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2026 SFVFOA Instructional Calendar

Total Hours Available: 27 Hours

Mandatory Components

  • Minimum 4 in-person SFVFOA meetings (2 hrs each)
  • Classification Exam (2 hrs)
  • Study Guide Exam (2 hrs)
  • 4 mandatory in-season quizzes
    • 0.5 hr each (2 hrs total)
  • TOTAL: 12 hours

Role-based (if applicable):

  • Referee Exam (0.5 hr)
  • Crew of 7 Exam / Classification (0.5 hr)

SPRING (OPTIONAL ZOOM INSTRUCTION)
1 hour credit each

  • Tue, Jan 27 – CFOA Zoom
  • Tue, Feb 24 – CFOA Zoom
  • Tue, Apr 28 – CFOA Zoom
  • Tue, May 26 – CFOA Zoom
  • Tue, Jun 30 – CFOA Zoom

SPRING (SFVFOA ZOOM – CREW OF 7 MECHANICS)
1 hour credit each

  • Tue, May 12 – Crew of 7 Mechanics
  • Tue, May 19 – Crew of 7 Mechanics

SUMMER / FALL (SFVFOA IN-PERSON MEETINGS) – meetings are planned to be at Alemany HS
2 hours credit each

  • Tue, Jul 7 – Kickoff Meeting
  • Tue, Aug 4 – In-Person Meeting
  • Tue, Aug 18 – In-Person Meeting
  • Tue, Sep 8 – In-Person Meeting
  • Tue, Sep 22 – In-Person Meeting
  • Tue, Oct 6 – In-Person Meeting

(Provides a roughly every-two-week cadence from August through October)

IN-SEASON ASSESSMENTS

  • 4 Mandatory In-Season Quizzes
    • (0.5 hour credit each)
  • Optional Film Breakdown
    • (1 hour credit, once per season)

EXAMS

  • Classification Exam – 2 hours
  • Study Guide Exam – 2 hours
  • Referee Exam – 0.5 hour (if applicable)
  • Crew of 7 Exam – 0.5 hour (if applicable)

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