Below you will find an ANEFO Loom video presentation titled “Blocking Below the Waist.” Six video clips are presented from local Massachusetts football games that illustrate “Blocking Below the Waist” as it applies to NFHS rules. The six video clips, along with a explanation from Tom Brow, ANEFO Rules Interpreter, focus primarily with lineman …
ANEFO – Covid 19 Precautions: September 9, 2020
The NFHS Football Editorial Committee has made several recommendations meant to decrease potential exposure to respiratory droplets that can cause the spread of Covid-19. Tom Brow, ANEFO Rules Interpreter, has created a Loom video presentation (similar to YouTube) to explain these recommendations. To see the presentation, select the following link: ANEFO – Covid 19 Precautions. …
NFHS 2020 Football Rules Considerations – Covid 19
NFHS 2020 Football Rules Considerations June 19, 2020 In support of the NFHS Guidance for Opening Up High School Athletics and Activities, the NFHS Football Editorial Committee offers this document for state associations to consider whether any possible rules could be altered for the 2020 football season. The considerations outlined in this document are meant …
ANEFO Newsletter – May 23, 2020
Welcome to the 2020 Football Season! The Executive Board has been working very hard this offseason in providing valuable information, education and resources for our membership in an effort to make us the best officials we can be. The ANEFO’s response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is to provide you pertinent information as it is …
College Football Official Candidate’s Exam – March 14, 2020 – Tufts University Medford
Are you interested in becoming a college football official? Since 1945 the Boston Chapter of the Eastern Association Intercollegiate Football Officials (“EAIFO”), has trained and promoted the very best college football officials in the country. Many of our past and present members have officiated in the NFL, BCS Championships; 1-AA, D2, and D3 National Championships; …
2019 ANEFO Banquet
The 2019 ANEFO Annual Awards Banquet was held at the Irish-American Club in Malden, Massachusetts on Monday, November 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. This capstone season event is historically the Monday before the annual Thanksgiving Day football games. Richard Cacciatore was the master of ceremonies, and he introduced the retirees and special guests. The platters …
Business Meeting and Election – November 4, 2019
The Association of New England Football Officials held its annual business meeting on Monday, November 4, 2019. A well-represented, robust group of officials were in attendance. After the reading of the minutes and a discussion about old business and new business, the election was held. All candidates ran unopposed this year. The results of the …
You Make the Federation Call – ANEFO Meeting – October 28, 2019
Brian Doherty, President, and Tom Brow, Rules Interpreter, presented and discussed video clips of Massachusetts and college football games with emphasis on how the rules are different in high school games played under Federation Rules at the ANEFO Meeting on Monday, October 28, 2019. First there was a discussion about the MIAA exceptions to the …
You Make the Federation Call – ANEFO Meeting – October 21, 2019
Brian Doherty, President, and Tom Brow, Rules Interpreter, presented and discussed video clips of Massachusetts and Colorado high school football games as well as recent college football games with emphasis on how the rules are different in high school games played under Federation Rules at the ANEFO Meeting on Monday, October 21, 2019. First, Tom …
ANEFO 100th Centennial Celebration: 1919-2019
The Association of New England Football Officials held its Centennial Celebration (1919-2019) on September 23, 2019 at MIXX360 in Malden. Brian Doherty, President, offered the following Centennial Message: “Welcome to the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the ANEFO. The dedication we have shown over the many years to the game of football, the players, the coaches, …