Attention Basketball Officials
During the week of January 23-28, 2012, CFOA basketball officials will be using PINK Whistles to honor Breast Cancer Awareness.
Every game from Freshman, JV and varsity boys and girls should be using PINK whistles if possible.
If you need a pink whistle, please stop by Jeff Deen's office at:
101 Sunnytown Road Suite 310
Casselberry, Florida 32707
Cost is $10/each, Cash Only. No phone calls please.
You may also order Pink Whistles on-line from several different official supply locations.
Thank you.
Louisiana-Lafayette wins game with six players on court
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Thursday night's Louisiana-Lafayette-Western Kentucky college basketball game ended in controversy, as the officiating crew missed a clear rule violation that could have changed the outcome.
Louisiana-Lafayette had six players on the court for the final 21 seconds of a tie game in overtime, which should have resulted in a technical foul and free throws for WKU. Instead, Elfrid Payton hit a go-ahead layup with 3.6 seconds remaining, giving ULL a 72-70 Sun Belt Conference victory.
After the buzzer, a Western Kentucky coach immediately approached the referee, who huddled with other game officials. They let the play stand and left the court, according to Michael Schroeder, assistant director of athletic communications/media relations for Western Kentucky.
The Hilltoppers filed no protest Thursday night but are "going to take a little time and look it over on our end," Schroeder said.
He added that Western Kentucky was still caught up in the "emotion of the moment" and will also wait to see what the Sun Belt Conference determines on the outcome.
Mike Wood, the Sun Belt's coordinator officials, told ESPN.com on Thursday night (click to read article & view video on ESPN) that the veteran officiating crew—Brad Gaston, Roger Ayers and Reinaldo Acosta—could be suspended for a game or more.
"There's no question there are six on the court," Wood said. "You can't get around that. We will review it and determine what we're going to do next."
Wood also said the scorekeeper should have informed officials that an extra player had checked into the game.
Wood added, however, that the error was not correctable, so no technical foul could be called on Lafayette after the game.
Payton's game-winner came after Derrick Gordon tied the game at 70 with a 3 with 25 seconds remaining. Following a timeout, Payton was able to drive the lane and connect.
J.J. Thomas scored 19 points and Raymone Andrews 16 for the Ragin' Cajuns (8-8, 2-0 Sun Belt), who won their 12th consecutive regular-season conference game.
The Hilltoppers (5-11, 1-2), who beat Louisiana-Lafayette in the second round of the conference tournament last season, held the Ragin' Cajuns to one field goal in the final 4:40 of regulation and scored nine unanswered points to come back from a 59-53 deficit to lead 62-59.
Louisiana-Lafayette forced overtime with a Kadeem Coleby stuff and a free throw with 6 seconds left by Payton.
The Ragin' Cajuns led 68-67 with 1:31 to go in overtime after a steal and layup by Payton, but Derrick
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Carol Heisey
Carol Heisey was listed under yesterday's obituaries in the Orlando Sentinel. The service is tomorrow 1/5/12. View the obituary.
IPAD/Blackberry Use on the Bench
FHSAA has clarified that any team may use an IPAD or any other electronic device for "statistical purposes only." If the coach states the use of the electronic device is for keeping statistics, the official will accept this statement from the coach and resume normal game operations.
From The Family of Tommy Bolen
12/13/2011 - Thank you so much, CFOA Members, for remembering our loved one, Tommy Bolen, when he passed away recently, with the flowers you sent us. So many times, we saw him put on a black and white striped official's shirt and head to a ball game. Officiating was one of his favorite activities. Thanks for your part in his life.
Attention Basketball Officials:
Subject: Arm Sleeves
We have been informed by FHSAA that "A MEDICAL NOTE IS REQUIRED to wear an arm sleeve. The sleeve is to be white, black, beige, a single solid school color, the same color for every team member, one manufacturers logo, and must be worn for MEDICAL PURPOSES. One letter is acceptable for the season."
Thank you.
Parking at TCS - The Christ School
BASKETBALL OFFICIALS: There is a parking garage on the corner of Rosalind & Jackson where you can park. Pull a ticket and Gina Wiborg, Athletic Director, can stamp it for you. Parking is free. If you park there, you will not get caught in the school's carpool traffic. The gym is located on the second floor of the Clayton Life Center. Phone number for the gym is 407-206-2406. Please also note that there is not a concession at TCS so you may want to bring a snack.
Attention Football Officials
The updated 2011 CCA Football 7-Man Mechanics have been posted. Download the PowerPoint file for your reference. If you need the file saved in another file format, contact webdeveloper@cfoa.com and request the file format you require it to be saved in and it will be e-mailed back to you.
ATTENTION Basketball Officials
Below are the FHSAA 2 -Man and 3-Man Pregame Mechanic presentations from FHSAA. Please note, The REFEREE of the game faces the table during the pregame coaches/captains conference.
2-Man Pregame Mechanics
Click here to download the PowerPoint file.
3-Man Pregame Mechanics
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Other News...
| Basketball Officials Meeting 1/15/12 2:00pm The final regular season meeting was held from 2 PM - 4 PM at Bishop Moore High School. |
| Board Meeting 1/15/12 The CFOA Board met immediately after the Basketball Meeting at Bishop Moore High School. |
| Pink Whistles 10/3/2011 - 10/8/2011 The week of October 3-8 was designated as the week the FHSAA wore pink whistles FOR JV AND VARSITY GAMES. A limited number of whistles were available for $10.00. ($5.00 for the whistle and $5.00 for a donation to the American Cancer Society.) |
2011 Football Play Off Crews The CFOA 2011 Football playoff crews for 5-man and 7-man were announced. Click to view. |
| Article of Interest 8/31/2011 This story is generating a lot of interest in youth football circles – I thought you would be interested in our report. Four Suspects in Youth Football Brawl Regards, Deb Winsor, digital editor, Herald-Tribune |
| Jeff Allebach 8/14/2011 Our colleague and fellow CFOA official Jeff Allebach notified us on Sunday 8-14-2011 he has been hospitalized at Fish Memorial in Orange City because he has been diagnosed with Leukemia. He is undertaking an aggressive course of chemotherapy and because he is so fit has suffered only minor side effects so far. Go see him if you're in the area and call him if you aren't (his cell number is in the arbiter) and please everyone keep him in your prayers. Get well Jeff we need you back as soon as possible.... |
| Sad News 10/19/2011 CFOA Basketball Official Arelia Wright's sister passed away this past week. Please remember Arelia in your thoughts and prayers. Any future information will be announced once known. |
| Sad News 10/1/2011 CFOA Inaugural Hall of Fame Member Bill Knight's son passed away this past week. Please remember Bill in your thoughts and prayers. Any future information will be announced once known. |
Basketball Officials Meeting October 22, 2011 |
| 2011 CFOA Basketball Officials Training Class The Central Florida Officials Association's 2011 Basketball Officials Training Class was held at Bishop Moore High School in Orlando. All new and transfer officials were required to attend. The first class started on Monday, August 22, 2011 and continued every Monday and Thursday through October 20th, 2011. |
 CFOA Beach Weekend August 12 - August 14, 2011 Members and guests grabbed their stripes (and bathing suits) and met at Cocoa Beach for a beach weekend. Held at the International Palms Resort and Conference Center a good time was had by all. Everyone enjoyed great meetings and great fellowship. See photos from this event. |
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