2026 Socials
Rookie Social: Date TBD, typically late May
New NNFOA members come meet our 6 Crew Chiefs and NNFOA leadership and other members; pay
dues, get training materials and valuable info for the 2026 season. Food and drink provided!
General Membership Social: Date TBD, typically late June . All members are invited to our gathering that is the traditional kickoff to the 2026 season! Food and drink provided. Pay dues, get study materials and start talking about the sport we love!
2026 Off Season Zoom Trainings
We are again collaborating with the CFOA on offseason training they will be presenting (see schedule below), and the NNFOA will also be presenting training this Spring focusing on the Umpire position (aka "THE UNION"), led by President Mark Jacoby, with special guest presenters. Each session is expected to last about an hour. Contact Steve Rohwer for more details.
The Union (umpire) training schedule:
All sessions will be held Wednesdays at 7pm:
Feb 4th - Positioning, pre and post snap routines, keys, game tempo
Mar 11th - All about run plays
Mar 25th - All about pass plays
Apr 8th - All about special teams plays
Apr 29 - interior line play - what is holding and what is not
May 13 - Around the Horn with Big 12 Umpire Roscoe Meisenheimer
Zoom link for all sessions:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85483460871?pwd=nVizTVl2cDI0HfUUS6E9hXRywkiO9m.1&from=addon
CFOA training schedule:
The California Football Officials Association will be hosting the following training sessions
All training sessions are held on Tuesdays at 7pm:
January 27th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81806959308?pwd=9oANd8DsyHEP6G6GjWawq9DWGrB6GE.1
This session will feature Chris Coyte, Big 10 Referee. Chris is one of the premier major college white hats in the nation. Chris was a guest speaker at the NNFOA preseason clinic in 2017.
February 24th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86087359456?pwd=UKTeAv8HLoHy8UwmDRSj1LD2KA1N6R.1
March 31st
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83414717082?pwd=ZvqMsgRY73kXWXWnxeRiLVRDlBdBHv.1
May 26th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88235115514?pwd=CgWunazOCtwBSgwQwFRoZhMZbhPK5c.1
June 30th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82765191447?pwd=UYOrevGq0fYXOixiUn28WYfEov1tLV.1
Friday: Optional Golf Tournament Washoe County Golf Course, Reno
Cost is $68, which includes a box lunch, cart, green fees, and a bucket of practice balls. Contact Treasurer Rocky Polito (contact info on leadership page) for payment. Closest to pin and long drive awards. Come out and have some fun and show off your not all that great golf skills and help Jerry Winter find his balls! There will be a reception afterwards. Contact Pat Keena at pat.keena@yahoo.com
if you want to set up a foursome, otherwise you will be assigned to a group. We usually get the day started around 10am and most groups are done by 4pm.
8am-Saturday til 5pm @ 8am-Sunday til Noon: Classroom, Keynote Speakers and COMMISSIONER'S TEST.
The NNFOA Andrew Siderius Clinic is open to officials from anywhere. We anticipate once again bringing you the very best in football officiating instruction. Cost for the clinic is $85 which includes 4 meals (B-L-D Sat and breakfast Sun) and President's cocktail reception Saturday. Saturday night will be our NNFOA Hall of Fame Inductee dinner, with keynote speaker Timothy Jackson, the new Executive Director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA). Attendees are welcome to bring a guest (cost $20 extra per guest). Unfortunately our preferred out of town site was not available this year. The Best Western and El Dorado have rooms for about $149 a night. (book early because of Hot August Nights Event)
Tentative Clinicians include:
Darryl (DJ) Johnson - 14 yrs Head Line Judge in Pac 12 and now ACC; 2 NCAA National Championship assignments, 4 College Football Playoff semi final assignments, 6 Pac12 or ACC Championship assignments, several other NCAA Bowl game assignments. DJ is a retired police officer with Las Vegas Metro PD.
Tim Kiefer - CEO of MIBT media (online officiating training site), long time college official and HS assigner for Illinois, former SNOA member (currently lives in AZ). Tim worked several state HS championship games in Illinois and also in Nevada. Tim had a long successful career as an Air Traffic Controller in both Chicago and Las Vegas and currently trains future ATCs in AZ.
Lyndon Jacobsen - NCAA Replay Official, Former NNFOA Vice President and Crew Chief
Roscoe Meisenheimer - Big 12 Umpire, also many years in the Pac 12 and SNOA alumnus
Jeff Dahle - Pac 12 Referee and Side Judge, former NNFOA Commissioner
Doug Suhl - D2 and D3 Line Judge, SNOA Crew Chief
various NNFOA members
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2025 In Season Membership Meetings (MANDATORY FOR NNFOA MEMBERS) Dates
*Rookies and Second Year Officials start at 6pm, general association meeting begins at 7pm*
Aug 12
Aug 26
Sep 23
Oct 14 (NNFOA Board and Crew Chief elections)
Nov 9 (Sunday) NNFOA Banquet, 5:30 cocktail hour, Dinner 6:30
Please note the location change to Boys and Girls Club on E. 9th St., NOT The Tamarack.
Executive Board Meetings 2025
Tuesday Feb 11 6pm Tamarack Casino
Tuesday Mar 11 Boulevard Pizza 6pm
Tuesday Apr 8 6pm Tamarack Casino
Thursday May 22 5pm Boulevard Pizza (before Rookie Social)
Crew Chief Pre-Season Study Sessions
Contact the Crew Chief for location and other details
Fleck: Wed Jul 23 6pm
Dieringer: Wed Jul 16th 6pm
Jacoby: Mon Jun 30th; Mon Jul 7; Tue Jul 15th (Zoom)
check back later in season it will be posted here
