Would you like to become a football official?  The Association of New England Football Officials (ANEFO), the largest officiating board in Massachusetts, will be conducting its annual certification course for those persons interested in refereeing high school, prep school, and youth football.  Classes will begin on Monday, August 31, 2015 @ 7:00 PM and will …

The ANEFO Executive Board has created and published a ANEFO June Newsletter (see entire newsletter attached below).  Dues this year are $75.00 per official.  You can pay online by using the “Registration” tab on this webpage.  Dues can also be mailed to Bob Prestera, ANEFO Secretary/Treasurer.  There will be eleven meetings and the banquet this …

Congratulations to Dan Harrington, an ANEFO football official, who was hired to officiate full-time in the Division I – AAC (American Athletic Conference)!  Dan played four years of football at Somerville High School, Massachusetts and was captain of his baseball team at Saint Anselm College. Dan began his football officiating career when he joined the …

The MIAA held a “Game Officials Summit for Background Checks” on April 29, 2015.  As sports leaders discuss how to conduct and track background checks of officials, there are some interesting challenges that have emerged.  For example, what policy will be fair to our state’s 8,000 game officials, protect everyone’s civil rights, keep track of …