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Football Officiating => State-Specific Topics (Texas Not Included) => Topic started by: runninbj on July 18, 2011, 02:40:06 PM

Title: Mass. officials organization
Post by: runninbj on July 18, 2011, 02:40:06 PM: Hey all, moving to Mass. soon (Boston area) and was wondering who the contact for a football official's organization is there. I checked the MIAA's website, but not sure if I should contact the ANEFO, MIFOA, AIFO, or MAFO.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Mass. officials organization
Post by: shaker55 on September 09, 2011, 08:51:27 AM: What town are you moving to?
Title: Re: Mass. officials organization
Post by: Bob M. on March 10, 2012, 06:23:32 PM: REPLY: Equally im[ortant question: Where are you moving FROM? Unless it's Texas, you'll have a whole new rule code to learn. Massachussetts uses NCAA rules.
Title: Re: Mass. officials organization
Post by: The Ref Thats Lef on April 10, 2013, 03:44:40 PM: Quote from: Bob M. on March 10, 2012, 06:23:32 PM
REPLY: Equally im[ortant question: Where are you moving FROM? Unless it's Texas, you'll have a whole new rule code to learn. Massachussetts uses NCAA rules.

or maybe not

http://www.turnto10.com/story/21933540/riil-picks-massachusetts-group-to-provide-football-referees
Title: Re: Mass. officials organization
Post by: HLinNC on May 19, 2013, 11:46:14 AM: Wow, is that 90 officials covering the state? I know RI is small but that is about the size of my local association, and we are probably the next to smallest group in N.C.
Title: Re: Mass. officials organization
Post by: bama_stripes on May 20, 2013, 05:41:49 AM: Quote from: HLinNC on May 19, 2013, 11:46:14 AM
Wow, is that 90 officials covering the state? I know RI is small but that is about the size of my local association, and we are probably the next to smallest group in N.C.

54 schools, according to the RIIL website. Don't know if they all play football. 90 officials should easily be able to cover that.

Sounds like from the news article that this has been brewing for quite some tine, & that the RIFOA wouldn't (or couldn't) meet the expectations of the RIIL.
Title: Re: Mass. officials organization
Post by: Rulesman on May 20, 2013, 08:09:13 AM: Quote from: bama_stripes on May 20, 2013, 05:41:49 AM
54 schools, according to the RIIL website. Don't know if they all play football. 90 officials should easily be able to cover that.
If 75% of them play football you would be hard pressed to cover any given Friday night with just 90 officials.
Title: Re: Mass. officials organization
Post by: bama_stripes on May 20, 2013, 12:12:21 PM: Quote from: Rulesman on May 20, 2013, 08:09:13 AM
If 75% of them play football you would be hard pressed to cover any given Friday night with just 90 officials.

That would be 20 games per week (54 x .75 / 2). According to the RILL website, they only use 4-man crews.
Title: Re: Mass. officials organization
Post by: Rulesman on May 20, 2013, 01:07:16 PM: Quote from: bama_stripes on May 20, 2013, 12:12:21 PM
According to the RILL website, they only use 4-man crews.
The would make a difference, but it still doesn't leave much wiggle-room. And how many times per year would each official see each team?
Title: Re: Mass. officials organization
Post by: mfed on June 10, 2013, 10:34:40 AM: eastern connecticut and southeast mass are splitting the state of rhode island up to cover all the games.....both states use 5 man crews (6 if requested in CT and playoffs).