"To enlighten, educate, train, and certify 9th to 12th graders (male and female),
in the trade of becoming a youth flag football official."
The American Youth Flag Football Officials Association (AYFFOA) has pioneered an elite online program, to train the next generation of youth flag football officials. Our mission revolves around empowering young minds by equipping them with knowledge, skillsets, and opening doors to employment within the youth flag football officiating domain.
Our curriculum is meticulously designed to cover the gamut of officiating essentials, from game rules and mechanics to vital soft skills like communication and decision-making. The end-goal? To mold participants into exemplary officials, adept at game management and exuding confidence on the field.
Beyond learning, AYFFOA serves as a conduit to substantial youth employment prospects. After successfully navigating our program and earning a certification, participants are ushered into a vast network of youth flag football events nationwide, offering them hands-on experience and a stepping stone to carve their niche in the industry.
In essence, AYFFOA isn't just an officiating program; it's a holistic development platform, nurturing leadership, teamwork, and life skills that resonate beyond the football field.
AYFFOA's Online Youth Flag Football Officials Training represents the epitome of quality blended with convenience. Here's a deep dive into what our program offers:
Diverse Learning Modalities: Catering to various learning styles, our platform offers video lessons, interactive quizzes, and live webinars. Every participant, be it auditory, visual, or kinesthetic, finds an engaging learning environment tailored to their preference.
Global Accessibility: Our digital approach breaks down geographical barriers. No matter where you are, you can be a part of our inclusive learning community, engaging with the content at your convenience.
Structured Learning: The program is fully online, allowing students to navigate the curriculum at their own pace. Each session is thoughtfully designed to blend self-guided study with interactive segments led by a Master Mentor Official via live video conferencing. This flexible format ensures students can immerse themselves in the material without feeling rushed. At the conclusion of the program, participants undertake a comprehensive online final exam that covers the entirety of the course. For those seeking to improve their scores, which are linked to their officiating pay grade, there's an option to retake the exam.
Certification and Employment: Successful completion leads to certification, which not only stands as a testament to the participant's proficiency but also serves as a passport to employment opportunities. Certified individuals receive an AYFFOA ID, which is essential for accessing game fields and employment opportunities. This ID, valid for a year, embodies the hard work and commitment of the student.
Continuous Growth: Recognizing the dynamic nature of the sport, AYFFOA encourages officials to renew their certification annually. While returning officials can opt to retake the entire course, they also have the choice to just undertake the final exam for their recertification, ensuring they stay updated with the latest in flag football officiating.
Community Engagement: Beyond individual achievements, we celebrate milestones as a community. Our localized graduation ceremonies foster camaraderie and mutual celebration, creating lasting bonds among participants.
Sign up today and join the AYFFOA family to embark on a rewarding journey as a certified youth flag football official.
Seth Middlemas is the Official in Chief (OIC) and co-founder of AYFFOA. He started his officiating career as a little league baseball umpire in 2004 at the young age of 12. Upon entering High school Seth’s focus shifted to softball so during his sophomore year in 2009 he became a little league softball umpire. Shortly after graduation in 2011 Seth earned the title of registered umpire with the Amateur Softball Association to continue his work in youth sports and participated in multiple regional and state tournaments in the following years.
During the same year Seth joined ASA, he began officiating for the Friday Night Lights youth flag football league. In 2012 he joined the Temecula Valley Football Officials Association and started officiating tackle football for Pop Warner and American Youth Football leagues earning rookie of the year honors. Seth also officiated games for i9 and NFL play 60 flag football leagues during that time.
In 2017 he took his officiating career to the next level and became a high school football official by joining the Inland Football Officials Association. Seth continues to officiate high school tackle football and youth flag football currently.
Antoine Chambers is a San Diego native and graduated from La Jolla High School in 1992. After graduation, he attended Mesa Jr College and participated in track and football, and earned his AA degree in General Studies and created a two-way go for himself with a scholarship in football or track. Antoine further pursued a career in football by joining the Idaho Vandals in 1995. After a successful season, Antoine soon learned he had a learning disability, and to add to the chaos his senior year was put on a halt. Ultimately, he made the decision to join the San Diego Chargers practice team for a season in 1996-1997. By 1997-98, Antoine was on the Seattle Seahawks practice team. In 1999, he joined the U.S. Army and his Commander supported all of Antoine’s football goals by allowing him to play professional football, with Lafayette Roughnecks while being stationed in Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He then came home to San Diego, CA in 2004 from the U.S. Army and continued to play his football career with a team by the name of San Diego Thunder, where in 2005 the team won two league championships and Antoine was named League Defensive MVP for the 2005 season.
In 2007, he began to host football camps at the Boys and Girls Club in Temecula and Murrieta, CA. In that same year he met his wife and helped raise a beautiful daughter. In 2010 Antoine received an exclusive opportunity from Cornerstone Church in Wildomar, CA to host football camps, and become the league videographer. After two years, he joined forces with Friday Night Lights, a children’s flag football league, and was granted to be the league videographer and field director. Having the role of field director, he had to maintain the utopia between refs, coaches, players, and parents. Altogether, he was involved in FNL for a total of ten years. He then transitioned his work to Temecula Air It Out and I9 Sports, while maintaining and creating long-lasting friendships among all youth leagues in his area.
