High School Football Official 2026 Season
This is an on-site seasonal officiating position with the Dallas Football Officials Association (www.DFOA.com) starting in August through November of 2026 in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. You will be responsible for officiating middle and high schools that the DFOA serves in the DFW metroplex. You will be paid from the collection of fees billed to the schools you officiate. This is a great opportunity for anyone living or moving to the DFW metroplex to build a career officiating football and earn extra money!
This seasonal officiating position is available every year from August to November.
Games start around 5:00 PM and end 9:00 PM Monday through Friday. You can expect 1-2 games Monday - Thursday your first year of officiating. You can pick your own schedule and days you are available within our scheduling application Reftown. Follow the below link to see the pay per game:
Officials Fee Schedule — University Interscholastic League (UIL)
About
The Dallas Football Officials Association (DFOA) is one of the largest and premier chapters of football officials in Texas and the United States. With approximately 700 members who officiate football not only in the Dallas & Ft. Worth surrounding areas but also throughout the State of Texas. The DFOA is comprised of new officials to experienced veterans with 50+ years of service and many in-between.
We are a chapter in the Texas Association of Sport Officials (TASO), which is the UIL recognized officiating organization providing officials for middle and high school football contests throughout the state of Texas. TASO works directly with the University Interscholastic League (UIL), the governing body of public schools in Texas, as well as the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS), the largest organization of private schools in Texas to provide experienced and trained officials for their football contests.
Each year, the DFOA makes agreements with local schools and districts to provide football officials for their varsity and sub-varsity football games. Our chapter typically has 6,000+ officiating game assignments starting with scrimmages then week one of the season and all the way to through the UIL & TAPPS Championship games at the end of the season.
New Member Registration:
In order to become an Official in the Dallas Football Officials Association (DFOA) you must join the Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) and our chapter, DFOA. You will be required to pay a total of $125 for your first season. There are 2 steps you must complete for the membership process. 1) First join TASO: Go to: www.taso.org then click on “Apply” button in the New Applicants section on the TASO home page. This step will require online payment of $50. 2) Next, join DFOA, Go to https://www.dfoa.com/join/ to register. This step will require online payment of $75. 3) Register in Reftown, which is the online tool the DFOA uses to schedule you to officiate football games. To register go to https://reftown.com/registration.asp. There is no charge for this registration. Your membership allows you the opportunity to work DFOA assigned games. Each new member official will also receive an NCAA rule book.
Additionally, new member officials will be granted access to the members section of the TASO website where you will find additional useful information. Attention: Military Veterans. There is an organization called Battlefields-to-Ballfields that has partnered with TASO to offer a scholarship that reimburses a member’s initial uniform and 3 years of dues. If you have ever served in the US Military, we highly encourage you to visit this great organizations website to take advantage of this wonderful benefit. We also thank you for your service. Our chapter has numerous officials who are also Veterans as well.
Meetings
New member training sessions are provided each season. These meetings are typically scheduled from 6:30 PM to 8:00PM on Monday evenings and will start in June of each year and go up until the season starts. The meetings are designed for the benefit of the officials and are an invaluable source of education and training at all levels. Some of these meeting dates may actually be on-field training sessions for new members. The location and time of the meetings will be posted on the DFOA website (www.dfoa.com) so please check the website regularly to get the latest information.
Game Fees
Sub varsity game fees are determined by the UIL. Most schools will have you fill out a pay sheet and a W-9 form and then mail you a check within 2-3 weeks or they may use Arbiter pay where you can get paid typically in 1 week. Sub-varsity game fees range from $50-$65 per game plus a minimum of $20 for travel pay based on distance of the game site from the chapter center point. Varsity games range from $115 minimum per game and goes up based on gate receipts and distance of the game site from the chapter center point. This is just a general range and could vary depending on each school district. Each school district may require a completed W-9 form each year. Once you have completed a W-9 for a specific school district the next time you officiate a game in that district you do not need to put your Social Security number on their game site paperwork-just indicate “ON-FILE”. It is only necessary to provide your Social Security number the first time you officiate in that district.
Start your officiating career at www.DFOA.com by going to the Join tab