Welcome to BESOA

Based in Gainesville, Florida, BESOA provides trained, qualified volleyball and fastpitch softball officials to schools serving several counties in north central Florida. All of our officials are independent contractors sanctioned by the Florida High School Athletic Association.

BESOA provides opportunities for its members to affiliate with and officiate for other city, national, and collegiate officials' organizations.

BESOA is always looking for officials – new and experienced. We also participate in the FHSAA's Student Officials' Program, a mentoring program for high school students aged 16 and up who are interested in officiating high school sports. Contact us to join or to schedule officials.

Announcements

Video of Softball Districts and Regionals: :

http://besoa.org/LinkClick.aspx?link=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fhsaasports.com%2fevents%2f33675&tabid=59&mid=429Click on links below to view:

Disctricts Recap Day 1

District Recap Day 2

Ft White vs Interlachen

Keystone vs Ft White

Bradford vs Williston

Bradford vs Sante Fe

Keystone vs Bradford

Regional All Saints vs Pine Castle Christian

State Series

FHSAA Registration 2012-2013 :

The FHSAA Registration for VB 2012
begins July 5th and ends August 5th.

Late registration runs from 8/5 to 9/10.
(Late fee of $10)

You can register for one at a time or both
(Softball 2013) at the same time.

Returning officials:
Log into FHSAA at https://officials.fhsaa.org
to renew registration online in your existing account.

New officials:
Go to https://officials.fhsaa.org/Register.aspx to register
for a new account online.

Please direct your registration questions to officials@fhsaa.org.

Error in 2012 NFHS softball rules book :

Error in 2012 NFHS softball rules book

Posted October 11th, 2011

Please be advised that there is an error in the 2012 NFHS softball rules book, on page 68, 8-6-16c – delete the 10th word, “intentionally,” from the first sentence. This rules book will be sent to all FHSAA member schools in early January.

Notification of this error will be posted on www.nfhs.org and the NFHS Softball Central Hub hosted by ArbiterSports. Notification is also included in the 2012 softball rules changes power point.

BESOA Minutes :

The BESOA Minutes have been added to the Library. read more ...

Links

The Ref Shop ...
The Ref Shop was created in 1997 to give fellow volleyball referees an alternative source for acquiring uniforms and necessary supplies. We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing a lasting relationship with our customers
Roof Sportswear ...
Roof Sportswear is owned and operated by National Volleyball Referee Verna Klubnikin. We have been in existence in Downey, California since 1985 and we have a range of items from Volleyball Officiating apparel, supplies and accessories, hard core Volleyball designs, to Teamwear. We outfit many Officials, High Schools, and Junior Club teams and SERVICE is our motto. We always try to provide the best possible prices with the highest quality products. We look forward to doing business with you!
Honig's Whistle Stop
Between The Lines Official's Gear ...
Mail order sales to Amateur Umpires and Referees - Low Prices, Quality Protective Gear and Apparel

BESOA Covers the following counties

Alachua          Columbia         Hamilton       Marion
Bradford         Dixie                Lafayette       Putnam
Clay                Gilchrist           Levy             Suwannee
                                                                    Union

A Little About Us

BESOA is a State Certified officiating organization that began in 1990. We have provided Officials to more than 15 counties and numerous District's and Regionals. Our State Series Crews have performed most recently at the Softball Class 6A State Championships and Volleyball 5A State Championship Semi Finals.