West Coast
West Coast
Officials Association
WCOA
Officials Association
Tampa
Tampa
Monday July 18, 2016
Football
Key Football Dates 2016
4) Monday July 25
7pm
Leto
5) Monday August 8
7pm
Leto
Schedule Lottery
Test Review
On Line
FHSAA Exam
August 17 – 26 24/7
6) Monday August 15
7pm
Jefferson Lanness
7) Monday August 29
7pm
Jefferson
8) Monday September 12
7pm
Jefferson Nominations
9) Monday October 3
7pm
Jefferson Playoff Crews
10) Monday October 24
7pm
Jefferson Elections
FSHAA Football Officials’ Recognition
35 Years Thom Powers
25 Years Harold Lawrence
Marty Palenik
20 Years Jerome Ford
15 Years Robert Fulmer
Nancy Greenfield
Herbert Grigg
Tony Mack
Walt Markwas
Miller Mathews
Hank Weil
10 Years Ella Coffee
Nate Collins
Jerry Graeber
Richard McCluskey
Camille Nichols
John O’Meara
Jonathan Padgett
Mike Wheeler
Football 2016 Official Awards
Official of the Year
Thom Powers
Rookie of the Year
Matthew Riesdorph
Most Improved Official
Tony Sloan
Iron Man Award
Eric Etienne
Varsity Schedule
 Has been distributed to all the referee crew chiefs
 The lottery will be during the August 8th meeting
 There are 3 byes on the schedule
 USF will be playing the Navy Midshipmen on
Friday October 28nd
Youth Training 2016
Session
Day
1
Thursday
2
Thursday
4
Saturday
3
Wednesday
5
Saturday
6
Wednesday
Date
July 14
July 21
July 30
August 3
August 6
August 10
Time
6:30pm
6:30pm
10am
6:30pm
10am
6:30pm
Place
Harold's House
Skyway Park
St. Joesph Hospital MAB
Raven's Park
TBA
Skyway Park
Rookie, New Referee and Back Judge Clinic
 Saturday July 30th 10am – Classroom work
 St. Joseph Hospital Medical Arts Center Auditorium
 Rookies, Referees and Back Judges
 Saturday August 6th 10am Scrimmage Field Work
 TBA ? Alexander Elementary
 If you would like to go through Referee training let me know
 Should be on a varsity crew and proficient at your position
 Should score no less than 90% on the test consistently
(i.e. know the rules)
 If you would like to go through Back Judge training let me know
Varsity Crews
Referee
Umpire
Linesman
Line Judge
Claude Burg
Darrell Richardson
Walt
Markwas
Bobby
Cooper
Ken Calhoun
Mike Herring
Brian M. Davis
Jeff Albers
Carlos Nieves
Rodney Dickerson
Tom Ream
Clarence
Gross
Miller Matthews
Richard
Cusack
Jerral
Stewart
Eric Etienne
Kristofer
Newsome
Harold Greenfield
Tony Sloan
Richard McCluskey
Nate Collins
Jerome Sutton
Ben Heugel
John Fiore
Michael Wheeler
Dave Stone
Brain C. Davis
Tom Johnson
Danny Frauenfeld
Lamarr Simon
Aaron Berry
Michael Farmer
Greg Kaiser
Richard Gervais
Jerry Delli Paoli
Curtis
Jim Gottas
Jackson
Camille Nichols
Ken Keene
Buzz Swartz
Aaron Ramos
Jimmy Golden
Dave Stromquist
Jim Kelly
Hank Weil
Tyler Raquet
David Lockwood
Dan Renfro
CurtisNehrt
Jackson
Brett
Phil Crangi
Matt Kemp
Ryan Fitzgibbons
Eric Newman
Ed Ortiz
BruceRichardson
Cox
John
Ed Ramos
John
Richardson
Brandyn
Kreg
Andrew Linden
Marty Palenik
Al Cammisa
Herbert Grigg
Larry Thomas
Jeff Maust
Thom Powers
Kim Mowrey
Steve
Brannan
Hank Weil
John O’Meara
Robert Fulmer
Monty Theus
John Tagler
Greg Griffin
Richard Birdsong
Joe Lanier
Reed Williams
Jerome Ford
Keith Peloquin
Trace Williams
Jonathan Padgett
Marshal Dessalines
Back Judge
Walt
Markwas
Matt Simpson
New Varsity Referee Crew Chief
 Anytime there is a new varsity referee crew chief selected,
that individual will be presented with a silver dollar
commemorating the year of their appointment
 2016
– Curtis Jackson
Alternates List
1
Referee
Umpire
Wings
Back Judge
(Ranked)
(Alphabetical)
(Alphabetical)
(Alphabetical)
Ford, Jerome
Adam, Richard
Babst, Wayne
Briskey, Bret
Duel, John
(LOA)
2
Nieves, Carlos
Dallas, Ben
Briskey, Bret
3
Nichols, Camille
Duel, John
Buntin, Rob
Etienne, Eric
4
Linden, Andrew
Guerra, Jason
Coffee, Ella
Graeber, Jerry
5
Wheeler, Michael
Hiber, Sean
Cole, Anthony
