SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOOTBALL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION - THE WEEKLY BULL – October 22, 2025
No Meeting This Week – Prepare each day this week. Review a rule for your crew. Study the Instructional Video and this Bull. Scout your teams and organize yourself and the crew for all logistics.
Banquet Stories – Our Banquet will be on November 5th, and we need stories. See Bob Hood or email him your video or story of our fun-loving mistakes from the 2025 season. Also, remember to attend as you’ve already paid for your dinner when you paid your dues! The banquet will start at 6:00pm and will again be at the Admiral Baker Golf Course, 2400 Admiral Baker Road in Mission Valley.
Game Check Weekend - Game Check Weekend is next weekend so make sure you submit your crew’s contributions to Mike Downing or Mike Gunzelman, or bring it to our last regular meeting a week from Wednesday (10/29). Crew that raises the most gets free dinner, up to $30/man, that following Friday. Not on a crew, new, etc. you can donate at https://www.sdyouthfootballfund.org, any amount is accepted. Thanks to you all!
Golf Tournament - Sign up now! https://www.sdyouthfootballfund.org is the sign-up hub. We are expecting to get to our usual maximum number, so sign up at the latest this week. Raffle prizes are needed, think about getting something to donate to raffle. The golf tournament raffle is separate from the Banquet raffle, so we always want everyone to leave the golf tournament with a memento. If you can donate something, please bring to tourney, or let Mike Downing know at docdowning@aol.com or 619-888-6430. Thanks!
Things Are Heating Up! – You can feel the intensity building as we work our way toward the playoffs. Big games every week and league championships on the line. Make sure your crew is prepared and ready for every snap starting with the opening kickoff!
Excellent Mechanics Begins with Mid-Week Preparation – You get your assignments well enough in advance to prepare yourself for the mechanics required of you for the position that you have been assigned. Prior to your game, preferably mid-week, take out your manual and review your positioning for your Youth, Frosh, JV or Varsity position assignment, whether it is flag or tackle football. This is an expectation for all officials each week, each game!
Counting Every Down - No one disputes the importance of counting players EVERY down. But let’s take it to the next level, count EARLY EVERY down. Those that Referee at the college level count and signal while offense is in huddle or asap if they are using a “no huddle” offense. This allows both the R and U to move on thru there pre snap routine and prepare for the next snap. Same in the 4-man game, LJ and Umpire count the defense early. Many Umpires will then also count the offense, but the key is an early count and signal.
7-Person Mechanics Meeting – If you are one of those selected to work a championship or semifinal game, you will be working 7-Person Mechanics. All officials working a championship or semifinal shall attend a special 7-Person Mechanics Meeting on Wednesday November 19th at 7:00 pm at the Mira Mesa High School Library. Chain crews and timers are not to attend this meeting. You will receive credentials, game information, and then break out into position meetings.
Introducing CFFO (Collegiate Flag Football Officials) - The CFFO envisions a unified national network of collegiate flag football officials who exemplify excellence, professionalism, and fairness at every level of competition. We will be recognized as the leading authority in collegiate flag football officiating, setting the standard for training, certification, and leadership that elevates the game and strengthens its future across campuses nationwide. To learn more and join the CFFO team, visit CFFO.co. CFFO will announce partnerships with NAIA, RefQuest, and others in the next few weeks. Please fill out the form found at CFFO.co to be among the first to know about registration, partnerships, conference affiliations, and certification to become a Collegiate Flag Football Official.
Finals Crews Have Been Selected – Open Division R-Terry Bernard U-Mike Weseloh HL-Charlton Lynch LJ-Jimmy Christensen FJ-Shan Franklin SJ-Devonta Cunningham BJ-Jordan Graves Chains-Caleb Moser Chains-Terrence Redmond Chains-Brayden McLaughlin Clock-Bill Haws
