HS to NCAA

[Bresquire]

I am moving up in my career and will be doing some NCAA Div III and NAIA games next year. Is there a good place to look at the ncaa and naia rules?
Study material, rules books, video, etc...

Thanks for any help.

Bresquire

[Theisey]

What have you done so far? Surely you are a member of some local (or not so local) NCAA football chapter.

[Bresquire]

I've been put on the supplemental list for next years crew out of Bloomington, IL and i have to attend a clinic for that in July or August. Just didn't know if there was a place like nfhs has.

Thanks
Bresquire

[Theisey]

Well, don't wait until then to get started.
There is an "officiating" page at the NCAA web site. try this: Football Rules

Start looking there and d/l the current rules book, maybe order the video.

Go to this forum site for NCAA only stuff: NCAA Discussion

Get a copy of the Redding guide for NCAA football.
Get a copy of the current NFHS/NCAA football rules differences manual.

Find out what mechanics this chapter normally works under and go get a copy of the CCA manual for eitehr 5,6 or 7 man mechanics.

Start reading this stuff in like March.

Sorry, I know nothing of NAIA.. Can't help you there

[Bresquire]

Great thanks for the help, NAIA is another version of NCAA III.
Thanks again.

Bresquire

[Sonofanump]

If you know NFHS rules extremly well, then I suggest a rules difference book. It helps keep the two different sets of rules separate.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Bresquire

Is there a good place to look at the ncaa and naia rules?

No such thing as NAIA playing rules for football, they just use NCAA's.

[Bresquire]

Thanks for all the help.

Bresquire

[bisonlj]

The NFHS also has a simple 4-page document on key rules differences. It's a good summary of the key differences. I'm about a year ahead of you in the process and there is no substituate for experience and attending study groups and clinics.

[Refster]

Congratulations! You'll love it!

[schmitty1973]

Just finished my 7th year of HS and I would like to try doing some college in the next couple years. How do I get started? I'm sure I need to go to some clinics/camps, just not sure what the process is after that.

[bisonlj]

Originally Posted by schmitty1973

Just finished my 7th year of HS and I would like to try doing some college in the next couple years. How do I get started? I'm sure I need to go to some clinics/camps, just not sure what the process is after that.

The first thing you should do is find out which smalll college conferences exist in your area and who supervises their officials. For example, we have a D3 conference in our area and over half the schools are in-state. That is the good place to start. There is also a D2 school but most of the conference is in Michigan and their supervisor and most officials are in Michigan. This would not be a good route for local officials. Talk to other officials in your area and find out which conference(s) are geared toward local officials. Good luck!