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Second Week Football Meeting Monday

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Weekly football review will be discussed Monday September 28 from 6:30pm-7:30pm.

You should have received a meeting invite with the link directly from Bob Foss bob@detroit2auto.com today Friday 9/25/20. Please check your junk mail folder.

If it is not in your junk folder and you did not receive the invite/link, please email Bob or metrodetroitathleticofficials@gmail.com for assistance.

Hope to have you join on Monday and good luck to everyone officiating tonight!

NEW Football Season Reminders

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The MHSAA has posted it’s first football bulletin of the season. You can access it by going to www.mhsaa.com then clicking on Officials, then Sports-Specific Content and then Football. Or you can click on the link below:

2020 Football Bulletin No. 1

https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/Officials/football/fbcovid.pdf

Officials Considerations for COVID-19 Football Guidelines (9/11/20)

https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/Officials/football/fbcovid.pdf

Officials Program Facial Coverings and Contest Officials (9/15/20)

https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/Officials/officials%20face%20coverings.pdf

Don’t forget to review the Tournament Eligibility Checklist!

https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/Officials/postseason%20checklist.pdf

Good luck this season everyone!

Virtual Football Preseason Monday Meeting Link

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Thank you to those officials who participated in Friday’s preseason virtual meeting. If you did not have a chance to join on Friday, here is a link to the recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqWDtAIawA0

Monday (9/14) 7:00pm – Football Season Points of Emphasis, Rule Changes & Some Test Questions
The website for the meeting is below. Please click on the link or copy and paste the address into your browser: meet.google.com/kom-esbt-eky

If you cannot join us, each session will be recorded and shared later. We encourage you to join us Monday to ask questions if you need to and to get credit for a meeting attendance.

The due date for the information below is September 17th with the MHSAA. There are no exceptions!

The traditional rules portion of the meeting must be completed through the MHSAA website this year. Please log onto the MHSAA Officials Services page to complete the required rules meeting(s):
https://www.mhsaa.com/My-MHSAA/Official-Services/Rules-Meetings

Below is a link for the MHSAA 2020 Football Officials Exam. Please remember to log into the MHSAA Officials Services page under Exams to complete it:
https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/documents/officials/football/fb%20exam.pdf

Submit an individual regular season schedule and crew consideration form:
Individual Schedule:https://www.mhsaa.com/My-MHSAA/Official-Services/Schedule

Crew Form (Coordinate with your crew chief): https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/Officials/football/fbcrew.pdf

To be a “Member in Good Standing” with an Approved Association, officials must be up to date on association dues and attend 50% of the association meetings. This is not new this year, but was stressed at a recent MHSAA Leadership meeting. Since we will not be meeting in person, you may fill out a registration form by clicking on the following link and mailing it and payment to:
http://metrodetroitathleticofficials.com/?page_id=40

Metro Detroit Athletic Officials

11204 Hickory Grove Ct.South Lyon, Michigan 48178

2020 Football Preseason Meeting Updates

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Football is resuming and we have updates for you! There is a lot of information, so be sure to read through all of it.

We will have two virtual meetings (links to follow soon) on the following dates and times:

Friday (9/11) 7:00pm – COVID-19 Mechanics Discussions

Monday (9/14) 7:00pm – Football Season Points of Emphasis and Rule Changes

We will record these and make them available to the membership. However, we encourage you to log in for the live presentation so you may ask questions as necessary. We may have an in-person option for a meeting. Please stayed tuned.

Because of this, we will not be able to host officiating gear vendors. Please take the time now to check your gear and order online anything you might now to prepare for the rapidly approaching season.

Correct Call Officiating
https://www.ccofficiating.com/
Purchase Officials
https://purchaseofficials.com/

Below is a link for the 2020 MHSAA Return to Play Guidelines (UPDATED):
https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/AD%20Forms/PACKET%20FB.pdf

The due date for the following is to be determined, but will need to be completed.Work on them now!

The traditional rules portion of the meeting must be completed through the MHSAA website this year. Please log onto the MHSAA Officials Services page to complete the required rules meeting(s):
https://www.mhsaa.com/My-MHSAA/Official-Services/Rules-Meetings

Below is a link for the MHSAA 2020 Football Officials Exam. Please remember to log into the MHSAA Officials Services page under Exams to complete it:
https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/documents/officials/football/fb%20exam.pdf

Submit an individual regular season schedule and crew consideration form:
Individual Schedule:

https://www.mhsaa.com/My-MHSAA/Official-Services/Schedule

Crew Form (Coordinate with your crew chief):

https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/Documents/Officials/football/fbcrew.pdf

To be a “Member in Good Standing” with an Approved Association, officials must be up to date on association dues and attend 50% of the association meetings. This is not new this year, but was stressed at a recent MHSAA Leadership meeting. Since we will not be meeting in person, you may fill out a registration form by clicking on the following link and mailing it and payment to:
http://metrodetroitathleticofficials.com/?page_id=40

Metro Detroit Athletic Officials

11204 Hickory Grove Ct.South Lyon, Michigan 48178

Thank you more than ever this year for your patience, dedication