Greetings SFVFOA Officials,

Welcome to the 2026 High School Football season. Congratulations to all on a great 2025 season. Receiving 14 first round playoff games is a tremendous achievement and acknowledgment by the CIF office for SFVFOA. Thank you for all your efforts throughout the 2025 season.

Your Board of Directors has been hard at work preparing and formalizing a plan to continue our success for the upcoming season. 

Registration, Dues, Etc:

• Registration Form: Click Here
• 2026 dues are $168.00 for returning members.  New Members dues are $95.00. Associate members dues are $50.00. 
• The insurance and background check will cost an additional $29.00 
• Beginning June 1, 2026, CIF has implemented a mandatory background check for all sports officials. The background check and insurance are both completed via Arbiter. You will find the registration page by clicking the ‘Eligibility’ tab then ‘Registration’ tab on Arbiter. The background check and insurance will be valid for one calendar year and all sports (unless otherwise specified). 
• Additionally, CIF is also requiring all members to pass an eligibility/certification test which will be administered via CIF Central Hub on Arbiter – that will be available after completion of the insurance and background registration
• CIF/CFOA Shirts now mandatory – SFVFOA will be placing a bulk shirt order directly with Smitty – the registration form has more info on pricing and please note you must pay by June 14, 2026 to be part of this order
• Game fees: Tackle Varsity $152.00 & Tackle Lower Levels $102.00 / Flag Varsity $76.00 & Flag Lower Levels $60.00

2026 Instructional Calendar & Meetings:

• 2026 instructional calendar can be found here and will be added to the website: Click Here
• There will be six (6) in-person SFVFOA meetings with each member required to attend at least four (4) of those SFVFOA in-person meetings for playoff assignment eligibility.
• Each member will have their own personal attendance tracker set up courtesy of IC Jon Stein – if you have not received this via email, feel free to contact Jon. 

Association Requirements:

• To receive game assignments (including playoff assignments) all members must be registered with all dues and past assigner fees paid. 2026 regular season assigner fees must be paid by the end of the regular season for playoff assignment consideration.   
• All associate members must pass the CFOA summer study guide to be considered for game assignments
• CFOA requires 18 hours of instruction/education for certification – meeting this instruction hour requirement is mandatory for playoff assignments.
• Your instructional requirements can be met through off-season Zoom meetings, in-season/in-person meetings, the summer study guide, quizzes and tests – all of which is outlined in the calendar (with some coming up in the month of May)

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact any SFVFOA Board member.

Best of luck in the upcoming season.

—The 2026 SFVFOA Board of Directors (President: Russell Nygaard, VP: Larry Hernandez, Past Pres.: Jessier Tibana, Sec/Treas: Andy Parker, Members at Large: Joseph Baldino, Mark Millsom, Paul Rodarte)

Unit Members,

Reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, July 8 is our Summer Kick Off Meeting to be held at Alemany High School. Meeting will run from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. and will start promptly so please plan to be on time.

Alemany has informed us that due to some last minute construction needs on the Main Hall, we have been moved to the Gymnasium. I apologize for the inconvenience but that is the only option they have to accommodate us. If you need to bring an alternative seating arrangement please do so, as seating will be in the bleachers.

Additionally, if you have not already registered and paid dues for the 2025 season, please do so now by clicking here. Andy Parker will also be available on site to take registrations and payments.

Failure to register and pay by July 8 will result in a $20 late fee – furthermore, you will not be eligible to receive a rule book, nor game assignments until you are officially registered for the Unit.

First year officials or anyone who has difficulties precluding on-time payment, please reach out privately to Andy Parker (Andyparker2123@gmail.com) and he will be happy to work with you on a case-by-case basis.

During my election speech, I shared my commitment to connecting with every member of the unit to better understand your goals and how we can work together to achieve them over the next three years. To make this happen, I’ll be offering an open calendar where you can schedule a one-on-one meeting with me. Expect to receive this in February for late February/Early March dates.

This is your opportunity to share your thoughts, ideas, and aspirations for the unit and your officiating journey. I encourage everyone to take advantage of this time so we can build a stronger and more cohesive team.

Your participation, whether as part of the instructional staff or as an active learner, is vital to the success of our unit. If you have any questions or need clarification, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for your continued dedication, and let’s make 2025 a great year together! Please reach out to me via email at sfvbic@gmail,com or call/text at 818-679-4912.