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ANEFO – Penalty Enforcement – April 13, 2021

Al Bartolini, First Vice-President, conducted the sixth and final virtual ANEFO meeting of the Fall II Football Season on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. About 109 ANEFO members attended the virtual Zoom meeting.  First Vice-President Bartolini greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming Fall II Football Season. Next, Tim Hooton, Commissioner of the Middlesex …

ANEFO – Kicks, PSKs, & Touchbacks – March 30, 2021

Al Bartolini, First Vice-President, conducted the fifth virtual ANEFO meeting of the Fall II Football Season on Monday, March 30, 2021. About 141 ANEFO members attended the virtual Zoom meeting.  First Vice-President Bartolini greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming Fall II Football Season. Next, Tim Hooton, Commissioner of the Middlesex League, discussed …

ANEFO Official John Salmon – Newspaper Article – March 30, 2021

John Salmon, ANEFO football official and long-time college football official, was honored recently in a local newspaper. The story was titled, “Malden Musings: Revisiting John Salmon” by Peter Levine. The articled is as follows: https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/observer-advocate/2021/03/25/malden-musings-revisiting-john-salmon/7001930002/ “Holy cow! A panel of five “experts” recently gathered to determine the Top 25 athletes to ever wear the maroon …

ANEFO – Blocking Below the Waist – March 16, 2021

Richard Cacciatore, President, conducted the fourth virtual ANEFO meeting of the Fall II Football Season on Monday, March 16, 2021. About 175 ANEFO members attended the virtual Zoom meeting.  President Cacciatore greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming Fall II Football Season.  He stressed the importance of all players and coaches wearing …

ANEFO Pre-Season Exam Review & Five-Man Mechanics – March 9, 2021

Richard Cacciatore, President, conducted the third virtual ANEFO meeting of the Fall II Football Season on Monday, March 9, 2021. Over 200 ANEFO members attended the virtual Zoom meeting.  President Cacciatore greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming Fall II Football Season.  He reminded the members that the online  Pre-Season Exam is …

ANEFO – New Football Rules – March 2, 2021

Richard Cacciatore, President, conducted a virtual ANEFO meeting of the Fall II Football Season on Monday, March 2, 2021. Over 200 ANEFO members attended the virtual Zoom meeting.  President Cacciatore greeted the members and discussed various updates about the upcoming Fall II Football Season.  He announced that the online  Pre-Season Exam is due Tuesday, March …

ANEFO Facemasks – Distribution Sites – Malden, Danvers, & Methuen

Are you ready to get your FREE facemask?  The purpose of this correspondence is to announce the location of the distribution sites where all ANEFO Officials can get their FREE black facemask with the ANEFO logo. To comply with MIAA Covid 19 Precautions and Protocols, all officials MUST wear a facemask. You may pick-up your …

ANEFO – Fall II Football Season – MIAA Covid Precautions and Protocols – February 23, 2021

Richard Cacciatore, President, conducted the first-ever virtual ANEFO meeting of the Fall II Football Season on Monday, February 23, 2021. Over 200 ANEFO members attended the virtual Zoom meeting.  Tom Brow, Rules Interpreter, was the guest speaker.  He presented a visual presentation about how Massachusetts high school football games will be played under the new …

ANEFO – Fall II Football Season – Officials’ Requirements

   The Massachusetts high school football season is finally set to start on February 22, 2021 the MIAA announced last Friday. The Fall II season will run from February 22, 2021 to April 25, 2021 with no MIAA-sponsored postseason. Scrimmages will be prior to March 12, 2021; the first game of the season will be …