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.
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2009 NFHS Football Rules Changes Restricted Area - Power Point Presentation (Takes awhile to download) Minutes from Directors' Meeting August 2009 Minutes from SCFOA Football Clinic August 2009
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IMPORTANT DATES: 2009
Annual Clinic: July 24, 2010 Site: White Knoll HS, Lexington, SC
Make-up Clinic/Exam: August 10, 2009 (SCHSL Office)
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
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Officials must return the 2009 SCFOA application and fees to the SCHSL, in addition to completing the on-line Registration by Dec. 15, 2009
MUST go through the local director before being submitted to the SCHSL or registering on-line.
Non-Email Users ONLY!
Officials' Rating & Performance Guidelines
2008 SCFOA Football Rules Exam |
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Revised February 19, 2009
7 Man Mechanics (Quarters/Semis/Finals)
Directions to Midlands Tech (7 Man Mechanics Class, Nov. 11, 2009)
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)
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Official Signals |
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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.
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| Interested in becoming a football official? |
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the local district director in your area.
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2009 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
President - Larry Saunders - Lexington
Vice President - John Peek - Summerville
Secretary -
Marion Hope - Columbia
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District 6 |
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District 11 |
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District 12 |
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District 13 |
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| Officials' Rep. | Ken Hudson |
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Commissioner of
Officials |
2007 WEEKENDS OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS
2006 WEEKENDS OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS
2005 WEEKEND OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS
2004 WEEKEND OF CHAMPIONS OFFICIALS
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SHRINE BOWL
2008 Shrine Bowl Officials: Rob Davis, David Pitts, Jim Boylan, Fred Mercer
Past S.C. Shrine Bowl Officials
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2008 North - South Officials
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Jerry Welmaker, Eric Wells, Mark Hohman, Dean Waters, Joe Brewer, Wyman Pope, Harry Wagers, Fred Mercer |