Congratulations,
Don! You've earned it!
Warm
congratulations to TFOA vice-president, Don Ellis who has the distinct
honour of representing the TFOA as the back judge for this year's
Grey Cup in Toronto. Best of luck on your 9th (WOW!) Grey Cup game,
Don! You've made us so proud.
Click
here for to see who else will be officiating this championship
game.
REMINDER:
TFOA AGM
This
is a reminder to all that our Annual General Meeting will be held
on Mon. Dec. 3rd @ 7:00 pm. It will be located at Jack’s residence,
as have all meetings this year.
There
are three spots up for election on the executive. We have four candidates
who have been nominated and such nominations have been seconded. The
candidates are: Bob P. Byron G., Vito C. and Henry C
All 2007 TFOA members are encouraged to attend, as all members are
entitled to vote on the election and any motions presented. This is
your chance to have your say on the future course of the TFOA.
Click
here for the minutes from the 2006 AGM and any reports
which were received electronically.
If you would like to have an item added to the agenda, please contact
Peter Morris immediately.
NOTE FOR THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE MEMBERS:
Please prepare and be ready to present your annual reports to the
members at the meeting. Please take all steps to prepare an electronic
copy which can be forwarded to me via email.
Rob Hand
Executive Secretary/Membership Chair
TFOA
PRESENTS - OFFICIALS GREY CUP RECEPTION
The
game has been set, Riders vs. Bombers.
Click
here for an invitation to attend the 2007 Grey Cup officials
reception on Sat. This should be a lot of fun and a chance for officials
from all around to get together to talk about one of our favourite
topics. Please join us. We look forward to seeing you there.
Recruiting
Team's got their hands full this year!
TFOA
extends our warmest congratulations to the addition of the newest
member to the Woodworth family!
Raine
Daniel James Woodworth, arrived at 09:07 hrs, October 22. 7 lbs 15oz,
21.5 inches tall. Born in Mississauga, Ontario.
Mommy
and Baby are in excellent health and Daddy's bronzing his whistle!
Reminder:
Final Meeting next October 29th, 2007
The
focus will be on playoffs so, 5 and 6 man mechanics will be discussed.
USA
TODAY Article: For NFL officials, scrutiny begins long before kickoff
Click
here
for an interesting article about our brothers-in-arms south of the
border.
Football
Official's Week in Canada
The
week of September 10 – 16 , 2007 has been declared Football
Official’s Week in Canada in an effort to draw attention to
the men and women who wear the stripes on football fields across Canada.
Local Football Officials Associations across Canada are taking part
in the week as they try to draw more interested people to try their
hand at officiating.
To facilitate this initiative, I am inviting you to join me at Jack’s
place next Wednesday, August 29 at 7:00 to put together a plan for
the TFOA.
Please email me at morrisis@sympatico.ca
whether you are/are not interested in being part of the committee.
Please confirm that you will be able to attend the meeting.
Peter
Morris
President
TFOA's
Fall Meetings are back!
The summer football
season is coming to an end. Not to worry.
The fall season
is just around the corner. As always, the TFOA will be hosting a number
of education sessions to help us learn, develop and become better
overall officials. There has been a great deal of work prepared to
ensure the evenings are both beneficial and enjoyable for all. Seriously,
who doesn't want to spend a couple hours talking football?
Below are the
dates and subject areas we will be discussing.
All meetings
will be held on Mon.'s starting promptly @ 7:00pm. How long they run
is up to you and the involvement from the group, (usually 9:00pm or
so.)
Sept. 10 - Rules
1 & 3 (Byron G./ Brian S.)
Sept. 17 - Rule
4 (Murray T.)
• Special Guest presentation by Ken G. & Gord Smith (2006
Vanier Cup referee)
Sept.
24 - Rules 5 & 6 (Ted G.)
• Special Guest Speaker: Peter Baxter (Director of Athletics-
WLU / Convener OUA football)
Oct.
15 - Rules 7 & 8 (Rob H.)
For
those of you who are new to us this year:
• All meetings start with updates from the executive with any
news to pass along.
• Presentations and discussion
• Jack assigns available games
• Social after with "frosty pops" available for $2
ea.
Attention
Recruiting Team: we've got a new one!
TFOA
extends the warmest congratulations and best wishes to the newest
addition to the Tuen family!
Little
Micha was born at the Naval Hospital on Camp Lejeune, NC on July 10,
2007 @ 1921h. He was 4lbs 14oz, 17.75in in length. Congrats Robyn!
Start measuring him out for stripes soon!
TFOA
Golf Tournament '07
Hello
everyone, hope you've all marked Tuesday July 17th on your calender!
Our
annual golf tournament is being held at the lovely Glenway Golf &
Country Club. This event, once again, promises to be a day filledwith
great food, lots of prizes and interesting golf shots.
Please reserve your tee time with myself- reached at 905-925-9110
or Jack Leitch 905-886-6082.Price is $125.00 and includes golf, cart,
dinner and prizes.
If
golf isn't your thing... come for dinner and great conversation!
Look
forward to seeing you all there.
click
here for TFOA Golf Tournament '07 flyer.
Dave
Strauss
Social Chair
Byron
Griffiths
Asst. Social Chair
NEW
TO THE FAMILY '07
The
TFOA wishes to congratulate the following new members to the organization.
They successfully completed the Level I clinic conducted this past
Sunday. Special thanks to Henry Chiu, Ted Goldberg, and Greg Aletto
for stepping in to do a great job in putting on the course.
Please
join us in welcoming the most recent recruits to the TFOA:
Mike Sexsmith
Gerald Carroll
Jim Mackay
Justin Baker
Joe Difonzo
Len Wasylyk
Dwayne Francis
Bill McConnell
Matt McConnell
Andy Cassidy
Please
help to offer any advice and support to our new recruits as they begin
what will be no doubt be an exciting and rewarding time as Toronto
Football Officials.
