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.
|
2008 NFHS Football Rules Changes
|
|
(@ May 7, 2008) |
|
August 2, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
IMPORTANT DATES: 2008
Annual Clinic: August 2, 2008 Site: White Knoll HS, Lexington, SC
Make-up Clinic/Exam: August 7, 2008 (SCHSL Office)
First Practice: August 1, 2008
First Scrimmage: August 7, 2008
First Contest: August 29, 2008
Playoffs: November 7, 2008
Finals: Dec. 5 - 6, 2008 CLEMSON U.
All Star Game: December 13, 2008 (Coastal Carolina)
Shrine Bowl: December 20, 2008 (Wofford College)
|
MUST go through the
local director before being submitted to the SCHSL.
Non-Email Users ONLY!
Officials' Rating & Performance Guidelines
|
|
Revised April 1, 2008
7 Man Mechanics (Semis/Finals)
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 |
|
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.) |
2008 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
President - Chris A. Jones - York
Vice President - Larry Saunders - Lexington
Secretary -
Marion Hope - Columbia
|
District 1 |
|
|
District 2 |
|
|
District 3 |
|
|
District 4 |
|
|
District 5 |
|
|
District 6 |
|
|
District 7 |
|
|
District 8 |
|
|
District 9 |
|
|
District 10 |
|
|
District 11 |
|
|
District 12 |
|
|
District 13 |
|
| Officials' Rep. | Bill Spillane |
|
Commissioner of
Officials |
2007 WEEKENDS OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS
2006 WEEKENDS OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS
2005 WEEKEND OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS
2004 WEEKEND OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS
|
|
|
SHRINE BOWL
2007 Shrine Bowl Officials: Bill Peter, Terry Troutt, Chuck Cauthen, Dennis Massingille
Past S.C. Shrine Bowl Officials
|
|
|
2007 North - South Officials
|
Mike Cohen, Robert Davis, Dennis Massingille, Tom Zwilling, Lynn Bostic, Steve Griffin, Jim Tolman, George Hewitt |