Association of New England Football Officials (ANEFO)
Michael Carroll and Jim Kearney, featured guest speakers, along with Tommy Brow, Rules Interpreter, discussed Rule 5 – Series of Downs, Line to Gain, as well as Common Sense Officiating at the ANEFO meeting on September 8, 2015. Their handouts and/or resources are located at the bottom of this article. First, Michael Carroll discussed Rule …
Mike Roccia, featured guest speaker, and Tommy Brow, Rules Interpreter, discussed Five-Man technique and the new 2015 rule changes at the ANEFO meeting on August 31, 2015. Their handouts and/or resources are located at the bottom of this article. First, Tommy Brow discussed the new rule changes including: illegal overbuilt facemask, leaving the game due …
All ANEFO Member and friends are welcome to purchase an ANEFO Sideline shirt. This is a sharp looking Dry-Excel Elite Twill Interlock polo shirt with a smooth polyester surface and with high mechanical stretch for extended range of motion. The ANEFO logo is visible on the left chest and it has a three-button placket, drop …
Would you like to attend a NFL Officiating Academy? Bob Lord, NFL Regional Officiating Scout and Director of the NFL Officiating Academy (FOA), has announced that the NFL will be running a one day Football Officiating Academy (FAO) at Framingham State University on August 22, 2015 to promote officiating as a grass roots initiative. The …
Jim Kearney & Bill Stewart, featured guest speakers, along and Tommy Brow, Rules Interpreter, discussed the MIAA background checks and the new 2015 rules at the ANEFO meeting on June 29, 2015. A handout and/or resources are located at the bottom of this article. First, Mike Hegan, ANEFO President, discussed an “officials checklist” for the …
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 …
