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Designation of Officials

Rule 2, Section 1

Article 1 – Field Officials

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Field officials will be designated as follows, for various sizes of crews:

Referee (R), Umpire (U), Back Umpire (BU), Back Judge (BJ), Down Judge (DJ), Line Judge (LJ) and Side Judge (SJ)

Note: The number of officials per game may be from 1 to 7, as specified by the governing authority.

Article 2 – Side Line Officials

  • i) Downbox Official
  • ii) Yardstick Official (2 or 3)
  • iii) Timekeeper
  • iv) Scorer

Article 3

The number of officials per game shall be in accordance with the recommendations of the local, provincial, or national officials' associations. Responsibilities, positioning, and mechanics are covered in the CFOA/Football Canada Officials' Training Manual.

Rule 2, Section 1