Prospective Officials

The Process

The Process to become an official via SFOA is quite simple and pain-free. The idea is that your training comes from experience. With training, you will be scheduled for games that will meet your appropriate level of skill: middle school, Junior Varsity and Varsity games. After that, your career path is only limited by how bad you want to move further along as an FHSAA official or to the NCAA or beyond. Apply via SFOA, Jessica Lundsford Act screening Pay SFOA and FHSAA fees and attend training meetings. It is recommended that you begin attending meetings as soon as possible when they are scheduled. Each meeting builds on the previous week up to the start of the football season in August.

The Cost

The Cost to become an official with SFOA is a lot less wallet-intensive than you might think. Below are all of the approximate costs associated with becoming an official:

• Jessica Lundsford Act – $85.00 good for 5 years
• SFOA – $50/year
• FHSAA Registration – $60/yr
• Uniform ~$273 for everything

Total: ~$468

Time Commitment

The time commitment for the most part, is up to your desire to officiate. If you want to officiate close to your home, that’s fine. If you want to officiate as much as possible, we will work with you to meet your goals. After becoming a SFOA member, the only mandatory time commitment is attendance of scheduled on-line and in-person General Membership and training meetings.