Welcome to the national website for the Canadian Football Officials Association. This site provides information on tackle football as it is played in Canada, with particular emphasis on officiating aspects of the game at the amateur level.
All Canadian football officials who are members of the CFOA/ACOF may obtain a personal account with which to access the Member-only area of this site . If you would like to request access, please email www@cfoa-acof.ca and provide the following information.
This issue focuses on the first three letters of of the word Referee:
R remembering and respecting those that have provide a path and guidance
For the development of officiating and the game of football
E expectations-keep them realistic/grounded/balanced
Can you handle the stress of officiating?
The following link is you tube video prepared by Walter Berry Football Canada Rulebook editor and interpreter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Hp1gR-vTEEk
the rule changes for this year 2013 have been announced and will be enforced immediately. rule clarification for loss of helmet issued by Rules editor August 28 2012
Now attaching the casebook corrections update from the rules editor Walter Berry and copy of casebook corrections/changes and new rulings
It is with great pleasure the the CFOA announces the Walter Berry APAFQ is the 2012 receipient of the Tom Cheney Award presented to an official for outstanding contributions to the development of football officaiting inCanada please see the attachemnt of the previous receipients
To help you look for articles as you check the First and Ten Archives , indexes are now provided for volumes 1 to 3 (2006/07 ,2008 and 2009) . The index for volume 4 (2010 ) will be available shortly. check newsletter in member menu list as march 2011 additions 0708 and 2009
