Welcome!Officiating football is a highly rewarding and fun experience. There is the challenge of officiating games at the intensity of the high school level or the enjoyment of the beginning youth leagues. You will find the camaraderie fulfilling and the friendships lasting. We hope you will take that next step in becoming a football official.
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Beginning football officials go through extensive expert training by highly qualified football officials to prepare them to officiate at all levels of football. There is classroom and on-field training. The goal is to eventually have every official prepared to officiate games at the high school level. Class is held every Wednesday from early August until mid-October.
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What Else?
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What else do you need to know to become a football official?
How much money will I make? The amount of money you earn depends on the level of games you work. The beginning level of youth games pay $45 per game. Varsity high school games pay as much as $79 per game. How many games can I work? Youth games are played on Mondays and Saturdays with as many as two to four games per day. High school games are played on Thursdays and Fridays. Who do you contact now that you want to become a football official? You can e-mail kcoafootball@mail.com or you can call Steve Laird @ 661-808-3344. |
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Classes are held at the Reider Education Center at 2000 K st. in downtown Bakersfield.
They are held on Wednesdays from August through October.
They are held on Wednesdays from August through October.
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