Q: How much does the Officials Training Program Cost?
The cost of the Program:
$300 per person
$200 per high school student
The cost of getting an AYFFOA Officials license is relatively low compared to the revenue that it will allow you to earn.
Examination Cost:
$75 per person
$50 per high school student
A recurrent test is required every year to maintain active AYFFOA Officials or current status
Other Cost:
Membership fees to after school program for high school students
Q: How many Programs are available for a student to take?
A: AYFFOA is focused on 4 Youth Flag Football Leagues and students can work to be certified official’s in All 4 Youth Leagues
Q: How long is the Official’s Program?
A: From start to finish 4 weeks to get one’s AYFFOA Official’s Certify licenses.
Q: How does a student earn their AYFFOA Officials certify License?
A: Taking the AYFFOA online course for 1 month and then passing the AYFFOA EXAM
Q: Will the AYFFOA Online Program help me pass the AYFFOA EXAM?
A: Yes. The whole 4 weeks of class is covering everything that is on the exam
Q: Where do I take the test?
A: High School students will be able to take their test, at the local after-school franchise AYFFOA partners up with.
Q: What if I fail the test the first time I take it?
A: No problem. One has two times to pass the final. One’s best score will be on their rank or pay grade on their AYFFOA Licenses.
Q: What's rank and pay grade?
A: Students that score 90% and above will be ranked an R-4 and will be paid the highest rate for a Certified Licenses youth official
Students that score 80% and above will be ranked an R-3 and will be paid the second-highest rate for a Certified Licenses youth official
Students that score 70% and above will be ranked an R-2 and will be paid the third-highest rate for a Certified Licenses youth official
Students that score 60% and below will be ranked an R-1 and will still be an AYFFOA Certified youth Official but has interns that can still learn and help our AYFFOA family.
Q: When do I receive my AYFFOA official certificate card?
A: At graduation
Q: If I want to take more than one program, do I get a loyalty discount?
A: Yes. The first program for high school students is $200 any extra programs the student would like to take will only be an additional $100 to take another program
Q: If I am an R-4 in one out of the four leagues and I want to be an official of two different leagues to better my employment opportunity, what is the cost to take an additional program?
A: Loyalty Fee of $100
Test Fee: $50
Q: What if I want to take the program but my parents can not afford it?
A: We have scholarships, payback plans, and grants for all students that qualify.
Q: Will the AYFFOA official's programs prepare the students for real game time?
A: We built this program with hard work, commitment, and passion. We believe at AYFFOA that every student that takes this beautiful journey can become a successful sports officials.
Q: Will I get hired by the local leagues as an official, for the program I paid for?
A: Yes. AYFFOA is partnering with all four youth leagues to bring students more inspiration to take the AYFFOA program and pass the AYFFOA EXAM, to be highly recruited for employment by those same 4 flag football youth leagues.
Q: How long is each class?
A: 2 hours class with the Master Mentor
Q: When does the programs start?
A: Fall 2021
Q: Where do I sign up?
A: You can join here with this link: Get Started
The AYFFOA is one of a series of Youth Employment Programs created for 9th-12th graders to learn an honorable trade and become young entrepreneurs. Becoming a youth flag football official is truly helping Youth Sports. AYFFOA has created a Program for young high school students that want to make money and help the community by being educated, trained, and enlighten on the role and responsibilities of youth flag football officials. AYFFOA’s Program will mentally and physically prepare anyone with the proper knowledge of the Real Roles, Goals, and Responsibilities of the youth flag football officials. It is so special for a young high school student to be able to learn a new skill (official)and that skill (official) helps students support young kids in these youth flag football leagues live out all their sports dreams. Officials are the Military and the Police to the sporting games. The officials on all levels must be highly educated and properly trained on the game assignments. That is what makes this AYFFOA Program amazing is that it gives our kids the education and confidence to conduct themselves as young professional officials plus it gives students the financial freedom to become entrepreneurs at an early age. Give your kids money and they will ask for more. Teach your kids how to make money for themselves and you have just given them the key to financially free themselves. AYFFOA is that key. Sign up now for Fall employment opportunities.
Class times and days will be announced soon. Join our mailing list and we will contact you when we will open the classroom up for early sign-ups. There will be an early sign up raffle and prizes for students who sign up and pay to lock in their opportunity to become AYFFOA certified.
Class times and days will be announced soon. Join our mailing list and we will contact you about open classes and early sign-ups. There will be an early signup raffle and prizes for students who sign up and pay to lock in their opportunity to become AYFFOA certified and have fun learning a trade that will last a lifetime.
The first location for the AYFFOA Program will be in the Temecula, Menifee, Murrieta, and Lake Elsinore areas.
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