Football News & Announcements

May 9, 2022
FROM REFUGEE TO NFL: TASO MEMBER MAKES HISTORY AS LEAGUE’S FIRST ASIAN-AMERICAN OFFICIAL
by Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY The story of Lo van Pham begins three or four years before he is born. ...
May 5, 2022
OFFICIATING IN HISTORY: NOLAN RYAN’S 7TH NO-HITTER – MAY 1, 1991
Texas Rangers’ pitcher Nolan Ryan felt every one of his 44 years early in the evening of May 1, 1991. ...
April 28, 2022
REDUCE OFFICIATING STRESS AND IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
by Referee Officials are quitting at record rates and many veteran officials have testified sportsmanship has become much worse over ...
March 15, 2022
WHAT THE BEST OFFICIALS KEEP DOING
You received the plum assignment, playoff game or bowl game you’ve always wanted. If your group has a scoring system, ...
March 4, 2022
COASTAL BEND CHAPTERS CELEBRATE AND RECRUIT OFFICIALS
Corpus Christi – The shortage of officials in every sport have taken a toll on existing officials. Many have worked ...
February 17, 2022
BATTLE THROUGH A TOUGH START
Anyone who has officiated any sport at any level has had games in which things didn’t go as planned. What ...
January 28, 2022
CREW HARMONY LEADS TO BETTER GAMES & MORE FUN
When any game assignment arrives, all sorts of questions usually race through an official’s mind. Who’s playing and where is ...
January 14, 2022
UIL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to these TASO Football Officials selected to officiate in the UIL State Championships: 1A D1 SOUTH PLAINS 4A ...
December 14, 2021
TAPPS MESSAGE TO TASO FOOTBALL
Please click HERE for a message from TAPPS Executive Director, Bryan Bunselmeyer to TASO Football Members.
December 7, 2021
TASO FOOTBALL MEMBERS SELECTED FOR THE 2021 TAPPS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to these TASO Football members selected to officiate the TAPPS 2021 Football Championships: 6MAN D2 Commerce Tommy VanDeaver Jake ...
November 9, 2021
LESSONS BEYOND THE GAMES
It’s Worth the Wait “I’ve officiated football and volleyball since 1978 and worked the volleyball state finals in 1994, ...
November 5, 2021
RULE CHANGES THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
The when, why and how some of history’s most significant rule changes became part of the fabric of the sports ...
October 26, 2021
TASO FOOTBALL BESTOWS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD TO BILL FECCI
The TASO Football Division has presented their most prestigious honor, The Sam Brown Award, to Bill Fecci. Sam Brown, a ...
October 20, 2021
OFFICIATING SHORTAGE REACHES CRISIS LEVEL – ALL GROUPS MUST WORK TOGETHER
By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director, NFHS Click here for the video.
July 28, 2021
TASO RELEASES 2021- 2022 COVID GUIDELINES
August 20, 2021 CHAPTERS The UIL and TAPPS have determined that each individual school district or private school will establish ...
September 22, 2021
TITLE IX CONTINUES TO FUEL GROWTH OF GIRLS AND WOMEN’S SPORTS, OLYMPIC DOMINANCE
To say that American female athletes dominated the recent Olympics in Tokyo would be an understatement. Among the 66 medals ...Football Clinics & Events

June 11, 2022
SAN ANTONIO FOOTBALL CHAPTER RULES CLINIC

June 11, 2022
FORT WORTH CLASSROOM RULES CLINIC

June 25, 2022
DALLAS FOOTBALL CHAPTER CLASSROOM RULES CLINIC

June 25, 2022
AUSTIN FOOTBALL CHAPTER RULES CLINIC

July 9, 2022
COLLEGE STATION CHAPTER CLASSROOM RULES CLINIC

July 9, 2022
PERMIAN BASIN FOOTBALL CLASSROOM RULES CLINIC
Football Rules & Regulations

CRITICAL RULES FOR UMPIRES TO KNOW
The umpire is in charge of the line of scrimmage and all the action that takes place in and around ...
TEXAS FOOTBALL NCAA RULE EXCEPTIONS
Click on the link in the UPPER RIGHT to view the Texas Exceptions to NCAA Football Rules
TEXAS SIX-MAN FOOTBALL RULES COMPARISON
Click on the link in the UPPER RIGHT to view and download.
TASO/REFEREE MAGAZINE NEWSLETTER
TASO, working with Referee magazine, has put together the attached 16 page newsletter that includes officiating information for all sports. ...
INCIDENT REPORTING
Incident Reporting is a very important function of officiating Texas high school and junior/middle school games and matches. The points ...