The training material provided is meant for both new and veteran officials as a recourse for review throughout the year.
Videos contained in the Training Material have been gathered from a variety of resources across the country.
Some state mechanics may differ from the WOA Mechanics Manual.
WOA Training Academy
A video library has been created by the WOA for the benefit of member officials, associations and schools to better help them understand ArbiterSports, ArbiterPay, ArbiterMobile and ArbiterGame.
Basics for Officials
Uniform & Equipment requirements for officiating. Various vendors can be found at the footer of our webpage.
Football Officials Uniform & Equipment
The link below is a simple guideline to succeed in officiating.
Discriminatory Harassing Behavior Guidelines
The WIAA encourages participants to report discriminatory behaviors to officials and event management when they occur during a game. In the link below are the steps expected for officials and event management to take when such behaviors are reported.
WOA protocol if an incident of discriminatory behavior occurs or has been reported.
Football 101
Great tips and techniques for improving your play calling and getting to your next level… whatever that level might be!
Penalty Flowchart
This is a simple guide for football penalties and enforcement.
40 Second Play Clock Mechanics
The 40 second play clock is used to ensure that each team be given a standardized, consistent interval between plays and from game to game. The document provided is a guide for administration in various game situations.
High School Football Penalty Mechanics
This link will take you to a web page that provides a great tool to learn the proper signals on penalties.
Mechanics for penalty communication to the press box and teams.
Eight Ways to Ruin Your Reputation
As an official all you have is your reputation. Screw it up and say goodbye to assignments and your career. Here are eight sure-fire ways to ruin what you worked so hard for.
By Tom Schreck
Defeat Negative Attitudes.
The next time you feel the creeping effects of negativity, whether they come from your own doubts or from a partner or crewmate, step back and examine the roots of the problem.
By Jeffrey Stern, Referee Magazine senior editor.
Penalty Signal Flashcards
The following was created by fellow member Nick Perigo as a tool to study mechanics for the press box.
