NIRSA Officiating Flag Football NIRSA Officiating Flag Football Online CourseOnline Course

Why an Online Course?Why an Online Course?

Officiating Flag Football online course lets youOfficiating Flag Football online course lets you quickly teach officiating to students who have quickly teach officiating to students who have

never been officials before.never been officials before. allow students to work at their own pace, any allow students to work at their own pace, any

time, day or night.time, day or night. provide students with interactive, interesting provide students with interactive, interesting

materials that they can review over and over materials that they can review over and over again.again.

ensure consistent training for all applicants.ensure consistent training for all applicants.

What’s in the Online Course?What’s in the Online Course?

Course teachesCourse teaches Philosophy of officiating and communication and Philosophy of officiating and communication and

decision-making on the fielddecision-making on the field Basic structure of flag football and its rulesBasic structure of flag football and its rules Officials’ pre-game responsibilities and dutiesOfficials’ pre-game responsibilities and duties Application of signals and procedures for downs, Application of signals and procedures for downs,

scoring plays, fouls, and the 4 enforcement scoring plays, fouls, and the 4 enforcement principlesprinciples

Starting positions and responsibilities for each Starting positions and responsibilities for each official in a 2-, 3- or 4-person crewofficial in a 2-, 3- or 4-person crew

Course has 5 units:Course has 5 units: Basics of OfficiatingBasics of Officiating Game Essentials and Rules ReviewGame Essentials and Rules Review Game ResponsibilitiesGame Responsibilities Game Mechanics and Penalty Game Mechanics and Penalty

EnforcementEnforcement Officiating MechanicsOfficiating Mechanics

It ends with a final test.It ends with a final test.

Unit 1:Unit 1: Basics of OfficiatingBasics of Officiating

This unit teachesThis unit teaches Essential objectives of officiatingEssential objectives of officiating Importance of verbal and nonverbal Importance of verbal and nonverbal

communication and listeningcommunication and listening Decision-making skillsDecision-making skills Conflict-resolution skillsConflict-resolution skills

Unit 2:Unit 2:Game Essentials and Rules ReviewGame Essentials and Rules Review

In this unit students learnIn this unit students learn the basics of the game of flag football, and the basics of the game of flag football, and how to apply their knowledge of flag how to apply their knowledge of flag

football rules.football rules.

Before working through each unit, students Before working through each unit, students read the relevant portions of the NIRSA read the relevant portions of the NIRSA Flag Football rules book, which is online.Flag Football rules book, which is online.

Unit 3:Unit 3:Game ResponsibilitiesGame Responsibilities

Here learners are taughtHere learners are taught the general responsibilities of a flag football the general responsibilities of a flag football

official; official; the steps to take in conducting pregame the steps to take in conducting pregame

meetings with officials and coaches or meetings with officials and coaches or captains; captains;

how to identify legal and illegal equipment; and how to identify legal and illegal equipment; and the procedures for the coin toss, timing, and the procedures for the coin toss, timing, and

overtime. overtime.

Unit 4:Unit 4:Game Mechanics & Penalty Game Mechanics & Penalty EnforcementEnforcementHere is where students learn toHere is where students learn to signal downs or scoring plays and determine signal downs or scoring plays and determine

punts correctly; punts correctly; distinguish among dead ball fouls, fouls distinguish among dead ball fouls, fouls

simultaneous with the snap, and live-ball fouls; simultaneous with the snap, and live-ball fouls; explain the four enforcement principles and explain the four enforcement principles and

special enforcements; special enforcements; call a foul by signaling correctly and whistling, call a foul by signaling correctly and whistling,

reporting the foul to the referee, and asking the reporting the foul to the referee, and asking the captain for his choice (live-ball foul); and captain for his choice (live-ball foul); and

note special rules for corec and 4-on-4 games. note special rules for corec and 4-on-4 games.

Unit 5:Unit 5:Officiating MechanicsOfficiating Mechanics

In this final unit, students practice, for a 2-In this final unit, students practice, for a 2-person, 3-person, and 4-person crew:person, 3-person, and 4-person crew:

identifying each official’s starting position identifying each official’s starting position before and during a pass, run, or punt before and during a pass, run, or punt play, and in scoring situations; play, and in scoring situations;

determining the responsibilities of each determining the responsibilities of each official before and during a pass, run or official before and during a pass, run or punt play, and in scoring situations; and punt play, and in scoring situations; and

reacting appropriately to play scenarios. reacting appropriately to play scenarios.

