About

The C.O.A. is a not-for-profit organization which trains and instructs football and basketball officials and interprets the rules of both sports in an effort to make such interpretations uniform. Our primary objective is to promote and encourage the avocation of sports officiating.

The Central Officials Association is one of the oldest and largest officiating groups in not only the State of Illinois but also the United States.  The association was incorporated in 1929 and consists of two divisions; Basketball and Football.  Today there are more than 425 active officials in the organization working all levels of each sport, from grammar school to NCAA Division I.  There are also many professional officials in both football and basketball who began their careers as members of the Central Official Association.

The Central Officials Association is one of the oldest and largest officiating groups in not only the State of Illinois but also the United States.

 

Board of Directors

Tom Stapleton

president

Current Term Expires 10/2025

Football Member

Jim Wojcikiewicz

Vice President

Current Term Expires 10/2025
Football Member

John Scanlon

Secretary

Current Term Expires 10/2026
Basketball Member

Jim Swider

TREASURER

Current Term Expires 10/2026
Football Member

Anthony Walker Jr.

AT LARGE

Current Term Expires 10/2027
Football and Basketball Member

Nitin Rao

at large

Current Term Expires 10/2027
Basketball Member

Jeremy Mancilla

at large

Current Term Expires 10/2026
Football Member

Sergio DeHoyos

AT LARGE

Current Term Expires 10/2027
Football Member

Matt Griebel

at large

Current Term Expires 10/2025
Football Member

A Very Special Thanks To All
Of Our Advisory Board Members!

Ray Doran
Jerry Gibbons
Jim Keogh
Gil Marchman
Jerry Markbreit
Chuck McNellis
Ruben Norris
Tom Quinn
Ben Reilly
Don Strasser
Jack Tumpane
Verl Sell