The Greater Sand Mountain Football Officials Association kicks off its sixth season on Sunday, July 10, at 4 p.m. at Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheatre. The address for the park is 1325 SMPA Blvd., Albertville, AL. 35950.
The upstairs Inspire conference room is the site of all the association’s meetings for the 2022 high school football season. Officials can start their registration process July 10. Officials receive a rule book, case book, local association forms and other pertinent information about the upcoming season at the first meeting. The district camp for the Northeast district will be Aug. 6 at SMPA at 7:30 am.
Week 0 and jamborees start Aug. 12-13, and the first official contest is Aug. 19.
Junior varsity and junior high games start the week of Aug. 22. The playoffs begin Nov. 4 and the Super 7 championships are at Protective Stadium in Birmingham Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
GSMFOA had 70 members last year. The association teaches at every meeting, so new officials are going to receive training from experienced playoff officials and you build friendships that last forever.
“We offer a flexible schedule,” Scott said. “You can work your own schedule. If you want to take a night off, you just sign out."
“Junior high and junior varsity games are primarily on Mondays and Tuesdays. Varsity games are on Fridays, except for a few Thursday and Saturday night games the first couple weeks of the season.”
The Greater Sand Mountain Football Officials Association has contracts with Albertville, Asbury, Boaz, Crossville, DAR, Douglas, Fyffe, Guntersville, Locust Fork, Marshall Christian, North Sand Mountain, Oneonta, Pisgah, Sardis, Sylvania, and West End.
The association’s full slate of officers is:
Robert Bates, vice-president
Brien Phillips, treasurer
Mikey Floyd, recording secretary
Bill Cole and Charlie Jimmerson, at-large board members
Scott, who enters his 22th season as a football official, was selected the AHSAA’s Northeast District official of the year for the 2019 season and has been selected for a number of playoff games. Lee, who enters his 20th season as a football official, was selected to the AHSAA 7A state championship game last December held at the new Protective Stadium in Birmingham. Other board members have been selected to officiate state championship games and have many years of playoff experience.
Other meeting dates for the 2020 season are Tuesday, July 19; Sunday, July 31; Tuesday, Aug. 9; Sunday, Aug. 21; Wednesday, Aug. 31; Sunday, Sept. 11; Wednesday, Sept. 21; Sunday, October 2; Wednesday, Oct. 12; Sunday, Oct. 23.
The Sunday meetings will feature new officials training at 3 p.m., with veterans starting at 4.
For the Tuesday and Wednesday meetings, new officials training will be at 5 p.m. and veterans will join them at 6.
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