Category: Member Updates
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Big Changes for 2024-25 Season
There are three important changes for the 2024-25 Season you need know about. Here they are:
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First Meeting of 23-24 Season Scheduled
The first NFSOA meeting for the 2023-2024 season has been scheduled for Sunday, September 10 at 6:00 p.m. Mega’s Pizza is the location of the meeting and food and soft drinks will be served. All members and prospective members are required to attend. We will discuss rule changes and areas of emphasis for next season.…
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FHSAA Soccer Officials Registration Is Open
5 news items for you about the upcoming 2023-2024 season
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New Pay Procedures
Starting this season, Duval County Public Schools pay officials via ArbiterPay, so make sure you have this set up. All other schools continue to use paper checks via the sign in sheet. Full details are here
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Coach Misconduct Reports Now Required
We require a very brief report each time you caution a coach (or assistant coach, trainer, etc). Tracking coach misconduct allows us to understand and address recurring misconduct problems. Our website has a short form that takes less than two minutes to complete. There are drop down lists for the school names and the narrative you normally…
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NFSOA Members among first all female Finals crew
Local Officials Achieve First. Fletcher, Creekside and St. Johns Country Day weren’t the only Northeast Florida teams making history at the FHSAA girls soccer championships. A crew from the Jacksonville-based North Florida Soccer Officials Association achieved a notable first by taking charge of the Class 4A girls soccer final. Alexandra Billeter, a former University of…
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Uniform Update
We have switched our jerseys from the Smitty’s FHSAA teal jersey to the USSF yellow and blue jerseys. Please read our full uniform requirements here (nfsoa.com/uniforms) and do NOT purchase the teal FHSAA jersey.
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October 2021 meeting scheduled for 25th
Our next referee meeting will be on Monday, October 25th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at: Shultz Center, 4019 Boulevard Center Drive, Jacksonville, FL, 32207. The annual certification exam is now open, but new rules will be reviewed at the meeting so you may want to take the test after attending the meeting.The Preseason Tournament…
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2021-2022 Documents Available
New documents for the 2021-2022 season, including the FHSAA Soccer Manual, the Officials Guidebook (gray book) and the NFHS Points of Emphasis are now available for download, here. You can purchase a digital copy of the NFHS Soccer Rule Book for the Apple Books app or for the Amazon Kindle app. The Amazon Kindle app…
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Mid-Season Update 2020-2021
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday break. Assignments for the month of January will be done weekly. Below is the planned release dates for January assignments. Three things I know we are not doing at every game : 1. If there is a scoreboard clock that is going to be used, one of…