Welcome to Game Ready, High School Football Officiating 2026, presented by Joe Jarosz from Referee and NASO. This course is designed to provide officials with top-tier training and resources through a flexible, on-demand virtual format.
Key features of the course include:
- Multiple structured modules to guide your learning experience
- Video lessons paired with supporting materials to ensure comprehensive understanding
- Reviews of key rule changes, editorial changes, and mechanics changes for the season
- Discussion of points of emphasis and hot topics relevant to football officiating
- Coverage of foundational football officiating principles
- End-of-lesson quizzes to reinforce knowledge and track progress
Whether you are new or experienced in football officiating, this course aims to prepare you to be confident and ready to perform your best during the season.
Rule & Mechanics Mastery
Walk into Week 1 knowing exactly what changed and why — no surprises when a coach asks.
Confidence Under the Lights
Handle the hot topics and judgment calls that separate a good crew from a great one.
A Path to the Next Level
Build the foundation your assigner notices — and the recognition that comes with it.
Course Curriculum
Your Instructor:
Joe Jarosz
Joe Jarosz is the football editor for Referee Magazine, where he's written extensively on the mechanics, judgment, and game management skills that separate good officials from great ones. He's authored several officiating education books and has helped shape the educational program for the National Sports Officiating Summit each year — meaning the material in this course isn't a one-off, it's an extension of work he's built and refined over years of national-level program design.
That editorial voice is backed by two decades on the field: 10 years officiating high school football, 7 years at the college level, plus active membership in the Milwaukee Officials Association, the Lakeland Officials Association, and the Midwest Football Officiating Alliance, where he regularly guest presents.
Few people in officiating education can say they've both lived the calls and written the book on them. Joe has done both — which is exactly what Game Ready is built to pass on.
