Student Officials

For over 20 years, NIRSA’s Student Officials Development program has been raising the bar for student officials training at NIRSA Championship Series events.

Developing the future of officiating today

The NIRSA Championship Series’ promise is to provide premier championship experience delivered by qualified experts within a safe and inclusive environment. Through the Champ Series officials training, the student officials learn about the sport and about themselves. With the help from mentors and other skilled staff NIRSA student officials become those qualified experts we promise to provide.

Zooom

NIRSA Foundation Officials Campaign 2018

Just like you, ZOOOM believes in the future and value of officiating.

ZOOOM has partnered with the NIRSA Foundation to support the Student Officials Development Campaign and you can too. Between January 3 and April 25, 2018, Zooom will match up to $2,000 in gifts made to the Student Officials Development Campaign.

Will it be Flag Football fans that make this Zooom Challenge a touchdown or the Basketball fans sinking the 3 pointers for Student Officials? All donations will support the general Student Officials Development Campaign.

Whether “Team” Flag Football or “Team” Basketball wins in this friendly competition—
student officials win by having additional funding for the Student Officials Development Campaign.

From Student to Court

NBA Official, Steve Anderson, tells how his beginnings at University of Central Florida prepared him for a career in officiating.

Earning the Stripes

NIRSA’s training provides young officials with the experience they need to contribute meaningfully in their communities.

Students build skills like conflict resolution, communications, problem-solving and decision-making. Young officials who participate in NIRSA’s training become lifelong sports fans who give back to their communities on and off the field.

NIRSA Championship Series Officials Applications

NIRSA Championship Series Applications

Tournament Volunteer Opportunities

Basketball Volunteers

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Regional Basketball Directors Positions  Nov 15 Dec 15
Regional Basketball Volunteer Positions Nov 15 Jan 15
Regional Basketball Officials Positions Dec 1 Varies
National Basketball Directors Positions Jul 15 Sep 15
National Basketball Volunteer Positions Dec 1 Jan 15
National Basketball Officials Positions Jan 15 Mar 15
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Esports Shoutcaster Dec 13 Feb 1
Esports Task Force Vice Chair Aug 1 Aug 29
Esports Task Force Member Aug 1 Aug 29

Flag Football Volunteers

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Regional Flag Football Director Positions Aug 1 Sep 1
Regional Flag Football Volunteer Positions Aug 1 Sep 15
Regional Flag Football Officials Positions Sep 1 Varies
National Flag Football Directors Positions Feb 15 Apr 15
National Flag Football Officials Positions Sep 1 Nov 15
National Flag Football Volunteer Positions Aug 1 Sept 15

Soccer Volunteers

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Spring Soccer Officials Positions Feb 1 Mar 1
Spring Soccer Volunteer Positions Feb 1 Mar 1
Regional Soccer Volunteer Positions Aug 1 Sep 15
Regional Soccer Coordinator Positions Jan 15 Mar 15
National Soccer Director Positions Jan 15 Mar 15
National Soccer Volunteer Positions Aug 1 Sept 15
National Soccer NISOA Officials Positions July 1 Aug 1

Tennis Volunteers

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National Tennis Directors TBD TBD
National Tennis Volunteer Positions TBD TBD

NIRSA Championship Series Tournament Host Applications

National Host Applications

Applications open every three years Open Close
National Basketball Site Jan 15, 2024 Mar 15, 2024
National Flag Football Site Jan 15, 2024 Mar 15, 2024

Regional Host Applications

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Regional Flag Football Sites Feb 15 Apr 15
Regional Basketball Sites Mar 1 May 1
Regional Soccer Sites Jan 15 Apr 15

NIRSA Championship Series Committee Groups

Championship Series Volunteers

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Series Exec Team Nov 1 Jan 12
Series Committee Chairs Nov 1 Feb 8
Series Work Team Members Nov 1 Feb 8

Champ Series Roles & Responsibilities

NIRSA/Special Olympics Partnership Opportunity

2022 USA Games June 5-12

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Supervisor of Basketball Student Officials Mar 15 Apr 12
Supervisor of Flag Football Student Officials Mar 15 Apr 12
Basketball Student Official Apr 8 Sep 9
Flag Football Student Official Apr 8 Sep 9

