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FLAG FOOTBALL


ECFOA Members,

On Feb 7, 2012 the ECFOA will have its annual flag football meeting. This meeting will be at 7PM at the School Board Building. The agenda for this meeting is as follows:

  • Registration (Dues 15.00)
  • Rule changes
  • Field Mechanics
  • Question and Answer session. We will also be announcing the date for a mandatory field clinic.

All officials who are interested in working Girls HS Flag Football it is strongly recommended that you attend this meeting.

Sincerely,
ECFOA Board

Contest Officials



Officials Registration Deadlines for Spring Sports

Initial Deadline: Jan. 3, 2012
Late Registrations: Jan. 4 – Mar. 20, 2012 *(Exception: Softball - Feb. 29)*

Officials Softball, Baseball, Track & Field, Flag Football, Water Polo and Lacrosse Online Exams


Exams can be accessed directly through the officials FHSAA registration account at https://officials.fhsaa.org/ . If you registered for the wrong exam, NO PROBLEM! You can change your test option by clicking on the “Add/Remove Sports” option and then on the edit button once logged in. The edit button looks like a pencil.
Your 2011-12 Softball exam schedule is as follows:

Online open book exam: 1/27-2/01
Online closed book exam: 2/09-2/20
Online makeup exam (CLOSED BOOK ONLY): 2/24-2/29

Your 2011-12 Baseball, Track & Field, Flag Football, Water Polo and Lacrosse exam schedule is as follows:

Online open book exam: 2/17-2/22
Online closed book exam: 3/01-3/12
Online makeup exam (CLOSED BOOK ONLY): 3/16-3/20

Officials Baseball, Softball, Track & Field, Flag Football, Water Polo, Lacrosse and Boys Volleyball Online Rules Video Presentation Dates

The 2011-12 online rules video presentations will be available for the following sports during the following dates:

Baseball: 2/8-2/18
Softball: 1/30-2/11
Track & Field: 2/13-2/20
Flag Football: 2/7-2/16
Water Polo: 2/6-2/17
Lacrosse: 2/3-2/13
Boys Volleyball: 2/12-2/24


To view the online rules video presentation, you must log into the FHSAA officials program located on the web at https://officials.fhsaa.org.


2012 FHSAA Flag Football


Dear Official:

The Flag Football Online Rules Video Presentation becomes available on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 and runs through Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 11:59pm EDT. To take the Rules Presentation, you must log into the FHSAA officials program located on the web at https://officials.fhsaa.org.

Once logged in, you will see a link next to the appropriate sport to watch the video. You may also click on the “Rules Presentation” link on the left to navigate to the presentation.

The rules presentation is mandatory and must be viewed by all officials by the established deadline.

The rules video will run for approximately 30 minutes. After the video is complete, you must click on a timer button within 10 seconds. After the timer is clicked, you will be presented with a 5 question quiz. Once you answer 4 out of 5 of the questions correctly, you will receive credit for watching the video. You may take this video as many times as you need to pass. Again, this must be successfully completed by the established deadline to receive credit.

Please make sure the computer you are using has the most updated Adobe Flash Player installed. You can access the Adobe website for an update at: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.

If you have any questions, please contact the FHSAA at officials@fhsaa.org.

Thank you,
FHSAA


2011-12 FHSAA Football Championships


3.7.3.5.4 Official Ball.
The Spalding J5V Advance or the Spalding TF-SB1 shall be the official ball(s) of the FHSAA State Football Series. The use of one of these balls shall be mandatory in each district tiebreaker, regional tournament game, state semifinal game and FHSAA Finals game. The host school shall ensure the use of the official Spalding football. If the visiting team desires to use its own footballs, it may do so provided it furnishes its own Spalding J5V or TF-SB1 model. The purchase of Spalding footballs, if necessary, will be considered an expense of the tiebreaker or game and reported as such on the financial report form. Spalding and the FHSAA will provide the actual footballs to be used both in competition at the FHSAA Finals. Failure to comply shall subject the host school to penalties including, but not limited to, financial penalties and revocation of state series event hosting privileges in the respective sport.


Contest Officials

Football Official Associations:

We hope your football season is going well. As a reminder, please review NFHS rule 1-5-3b(5) with members of your Association. It states “The following items related to Pads and Padding are illegal: 5. Rib pads and back protectors unless fully covered by a jersey.” I’ve seen a high number of exposed back protectors early in the season. Unlike NCAA, these pads must be covered by the jersey.

Please be proactive and preventative with this issue during pre-game and early in games. Overall, we’ve done a good job with adornments and knee pads covering knees. Keep up the good work in this area.

Thank you for your service as a FHSAA football official.

Sincerely,

Gary V. Pigott
Senior Director of Athletics
gpigott@fhsaa.org
 

Important items to know regarding heat-related issues

With the rising heat this summer, it is even more important to make sure all student-athletes are safe while conditioning, practicing and playing. Below are some important items to know and read about regarding heat-related issues and illnesses. For the FHSAA Health & Wellness page: click here

Heat Stress

GSSI "Performance Playbook" handouts available

Gatorade Sports Science Institute has provided the following informational items with regard to current issues in sports medicine:

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2011 Meeting Schedule

Click Below For Full Schedule
ECFOA MEETING SCHEDULE 2011.rtf

All meetings are held at the Palm Beach County School Board and start at 7:00 PM

Dates with * VARSITY CREW CHIEFS MEET AT 6:00 PM
Unless otherwise noted **

Day Date Time Group Agenda
Mon.  
11/14       
7:00pm to 8:30pm ELECTIONS/7 man mechanics Training
Elections

2011 NFHS Rules Changes:  Click Below

2011 NFHS Football Comments on the Rules Changes.pdf

2011 NFHS FOOTBALL RULES CHANGES.pdf


Chop Block Rule Redefined in High School Football

http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=4648


2011 NFHS Point of Emphasis.pdf


2010 NFHS Rules Changes: Click Below

2010 NFHS Football Rule Changes.pdf

http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=3998

Concussion Guidelines:  Click Below

2009 NFHS Concussion Brochure.pdf


2010 NFHS Approved Mechanics Changes:  Click Below

2010 NFHS Mechanics Changes.pdf


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