Football News & Announcements

February 18, 2020

TASO FOOTBALL TO PRESENT THE DR. BILL FARNEY AWARD TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS FOR HEROIC MEASURES

The Football Division Board of Directors of the Texas Association of Sports Officials has unanimously voted to present the Dr. ...

February 17, 2020

LOCAL CHURCH HONORS BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY RECOGNIZING LOCAL CHURCH MEMBERS INCLUDING A TASO MEMBER

It was a true celebration at the Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church on this Sunday as the congregation held a special ...

October 25, 2019

UIL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROVES GAME/MATCH FEE INCREASE

At their October 21, 2019 meeting the UIL Legislative Council approved a TASO initiated game/match fee increase for Texas sports ...

June 26, 2019

TASO Threads

TASO is proud to announce the opening of the TASO Threads Store for each Sports Division.  The on‑line store contains ...

February 3, 2020

LESSONS BEYOND THE GAMES

Officiating teaches valuable lessons both on the court or field and off. It’s Worth the Wait “I’ve officiated football and ...

January 9, 2020

TASO FOOTBALL RENEWAL AND NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONS

Applications for TASO Football Renewals and New Members for the 2020‑2021 season are now open. The Process is accessed by ...

January 24, 2020

SPECIAL REPORT – THE SHORTAGE OF OFFICIALS

MCALLEN (KGBT) — A huge non‑district matchup between Sharyland Pioneer and McAllen Rowe has both teams heated. In the middle ...

January 1, 2020

2019 UIL FOOTBALL CHAMPIOSHIPS

Congratulations to these TASO Football Members selected to officiate in the 2019 UIL Football Championships. GAME OFFICIAL POSITION CHAPTER 1A ...

December 13, 2019

IMPARTIALITY IN ADDRESSING COACHES

I‘m always ill at ease when an official with whom I’m working is on a first‑name basis with a coach. ...

December 13, 2019

TAPPS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to these TASO Football members selected for the TAPPS State Football Championships:   GAME CHAPTER NAME GAME CHAPTER NAME ...

October 29, 2019

DEALING WITH OBNOXIOUS FANS

Between the lines, sports officials have every right and can take immediate action to eject a player or coach from ...

November 10, 2019

TASO FOOTBALL TRAINING VIDEO #3

TASO Football Training Video #3 is now available, along with #1 and #2. These short in‑season training videos are available ...

September 19, 2019

OFFICIALLY SPEAKING

A new Episode of the TASO Video Podcast series has been published. Episode 03 features the TASO Basketball Division with ...

October 23, 2019

2019 FOOTBALL ELECTION RESULTS

The TASO Football Division elections are now completed.  Carwin Shaw and Bruce Tiff were the winners for District III and ...

September 26, 2019

TASO OFFICIALS ASSIST IN HONORING FALLEN HERO

Corporal Jose “Speedy” Espiricueta of the Mission Police Dept. fell in the line of duty in June 2019.  Recently over ...

September 26, 2019

REFEREE MAGAZINE COVER FEATURES TASO MEMBER

Congratulations to TASO Football El Paso member Al Velarde for being featured on the cover of the October issue of ...