Becoming an Official

Thank you for your interest in becoming a flag football official NFL FLAG FOOTBALL. As you can imagine, officiating a youth flag football game is a gratifying position. You are the one selected to help teach, correct, improve, and enhance the experience for the players, coaches, and fans. We take great pride in our official selection process as it's incredibly important that we ensure we have quality officials who are dedicated to the game of flag football.

To become a respected official, one must invest time to learn, time to practice, and time to develop. Although the time devoted will vary from person to person, there are some requirements that must be met: attend rules meetings, clinics, officials' meetings and maintain the professionalism expected for your position. As with most things, officials improve according to their efforts.

If you are interested, please visit Become a Referee for more details or simply follow the steps below to apply. If you are currently attending High School and are interested in being an official, please check out our Legacy Program to get signed up.

How much do I get paid?

Game pay ranges by state but typically pay starts around $20 - $30 hour.

I am interested in moving forward, what do I need to do?

STEP 1. Submit your application to become an official.

STEP 2. You will be contacted by a representative regarding the application and officiating opportunities in your area. 

STEP 3. Read and study the online rulebook. You must know the rules of the game inside and out to be an official in our program.

STEP 4. Take the online rules test. You must receive an 80% passing score to move forward with our organization.

STEP 5. Assuming you have passed the test and there are openings, we will then get you onboarded and set up for training!

Good luck with your journey. This is such a rewarding position and we look forward to you helping us reshape the game for our the little ones in our community.