Roles
Basic Education Course
The Course is designed for rookie or veteran officials aiming to improve their game. Engaging animation illustrates techniques, signals and proper positioning. A convenient “Save” option lets officiating members access the course at their own pace. With the Online Officiating Course, officials can prepare their signals and understand the philosophies behind the right calls.
Features:
- High-quality video used to teach Rules Interpretations
- 3D animation used for Signals
- Course length: approximately 2 hours
- Flexibility to take the course at your own pace
- 4 Chapter Quizzes used to help retain information
- Course Certificate for each official
Benefits:
- Reporting features provide ability to mandate education
- Great marketing tool for commissioners to use for recruiting new officials
- Excellent training program for new officials
Mechanics Courses (4)
USA Football's Online Mechanics Course teaches the essential game mechanics of 2-to-5 person officiating crews. Audio instruction and engaging animation illustrate techniques, signals, and positioning for every phase of the game. And with a convenient “Save” option, officiating members can access the course at their own pace. USA Football's Mechanics Course puts officials in the right place at the right time.
Features:
- Curriculum – special teams, running & passing game
- Written by Tony Michalek (NFL) & Bill LeMonnier (Big Ten)
- 3D and 2D animation used for areas of coverage
- Each course includes approximately 90 minutes of material
- 1 quiz taken at the end of each course
- Course Certificate for each course completed
Benefits:
- Great resource for youth officials to train for high school football
- Breakdown of each official on the field and their responsibility on any given play