A special note:A special note: Two-person crew procedures are not part Two-person crew procedures are not part

of the final course test, so students aren’t of the final course test, so students aren’t required to complete that section.required to complete that section.

If your school uses two-person crews, If your school uses two-person crews, however, a quiz appears at the end of the however, a quiz appears at the end of the section. Students can print out their quiz section. Students can print out their quiz results to confirm that they completed results to confirm that they completed that section. that section.

The Course TestThe Course Test

This test has 138 questions, which include This test has 138 questions, which include the NIRSA rules test questions.the NIRSA rules test questions.

Students can access the course and test Students can access the course and test for 1 year after first accessing the course.for 1 year after first accessing the course.

Students can retake test Students can retake test onceonce without a without a fee. Subsequent tries cost $10 each.fee. Subsequent tries cost $10 each.

After students pass the test, they no longer After students pass the test, they no longer can access it.can access it.

Course as Part of Course as Part of Existing TrainingExisting Training

Use the online course in one of several Use the online course in one of several ways:ways:

Preparation for pre-season rules clinicPreparation for pre-season rules clinic Supplement following pre-season rules Supplement following pre-season rules

clinicclinic Introduction to flag football principles for Introduction to flag football principles for

applicants (in summer)applicants (in summer) Midseason or pre-playoff trainingMidseason or pre-playoff training

Sample Training WeekSample Training WeekMon.Mon. – Tell students how to access and – Tell students how to access and

complete course. Give deadline for complete course. Give deadline for completion.completion.

Tues.Tues. – Cover material in first half of course. – Cover material in first half of course.Wed.Wed. – Cover material in second half of – Cover material in second half of

course.course.Thurs.Thurs. – Do field training, using NIRSA – Do field training, using NIRSA

Training Stations.Training Stations.Fri.Fri. – Offer work session for those who need – Offer work session for those who need

help with online course.help with online course.

Course Access for StudentsCourse Access for Students

Call ASEP at Call ASEP at

1-800-747-56981-800-747-5698

to purchase the number of courses you to purchase the number of courses you need (phone orders only for bulk course need (phone orders only for bulk course purchases).purchases).

After order has been processed, ASEPAfter order has been processed, ASEP

e-mails you a spreadsheet with key codes e-mails you a spreadsheet with key codes and distribution instructions.and distribution instructions.

Assign a key code to Assign a key code to each student by each student by

e-mail or letter.e-mail or letter.

Tell students to access Tell students to access the course through the course through the ASEP website atthe ASEP website at

www.ASEP.comwww.ASEP.com

Once the student has Once the student has logged in and the logged in and the course comes up, course comes up, the introduction the introduction explains how to explains how to navigate the course navigate the course and general course and general course information.information.

A drop-down menu A drop-down menu can be opened from can be opened from each screen, each screen, allowing students to allowing students to navigate easily navigate easily between units and between units and within units.within units.

Students can also Students can also move backward and move backward and forward by clicking forward by clicking on the arrows at the on the arrows at the bottom of each bottom of each screen.screen.

Within each unit, a Within each unit, a progress bar at the progress bar at the bottom of each bottom of each screen shows the screen shows the student how much of student how much of the unit has been the unit has been completed.completed.

The student may stop, The student may stop, then return and then return and continue, at any continue, at any place in the course.place in the course.

Once a student has taken the test, you can Once a student has taken the test, you can check whether he or she has passed by check whether he or she has passed by accessing the ASEP National Officials accessing the ASEP National Officials Registry on the ASEP website.Registry on the ASEP website.

Students can print a certificate of course Students can print a certificate of course completion from the website and e-mail completion from the website and e-mail their course transcript to you to document their course transcript to you to document course completion. course completion.

Accessing Course from Accessing Course from NIRSA WebsiteNIRSA Website

The course also can be accessed from the The course also can be accessed from the NIRSA website. NIRSA website.

A link on that site goes directly to a NIRSA A link on that site goes directly to a NIRSA portal page on the ASEP site.portal page on the ASEP site.

From that page, simply click on either From that page, simply click on either “Take Course” to begin the course or “Take Course” to begin the course or “Continue Course” if already registered.“Continue Course” if already registered.

A New Tool for Training A New Tool for Training OfficialsOfficials

The NIRSA Officiating Flag Football online course The NIRSA Officiating Flag Football online course – a new way you can train student officials – a new way you can train student officials quickly and easily.quickly and easily.