ALSO:
Check out the new feature on our banners: "You
make the call!" under the rulebook and casebook
section - a great resource from the CFOA for studying the rules.
TFOA
Spring Clinic - Sunday, May 6th
Hello
All,
After attending the OFOA conference this past weekend I am itching
to get back on the field. The season is just around the corner and
we are going to get everyone ready for another great year. Below is
all the info regarding our Spring Clinic:
Date: Sun May 6th, 2007
Registration: 8:30 - 9:00 am (Please being your completed
registration form, $100 membership fee; cheques can be made out to
TFOA & signed waiver form to be added to contact list)
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (approx.)
Place: Jack Leitch’s residence - 7 Townsgate Dr., Thornhill
(first right off of Bathurst, just North of Steeles)
Agenda:
•
President’s Welcome
• Executive Remarks
• 6 man mechanics
• 2007 Rule Changes
• “What’s in the Bag” – uniform discussion
• Dealing w/ coaches/players/parents/fans
• Special Guest Speaker – depending on availability
Lunch will be provided by TFOA.
This is one of the only opportunities for all of us to get together
before the weekends are booked with games. We hope to see everyone
there for a busy but fun day of football “chat”
Look forward to seeing everyone there!!!!
Rob
Hand
Executive Secretary/Membership Chair
TFOA
Contact List Update!
There
have been a great deal of requests from members to provide everyone
with a copy of the contact information for all members. This would
make it easier for car pooling, rules questions, etc. Since the introduction
of the “Privacy Act” we have been weary about the implications
of going forward with this. Having consulted on this matter, it has
been clarified that for our purposes, we are okay to do proceed. Having
said that, we respect the privacy of our members and wish to give
you the opportunity to make your own choice.
Click here to download a copy of
a release form which, we are asking you to print off, review, sign
and bring to our meeting on May 6th. Again, the law says this is not
necessary, but we will respect anyone’s wishes not to be included.
If you have any questions, please contact myself or Peter Morris.
Thanks
Rob Hand
Executive Secretary/Membership Chair
OFOA
Conference Update!
As
of Good Friday we have 63 total registered for the conference which
includes OFOA executive. There are at present 13 registered for Level
1 and 2 Clinicians course and 6 registered for Level 3. It is not
to late to sign up for the conference. You can get info and registration
forms on the www.wwcfoa.ca website. Just so you know it makes it very
difficult for the conference and hotel to accommodate anyone that
may feel they can show up on Saturday morning and register then. As
Conference Chair I must give numbers to the hotel in regards to food
for the day and the banquet at night by midweek on the week of the
conference. It is my guess that we still have folks out there that
have yet to register...it is not too late.
Register
Soon!
As
of Good Friday we still had 5 associations with no representatives
attending the conference. If those in charge of notifying your membership
could pass this on I would appreciate it very much. If anyone has
any questions they can email me sammyweltenpi@possibilitiesinternational.com.
Go to the website
for all the details and choose one of 2 ways to register.
Sam Welten
WWCFOA Secretary
OFOA Conference Chair
#62
OVFL
'07 - A Search for Officials
My
fellow Officials,
As mentioned
in previous emails, the season is quickly approaching. Murray has
sent out his 2007 request for officials. He is looking for level II
and above to work the OVFL this season. Covering the province with
almost 300 officials every weekend, flexibility in schedule and ability
to travel is essential. If you are interested in having the TFOA put
your name forward to Murray, please let me know by Sat. Mar.31st .
Even if you have worked the OVFL in the past, we still need confirmation
from you that you wish to work the league this year. A simple reply
is all that is required. If I do not hear from you, I will assume
that you are NOT interested and your name will NOT be put forward.
See you on the field!!!
Rob
Hand
Executive Secretary/Membership Chair
Rule
Changes in the CFL & Football Canada
A
total of eight rule changes and one rule interpretation is being applied
this year in the CFL, this upcoming year, in regards to Unnecessary
Roughness, Roughing the Passer, Illegal Movement and others.
Check
it out here.
Check
out Football Canada's Rules Changes for 2007. Or use our handy
table of contents!
A
winter update!
• Click here
for the Feb newsletter.
• Click here for the 2007 registration
form.
• Click here for Rob Hand's
Assignments tracker.
Rob
Hand
Executive Secretary/Membership Chair
First
football talk of the year!
I
hope everyone is enjoying the off season. If you’re like me
the football withdrawals are kicking in strongly. Well, I have good
news for you. The 2007 OFOA conference has been announced by the WWCFOA
(Waterloo Association). The scheduled date of the event is April 20-22.
Starting Feb 5th, they will have a website, www.wwcfoa.ca/OFOA.php
which will have all the information pertaining to the weekend. The
reg. form is also available for download here.
For anyone who has ever gone to one of these conferences, you know
how invaluable they are to developing our skills. Officials from all
across the province are there with stories, info, guidance, you name
it. No matter what your level or years of experience I strongly recommend
attending and showing the rest of the associations what a strong group
of officials the TFOA has.
As
for the TFOA, the executive will be meeting next week to get the 2007
direction set and started to ensure another strong year for this proud
association. We have already had 2 more people looking to join us.
Stay tuned for more football “stuff” in the weeks ahead.
Rob
Hand
Executive Secretary/Membership Chair
Wishes
to our beloved assignor!
TFOA extends well wishes to Jack Leitch!
We
are happy to announce that Jack Leitch's operation for two new knees
were successful. Look out everyone, now word on when Jack gets on
the field and starts assigning himself to some of his games... Get
well, Jack!
