Association of New England Football Officials (ANEFO)
Once again we are offering brief NFHS football rules review videos to help prepare us for the 2025 high school football season (see list below). Each topic will include the definition of the rule and most of these videos will also include one or more video clips from local high school football games that will help illustrate …
The New England Patriots and NFL are sponsoring a girls’ high school “club” football league. Many Massachusetts high school teams are joining in on the fun. When learning how to play flag football, start with the basics. The teams play 5 on 5 and each game consists of two halves. Local NFL Flag leagues will …
The five ANEFO Officials, Kurt Sinclair, Jay Johnson, Criag McDonnell, Rich Harringtion, and Matt Hooton, who worked the Thanksgiving Eve Football game between Malden Catholic High School and St. Johns of Shrewsbury were delighted to find a very special guest during the coin toss. Helping the referee with the coin toss was Archbishop Richard Henning, …
Once again we are offering seventy brief NFHS football rules review videos to help prepare us for the 2024 high school football season (see list below). Each topic will include the definition of the rule and most of these videos will also include one or more video clips from local high school football games that …
The guest speaker’s digital handouts, resources and/or other pertinent information from each ANEFO meeting are listed below for your perusal: ANEFO Meeting – June 26, 2023 ANEFO 2023 – NEW RULES – June 26, 2023https://www.loom.com/share/6a76433d4c614d438c42c41fcd5c146d ANEFO Meeting – September 5, 2023 ANEFO Meeting – September 11, 2023 ANEFO Meeting – September 18, 2023 ANEFO Meeting …
Good news! We are offering fifty-five brief NFHS football rules review videos to help prepare us for the 2023 high school football season (see list below). Each topic will include the definition of the rule, the referee’s signal, and one or more video clips from local high school football games that will help illustrate the …
The MIAA has released a “second” optional 2023 NFHS Football Exam or study guide that contains 50 questions. Some of you may be interested to use this as optional study questions to prepare for the upcoming season. These 50 questions, posted below, are for self-study purposes only. We will release the answers to this second optional study …
The link to the new rules presentation is below. ANEFO – 2023 NFHS New Rules – June 26, 2023https://www.loom.com/share/6a76433d4c614d438c42c41fcd5c146d Once you start the video presentation, there will appear a [-] symbol in the bottom right corner. It is important that you select the [-] symbol to see the video in full screen. If time is a …
The Massachusetts 5-Person Crews NFHS Football Manual Review Committee’s goal was to review the 2023 NFHS Game Officials Manual, make recommendations, educate officials, and promote a unified implementation of its procedures in high school football games across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Committee’s efforts led to the following five position-specific mechanics videos: The REFEREE’s Mechanics …
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 …
