QuestionMy father in law is climbing the ladder effectively in the world of football officials. He has done some Cowboy practices, some division II NCAA games, and has his own crew for 5A games.
His only road block is that he is unwilling to spend money on himself to help advance his career. I want to pay to send him to a camp that will look good on his resume.
Do you have any suggestions or know how to access information on upcoming camps and their prices/dates?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
AnswerDavid
As an expert I do not endorse or get paid by any of the football clinics, However they are excellent for learing to become a better official and to enhance one's network of officials. The Three that seem to be the more popular ones are Ken Rivera's Reno Football Officials Camp [this is excellent]; the West Texas Football Officials Campts and Dick Honig's Great Lakes Football Officials Clinic. Below is a list of camps from 2009. The 2010 list is not yet complete as of this date. The below information and contact information is your best starting point. The costs vary from $100 - $1,800 plus travel. The following link will take you to current websites for officiating camps and clinics http://www.sgvfoa.com/links.htm
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Annual Great Lakes Collegiate Football Officiating Clinic
Clinic includes an on-field scrimmage with evaluation. Has some of the finest clinicians from the NCAA (Big 10 & MAC) and NFL. Considered one of the the finest collegiate clinics in the country. Starts on Thur, April 2 - concludes after scrimmage and film review (approx 6pm) on Apr 12
Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI
Session: April
Contact: Dick Honig - 888-468-3284
Information and registration forms will be sent out in Early 2010. If you wish to be on this mailing list, send an e-mail to:
[email protected]
The registration form is a .pdf file and must be viewed with Adobe Acrobat.
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Ohio Association of Football Officials Spring Clinic
May
Hilton Garden Inn Hotel - Perrysburg, Ohio
Lastr year抯 clinic chairman was Bob Waggoner. A long time OAFO member, Waggoner is currently an NFL Back Judge. Prior to joining the NFL, Bob officiated in the Ohio Athletic Conference and the Mid-American Conference.
The position break-out sessions will be headed by other current NFL officials. They will be covering mechanics, philosophy, communication, and health.
This clinic is primarily for the working members of the Ohio Association of Football Officials, including all members working DI, DII or DIII schedules. Non-member collegiate officials, including H.S. officials are welcome to attend as well.
League supervisors who were in attendance last year:
?Bill Carollo, Big Ten Conference
?Rich Fetchiet, Mid-American Conference
?Phil Barnes, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
?Andy Pfaff, North Coast Athletic Conference
?Steve Furniss, Ohio Athletic Conference
Also, Jerry Markbreit, former Big Ten and NFL referee will be the featured dinner speaker on Friday night
Contact Clinic Chairman Bob Waggoner
[email protected] or OAFO President Brian Carder (
[email protected])for more information
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USA FOOTBALL OFFICIATING SCHOOL
Join USA Football, the NFL Referees Association, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the West Coast Officials Association at Buccaneers training facility for two days of comprehensive officiating training. Satisfies the FHSAA on-field requirement to become playoff eligible.
Tampa, FL
Session: May (TBD)
Contact: Tony Michalek:
[email protected]
or call 877-5-FOOTBALL
Cost is $125 and includes lunch on Friday and Saturday; a Friday night banquet and a USA Football gift bag. Click here for more information
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Blinn College "Show Me" Football Officials Clinic
Sponsored by College Station TASO and Blinn College.
Blinn College - Brenham, TX
2009 Dates TBD
For more information, call 979-337-6705
Website: : www.taso.org or :www.blinn.edu
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Annual Tom Beard's Football Officiating Clinic
Howard University - Washington DC
Session: March 27-28, 2009
Contact information is available on the TBFOC website: www.tbfoc.org
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Annual Minnesota Football Officials Clinic
National Sports Center - Minneapolis MN
Session: April
Contact: Rick Kruger
[email protected]
(952) 351 5477
Information will available in February 2009 .
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2009 West Texas Football Officials?Clinic
Canutillo Football Complex and Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, TX
May
Learn from top-level collegiate clinicians and fine tune your mechanics with two days of on-field instruction. Instruction incorporates live team action from the Spring Games Scrimmages of local teams with a video review and classroom follow-up to help improve your skills. Visit with officials from high through NCAA DI to get advice on moving to the next level and improving your game for the upcoming season. Clinicians tentative scheduled to participate have experience in the WAC, MWC, CUSA and Big 12
Contact: Richard Corona
Email:
[email protected] or Phone (915) 525-3581
Web Site: West Texas Football Officials' Clinic
Limited spaces available. Cost is $275.00
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Northern Kentucky Officials Association
Annual Spring Training and Development Clinic
Simon Kenton H.S. - Independence KY
Session: March
Visit: www.nkoafootball.org for more information.
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Make the Call 2009
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
April
Visit with fellow officials from all over the state while brushing up on the latest changes in rules, interpretations and mechanics. Instruction will incorporate an SFASU scrimmage for hands-on experience. Clinicians include officials from Big XII, WAC, NFL, SWAC, Southland and Texas JC Conference.
Contact: Gary Galyon
Email (perferred):
[email protected]
For more information or to register, go to
http://makethecall.info
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Texas Association of Sports Officials ?San Antonio Chapter presents:
ALAMO CITY ON FIELD CLINIC
May (tentative)
TASO Approved
Camp will focus on 5 man mechanics and philosophy. Camp begins Friday afternoon with on-field instruction starting around 4:00 PM with evaluation by Big-12, NFL, Big-10, WAC adnd CCIW officials. Saturday classroom instruction will be at the Holiday Inn Select Airport from 8AM-3PM with lunch provided
Contact: Gary Booth: (210) 865-1543
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USA Football Officiating Schools http://www.usafootball.com/resource-center/officiating/clinics
Our Officiating Schools are two-day clinics designed by NFL Umpire Tony Michalek and Big Ten Referee Bill LeMonnier to improve your skills as a youth or high school football official. You will work scrimmages in crews of five and seven and receive valuable feedback from NFL and Division I officials.
Registrants will then participate in film review of those scrimmages. During classroom sessions, unique plays from the 2008 high school and college football season will be used to discuss mechanics, philosophy and rules applications for all levels of officiating.
Schools will be priced from $250-$300.
Our Officiating Seminars are one-day classroom clinics, which include breakout sessions by position and topic. Unique plays from the 2008 high school and college season will be used to discuss mechanics, philosophy and rules applications for all levels of officiating.
Seminars will be priced from $75-$100
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RENO http://footballofficialscamp.com/
Football Officials Camps, LLC offers two 4-day advanced officials' camps in Reno, NV. These camps are designed for officials with more than 4 years of on-field officiating experience. Both camps feature intense on-field and classroom training, led by top-notch instructors from all levels of officiating. The camps are held in conjunction with the Reno High School Team Camps, which will host over 1500 athletes this year.
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When? Camp 1: June 15-18, 2010
Camp 2: June 22-25, 2010
Where? University of Nevada, Reno
What can you expect? Develop advanced officiating skills and knowledge
Provide valuable feedback on mechanics
Offer insight and techniques to improve communication and judgment
Who should attend? All officials who are interested in improving their skills, particular at the college level.
Payment terms: Non-refundable $500 deposit due with registration
Balance of $895 is due by April 15, 2010
No refunds of any kind after April 15, 2010
NOTE: Camps are limited to 84 participants each and usually fill quickly.
Payment options: Pay online using VISA/MC or Paypal account
Send check by mail
Contact Info: Request Information
Register for Camp
Camp Staff: Dan Romeo - Camp Director, Camp 1
Dave Curschman - Camp Director, Camp 2
Best of Luck
