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3rd Annual Tom Beard's Football
Officials Clinic - March 26-27, 2010








Clinic Overview
Our clinic committee would like to extend an invitation for you to attend a truly unique football
officiating clinic. We have assembled an outstanding group of nationally prominent officials,
observers and supervisors who are planning to share their experience, philosophy and knowledge
with each. You will have the opportunity to meet, greet and eat with members of our clinic staff and
guests as well as collegiate and high school officiating coordinators.
The program will include group sessions, position meetings, and special instruction on all areas of
officiating, including a seven, six and five man mechanics review. Imagine two full days of sharing
lessons with NFL, BCS and FCS Collegiate and State Championship Football Officials. Plus, there
will be a Friday evening social at the Crowne Plaza, and a continental breakfast and lunch served
on Saturday at Howard University.
This is our 3rd clinic and, once again, we are very fortunate to have Howard University as our host.
Due to the amount of registrations, we have also expanded to Bowie State University as an
additional site. We have improved on the successful format of the previous years and we have
upgraded our facilities, audio-visual equipment, etc. Another improvement that we’ve made is that
you have two registration options. These options are:
- Classroom and On-field Instruction (by working a scrimmage): The TBFOC Staff realizes
that there are some officials that are not comfortable participating in the on-field sessions
while other officials are much more willing to do so. To accommodate both, we have decided
to limit the number of officials that will take part in the scrimmage. Officials choosing to work
the scrimmage will be identified on a “First Come First Serve” basis. Therefore, we strongly
encourage you to register immediately! You will not want to miss this opportunity to take the
field and perform in front of some of our top notch NFL and Collegiate Officials. If history is
any indication, this registration option will fill quite fast.
- Classroom Only: As usual, the classroom sessions will be as dynamic as always. This is
evident by the top notch clinicians that we have this year. At every general session as well
as the breakouts, there will be several NFL officials as well as some of the best collegiate
officials in the country from the ACC, Big XII, Big East, SEC, and the United Football League.
To be specific, at each position, there will be collegiate officials that have worked a myriad of
2009-2010 Bowl Games (including the FBS National Championship, The International Bowl,
The Music City Bowl, The Las Vegas Bowl and The New Orleans Bowl). So, if you choose
not to work on the field, there will still be significant opportunities for you to increase your
knowledge and officiating abilities!
The clinic will begin earlier on Friday (Registration: 1pm) so that we have additional time to
enhance your classroom and on-field experience. The clinic is divided into four stages. First, we
will have a general session regarding collegiate mechanics and how they relate to the running,
passing and kicking games. Second, after a brief pregame session on Friday afternoon, the
officials will report to the field where they will receive on-field instruction while working one of the
Friday afternoon spring scrimmages. Third we will reconvene Saturday morning and have several
breakout sessions where we will address mechanics by breaking into 4 groups: line of scrimmage
officials (LJ and HL), deep wing officials (BJ, FJ, SJ), Umpires, and Referees. Finally, after a
pregame classroom session on Saturday mid-day, the officials will return to the field for additional
instruction while working one of the Saturday afternoon spring scrimmage.
The clinic is designed for both high school officials and collegiate official at any level. The
emphasis of this clinic is in putting an official in the right place at the right time to make the right
call! NFL Clinicians will be in attendance. Supervisors from collegiate conferences are invited.
On-Field Instruction
This clinic is proud to work in conjunction with the Howard University Bison Football Team. Their
spring practices will have begun and on-field work is planned. If you register to work on the
field, the following attire is required: Hat, stripped shirt, knickers, whistle, flag and bean
bag. There will be a clinician for each position at each site. In the event of inclement weather an
indoor mechanics demonstration will be substituted.
Post- Scrimmage Review
Following the scrimmage there will be a brief review session. During this post game review, the
observers will critique overall performance, including rule interpretation, mechanics and
positioning, and general field presence. You will have the opportunity to ask the observers
questions regarding your performance.
The post game review session at the scrimmage site will conclude the clinic. We hope that you
leave your scrimmage with a greater understanding of the mechanics and the philosophies
necessary to be a quality football official.
