Episode 1: “So You Want to Be a Ref? How to Get Started in Officiating” – August 2026 Great news – the DMOA has new episodes of the podcast Nice Call Ref! Highlights: “Welcome” (host Adam Busch 0:15), “Tell us how you got started” (Scott… Read More »Episode 1: Nice Call Ref podcast
Let’s just say there isn’t a whole lot there. Not earth shattering. But we’ll certainly discuss them as part of the classroom portion of our 2026 Football Officials Clinic in Indianola on Thursday, August 20.
2026 DMOA Football Officiating Clinic Thursday, August 20, Indianola Middle School,(and High School football field)Indianola, IA Preliminary Schedule:Check-In: 3:30-4:00 PMClassroom Presentations: 4:00-5:30 PM(Jared Chizek, IHSAA – New Rules and Points of Emphasis)Scrimmage, Indianola vs. SE Polk: 5:30-7:00 PM(Split field lower levels, varsity to follow on full… Read More »Register Now for the DMOA Football Officiating Clinic
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Hoops in the Heartland — Registration Now Open! Saturday, June 13, 2026Winterset High SchoolWinterset, IA The Des Moines Officials Association is pleased to announce REGISTRATION IS NOW OPENfor the 2026 “Hoops in the Heartland” Basketball Officiating Clinic. Clinic Highlights Include:– 3 full courts, high level high… Read More »2026 DMOA Basketball Officiating Clinic
The Des Moines Officials Association is pleased to announce that registration is now open for 2026 membership renewal. In addition, registration is also open for the 2026 Spring Banquet. Registration for both renewal membership and the 2026 Spring Banquet can be found here: https://desmoinesofficials.com/?page_id=397 Membership dues… Read More »Registration for 2026 Now Open
Registration is now open. Note, this is joint effort between The Heart of America Athletic Conference, the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference, and the Des Moines Officials Association. This year, the clinic will be held in conjunction with Spring scrimmages… Read More »2026 Midwest Football Officiating Clinic
In his book, The Cavalcade of Basketball, Colonel Alexander M Weyand wrote a chapter titled “Development of the Game.” In Part 2 of The Game We Love,we continue looking at how basketball rules have changed over the years: “One of the most exciting and roughest… Read More »The Game We Love, Part 2
I’m old enough to remember when basketball rules-makers introduced the 3-point line and the shot clock. Back in the 1980’s, I was sitting beside my girl friend (now my wife of 38 years) in Assembly Hall, watching Iowa play Bobby Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers. Toward the… Read More »The Game We Love, Part 1
DMOA BASKETBALL TRAINING MEETING #2 As you begin your 2025-26 basketball season, The DMOA invites you to attend our 2nd in a series of basketball officiating training meetings. Session #2 will focus onFloor Coverage and Mechanics, featuring video play review, illustrations, quiz questionslively discussion and more!! JOIN… Read More »Basketball Mtg #2 -Wed. 12/3