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| CFOA Football Officials Training Class June 1 - August 10 The Central Florida Officials Association football officials attended the 2011 Football Officials Training Class held at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando. The first class started on Wednesday, June 1 and continued on every Monday and Wednesday all summer until August 10. |
George Lawson |
| Congratulations to
Horace Cannady and Gary Cahen June 2011 Horace will be named FHSAA Basketball Official of the Year, and Gary will be named FHSAA Football Official of the Year at the leadership conference at the end of June. It's a HUGE honor for both of them, and because of their GOOD WORK they have HONORED the CFOA... Thanks and CONGRATULATIONS to Horace and Gary! |
 CFOA 2011 Hall of Fame BanquetJune 25, 2011 A great evening with friends was had by all that attended the CFOA 2011 Hall of Fame Banquet on June 25th at 5:00 pm at the UCF Student Union Pegasus Grand Ballroom. The following were inducted as the class of 2011: Dave Smith, Jeff Evans, Jerry Prather, Al St Pierre, CW Bill Smith, Alan Buky and Allan Whitlow. Cost was $5 per person (Hall of Fame members were free). The great tradition started with free valet auto service parking; free "wine & beer" happy hour from 5:00 - 6:00 pm; "surf & turf" entree with salad, starch, vegetable, roll, ice tea, coffee, & dessert served at 6:00 pm; plus DJ with dancing music was enjoyed after the inductions. |
| CFOA ANNUAL MEETING May 14, 2011 The annual meeting was held on May 14th at Lyman High School. Photos from this recent meeting have been moved to the Meeting Minutes page. Other recent photos of a football scrimmage can be viewed on the Tackle Football page. |
FOOTBALL UNIFORMS - Last Night at our last board meeting before the annual meeting the board approved a uniform change for football. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT. Read more... |
| Sue Taylor
May 27, 2011 |
| CFOA 3peat
May 2011 |
| FHSAA Letter April 11, 2011 The CFOA received the following letter from the FHSAA thanking us for our hard work during the girls and boys basketball state championships. Click here to read the entire letter. |
| Taste of Oviedo April 16, 2011 The CFOA had a booth at the Taste of Oviedo Many came out for a while and ate some good food ...admission was free....for more info go to TasteOfOviedo.org. |
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| CFOA Member Chuck Baumann was featured by the Orlando Sentinel in an article and video on football officiating. |
| Playoffs Congratulations to CFOA Crew #1 - assigned to officiate the 5A State Championship Football Game between Tampa Plant and St. Thomas Aquinas. For a list of Football Playoff Crews, click here. |
Steve Burch Mr. Burch was born in Charlotte, NC, and son of Rosa Lee Burch, Charlotte, NC, and the late John Burch. He was a US Air Force Veteran. Mr. Burch received a bachelor’s degree from Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC, and was in the class of 1960 from Harding High School in Charlotte. He retired as a Computer Software Engineer for Xerox. He was their International Liaison and Chief Software Engineer. He enjoyed traveling the world and loved to share his adventures. In addition to his mother, survivors include a son, Eric Burch, Casselberry, FL; daughter and son-in-law, Renee & Chris Noe, Jonesborough, TN; granddaughters, Ashley Noe and Amanda Noe, both of Jonesborough, TN; ex-wife, Evelyn Burch, Johnson City, TN; sister and brother-in-law, Sue & Dick Carter, Fort Mill, SC; and an uncle, Clyde Williams, Charlotte, NC. Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2011, at Chapman Memorial Baptist Church, 608 Valleydale Rd., Charlotte, NC. The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:00 p.m. Friday prior to the service. Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association Northeast Tennessee Chapter, 207 N. Boone Street, Suite 1500, Johnson City, TN 37604. Condolences may be sent to the Burch family online at www.dillow-taylor.com. Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, 423-753-3821 |
Featured Official CFOA Flag Football official is featured in this CBS feature on the national flag football tournament. Click here to watch. |
Condolences The CFOA sends its condolences to member Anthony Napolitano for the passing of his wife to cancer and to Tim Bateman for the passing of his father. |
Bernie Baumann CFOA Hall of Fame Member Bernie Baumann is recovering after suffering a heart attack. He is currently (as of 12/12) at Health Central on West 50 in Ocoee if you would like to visit him. Please keep him and the Baumann family in your thoughts as Bernie recovers. |
Achievements Bob Sivil has been chosen to work the 2010 HBCU All Star game on 12-18-2010, at The Georgia Dome. 2pm. It includes all the Senior players from the SWAC, SIAC, MEAC, CIAA. CFOA Officials Michael Hilton, Alex Prano, and Michael Totten were selected to officiate the NIRSA Collegiate National Flag Football Championships |
| Achievements - August 16th, 2010 Congratulations to CFOA official Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, who was recently hired to officiate basketball for the NBA D-League (NDBL) |
| CFOA Bylaws - July 9th, 2010 Updated bylaws are available here. |
| FHSAA Officials Leadership Conference - June 24th, 2010 |
| FHSAA Flag Football - June 24th, 2010 Congratulations to CFOA Crew #1 for Flag Football as they officiated the 2010 State Championship game between Seminole Ridge and Tampa Alonso. The crew consisted of Jason Carroll (R), Brian Valentine (LJ), Mike Gothelf (BJ), and Alexandra Prano (FJ). This was the 4th state championship game for the CFOA in Flag Football since 2005. |
FHSAA Basketball Clinic- May 26th, 2010 See the attached flyer (PDF) for information on a 2010 FHSAA Field Clinic in Gainesville. Cost is $75 and includes classroom sessions and housing. |
BCAA Basketball Clinic- April 28th, 2010 The Broward County Basketball Officials Association in partnership with the BCAA is hosting a State Field Clinic June 11-12 on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in conjunction with Coach Mike Jarvis' FAU Team Camp. Times will be June 11 6p-9p and June 12 9a-3:30p. More information to follow. You can register online by going to: http://fhsaa.org/officials/fieldclinics/bb.htm |
| The 1st Five Minutes Mean Everything - March 1st, 2010 The CFOA would like to share this informative article on Sports Officials in the SEC. |
| CFOA Condolences - February 1st, 2010 The CFOA sends its thoughts to Football Assignment Officer Don Trawick, whose mother Gussie Trawick passed away. The funeral for Mrs Gussie Trawick was held on February 1st, 2010 in Enterprise, Alabama. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the charity of your choice in the name of Gussie Trawick. If you wish you may sign the guestbook at this link. |
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