How to get started in officiating HS Football?

[HLin NC]

NC is divided into 9 regions

I thought it was to ten with the split up of North State but I look at the list and it still shows 9. Inner Piedmont is the new one so who got axed?

The annual meetings are the state clinic scheduled in each region over a two week period in July. The state supervisor comes in and goes over the rule changes and shows a video of high/lowlights sent to his office. There is nothing really to prepare for.

Registration will crank up in May-June with the rule books coming out in late June-early July. The RSO for your area can clue you in to the local meetings which is what you will really need to attend. Be prepared to work 3 scrimmages in August. Most areas require a couple of seasons of youth, middle school, and JV before you will work Friday nights.

Order you a Reddings NFHS study guide from Double S Distributors. They should be out in May. Best single resource for studying rules, IMO.

[ump33]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

I thought it was to ten with the split up of North State but I look at the list and it still shows 9. Inner Piedmont is the new one so who got axed?

I am pretty sure there were only 8, splitting North State gives us 9.

[BktBallRef]

I thought there were 9 at one time as well but I could be wrong. The website is down, so I can't look at the moment. I recall:

Southeastern, East Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Triangle, North State, Inner Piedmont, Metrolina, Piedmont, Southwestern.

Did I miss one?

[ump33]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

I thought there were 9 at one time as well but I could be wrong. The website is down, so I can't look at the moment. I recall:

Southeastern, East Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Triangle, North State, Inner Piedmont, Metrolina, Piedmont, Southwestern.

Did I miss one?

Correct except there is no "Piedmont," it should be Western ( WNCSO).

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by ump33

Correct except there is no "Piedmont," it should be Western ( WNCSO).

Was it called Piedmont at one time?

I'm now thinking that it was basketball that previously had 9 associations.