 Welcome to the website of the Australian Gridiron Officials Association (AGOA)!
The AGOA is comprised of the members of all of the Officials Associations in Australia. Although there are many engineers and IT gurus among our members,
Our members are drawn from active leagues in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and the ACT. If you’re near a major metropolitan area in one of these states and are interested in becoming an official, please visit our contacts page. Rural and regional participants and people in
We welcome participation from local and international officials in our State and National competition season and really appreciate the opportunity to learn and
This is an exciting time for Gridiron football in Australia, as recent developments as players and officials take up opportunities to participate in the sport at a range
We’re also interested in building networks with other Gridiron officials around the world. After all, officials everywhere face similar challenges!
Officiating for the 2012 Distributed Senior Nationals Championships Posted: 17 January 2012
In 2012 the Senior National Championships will be held across several States to simplify travel arrangements. Please find the appplication forms
2. Form
Volunteer for Gridiron Officiating Posted: 17 January 2012
Advertisements for volunteer officials are now posted to Seek Volunteer under the keyword gridiron.
Women's Tackle Football in Australia Posted: 14 December 2011
Any women interested in playing gridiron football please contact me and I will provided the name of the lady who is organising this.
Training has already started in several States and participants have the additional option of learning to be an official.
2011 Qualifying exam released
This years exam is now available. All officials are invited and encouraged to download, complete and submit it before Sunday 28th August (the closing date).
See the downloads, Training and Accreditation section, under Exams. Based on feedback from last year, the format has been changed and questions split into three Sections as follows:
Each section is intended to be a little bit more challenging than the one before it. This has been done to give officials the choice of which Level pass they wish to aim for. If you wish to gain or maintain a "Level 1 (Foundation)" pass you need only answer Section 1 which should shorten the time taken to compete the exam.
More experienced officials, especially those wishing to be considered for appointment to National level games, would be expected to attempt at least Section 2 as well and those wishing to gain or maintain a "Level 3 (Advanced)" pass would need to complete all sections and achieve the appropriate pass mark.
To recognise the fact that each section is intended to be a little harder and to still meet the benchmark scores set out in the Training and Accreditation program, a combination scoring system has been introduced. For more information about all these changes refer to the preamble to the exam. All officials are encouraged to read the notes before attempting the exam.
Any questions regarding the format,or scoring system can be sent to the compiler, Paul Mercer @ fbrefpaul@gmail.com
Umpire Positions Posted: 26 June 2011
Here is the ruling on the temporary trial of umpire in the offensive backfield as opposed to in the defensive secondary.
Insurance Posted: 26 June 2011
Please check with your State President and visit the insurance portal to renew your cover, if appropriate.
https://www.clubsonline.com.au/registrationclubportal/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&OrgID=1314
IFAF 2011 World Championship Posted: 16 June 2011
Congratualtions to Paul Mercer on being selected to officiate at the upcoming IFAF event in Austria with the likes of Bill Le Monier, Katarina Milojkevic
OFFICIALS ROSTER:
Sun Devils on "Totally Wild" Posted: 13 June 2011
http://ten.com.au/watch-tv-episodes-online.htm?movideo_p=41457&movideo_m=107937
Web Sites and Resources Posted: 11 June 2011
Here is the link to the latest edition of the officiating newsletter for football officials in Denmark, Europe and beyond. http://whitecap.dk/newsletter/the-zebra/ CFO: Whether joining for the first time or renewing, membership fees ($100US) are now due (June 1st)
Other sites of interest:
Officiating.com ( annual subscription $50 US )
refstripes.com
www.replayboothapp.com (App software for IPAD and other tablets like the Xoom to view, edit and notarize game video in .mp4, .mov, .3gpp...basically any QuickTime format. Any format compatibility is in the works)
Unsportsmanlike Conduct Posted - 26 April 2011
The CFO have issued guidelines for the application and enforcement of the changes to the Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty - read the attached document
Rule on Blocking Below the Waist Revised Posted - 11 March 2011
The rules committee have made some important changes to the rule for blocking below the waist for the
NCAA 2011 Rule Update Discussion Period in March 2011 Posted - 3 March 2011
Just when you thought it could not possibly get any more exciting in College football, the 2011 rule changes are out for discussion. Hurry and add your thoughts to the decision-making process, mainly via our AGOA Executive if you have some constructive
Here is the current discussion document.
IFAF Referee Survey Posted 1 March 2011
IFAF is conducting a survey (see link below) to help in shaping the IFAF Strategic Plan and is
collecting data through Monday, April 4. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Thanks and regards, Paul Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W29ZTT7
Bill Lemonnier on The New Emphasis Posted - 22 February 2011
Here is another professional development article from Bill. It discusses the growing importance of preparing to officiate to prevent head and neck injuries. One example of this is the change to an awareness of the impact of defensive team infractions at the snap.
