Best seat in the house!

Best seat in the house!

Summer and Fall Ball Opportunities

Summer and Fall Ball Opportunities

We do the big games!

We do the big games!

Nationally Recognized Training Program

Nationally Recognized Training Program

Work with Veteran Mentors

Work with Veteran Mentors

See the Game through Our Eyes

See the Game through Our Eyes

Help Grow the Game

Help Grow the Game

Join the Third Team on the Field

Join the Third Team on the Field

GLOA News and Announcements

Please be sure to read these posts.

Permalink to: NFHS Memo: 2018 Rules Changes Announced

NFHS Memo: 2018 Rules Changes Announced

Overall, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee adopted or clarified 15 boys lacrosse rules and officials signals at their summer meeting in Indianapolis. These are the highlights of the fifteen changes. You can read the complete 2018 NFHS rules change memo here.

Permalink to: Fall Training Dates

Fall Training Dates

ALO, in partnership with the Georgia Lacrosse Foundation (GLF) and the Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association (GLOA) is holding two boys youth lacrosse officials certification clinics. Participants must attend both the class and the field training. CLASS 1 AUGUST 12 9 AM TO 4 PM OLD ATLANTA REC CENTER 810 NICHOLS RD, SUWANEE, GA 30024 FIELD TRAINING: AUGUST more »

Permalink to: New Online Gear Store

New Online Gear Store

The GLOA has partnered with Logosoft.com and opened an online gear store for summer shirts, white summer hats, polos and t-shirts. The store alleviate the need to order in bulk and store a large amount of gear and gives us the opportunity to offer offer more gear in the future. The board receives no compensation for more »

Permalink to: Summer Gear

Summer Gear

During the summer, adult officials wear our light green summer shirts as well as white GLOA hats. The shirts are free to new officials, and veteran officials may purchase shirts through our new online gear store. Please note that if you do wear stripes, you should NOT wear a GHSA patch. If you have questions about any more »

Permalink to: 2017 Playoff Certification Cards

2017 Playoff Certification Cards

For those who are interested, I have updated the GLOA Playoff Certification Card, complete with the logos for all teams in the 2017 playoffs. Click download. Replace the text and logos for your games from selection at the bottom of the document, print on card stock in color, cut out each card and fold in half. If you more »

Permalink to: Message from the Assignor

Message from the Assignor

GLOA will be assigning the GHSA playoff games which begin May 2nd as well as tournaments the first three weeks of May, so please make sure your calendar blocks are up to date through Jun 30th. Also please keep an eye out for emails later this week and next week.

Permalink to: Two Important Surveys

Two Important Surveys

Please take a few minutes and take these two surveys. National Association of Sports Officiating Survey This anonymous survey will collect more data than has ever been accessible before regarding sportsmanship, recruitment and retention, compensation, controversial issues in officiating, and a wide variety of topics highly valuable to the industry. For this study to be more »

Permalink to: Rules Quiz #2 Answers

Rules Quiz #2 Answers

Here are the answers to Rules Quiz #2 with rules references. The questions dealt with a variety of topics including offsides, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, use of a timer, goal/no goal and overtime. If you have a situation that you think you got wrong or could have handled differently, let us know.

NFHS Memo: 2018 Rules Changes Announced

Posted onAugust 23, 2017August 24, 2017AuthorGreg Hite

Overall, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee adopted or clarified 15 boys lacrosse rules and officials signals at their summer meeting in Indianapolis. These are the highlights of the fifteen changes. You can read the complete 2018 NFHS rules change memo here.

Fall Training Dates

Posted onJuly 24, 2017August 23, 2017AuthorGreg Hite

ALO, in partnership with the Georgia Lacrosse Foundation (GLF) and the Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association (GLOA) is holding two boys youth lacrosse officials certification clinics. Participants must attend both the class and the field training. CLASS 1 AUGUST 12 9 AM TO 4 PM OLD ATLANTA REC CENTER 810 NICHOLS RD, SUWANEE, GA 30024 FIELD TRAINING: AUGUST more »

New Online Gear Store

Posted onMay 9, 2017May 22, 2017AuthorGreg Hite

The GLOA has partnered with Logosoft.com and opened an online gear store for summer shirts, white summer hats, polos and t-shirts. The store alleviate the need to order in bulk and store a large amount of gear and gives us the opportunity to offer offer more gear in the future. The board receives no compensation for more »