To access the study guide, please go to https://sgvfoa.com/tests/CFOA_2026_Summer_Study_Test. The PDF version can be found on Arbiter under “Resources” => “Forms”. If you can’t find it there, check your email.
Dues and CIF Officials Association
If you have not already paid your dues, you can use the QR code below to send your dues via Zelle. The dues for veterans are $145; rookies and 2nd-year officials are $125.

If you’d prefer to pay via credit card, please not that there is a $6 processing fee added. Veteran officials (including transfers) may use the QR code below to pay $151 via credit card.

Rookies and 2nd-year officials can pay $131 via credit card by using the QR code below.

Please make sure that you register for the CIF Officials Association by clicking the link below:
https://app.arbitersports.com/registration/official/register/5749?org=9529&role=3.
There is a $30 registration fee, which will include a background check. This is a requirement for all CIF sports beginning the 2026-2027 school year, and Arbiter will not let you be assigned to any games if you have not registered. You only have to register once per school year, and the registration covers any and all CIF sports that you officiate.
Members Excelling at Flag Football
Our members continue to hone their skills and advance in the ranks of football and flag football! Congratulations to Mike Klementich (left) for being invited to work with the USA Olympic Flag Football Team and to Dave Cater (right, center official) for white hatting two games at the University of Redlands college flag football tournament!
Shout Outs in Referee Magazine
Several of our members were mentioned in the March 2026 issue of Referee.
Referee Magazine
Our very own Mike Martinez and former SGVFOA member, Maurice Norrington, appear in the February 2027 issue of Referee!
Semifinal Crew
Here’s the crew from last night’s Division 7 semifinal between Palm Springs and Barstow. From left to right are Jeremy Hamlett (L), Matt Rascon (B), Tim Dow (R), Kenny James Jr. (U), Richard Lamas (S), Frank Fontes (H), and Bill Sullivan (F). Looks like it was a chilly one!
Find all of our playoff assignments on our 2025 Playoffs page.
8-Man Quarterfinals Crew
Looks like the crew had some mucky conditions in last night’s CIF-SS 8-Man Division 1 Quarterfinal game between CSDR and Faith Baptist. Pictured from left to right are: Dave Cater (H), Richard Lamas (L), Michael Guzman (U), Matt Rascon (B), and Jeff Jablonsky (R). Good luck getting that mud out of your shirt, Mike!
Find all of our playoff assignments on our 2025 Playoffs page.
CIF-SS Division 2 Flag Football Championship
Congratulations to Dave Cater for being assigned to white hat the 2025 CIF-SS Division 2 Flag Football Championship game! Pictured from left to right is the crew: Shawn Martinez (Inland), Anthony Green (Inland), Dave Cater, William Reeves (Long Beach), and DeAndre Lucious (Long Beach).
Find all of our playoff assignments on our 2025 Playoffs page.
2025 CIF Finals Crew
The SGVFOA was well represented in last night’s CIF-SS Division 8 final between Beckman and Brea Olinda. The crew, from left to right, was: Kenny James (U), Drew Benton (S), Christian Holloway (F), JT Thomas (R), Jeremy Hamlett (H), Juan Puentes (L), and Jose Gaxiola (B).
2025 Turkey Tussle

The officials for the 2025 Turkey Tussle were, from left to right: Michael Moore (LJ), Drew Benton (BJ), Christian Holloway (FJ), JT Thomas (R), Kenny James (U), Aaron Thomas (HL), and Kenny James, Jr. (SJ).