Institutional Registration

National Institutional Registration

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Flag Football Institutional Registration Aug 1 Sept 15
Basketball Institutional Registration Aug 1 Jan 15
NIRSA Championship Series Applications
Tournament Staff
Basketball Staff Open Close
Regional Basketball Directors Positions Oct 16 Nov 10
Regional Basketball Staff Positions Oct 16 Nov 17
Regional Officials Positions Dec 11 Varies
National Basketball Directors Positions Oct 16 Nov 6
National Basketball Staff Positions Dec 4 Jan 19
National Officials Positions Feb 6 Mar 26
Flag Football Staff Open Close
Regional Flag Football Director Positions Aug 6 Sept 7
Regional Flag Football Staff Positions — APPLY NOW! Aug 6 Sep 14
Regional Flag Football Officials Positions Sep 18 Contact Host
National Flag Football Directors Positions Sep 15 Oct 11
National Flag Football Officials Positions Nov 3 Dec 8
National Flag Football Staff Positions Sep 22 Oct 24
Special Olympics USA Games Student Officials Nov 1 Jan 7
Soccer Staff Open Close
Regional Soccer Staff Positions — APPLY NOW! Aug 6 Sep 14
Regional Soccer Coordinator Positions Feb 7  Apr 2
National Soccer Staff Positions — APPLY NOW! Aug 6 Sept 14
National Soccer Officials Positions July 16 Aug 11
Tennis Staff Open Close
National Tennis Directors Oct 9 Nov 27
National Tennis Staff Positions  Dec 18 Jan 18
Tournament Host Sites
National Host Applications Open Close
National Basketball Site Aug 10 Oct 31
National Flag Football Site Mar 1 May 7
Regional Host Applications Open Close
Regional Flag Football Sites Feb 2 Mar 28
Regional Basketball Sites Apr 30 June 8
Regional Soccer Sites Mar 1 Apr 16
NIRSA Volunteer Groups
Championship Series Volunteers Open Close
Series Workteams Nov 30 Feb 15
Series Committee Nov 30 Feb 15
Series Exec Team Nov 15 Jan 16
Institutional Registration
National Institutional Registration Open Close
Flag Football Institutional Registration — APPLY NOW! Jun 27 Sept 22
Basketball Institutional Registration — APPLY NOW! Jun 27 Jan 24

Are you interested in working at a NIRSA Championship Series tournament?

National Officials Contacts
(updated 09/06/2023)

Basketball

Co-Director of Officials:
TBD

Co-Director of Officials:
Brandon Bermea, Oklahoma State University

Assistant Director of Officials:

 

Football

Co-Director of Officials:

Kelsey Jones, Western Carolina University

Co-Director of Officials:

Kaulin Andric, Texas A&M University

Assistant Director of Officials:
Britton Lyon, Georgia Southern University

Soccer

Director of Officials:

Erik Jaeke, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Assistant Director of Officials:

Abby Van Note, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Student Officials
Fundraising Committee

Following the loss of some key tournament sponsorships, the Student Officials Fundraising Committee was established in 2015 as a fundraising committee in support of student officials development at the NIRSA Service Corporation Championship Series Flag Football and Basketball tournaments. This volunteer committee raises money in support of student officials development opportunities as determined by the NIRSA Service Corporation. If you would like to expand your fundraising experience while supporting your passion and the future of student officials development, please contact nirsa.foundation@nirsa.org. If you’d like to support student officials development with a gift, donate here.

Currently, gifts to the Student Officials Development Fund support the following at the NIRSA Flag Football and Basketball Championships:

  • Lodging
  • Stipends
  • Meals
  • On-site transportation for the student officials and their NIRSA volunteer evaluators.

Student Officials
Development Campaign

The Champ Series training at the various regional and national tournaments provides young officials with the experience they need to contribute meaningful in their communities. NIRSA student officials learn more than how to officiate a game. Students build skills like conflict resolution, communications, problem-solving and decision-making. If you’ve ever donned the black-and-white stripes or had to judge a minute-it-to-win-it game at the office, you know the pressure that comes with upholding the integrity of the sport.

Play NIRSA Soccer

Soccer

Regional Soccer Tournaments

Find out about soccer tournaments in your area.

National Soccer Championships

When: November 16-18, 2023

Where: Round Rock, Texas

Play NIRSA Flag Football

Flag Football

Regional Flag Football Tournaments

Find out about flag football tournaments in your area.

National Flag Football Championship

When: December 18-20, 2023

Where: Stillwater, Oklahoma

Play NIRSA/USTA Tennis

Tennis

USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship

When: TBD

Where: TBD

Play NIRSA Basketball

Basketball

Regional Basketball Championships

Find out about basketball tournaments in your area.

National Basketball Championship

When: April 12-14, 2024

Where: Madison, Wisconsin

Club Basketball

Student Officials
Development Campaign

If you’ve ever donned the black-and-white stripes, fired the starting gun, or had to judge a minute-to-win-it game at the office, you know the pressure that comes with upholding the integrity of the sport.

With your help, NIRSA will continue to provide training to another generation of students who officiate in community, college, and even professional settings. Please earn your stripes by making a tax-deductible gift to NIRSA’s Student Officials Development program today.

Need more information?

If you have any questions regarding the league or how to get involve contact Nicole Jackson, NIRSA Director of National Sport Programs.