how good are you? Do you think your crew is good, great, or even perfect? If you think your crew is perfect, and that there is no room for improvement – pack up that whistle, flags, and stripes and retire....
High School Football Season – Well Underway!
The season is going along really well….here are some pictures of a local Junior Varsity game I worked a couple days ago. Last night our crew watched a game tape from last week’s varsity game. Next post I’ll talk about the value of...
High School Football Officiating – Pregame Communication with Coaches
Hey, welcome back to the High School Referee Guide Blog! A while back we talked about crew communication prior to the game. Let’s expand on that a little bit more today. Some people think we just walk on the field and officiate the game, r...
Road Trip! High School Varsity Crew Takes to the Road….
It’s been another busy football week here in Northern Colorado! I have done a Jr. High or Jr. Varsity game pretty much every day this week. Last Saturday I had the opportunity to white-hat for a local youth league. The team I officiated fo...
High School football officiating – Pre-game Discussions Are Vital!
There are many things a high school football crew should do prior to each game and during each game. On-field communication is one of the primary keys to looking sharp and becoming a really good crew. You can review this information at crew me...

