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Welcome to the Vincent J. Reilly New Haven Football Officials Association
Successful Officiating Demands: Professionalism, Rules Knowledge, Mechanics, Dedication and Preparation

2008 Class L Championship Crew - West Haven High School
The NHFOA services all levels of youth, middle school and high school football in the greater New Haven Area. We service the Shoreline Youth Football Conference, most schools in the Southern Connecticut Conference (High School), some schools in the Pequot Conference (High School), among others in the area.

News and Announcements

New Officials Needed - Have you ever thought about becoming a football official? Do you have a bunch of questions? Here are some facts about officiating with the New Haven Football Officials Association...More

NEW: 05/29/2009 - The 11th Annual Pigskin Classic is only a few short weeks away. It is scheuled for Thursday June 25th at 8:00am at the Ailing Memorial Golf Course in East Haven.  Please fill out the attached Registration Form to play or to sponsor.   Please see the flyer for more details. 2009 Pigskin Classic

05/11/2009 -  The first meeting of the NHFOA for 2009 will be held Wednesday May 13th, at 6:00PM at Cheshire High School. This is a mandatory meetingIn an effort to get everyone involved this year in the Golf tournament (our biggest fundraiser), we are asking each member to buy one (1) raffle ticket for $10 to help keep the annual scholarship fund going. Details will be explained at the meeting and tickets will be available. As in years past we will be descending on Aunt Chilada's at the conclusion of the meeting. Please bring $10 for the event. If you can’t make the meeting advise your district representative.

05/11/2009 - The 2009-10 Officials Waiver and Consent Agreement is now available on the Forms and Links page of this site. The details and requirements will be reviewed during the Spring Meeting.

05/11/2009 - The 2009 Scholarship Application is now available on the Forms and Links page of this site. The deadline for submission is Wednesday May 13th at the Annual Spring Meeting.

04/23/2009 - The 2009 NHFOA Attendance Policy has been released. Please review and bring any questions to the May 13th Spring Meeting.

04/17/2009 - Mark your calendars for Wednesday May 13th. Our Annual Spring (Mandatory) Meeting is scheduled for 6pm at Cheshire High School. See you all then.

04/17/2009 - The date has been set for the 11th Annual Pigskin Classic, Thursday June 25th at 8:00am. Please see the flyer for more details. 2009 Pigskin Classic

04/01/2009 - Welcome to the New NHFOA Website. Please take some time to review the site as we have moved items around to make it more user friendly.  We will be making updates over the next few weeks. If you have any questions, comments or notice updates are needed, please contact webmaster@nhfoa.com.

02/24/2009 - Do you get Referee Magazine? Take a look on Page 78 under Postseason Assignments (High School). The 2008 NHFOA Playoff crews are listed, For The Record.

02/24/2009 - Horse-collar Tackle to be penalized in High School Football, along with 9 other rule changes for the 2009 season. Full Story

02/09/2009 - Another round of football playoffs? As reported by the Hartford Courant: The coaches on the CIAC football committee presented a proposal to the committee Monday to double the number of playoff teams from 24 to 48 and add a quarterfinal round in all classes. Read the article.

02/02/2009 - The 2009 Meeting Schedule is now available. Some important dates to remember: February 11th - Next Board of Directors Meeting; May 13th - Mandatory Spring Meeting; July 15th - First Officials Clinic; August 19th - Mandatory All Officials Clinic. Please check the 2009 Meeting Schedule for details.