2025 Socials
Rookie Social: May 22, 6pm, Boulevard Pizza in Sparks
New NNFOA members come meet our 6 Crew Chiefs and NNFOA leadership and other members; pay
dues, get training materials and valuable info for the 2025 season. Food and drink provided!
General Membership Social: Thursday Jun 26 6pm at Little Waldorf N. Virginia in Reno . All members are invited to our gathering that is the traditional kickoff to the 2025 season! Food and drink provided. Pay dues, get study materials and start talking about the sport we love!
2025 Off Season Zoom Trainings
The Zoom Training Schedule listed below will be presented by the CFOA (California Football Officials Association) out of Southern CA. Chris Coyte was the keynote speaker at the NNFOA clinic in 2018. We appreciate the invitation from our CA colleagues to partake in these training sessions. Each one will last 45-60 min. See below for added zoom hosted by NNFOA in May.
2025 Off-Season Instructional Calendar - All sessions will begin promptly at 7pm PST.
Tuesday, January 28th – Chris Coyte BIG10 Referee – Penalty Enforcement
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89289779828?pwd=ny7bXeWaKj6brNdncL89wL0SaVtHWf.1
Tuesday, February 25th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84340914984?pwd=tkXa7kre0rGaiDxYlZ71W0zG3H5d5y.1
WEDNESDAY, March 26th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84301292364?pwd=pkBQ9h4EIfVeMdtoSaTjbvp0lTjLvM.1
Tuesday, April 29th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85694448392?pwd=rZmqu6nBxUbwu9BxT1JG6FQCYItvXW.1
Tuesday, May 27th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86111963817?pwd=KlfDSKSrYFiS4UkJf5j1Ms8MvdQfEh.1
Tuesday, June 24th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81810923427?pwd=I3LjbQ44enVPPz7k2LFe1dwcePb9mX.1
NNFOA hosted Zoom training - Holding fouls
May 14, 2025 (Wed) 7pm-8:30pm
NNFOA President Mark Jacoby and IC Steve Rohwer will host this special clinic on that nemesis foul of Offensive Holding. We will cover holding fouls from every position on the field including Deep Wing in 7 person mechanics. Copy and paste the zoom link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82889935861?pwd=AVbCDAZgM5C7vhWFlPDMxobG2cNtsW.1&from=addon
On Field Training
Damonte Ranch HS is hosting a 7 on 7 tournament Sat Apr 19, 1-4 pm and has invited NNFOA officials to join them. Good opportunity to work on your passing play mechanics. Contact Mark Jacoby to get signed up.
The training staff is currently working on developing an on field training clinic to be held in late Spring or early Summer 2025
Andrew Siderius Football Officials Clinic
August 1-3 at Boys and Girls Club, E. 9th St. Reno
Friday: Optional Golf Tournament Washoe County Golf Course, Reno
Cost is $68, which includes a box lunch, cart, green fees, and a bucket of practice balls. Contact Treasurer Rocky Polito (contact info on leadership page) for payment. Closest to pin and long drive awards. Come out and have some fun and show off your not all that great golf skills and help Jerry Winter find his balls! There will be a reception afterwards. Contact Pat Keena at pat.keena@yahoo.com
if you want to set up a foursome, otherwise you will be assigned to a group. We usually get the day started around 10am and most groups are done by 4pm.
8am-Saturday til 5pm @ 8am-Sunday til Noon: Classroom, Keynote Speakers and COMMISSIONER'S TEST.
The NNFOA Andrew Siderius Clinic is open to officials from anywhere. We anticipate once again bringing you the very best in football officiating instruction. Cost for the clinic is $85 which includes 4 meals (B-L-D Sat and breakfast Sun) and President's cocktail reception Saturday. Saturday night will be our NNFOA Hall of Fame Inductee dinner, with keynote speaker Timothy Jackson, the new Executive Director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA). Attendees are welcome to bring a guest (cost $20 extra per guest). Unfortunately our preferred out of town site was not available this year. Since it will be held in Reno, we have secured a discounted rate of $149/night at the El Dorado Casino (book early because of Hot August Nights Event if you want to use this option!).
Tentative Clinicians include:
Darryl (DJ) Johnson - Longtime Head Line Judge in Pac 12 and now Big 10; 4 NCAA National Championship assignments, member of Mackie Development Program (NFL Officiating pipeline)
Tim Kiefer - CEO of MIBT media (online officiating training site), long time college official and HS assigner for Illinois, former SNOA member (currently lives in AZ)
Dale Keller- NFL Down Judge and NNFOA alumnus.
Roscoe Meisenheimer - Big 12 Umpire, also many years in the Pac 12 and SNOA alumnus
Jeff Dahle - Pac 12 Referee and Side Judge, former NNFOA Commissioner
Doug Suhl - D2 and D3 Line Judge, SNOA Crew Chief
various NNFOA members
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2025 In Season Membership Meetings (MANDATORY FOR NNFOA MEMBERS) Dates TBD for 2025
*Rookies and Second Year Officials start at 6pm, general association meeting begins at 7pm*
Please note the location change to Boys and Girls Club on E. 9th St., NOT The Tamarack.
Executive Board Meetings 2025
Tuesday Feb 11 6pm Tamarack Casino
Tuesday Mar 11 Boulevard Pizza 6pm
Tuesday Apr 8 6pm Tamarack Casino
Thursday May 22 5pm Boulevard Pizza (before Rookie Social)
Crew Chief Assignment Meetings
Aug 7, Aug 25, Sep 15, Oct 6, Sundays 9am via ZOOM
check back later in season it will be posted here
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