Good Luck Basketball and Wrestling Officials!
Welcome Football Officials
Congrats to the Casey Pack crew being selected to a State Quarterfinal and the Jake Stang crew being selected for a State Semifinal!
Assignors and Lead Clinician
Information from the MSHSL
State Tournament Consideration:
Referees, please submit interest by mid-September
Football Mechanics
Training Memorandums
2024 MSHSL Football Officiating Memorandums
40/25 Second Play Clock Training Tape
When in question as to whether an action is a false start or illegal motion/shift, it is a false start.
When in question, a formation is legal.
When in question, the runner fumbled the ball and was not down.
When in question, the passer fumbled the ball and it was not an incomplete pass.
When in question on a safety-related foul, it is a foul.
When in question on a non-safety-related foul, it is not a foul.
When in doubt, the passer is out of the free-blocking zone.
On a turnover or kick play, when in doubt on a threatened goal line, make it a touchback.
When in question, it is not a touchdown.
When in question, it is not a safety.
When in Doubt
Helpful Resources
Attire: Ump-Attire, General Sports, Purchase Officials
Mission
St. Cloud Officials' Association (SCOA) trains, mentors, and assigns high school & local college officials in the sports of Baseball, Basketball, Football, Softball and Wrestling
With over 200 members, SCOA was established in St. Cloud MN in 1986 and is a Minnesota State High School League. member. SCOA provides officials to schools throughout Central Minnesota.
Over our proud history, SCOA has had members assigned to MSHSL Championship games and many have moved up to officiate in the NCAA.
The mission of the St. Cloud Officials' Association is to support its members in becoming more skilled and effective athletic officials.
SCOA will accomplish this through clarification and interpretation of rules. Promoting efficient and standard officiating techniques in Baseball, Basketball, Football, Softball, and Wrestling. Each Member will be involved in the following
Rules Knowledge
Instructional Meetings
Professionalism
Promoting Sportsmanship
Instructional Meetings
Professionalism
Promoting Sportsmanship
About SCOA
Board Members
President: Mike Bukowski
Vice President: Lukas Pohlmeier
Treasurer: Dave Gunderson
Secretary: Dave Leom
Assignors
Football: Casey Pack and Emmett Keenan
Basketball: Paul Conrad
Wrestling: Roger Wilson and Kevin Beehler
Baseball: John Gerads
Softball: Tom Keller
Business Information
St. Cloud Officials' Association
1239 2nd St N
PO Box 23
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Email: stcloudofficials@gmail.com
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