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Advantages of paying your dues on time. No late fees. You get your TASO ID card sooner and your Name in the Directory. Due by 1-31-2013

Please get to your subvarsity games on time. If you cannot arrive at least 15 minutes before KO do not accept the assignement.

The Week two Training film is online at HoustonReferee.org - Film Review Tab. This week is Player Safety....

The 2012 NCAA Foul Codes have been posted on the Executive Secretary page

Eugene Smith received the GHFCA Distinguished Service Award in honor of his contribution to Texas High School Football.

Check out the playoff games by chapter on website user Exec Secretary tab.

There is no such thing as a kicking ball. The team presents balls to be checked before the game. All balls must be in the rotation.

Do not eject players unless you are forced to. Break them up when you can.

Go slow. See the play, read the play, make the call. Let the play declare itself.

Bean bags. We do not throw the bean bag for an interception. That is an NFL mechanic.

Back Judges: Read the mechanics manual. Many of you are not using the correct punt mechanics.

Most of our missed calls this year have come from leaving your basic key too soon. Stay with your basic key until you have gone to zone.

Many of this week's games have playoff implications - Give them your best. Many of this week's games do not - Give them your best too.

Elections are here - see the members section of houstonreferee.org for a list of the members running for office as well as their bio's.

THE FOUR AGREEMENTS: Be Impeccable with your word: Don't take anything personally: Don't make assumptions: Always do your best:.

Roughing the passer will be added on to a completed pass or enforced from the LOS if the pass was complete.

A rugby style kicker does not have roughing the kicker protection. He can be fouled if you believe it the action was a personal foul.

The official to whom the pass is toward rules if it is backward. Give the backward pass signal. (There is no signal for forward pass. )

The offense can snap the ball any at any time once the ball is made ready for play

Kill the Coaches with kindness on the sideline. Do it professionally and work with them until they cross a line.