Mascarinia, Kenneth
6
Richardson, Darrell
Mack, Tony
Douglas, Bernard
McCloud, Hubert
7
Fulmer, Robert
May, Brian
Duel, John
Singer, Robert
8
Delli Paoli, Jerry
Romkey, Jim
Gaffney, JP
9
Markwas, Walt
Ruffin, Tony
Hiber, Sean
10
Singer, Robert
LaPorte, Lorenzo
11
Theobald, Peter
Lawrence, Harold
12
Warmack, Tommy
Maddox, Orlando
13
Wilson, Steve
McMiller, Jamie
(LOA)
(LOA)
14
Parks, Bill
15
Singer, Robert
16
Summerline, Earl
17
Thompson, Eric
18
White, Alfred
19
Wilfalk, Mark
No Picture In Arbiter = No Games
• You need to have a clear face
picture in Arbiter if you would like
to be assigned games
• No picture in Arbiter = No games
• The picture should be clear and
a passport style photo
 Not with sunglasses and a hat
 Not a group shot
 Not a photo taken 50 yards away
• Lanness, schools, administrators,
athletic directors, coaches, etc.
can all access your picture
 Keep it professional
Leadership Conference Notes
FHSAA New Football Officials’ Uniforms
 Initially, the FHSAA was planning to change the FHSAA
football uniform in 2017 to 2 inch stripes
 Now, the FHSAA has pushed back changing the FHSAA
football officials’ uniform to some undetermined time
in the future and are now merely “looking into it”
 The earliest any change might occur now would be
2018 or 2019
Lanness Robinson Notes
 Enforcing illegal equipment penalties
– Rule 3-6-2d – Failure to properly wear legal or
required player equipment when the ball is about to
become live (5 yard penalty)
– Rule 9-8-1h – Failure of the head coach, following
verification, to have his/her players wear or use legal
and or required equipment (15 yard
unsportsmanlike conduct foul charged to the
head coach)
Pre-Season Activities
 Make sure you have the proper uniform and officiating
items.
 Make sure your uniform still fits. If not, there is plenty of
time to order the proper size and have them appropriately
altered.
Consequences Of The Weather
 Heat and Hydration
 Starts BEFORE your game
 Drink at the water breaks, time outs,
half time and between games
 Signs you are getting into trouble
 Headache
 Dizziness
 Nausea
 Fatigue
 Cramping
Consequences Of The Weather
 Sunburn
 Remember the sunscreen
 3 Important factors for sunscreen
– SPF 30 or higher
– Water resistant
– Broad spectrum
→ Blocks BOTH UVA and UVB
 Mosquitoes
 Use Deep Woods OFF®
 Zika Virus
– Fever, rash, conjunctivitis, joint pain and headache
– Microcephaly
– Guillain Barre Syndrome
 West Nile, Eastern Equine and St. Louis Encephalitis
 Vectors are horses, birds and other animals
Availability
 Keep Arbiter updated
 Block what you need to block as soon as you know it.
 Most of the time, fines are preventable
Youth Football Update
 Hank will start scheduling games next week
 Tri-County Youth Football and Cheerleading Conference
(Brandon League) starts Saturday August 6th
with the pre-season
 TBYFL starts Saturday August 20th with the regular season
 If you currently do not work Saturday youth games, but
are a veteran official, please consider to making yourself
available once a month or so to help out
Youth Football Update
 Please know the rules for the different leagues and
don’t quote TBYFL rules to the Brandon League
(i.e. don’t go to McDonald’s and order a Whopper)
 The rules are posted on the WCOA website and are
also available on the league websites
 Please wear the appropriate uniform and look the part
– NO FHSAA patches
– Black shorts WITH belt loops
– A belt
– Black ankle high footie socks
– All black shoes
Changes To The Evaluations Process
 The same HUDL evaluations will take place this year
 However, some crews will receive live evaluations
by an evaluator present at their game
– These may be retired officials or members of the
Evaluations Committee who choose to give up
a game in order to conduct a live evaluation