Basic Resources

Basic Tackle Official

The following is a list of Resources that Football Saskatchewan has available for Tackle Football Officials. If you are interested in purchasing any material or would like further information please contact Football Saskatchewan in Regina at 780-9239 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Canadian Rule Book For Tackle Football
Approved for use by the CIS, CJFL, CCAA, and Football Canada. This book lists the rules and regulations that govern Canadian Amateur Football.
Includes:

• code of ethics
• regulations
• officials' signals
• rules

This book also includes the Case Book which contains interpretations and rulings, for common and complex game situations, that are recognized by the Football Canada Rules' Committee and will provide for a common interpretations of various plays across Canada.

Canadian Football Officials' Program (CFOCP) Training Manual
This manual provides an introduction to football officiating for the beginning official. The basic rules, fundamental skills and recommendations for getting off to a good start make up the first section. The next part of the manual deals more with the job of officiating, stressing the qualities of a good official, do's and don'ts for officials, job description and positioning charts for the various members of the officiating crew.

Level 1 Student Manual - CFOCP
This manual is used to prepare the new official for assignment on the sideline (Head Linesman or Field Judge), in minor leagues and high school football. To begin this familiarization process, instructional techniques, training aids, and the Training Manuals are used.

Level 2 Student Manual - CFOCP
The objectives of this manual are to prepare sideline officials for assignment in the Line Umpire position (3- and 4- official system), in minor leagues and high school football, and to improve their understanding of the sideline position.

Level 3 Student Manual - CFOCP
Level III prepares officials for assignment to the Referee's position in minor league and high school football, as well as the Umpire positions (Line Umpire and Back Umpire) in 5-official systems, and to the sideline positions in community college games.

Level 4 Student Manual - CFOCP
Level IV expands on the philosophy of officiating, understanding of the spirit and intent of the rules, and general knowledge of other aspects ofthe game which, through Levels I to III, have only been mentioned briefly, if at all. It also prepares officials for assignments as a Referee or Umpire in Community College games, and to sideline positions (in a 6-official crew) in CIAU and CJFL games.

Level 1-4 Course Conductor Manuals - CFOCP
These manuals have been developed to aid all Instructors in organizing and presenting materials to be covered during certification clinics of the Canadian Football Officials' Certification Program (CFOCP).

Basic Touch

NEW! Touch Basics
This Booklet updates "Touch Football: The Basics - Fundamental Skills and Basic Strategies", which was initially published by the Canadian Amateur Football Association in 1984. It has been updated by Football Canada to assist, all football leagues, educational institutions, recreation departments and other groups, in introducing the fundamental skill and basic strategies of touch football to interested participants. It is meant only as a guide to assist the instructor and practitioner.

Canadian Rule Book For Touch Football
Includes:

• Rules
• Regulations
• Officials' signals
• Definitions
• Rule change proposal form

Instructor's / Teacher's Manual: A Skills Development Program of Football Canada
This instructional manual has been organized to provide the teacher, group leader, or instructor with the resource materials necessary for running a successful touch football program.
Includes:

• Introduction to Touch Football
• Lessons Plans
• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Fundamental Skills
• Drills and Activities
• Rules
• Definitions
• Officiating Basics
• Evaluation Forms

Basic Tackle

Beginner's strength & conditioning program for youth football players
This manual has been prepared for parents and coaches who wish to develop a strength and conditioning program for young football players. The basic information provided in this manual will help establish sound and safe training habits that will be fun and enjoyable.

Canadian rulebook for tackle football
Approved for use by the CIS, CJFL, CCAA, and Football Canada. This book lists the rules and regulations that govern Canadian Amateur Football. IT includes: code of ethics, regulations, officials' signal, and rules. This book also includes the Case Book which contains interpretations and rulings, for common and complex game situations, that are recognized by the Football Canada Rules' Committee and will provide for a common interpretation of various plays across Canada.

Introduction to Football
This booklet produced by Football Canada provides basic information to help the novice coach off to a good start. Since the first-time coach has a major influence not only on the development sports skills of football, but also on the moral and ethical values of the young athletes this booklet touches a variety of subjects such as basic rules and regulations, and ethics and fair play.

Football and your child
This pamphlet was published in response to the requests from parents for factual and pertinent information that would help them make an informed decision about letting their child play organized football. This pamphlet addresses some of the questions and concerns that parents have aobut their child's participaction in football. "The safety and well-being of your child is our number one concer."

Purchasing and Maintaining Football Equipment
This handbook has been produced and distributed to assist managers of amateur football teams in purchasing, fitting, maintaining, storing and inventorying their football equipment and clothing. This includes section on: Budget preperation considerations, general purchasing considerations, inventory control, protective equipment, the football, first aid supplies, and the equipment manager.

Basic Football Fundamentals:
A Simple Biomechanical Approach ("Gino Fracas Book")
This book describes basic fundamental skills in football and applies biomechanical principles to demonstrate why the skills are executed in the fashion they are. It is the hope of the author that this explanation will give both coach and player a better understanding of why a skill is performed in a particular way. This manual includes sections on: Biomechanics of football techniques, offensive fundamentals, defensive fundamentals, and specialy team skills.

The Resource Material for Coaching
Has been developed as part of a National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). This program seeks to educate coaches in three important areas.

1. Technical - sport skills and techniques
2. Practical - evaluation of coaching experience
3. Theory - general principles of coaching