Junior Nationals Officiating Panel Announced Posted - 15 January 2011
The following officials will be on the panel for this event.
Congratulations to the above officials who will be provided with further information as it comes to hand.
More from Bill Posted - 20 January 2011
http://www.usafootball.com/articles/displayArticle/7861/11160 Here is another aticle from Bill whom we hosted at last year's Senior Nationals as guest speaker, referee supervisor and referee.
Officiating Philosophies by Bill LeMonnier Posted - 13 January 2011
Bill LeMonnier has recently written on "cheap shots" and the like at the following web site:
IFAF Senior World Championship Game Times Announced Posted - 4 January 2011
July 8 - July 16
From the Austria 2011 website. Group A Teams will be based at Innsbruck and Group B Teams at Graz for their game appearances.
See the article below for further details.
Downunder Official in "Inside American Football" Posted - 4 January 2011
See the News section for the full article.
Junior Nationals, 2011 Posted - 15 December 2010
The tournament will run from Sunday 17th April to Saturday 23rd April 2011 with match days being Monday 18th, Wednesday 20th and Friday 22nd. The venue for the event is the Sydney Academy of Sports and Recreation (SASR) which is located on the Northern Beaches of Sydney in the Three local officials and seven non-local officials will be selected for the officiating crews and two additional officials will be on standby for unforseen It is expected that the weather will be temperate at that time of year, with temperatures around 22 degrees Celsius at sea level.
Please see the following documents:
GROUPS AND SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Eight Nations From Four Continents Will Compete In Austria In July 2011 Posted: 25 November 2010
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010 - PARIS, FRANCE - The groups and game schedule have been announced for the fourth IFAF Senior World Championship of American Football, which will be played in Austria from July 8-16, 2011.
The Austrian capital of Vienna will host the Gold and Bronze Medal games and the fifth and seventh place playoffs as the senior national teams of eight nations from four continents assemble in Europe for the International Federation of American Football showpiece tournament. Two groups of four teams will play in the cities of Innsbruck and Graz in the quest to earn a place in the medal games.
"Never before have there been more participants, better stadiums or greater expectations in the history of the IFAF Senior World Championship," said MICHAEL ESCHLBOECK, President of the American Football Bund Österreich (Austrian Federation of American Football).
Host Austria is matched in Group B with European Championship runner up France, first time entrant on the world stage at senior level Canada, and either Japan or Korea, who meet for the right to represent AFAF (Asian Federation of American Football) in Tokyo on February 26.
Either two-time champion (1999 and 2007) Japan or Korea will face home team Austria and an anticipated vociferous home crowd on Saturday, July 9 in Graz, while France and Canada meet in the other Group B game.
Each team will face its group opponent once and from the final standings the group winners will advance to the IFAF Senior World Championship Game to play for the Gold Medal on Saturday, July 16 in the Austrian capital Vienna. The two second-placed teams will contest the Bronze Medal in Vienna on Friday, July 15.
IFAF Senior World Championship Groups
IFAF Senior World Championship Schedule
Japan won the first IFAF Senior World Championship played in Palermo in Italy with a 6-0 overtime victory over Mexico. Four years later in Frankfurt, Germany, Japan ran out 34-14 winners over Mexico. In 2007 on home soil in Kawasaki, Japan took the United States to double overtime before finally surrendering the world title they had held for eight years by a score of 23-20. During the nine games of the 2007 IFAF Senior World Championship, more than 22,000 fans flocked to the host stadiums and almost one million people visited the official websites.
For more information visit
Officials Far Afield
Posted - 18 October 2010
"As far as officiating is concerned, I am really enjoying it, and have been fortunate to get some pretty high profile games as I was fortunate to catch up with Stephen Bowness from New Zealand) when he was across here last year, and we did a couple After the Christmas/New Year break will be back in action in the new year for the University season." Presentation on Concussion Management Posted 26 August 2010
The NCAA has updated its approach to concussion management. Please familiarise yourself with the presentation on concussion.
Extra files for qualifying exam Posted: 24 Septmeber 2010 Here are some files which are required for answering the exam:
2010 Qualifying Exam Posted 22 August 2010
Please find the exam with your State President or Training Officer until a link is uploaded here.
1. Two pdf files - (a) Exam; (b) Options.
2. One Excel file with two spreadsheets. Please use this to access drop-down boxes and post for marking.
AGOA Structure Posted - 1 May 2010 The updated details of the AGOA structure can be found in the Governance section. Rule changes for 2010 Posted - 26 April 2010
Gridiron Australia Development Tour August - September 2007
Last updated 13 June 2010
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