South Carolina Football Officials Association

Welcome to the SCFOA's WEB page.  This  page  will  provide  an  outline  of  what SCFOA is and what it does  to  serve  the  Football Officials of South Carolina  and  the  schools.  Also  presented is a listing of SCFOA Officers and Directors.

SCFOA History

Founded  in  1944,   in order  to  provide  a   means  of   training  and  developing  football  officials  and maintaining   a   booking   office   for  varsity  football  officials,   the   South  Carolina  Football  Officials Association  has grown  from the original  12 officials serving  4 high schools, to its present size of 580 officials serving 197 schools. A basic rating system was developed in 1958 to assess each official. The rating  system  was  incorporated  into SCFOA's Constitution and By-laws in 1967 and is used today in assigning  officials  to varsity football games. The rating system awards points to officials as follows: a Rules and Mechanics exam - 40%, SCFOA Credit (years of experience) - 15%, Fellow Officials Ratings - 25%,  District Classroom meetings and preseason scrimmages - 15%  and Cooperation - 5%. Coaches do not rate officials in this rating system.     

2009 NFHS Football Rules Changes Minutes from Directors' Meeting March 2009

GAME PENALTY REPORT   REGISTERED OFFICIALS FOR 2009 (@  July 2,  2009)

Heat Related Illness

White Knoll High School - Map August 8, 2009

2009 Ratings

IMPORTANT DATES: 2009

 

Annual Clinic: August  8, 2009    Site: White Knoll HS, Lexington, SC

Make-up Clinic/Exam: August 10, 2009                (SCHSL Office)            

First Scrimmage:   August 6, 2009      

 

First Contest:      August 21, 2009  (week 0)

Playoffs:             October 30, 2009

Finals: Dec.  4 - 5, 2009  (Williams-Brice Stadium - USC)

   

All Star Game: December 12, 2009 (Myrtle Beach HS)

Shrine Bowl: December 19, 2009 (Wofford College)

 

                             

 

 

 

 

In-Season Clinics

 

District 6 - September 14, 2009 (Florence area) - 6:00pm Florence-Darlington Tech.

District 5 - September 15, 2009 (Columbia area) - 6:00pm SC High School League office

District 3 - September 21, 2009 (Rock Hill area) - 6:30pm Rawlinson Road Baptist Church

District 12 - September 22, 2009 (Aiken area) - 6:30pm Aiken Technical College

District 1 - September 28, 2009 (Greenville area) - 7:00pm Greenville Tech

District 8 - September 29, 2009 (Charleston area) -  6:30pm TBA

 

 

 

 

 

NFOA Information

2009 SCFOA DIRECTORY

 

SCFOA Mechanics Manual

 

Revised February 19, 2009

7 Man Mechanics (Quarters/Semis/Finals)

4 Man Mechanics (Sub-Varsity)

SCFOA Hall of Fame (Criteria for Induction)

(Click on icon below to download the free Acrobat Reader to view manual. Then click on SCFOA Mechanics Manual) 

Official Signals   Page 1       Page 2  Football Field Diagram National Federation Interpretations & Corrections

LIGHTNING PROCEDURES   "30-30 RULE" Begin counting when you see the "flash" of lightning and stop when you hear the associated "bang" of thunder. Divide the number by 5. This will tell you how many miles away the lightning is. When the "flash-to-bang" approaches 30 seconds, this means the lightning is within 6 miles and the next strike could conceivably be at your location.  Wait 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder or flash of lightning before returning to the field.  This will ensure that the lightning is far enough away so that a strike is unlikely. The count must start over at each subsequent lightning flash or thunder bang.

 

 

Interested in becoming a football official?

Contact the local district director in your area.   (Click in the District below.)

2009 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

President - Larry Saunders - Lexington

 

Vice President - John Peek - Summerville

Secretary - Marion Hope - Columbia

 

 

2007 WEEKENDS OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS

2006 WEEKENDS OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS

2005 WEEKEND OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS

2004 WEEKEND OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS

 

SHRINE BOWL

2008 Shrine Bowl Officials:  Rob Davis, David Pitts, Jim Boylan, Fred Mercer

Past S.C. Shrine Bowl Officials

NORTH-SOUTH ALL-STAR GAME

Past North-South Officials

  2008  North - South Officials

Jerry Welmaker, Eric Wells, Mark Hohman, Dean Waters, Joe Brewer, Wyman Pope, Harry Wagers, Fred Mercer

 

3/28/05