East Central Illinois Football Officials Association

05/20/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are cancelling the ECIFOA meeting for Wednesday, May 20th. Sorry for the late notice.

Our next meeting will be June 17th, please bring your crew as we continue to review film and discuss new rules and review plays.

01/27/2026

***2026 ECIFOA Meeting Schedule***
*All meetings run from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

**All meetings will be at The Hilton Garden Inn in Mattoon except the July meeting which will be held on the Mattoon HS Football Field.

***ALL officials or individuals who are interested in being an official are welcome to attend. You do not have to be a member of ECIFOA to attend.***

Tuesday, February 17
Tuesday, March 17
Tuesday, April 21
Wednesday, May 20
Wednesday, June 17
Wednesday, July 15 - On Field at Mattoon High School
Wednesday, August 26 - IHSA Part 1 Test Night
Tuesday, September 15
Tuesday, October 20
Tuesday, November 17 - Jeopardy Night/Year End Review

Plan to come to these meetings as a crew and also bring any plays from your Hudl film that you would like to review with the group. We can all learn from our great calls as well as our mistakes. These meetings can motivate deeper conversations amongst your crew in regards to rules, mechanics, professionalism as well as crew philosophy. You can also use our discussion topics and play review as part of your preseason meetings or pregame discussions.

05/11/2024

Northern lights

01/09/2024

2024 ECIFOA Meeting Schedule
*All meetings run from 6:30 - 8:00 PM

**All meetings will be at The Hilton Garden Inn in Mattoon except the June and July meetings which will be held on the Mattoon HS Football Field.

***You do not have to be a member to attend

February 20
March 19
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 6
August 20
September 17
October 15
November 19

11/03/2023

Another group of officials doing ECIFOA proud! Led by the one and only Amber May!

Amber May routinely shattered records on the softball field, starring in the pitcher’s circle for Normal Community High School, Heartland Community College and Eastern Illinois University. Now May is at it again, setting a standard on – of all places – the football field.

03/17/2023

At the March meeting we went over Targeting.

If you would like to review what we went over click the url below to go through the training.

Here are the credentials needed to access it.

Username: [email protected]
Password: Staubach #12

Referee Digital Portal

01/07/2023

2023 ECIFOA Meeting Schedule
*All meetings run from 6:30 - 8:00 PM
**All meetings will be at the Eagles in Mattoon except the June and July meetings which will be held on a field.
***You do not have to be a member to attend

February - Tuesday 2/21/23 - Rules discussion and Video Review
March - Wednesday 3/15/23 - Rules discussion and Video Review
April - Tuesday - 4/18/23 - Rules discussion and Video Review
May - Wednesday - 5/17/23 - Rules discussion and Video Review
June - Tuesday - 6/20/23 - On-field Mechanics Part 1
July - Wednesday - 7/19/23 - On-field Mechanics Part 2
August - Tuesday - 8/15/23 - Part 1 Exam Study Night
September - Wednesday - 9/20/23 - Rules discussion and Video Review
October - Tuesday - 10/17/23 - Rules discussion and Video Review
November - Wednesday - 11/15 - ECIFOA Games Night

10/15/2022

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09/09/2022

Here is a list of pitfalls that can spell disaster for your officiating career.

04/19/2022

If you have not done so please get your dues paid. They were due yesterday!