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WORLD FOOTBALL LEAGUE (WFL) OFFICIALS NEEDED

The WFL is gearing up for the 2010 season starting May 1st. This league operates under NFL rules and 7-man mechanics (plus alternate) and has 13 teams in the Central Division, including the Oklahoma Thunder and Oklahoma City Gunners. The Tulsa crew will mainly officiate the OK Thunder who play their home games in Skiatook at the high school stadium. The WFL officiating clinic details will be coming soon and those interested will be required to attend and submit WFLOA dues of $90.00 (includes officiating shirt). All games are TV games and you are graded and evaluated at each game. The top officials are selected for the World Bowl Championship game in August. Game fee for officials is $70.00 and for alternates is $35.00. You will be required to purchase the 2-stripe NFL-type socks and blue, slim, NFL-type bean bag. If you are interested in officiating in the World Football League this summer or would like more information, please contact Todd Ragsdale at (918) 237-1119 or by e-mail at todd.ragsdale@tulsaofficials.com.

2010 GTOA High School Football Officials Clinic

The Greater Tulsa Officials Association (GTOA) is proud to announce the first annual GTOA High School Football Officials Clinic.  This clinic is a one-day offering specifically for High School football officials in the Tulsa and surrounding area.  The clinic is being provided as a training session for area High School football officials that want to improve or further develop their skill level, rules knowledge and on-field presence & performance.

During the clinic, you will receive classroom training in a general session and subsequent breakout sessions by position.  NCAA, NFL and veteran GTOA High School officials will be your clinicians for the day.  During the general session, discussions will be held on 5-man mechanics, GTOA philosophies and NFHS rules, however this will NOT be a rules meeting.  Breakout sessions will be geared toward each specific position.
 
Furthermore, there will be a 2 hour on-field session where officials will work with clinicians at their respective positions.  Ball relay & spotting, situations, positioning and general mechanics will be covered.  Simulated play coverage will take place where each official will determine their keys and responsibilities as well as pre-snap routine requirements and suggestions.  The clinic will end the day with a roundtable discussion, question & answer sessions, with the clinicians, as a group.

This is an excellent opportunity for all high school officials in the Tulsa area to improve their football officiating skills regardless of experience.  Both new and veteran officials will benefit from this clinic.  If you know of anyone that is interested in High School football officiating, please inform them of this event and provide them the registration form below:

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2010 GTOA Clinic Cover Letter 2010 GTOA Clinic Registration Form "Football is like life, it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority ."
- Vince Lombardi
Clinic Note: No uniforms will be necessary for this clinic (although you may want to bring field/turf shoes). There will not be teams on the field. We will be holding on-field position sessions and simulated plays with blocking dummies and with the Clinicians. We will group officials as crews as part of the on-field exercises to work ball relay, signals and special teams situations.

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CREW RULES PRESENTATIONS - 2010
As the process starts to prepare for meetings next year, we would like to solicit crews to present a rule instead of just one person presenting. This will allow us to maintain and further develop our "crew concept" and take the work of presenting a rule off of just one person and instead allowing an entire crew to prepare and present a rule.

The entire crew will present the rule, any changes, additions or deletions to the rule and demonstrate any particular mechanics and philosophies that may surround the rule. We will have any tools that you may need for your presentation (whiteboard with markers, projector, etc.) and each crew member should be involved in the presentation.

We will need nine (9) crews for rules presentations (Rule 1 will not be covered).

If your crew would be interested in presenting a rule during next years' meetings, please contact Todd Ragsdale at (918) 237-1119 or by e-mail at todd.ragsdale@tulsaofficials.com.

FOOTBALL OFF-SEASON
Now that the 2009 season is complete, it's time to start thinking of your off-season regimen. What will you do to improve for next year? It will be important to NOT just forget about football. Study the rules year-round, do something football related every week, work on your conditioning, have occasional crew meetings or get togethers to keep in touch and discuss what needs to be addressed. This will also allow your crew to have some good fellowship and strengthen the bond that you have as a unit.

2010 MEETING FORMAT
The meetings for next year will be somewhat different regarding content as in previous years. We will continue to have rules discussions each meeting, however the rules will be presented by a crew instead of a single person. As the crew presents their particular rule, they will incorporate mechanics and philosophies that will pertain to that rule as opposed to just covering the rule step-by-step or article-by-article. Hopefully, this will bring a new dynamic to our rules presentations. Also, we are working on having a roundtable discussion with area coaches where they will discuss concerns they may have had during the 2009 season and field questions from the membership about officiating in general from a coaches perspective.

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OSSAA/NFHS On-Line Testing
The OSSAA has evolved with the testing procedure through the NFHS. All secondary schools testing is now completed on-line. This includes most sports at the high school level and all required exams, for both Parts I and II. To take the tests, you will access the NFHS exams site, select your exam and complete the test. The scores will be sent to the OSSAA and kept on record to apply to your certification requirements. You must create an account that asks for several pieces of information. This is a one-time procedure and you will use this account to access the site for all subsequent exams.

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Many of the current GTOA members are involved in NCAA, WFL & af2 football and NCAA basketball officiating.
Below is a list of members or former members who are officiating at the next level:
   
GTOA Football Officials
Currently Working the Next Level (former and active) 		GTOA Basketball Officials
Currently Working the Next Level (former and active)
Joe Pester - Big 12, Southland, Arena One Bruce Cheatham - KJCCC, KCAC, OCAC, SAC
Chad Bowers, Scott Gasaway C-USA, Arena One John O'Meilia - MIAA, OCAC,KJCCC, SAC
Gary Calip, Clay Martin - C-USA, Arena One Bill Shouse - OCAC
Dave Thomas -
 MIAA, Arena One Anthony Pannell - OCAC, KJCCC, SAC
Scott Johnson, Randy Jeffers - Lone Star, KJCCC, KCAC Chris Nepote - KJCCC
Chad Craig - C-USA, MIAA, Arena One Steve Wilkins - MIAA, OCAC, KJCCC, C-USA,
Jeremy McCurley - KJCCC, KCAC, WFL, Arena One   SUMMIT, MISSOURI VALLEY,
Ethan Rolen - Lone Star, KJCCC, KCAC, WFL GREAT LAKES VALLEY
Kenny Stabler - KJCCC, KCAC, Arena One  
Barry Stearns - KJCCC, KCAC, EFL  
Richard Brown - Big 12  
Walter Davenport - ACC  
Todd Ragsdale - KJCCC, KCAC, WFL  

 

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