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Training Materials

Pre-Season Review and Preparation

  • You Make the Call
    Every two weeks , check the CFOA web site for a set of questions intended to support officials in preparation for the up-coming season and the 2007 CFOA exam. Questions will review rules and mechanics. Answers will be posted on the CFOA web site following the release of the next set of questions.

    - Lets kick off the 2007 You Make the Call series with situations involving KICK OFFS. [ Download PDF ]
    - Answers to the above questions are now avaiable. [ Download PDF ]

    - The second group of You Make the Call questions focuses on the first half of a game. [ Download PDF ]
    - Answers to the above questions are now avaiable. [ Download PDF ]

    - The third group of You Make the Call questions focuses on half-time and other game situations. [ Download PDF ]
    - Answers to the above questions are now avaiable. [ Download PDF ]

    - The fourth group of You Make the Call questions focuses on half-time and other game situations. [ Download PDF ]
    - Answers to the above questions are now avaiable. [ Download PDF ]

    Questions are provided to the CFOA courtesy of the Manitoba Football Officials Association – 2007 training and development initiative.
     
  • Rules Quizzes  
    Questions are provided to the CFOA courtesy of the Lakeshore Football Officials Association

General Information

  • Football Canada Officials' Certification Program (FCOCP).
    Football Canada recently changed the name of the Canadian Football Officials' Certification Program (CFOCP) to the Football Canada Officials' Certification Program (FCOCP). A general information document on the FCOCP has been prepared by the CFOA.
    [ Download PDF ]

General Mechanics

  • Four-Man and Five-Man Mechanics
    A summary document describing the responsiblities of officials in a four-man and five-man officiating system is available here.
    [ Download PDF ]
     
  • Six-Man Mechanics
    The mechanics governing six-man coverage have changed nationally in 2004 as a result of amendments to the rules governing legal blocking on screen passes.
    [ Download PDF ]

Talks and Presentations

  • A Common Sense Approach to Officiating
    PowerPoint presentation from the Lakeshort Football Officials Association.
    [ PowerPoint Download ]