Field Judge & Side Judge Mechanics in Seven Person Crews – November 12, 2022
The MIAA Final Four and State Championship Games in each of the eight divisions will include seven-person officiating crews. In preparation for the increase in officials on each crew, the ANEFO would like to provide you with some resources. When we shift from a five-person crew to a seven-person crew, a “field judge” and a …
Loss of Down Situations – ANEFO – October 24, 2022
President Al Bartolini, presided at the ninth ANEFO meeting of the 2022 Football Season on Monday, October 24, 2022, at the Irish-American Club in Malden. Al greeted the members and discussed various updates about the football season. The handouts or resources from the meeting can be found online in “ANNOUNCEMENT” and “RULES” tab of our …
Penalties During Touchdowns – ANEFO – October 17, 2022
Secretary-Treasurer Bob Prestera, presided at the eighth ANEFO meeting of the 2022 Football Season on Monday, October 17, 2022, at the Irish-American Club in Malden. Bob greeted the members and discussed various updates about the football season including the importance of understanding the rules for disqualify players and non-players (coaches). Tom Brow, Rules Interpreter, was …
ANEFO – Breakout Groups – October 3, 2022
President Al Bartolini, presided at the seventh ANEFO meeting of the 2022 Football Season on Monday, October 3, 2022 at the Irish-American Club in Malden. Al greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming football season including the importance of continuing professional officiating as the teams jostle for playoff positions. There were three …
Blindside Blocks – ANEFO Meeting – September 26, 2022
Bob Prestera, Secretary-Treasurer, presided at the sixth ANEFO meeting of the 2022 Football Season on Monday, September 26, 2022 at the Irish-American Club in Malden. Bob greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming football season. Bob requested that all members be very careful with checking the Arbiter, especially when game times are …
ANEFO – Double Fouls and a FG Attempt – September 19, 2022
Bob Prestera, Secretary-Treasurer, presided at the fifth ANEFO meeting of the 2022 Football Season on Monday, September 19, 2022 at the Irish-American Club in Malden. Bob greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming football season. Bob requested that all members be very careful not to post unprofessional information about high school football …
NFHS Blow & Throw Fouls – Equipment – September 12, 2022
Al Bartolini, President, presided at the fourth ANEFO meeting of the 2022 Football Season on Monday, September 12, 2022 at the Irish-American Club in Malden. Al greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming football season. Al also reminded each member about their requirement to register with the MIAA, to take the annual …
NFHS Rules vs. NCAA Rules Differences – September 7, 2022
Al Bartolini, President, presided at the third ANEFO meeting of the 2022 Football Season on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at the Irish-American Club in Malden. Al greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming football season. Al also reminded each member about their requirement to register with the MIAA, to take the annual …
ANEFO – New Rules & MIAA Medical Personnel Rule – August 29, 2022
Bob Prestera, Secretary-Treasurer, presided at the second ANEFO meeting of the 2022 Football Season on Monday, August 29, 2022 before a packed house of officials at the Irish-American Club in Malden. Bob greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming football season. Bob also reminded each member about their requirement to register with …
A Second NFHS “Optional” Study Guide
Tom Azevedo, the Interpreter for the Massachusetts State Board of Officials, has released a “second” optional 2022 NFHS Football Exam or study guide that contains 75 questions. It contains the rule and case references to make it easy to find the correct answers; once we receive our rule books. Some of you may be interested to use …
2022 NFHS “Optional” Football Exam
The MIAA has released the optional 2022 NFHS Football Exam that contains 55 questions (five of which are video questions). Some of you may be interested in seeing the national warm-up questions and/or use them as optional study questions. These 55 questions, posted below, are for self-study purposes only. We will release the answers at the next …
ANEFO – 2022 NFHS New Rules – June 20, 2022
Al Bartolini, President, presided at the first ANEFO meeting of the 2022 Football Season on Monday, June 20, 2022, before a packed house of officials at the Irish-American Club. President Bartolini greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming football season. He announced the 2022 NFHS Rule Books have not arrived yet due …
2021 ANEFO Banquet – November 22, 2021
The 2021 ANEFO Annual Awards Banquet was held at the Irish-American Club in Malden, Massachusetts on Monday, November 22, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. This capstone season event is historically the Monday before the annual Thanksgiving Day football games. Mike Sullivan was the master of ceremonies, and he introduced the retirees and special guests. The platters …
ANEFO – Business Meeting – November 1, 2021 – Election Results
The Association of New England Football Officials held its annual business meeting on Monday, November 1, 2021. 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. The results of the election for ANEFO Officers are as …
ANEFO – You Make the Call: Overtime – October 25, 2021
Rick Cacciatore, President, presided at the ninth, in-person ANEFO meeting of the 2021 Football Season on Monday, October 25, 2021 at the Irish-American Club. Rick greeted the members and discussed various updates about the football season. Tom Brow, Rules Interpreter, was the guest speaker. He showed fifteen video clips from seven local high school games including: Austin …
ANEFO – You Make the Call: It Happened During a Try – October 18, 2021
Rick Cacciatore, President, presided at the eighth, in-person ANEFO meeting of the 2021 Football Season on Monday, October 18, 2021 at the Irish-American Club. Rick greeted the members and discussed various updates about the football season. Tom Brow, Rules Interpreter, was the guest speaker. He showed seven video clips from four local high school games including: Lowell …
ANEFO – “You Make the Call” – Field Goals & Fumbles in the End Zone – October 4, 2021
Bob Prestera, Secretary-Treasurer, presided at the seventh, in-person ANEFO meeting of the 2021 Football Season on Monday, October 4, 2021 at the Irish-American Club. Bob greeted the members and discussed various updates about the football season. Bob also reminded everyone there will be no meeting next week! Bob Prestera, Secretary-Treasurer, was the first guest speaker. Bob topic’s …
2021 Pop Warner Football Rules
The ANEFO has received correspondence title “Referee Information for the 2021 Season” from the Pop Warner Football Conference of Eastern Massachusetts. The document covers rules for ejection of players, score run ups, electronic devices, face shields, kicking boots, tie breakers, protests and a host of other topics. If you officiate Pop Warner football, you can …