Keynote / Guest Speakers:
Johnny Grier, NFL Supervisor of Officials, NFL Referee (Retired)
Terry McAulay, NFL Referee #77, Super Bowls XXXIX & XLIII,
Terry McAulay, Big East -Coordinator of Football Officials
Mike Pereira, NFL VP of Officiating
Doug Rhoads, Atlantic Coast Conference Coordinator of Football Officials
Larry Upson, United Football League Vice President of Officiating and Operations,
Larry Upson, Former NFL Director of Officiating Operations
Jim Corpora, Centennial Conference Supervisor of Officials,
Jim Corpora, ACC Side Judge, 2009 Army Navy Classic, 2008 Las Vegas Bowl
Special Guest:
Jim Duke, NFL Supervisor of Officials, NFL Umpire (Retired)
Scott Green, NFL Referee, Super Bowl XLIV Referee
Milt Halstead, ECFOA Supervisor of Officials (NEC, PSAC, NJAC, MASCAC)
Larry Hill, NFL Replay Official, Super Bowl XXXVIII
John McDaid, Big East Referee, 2010 BCS Championship Game
Ben Montgomery, NFL Line Judge, Super Bowl XXXII
Timon Oujiri, ACC Side Judge, 2008 Army Navy Classic
Glen Wilson, EAIFO Southern Chapter Director, Colonial/Ivy/Patriot Side Judge
NFL Clinicians:
James Coleman, NFL Side Judge #95
Boris Cheek, NFL Field Judge #41, Super Bowl XLII
Scott Edwards, NFL Field Judge #3
Roy Ellison, NFL Umpire #81, Super Bowl XLIII
Wayne Mackie, NFL Head Linesman #106
Dyrol Prioleau, NFL Field Judge #109
Greg Steed, NFL Back Judge #12, Super Bowl XLIV Back Judge, Super Bowl XLII Alternate, S
Keith Washington, NFL Side Judge #7
UFL Clinicians:
Mike Carter, UFL Side Judge
Fred Cook, UFL Line Judge
Keith Parham, UFL Back Judge, UFL Championship Game
Tod Reese, UFL Head Linesman, UFL Championship Game
Larry Hill, UFL Replay, UFL Championship Game
NCAA Clinicians:
Mike Carter, MEAC Field Judge
Fred Cook, MEAC Line Judge
Ron Cherry, ACC Referee, 2009 BCS National Championship Game
Raymond Daniel, MEAC Field Judge
Wilber Hackett, SEC Umpire, 2008 Insight Bowl
Thurman Hardison, ACC Line Judge, 2009 International Bowl
Adrian Hill, Big Twelve Referee (2009), 2009 International Bowl
Adrian Hill, Conference USA Referee (former), 2008 Music City Bowl
Ralph Newell, Big East Line Judge, 2009 New Olreans Bowl
Keith Parham, Big East Back Judge, 2009 Music City Bow, 2009 Outback Bowl (alternate)
Dave Parker, MEAC Umpire
Wayne Randall, MEAC Side Judge
Tod Reese, Big East Line Judge, 2010 BCS National Championship Game
Tod Reese, Big East Line Judge, 2009 Fiesta Bowl
Robert Straughter, CIAA Umpire, 2009 D=II Second Round Play (CIAA), 2008 D-II Semi-Final
(CIAA), Robert Straughter, 2008 D-II Second Round (ECAC), 2008 ECAC Southeast Bowl
Chuck Williams, MEAC Referee
Greg Yette, Big XII Back Judge, 2009 Las Vegas Bowl, 2008 Poinsettia Bowl
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Registration for the 2010 Tom Beard Football Officials Clinic is now closed. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please send an email to clinic@tbfoc.org. Include your name, position and contact information.
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Registration for the 2009 TBFOC is now CLOSED!!!!
If you’d like to join the Clinic’s waiting list, please visit: www.tbfoc.org/contact to submit your contact information or email us at: clinic@tbfoc.org.
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********************************** The TBFOC Staff would like to thank everyone that attended the 2010 TBFOC. The purpose of the clinic was to assist you in becoming a better official at your current level. We trust that this was accomplished.
We sincerely appreciates the following participants which helped make the clinic a success:
- Howard University and the Bison Football Program,
- Bowie State University and the Bulldogs Football Program,
- the NFL Clinicians, and
- the NCAA Clinicians.
********************************* Photos of the 3rd Annual TBFOC will be available soon.
www.tbfoc.org/photos
********************************** The TBFOC Staff has already begun discussing next year's clinic. For each of you that attended the 2009 TBFOC, please help us in our planning effort by completing the following survey:
www.tbfoc.org/survey **********************************
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