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 …

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; …

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 …

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 …

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, …

“A ‘crisis mode’ at all levels: How technology put officials in a tough spot” – by Kevin Seifert (ESPN – NFL Nation – June 19, 2019) Drama unfolded in the Southern Lakes (Wisconsin) Conference wrestling tournament this year with a controversial officiating decision, one that disqualified the reigning state champion. As they do so often …

The line judge position is very unique and interesting. Andy Staples provided a detailed look into that position in his recent online SI article titled: “An Impossible Job: Inside My Long Day as a College Football Line Judge” published on April 22, 2019. He writes, “Of all the officials on a football field, the line …

Welcome to the 2019 Football Season! The Executive Board has been working very hard this offseason in providing valuable education and resources for our membership towards making us the best officials we can be. A strong focus has been put on NFHS rules education which will be the main topic at our summer meetings. We …

Erle Garrett and Jack Walsh, both ANEFO football officials, received the coveted “Stewart Award!” The award is issued annually to top high school football officials. Both Erle and Jack received this prestigious award at the Eleventh Annual Super26 Dinner sponsored by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston and the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association at the Lantana in …

February 13, 2019 To whom it may concern: We are writing to express our concern at the recent MIAA decision to switch from NCAA to National Federation of High School (NFHS) rules. This decision was made without any input from the MIAA football committee, athletic directors, coaches or officials, the latter two being the major …