Champions Indoor Football League Director of Officiating

Job Summary

Director of Officiating

 

The following is a basic outline of the job duties and expectations of the CIF Director of Officiating. This position is a six-month, part-time position that will be served remotely and report to the CIF commissioner. Details of the position will include, but not be limited to:

 

 

1) Familiarity with CIF Rule Book and Related Documents

Familiarity of CIF Rule Book

Familiarity of other CIF Guidelines

The Director of Officiating will be solely responsible for identifying qualified officials in each CIF market and recruiting them to commit to officiate as part of the markets officiating crew for the entirety of each CIF season within the pre-determined rules and play structure of the league. An officiating crew consists of five (5) officials and two (2) alternates – or – a simple seven (7) man crew in which they govern their own rotation. The Director of Officiating will also identify and select a Head Official for each crew prior to the start of each season.

Pre-Season Preparations

The Director of Officiating will be tasked with creating a in-person or virtual training agenda that ensure the complete understanding and interpretation of the CIF rule book and practices prior to the start of each season.  All officials shall be required to participate in some or all of the pre-season training agenda and the head of each crew will be required to participate in all of the sessions.

 Continued Training

The Director of Officiating will work to hold regular sessions to watch game film, explain interpretations of rules, implement mid-season changes, and further train the officiating crews as he/she sees fit while ensuring the best possible continued understand and smooth operations of all officiating throughout each season.

The Director of Officiating will continually review the actions and decisions of each officiating crew and individual officials and develop a system to best manage, correct, and praise each of them as necessary to ensure positive progress.

The Director of Officiating will have full authority to correct, discipline, and praise each officiating crew and individual official as he/she sees fit to do throughout each season. It is expected that guidance and when necessary, discipline, will be applied by the Director of Officiating so as to minimize the involvement of the league’s team personnel and commissioner in officiating matters.

The Director of Officiating will make himself/herself available to communicate with all team directors through phone, email, and text messaging as necessary for clarifying questions and concerns related to officials and their actions, from these members, and other matters as needed.

Communication with Team Head Coaches

The Director of Officiating shall be available to communicate with team head coaches as is reasonable at all times.

This position reports only to the league Commissioner. It is expected that the Director of Officiating will be available to give regular reports to the commissioner, handle other reasonable assigned duties by the Commissioner, and work alongside the Commissioner throughout the year.