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Becky Agnew recently provided a Thank You Letter to the GTOA for all that was done for Lance Angew surrounding his battle with cancer, his time in the association, the Memorial Fund that was created and his passing. Becky wanted to ensure that the members of the GTOA would be able to receive this sentiment since it would be difficult to personally address each member. Below is the link to Becky's letter:

Letter from Becky Agnew
(NOTE: This letter was sent to Todd Ragsdale, VP of Football and requested to be distributed)

2010 GTOA High School Football Officials Clinic - UPDATE

The deadline for registering for the 2010 GTOA Clinic is Friday, March 26th!! Registration form and information is listed below.

This is going to be an excellent opportunity for you to gear up for the coming season. Again, this is NOT a rules meeting. This clinic will cover philosophy and mechanics in classroom, breakout and on-field sessions.

If you and/or your crew are wanting to improve performance, develop an understanding on how to recieve and work toward receiving more OSSAA playoff assignments and generally become a better high school football official, then this clinic is something that you must consider attending.

The clinic is open to all area football officials and anyone interested in becoming a new football official. If you know of anyone that would like to officiate high school football, be sure to pass this information on to them so that they can get registered and attend.

 Spring-Time Survey
During the Spring, what do you do to prepare for the upcoming season or to keep your mind on football?
2010 GTOA Clinic Cover Letter 2010 GTOA Clinic Registration Form "Football is an honest game.
It's true to life. It's a game about sharing.
Football is a team game. So is life."
- Joe Namath
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.

GTOA Communication - Football

GTOA Front Page News

MEETING SCHEDULE - 2010
The 4th of July holiday falls on a Sunday this year and will be observed on the following Monday, July 5th. Due to this holiday, we will be changing the start date of our annual meetings as follows:

Monday, July 5th - NO MEETING

Thursday, July 8th - MANDATORY CREW CHIEF MEETING (at least one person from your crew MUST attend)

Monday, July 12th - First GTOA General Meeting

Monday, August 30th - Final GTOA General Meeting with a second Mandatory Crew Chief Meeting Breakout (at least one person from your crew MUST attend)

You will be receiving the 2010 Welcome Letter from the Vice-President of Football soon outlining and detailing this years' meeting schedule and important dates to include registration.

2010 NFHS RULES CHANGES APPROVED
12 rules changes were approved by the NFHS Football Rules Committee in February 2010.

Changes made were:

- Concussion rule
- Four (4) pertaining to equipment
- Two (2) dealing with player conduct
- One (1) concerning penalty options on scoring plays
- Three (3) dealing with periods, time factors and substitutions
- One (1) concerning equipment that will go into effect in 2012 (gloves)

The changes and justifications are available by clicking on the "2010 NFHS Football Rules Changes" on the left-hand side of this page.

GTOA Did You Know?

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.

NFHS Exam Testing Site
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, AFL Bruce Cheatham - KJCCC, KCAC, OCAC, SAC
Chad Bowers, Scott Gasaway C-USA, AFL John O'Meilia - MIAA, OCAC,KJCCC, SAC
Gary Calip, Clay Martin - C-USA, AFL Bill Shouse - OCAC
Dave Thomas -
 MIAA Anthony Pannell - OCAC, KJCCC, SAC
Scott Johnson, Randy Jeffers - Lone Star, KJCCC, KCAC Chris Nepote - KJCCC
Chad Craig - C-USA, MIAA Steve Wilkins - MIAA, OCAC, KJCCC, C-USA,
Jeremy McCurley - KJCCC, KCAC, WFL   SUMMIT, MISSOURI VALLEY,
Ethan Rolen - Lone Star, KJCCC, KCAC, WFL GREAT LAKES VALLEY
Kenny Stabler - KJCCC, KCAC, WFL  
Barry Stearns - KJCCC, KCAC, WFL  
Richard Brown - Big 12  
Walter Davenport - ACC  
Todd Ragsdale - KJCCC, KCAC, WFL  

 

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